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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Marlene
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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 Marlene (no last name given), who was 19 years old in 1951 and living in New York; worked as an airline stewardess; her parents, Sam & Minnie Falley, lived in Topeka and were completely underwater; her father stayed on the second floor of the house with their cow and rowed out to get his cigars
Creator[no last name given], MarleneSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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".
Creator[no last name given], MarleneSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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".Related
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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[no last name given], Marlene, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Marlene (nd). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 07/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7190