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Groups in the Lawrence community have gathered in an attempt to save Irma I. Smith Hall after the Kansas Board of Regents announced it "mission critical" to demolish the building

”Irma I. Smith Hall can’t speak for itself. But as it possibly faces the wrecking ball, we seek to share its history and relevance as a significant, intact example of midcentury modern architecture,” Tom Harper writes in this column.