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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Katy Martin
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DescriptionTwo page typewritten document submitted to TSCPL as a part of its collecting initiative "I Remember the July 1951 Flood"; tells the personal memories of Katy Martin, who was 33 years old in 1951 and living at 1915 SW Atwood; had fifteen people in her home during the flood due to evacuations; brother-in-law lost his job at Morrell's; when her parents returned to their home on NE Sardou, they could see the water had been within 6 inches of the ceiling and that everything was covered in layers of mud
CreatorMartin, KatySubjectPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)1951 FloodDate2010-07-29FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".
CreatorMartin, KatySubjectPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)1951 FloodDate2010-07-29FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".Geographic Location
Address1915, SW Atwood Ave, Topeka, 66604Geolocation[1]
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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Martin, Katy, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Katy Martin (2010-07-29). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 14/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7182