Disasters

Items listed below are in the file drawers of a cabinet in the Kansas Room of LVPL.
For additional online information on Kansas disasters, click here: Topics in Kansas History - Environment
For additional online information on Kansas tornadoes, click here: Tornadoes - History in Kansas
For additional online information on Kansas floods, click here: 1951 Flood in Kansas or to view photos, click here: 1951 Kansas Flood Photos

"Cyclone Rips City; One Killed." Leavenworth Times. August 21, 1938.

"A Camera Study After Worst Cyclone in Leavenworth's History." Leavenworth Times. August 22, 1938.

"144 Men Still Clean Up the Storm Debris." Leavenworth Times. Aug. 23, 1938.

"Another Man To Cyclone Injury List." Leavenworth Times. August 24, 1938.

Graddy, Jo Anne. The 1951 Flood in Greater Kansas City! A Picture Review booklet. Brown-White-Lowell Press. 1951.

Dellwig, Louis F. and Gerhard, Lee C. "The December 25, 1961, Earthquakes in Northwestern Missouri and Northeastern Kansas." State Geological Survey of Kansas, Bulletin 157, Part 1. University of Kansas Publications. 1962.

"The Day the Sky Fell." A Picture Report of the Topeka Tornado, June 8, 1966. Topeka Capital-Journal. Supplement. 1966.

"Tornado!" Telephone Teamwork in a Kansas Disaster (Topeka Tornado 1966). Booklet. Southwestern Bell.

"Strongest Earthquake to Hit in 32 Years Rocks Western Kansas." Leavenworth Times. April 15, 1988.

Johanningmeier, Tom. "Strong Earthquake Would be Felt in Leavenworth." Leavenworth Times. November 26, 1990.

Kerr, Bob. "Earthquake - Fort Could Feel Effects of New Madrid Fault." Fort Leavenworth Lamp. October 5, 1990.

"Quakes Send Frequent Shudders Through Kansas, Study Shows." Leavenworth Times August 15, 1990.

"Quakes Rattle Kansas." Leavenworth Times. October 14, 1990.

"Trial by Water: A Chronicle of the Great Flood of '93." Kansas City Star. September, 1993, ill.

"The Great Flood." USA Today. July 13, 1993, ill.

"The Flood of '93 Souvenir Edition." Leavenworth Times. August 20, 1993.

Hamilton, Jeffrey. Photo of tornado damage at Leavenworth County Fairgrounds. Leavenworth Times Dec. 31, 2000.

"Theory Warns of Terrible Tornadoes." Newspaper article. ND.

Ruff, L. Candy. "Tonganoxie Hit by Severe Weekend Storm." Leavenworth Times. nd.

Richmeirer, John. "Flash Flooding Damages Businesses." Leavenworth Times. October 3, 2005.

Lowder, Scott. "Flood Damages Park, City Sewer Lines." Leavenworth Times. October 6, 2005.

Sullivan, Kristin. "Residents Angry About Flood." Leavenworth Times. October 6, 2005.

Richmeirer, John. "Residents Unite to Help Flood Victims." Leavenworth Times. October 11, 2005.

Richmeirer, John. "Magaha Believes Federal Assistance Loans Will likely be Approved for Flood Victims." Leavenworth Times. October 12, 2005.

Sullivan, Kristin. "Flood Remains Commission Meeting's Focus." Leavenworth Times. October 13, 2005.

Sullivan, Kristin. "Study Session Drifts Back to Flood." Leavenworth Times. October 20, 2005.

Sullivan, Kristin. "City Hosts Discussion for Victims of Recent Flood." Leavenworth Times, ill. October 21, 2005.

Sullivan, Kristin. "Local Residents Still Disgruntled About Flood." Leavenworth Times. November 3, 2005.

Sullivan, Kristin. "Local Business' Renovations Complete." Leavenworth Times. November 7, 2005.

Sullivan, Kristin."Damaged Businesses Look Toward the Future." Leavenworth Times. November 21, 2005.

Richmeier, John. "Fire of 1939 revisited." Leavenworth Times. February 11, 2006,ill.