January 2022 -
Books and other written material that were withdrawn from circulation / de-accessioned by the Lawrence Public Library and donated to LHC.
May 2022 -
2 photocopies of "A Collection of Songs and Poems by Peter Cassidy", The "Shanty Pond" Poet". From Jay Dowd, "The White Fund cosponsored a St. Patrick’s week lecture with the Hibernians. Joe Blanchette spoke on the subject of his great grandfather, Peter Cassidy and his role as the bard of Lawrence and chronicler of South Side Shantytown. Joe made a gift to Lawrence of Peter’s complete collection of songs and poems. Joe presented it to me for the LPL and asked that I share it with Lawrence History Center. It is 114 pages." copies were placed in the Irish box and Poetry box
July 2022 -
• City of Lawrence Valuation ledgers, 1875-1919, 63 volumes
• Other Lawrence ledgers including one from 1847 – 1853
• Books about the burning of the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown, which is related to the Know Nothing movement which occurred in Lawrence too
• Bound copy of The Condition of Labor, an Open Letter to Pope Leo XIII by Henry George with Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII on the Condition of Labor, published 1891
• Bibliography of the English-Only Movement published by Reforma, an organization to promote library services to Spanish speaking people