As we mark the 100th birthday of Kansas' own Senator Bob Dole and the 20th anniversary of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, we invited Kansans to contribute to our tribute earthwork by creating paper tiles unique to them to border this earthwork by Stan Herd.

Visit the Dole Institute starting July 22, 2023 to see your tile on display. You can locate your tile by clicking the button below.

Find your community partner.

Your community partner is the organization that hosted a session where you created your tile. This could be your school, your local library, a museum you visited, or another type of organization you may be affiliated with. Click on the location to see where your tile is located.

Easter Egg Roll with Dole

Holy Cross Lutheran School (Wichita)

Claflin Independent Township Library

Claflin Independent Township Library

Ruppenthal Middle School (Russell)

Onaga Historical Society

Douglas Co. Summerfest

Shawnee Heights High School (Tecumseh)

Bishop Seabury Academy (Lawrence)

Leawood Middle School

Kansas City, KS Public Library

Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library

Johnson Co. Museum (Overland Park)

West Elk Schools (Howard)

Zenda Public Library

Derby Public Library

Great Bend Public Library

Logan Public Library

Valley Center Intermediate School

Mid-America All-Indian Museum (Wichita)

Youth Civic Leadership Institute

Dole Institute Museum Gallery

Abilene High School

Jetmore Public Library

Girl Scout Journey

Girl Scout Troop 3910 (Lawrence)

Rossville Community Library

Onaga Historical Society

(Con't from Q2)

QUADRANT I

Easter Egg Roll with Dole

Sections A, B, and C

Holy Cross Lutheran School (Wichita)

Section C

Claflin Independent Township Library

Section D

QUADRANT II

Claflin Independent Township Library

Section A

Ruppenthal Middle School (Russell)

Sections A and B

Onaga Historical Society

Section B

Douglas Co. Summerfest

Section B

Shawnee Heights High School (Tecumseh)

Sections C and D

Bishop Seabury Academy (Lawrence)

Section D

QUADRANT III

Leawood Middle School

Sections A and B

Kansas City, KS Public Library

Section B

Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library

Section C

Johnson Co. Museum (Overland Park)

Section D

QUADRANT IV

West Elk Schools (Howard)

Sections A and B

Zenda Public Library

Sections B and C

Derby Public Library

Section C

Great Bend Public Library

Section D

Logan Public Library

Section D

Listed as viewing left to right.

Valley Center Intermediate School

Youth Civic Leadership Institute

Abilene High School

Mid-America All-Indian Museum (Wichita)

Dole Institute Museum Gallery

Jetmore Public Library

Girl Scout Journey

Girl Scout Troop 3910 (Lawrence)

Rossville Community Library

Onaga Historical Society (Con't from Q2)

LOWER CURVE

Need help finding your tile?

Consult this guide to help you navigate our website. If you still need assistance or would like to report a website issue, please contact us at (785) 864-4900 or doleinstitute@ku.edu.

How are tiles arranged?

Tiles are arranged by the community partner that submitted your tile, which may span multiple quadrants and/or sections.

Tiles are also placed in a specific quadrant of the earthwork, and quadrants are further broken down into sections.

Finally, some tiles are placed at the lower curve of the earthwork.

How many tiles are in an area?

In total, there are over 1000 tiles placed on the border and lower curve of our earthwork.

In a given quadrant, there can be about 200 tiles, with as little as two or three community partners in a quadrant or more.

In a section, you can expect to find about 50 tiles.

Who is my community partner?

A community partner is the organization that hosted an event where you colored your paper square.

For example, if you completed your tile at your local library, your library's name is our community partner.

Click here to see a list of all community partners we've received tiles from.

Where is the earthwork?

The Senator Bob Dole Tribute Earthwork is on display at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas.

The earthwork will be maintained until October 2023.

Click here to learn more about the earthwork and the Landmark Celebration.

The Dole Institute is committed to universal accessibility in all programs and resources. We are in the process of making our web projects fully accessible. An accessible version of the material represented on this site will be made available upon request. Please contact us at doleinstitute@ku.edu to request the material be made available in an accessible format, or for general assistance.