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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Jack
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DescriptionTwo-page, handwritten document submitted to TSCPL as a part of its collecting initiative "I Remember the July 1951 Flood"; tells the personal memories of Jack (no last name given), who was 13 years old in July 1951 and living at 1312 SW 17th in the College Hill neighborhood; while his family did not experience any damage from the storm, Jack's scout troop volunteered at Municipal Auditorium, giving out cigarettes and candy bars to those who were displaced; his old brother was one of the volunteers who moved sandbags to save the water plant; mentions that his grandmother survived both the 1903 and the 1951 flood
Creator[no last name], JackSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglish
Creator[no last name], JackSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
Address1312, SW 17th Street, College Hill, Topeka, 66604Geolocation[1]
Geolocation[1] Related
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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[no last name], Jack, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Jack (nd). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 17/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7173