Whitney Baker, a conservator for the Kansas University libraries, traveled the country looking at ways to preserve bumper stickers for months. She found that the witty, slogan-carrying stickers may have their roots in Kansas. These bumper stickers are from the Wilcox collection at KU’s Spencer Research Library.

photo by: Nick Krug

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at the Spencer Research Library on the Kansas University campus.

photo by: Nick Krug

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at the Spencer Research Library on the Kansas University campus.

photo by: Nick Krug

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at the Spencer Research Library on the Kansas University campus.

photo by: Nick Krug

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at the Spencer Research Library on the Kansas University campus.

photo by: Nick Krug

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at the Spencer Research Library on the Kansas University campus.

photo by: Nick Krug

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at the Spencer Research Library on the Kansas University campus.

photo by: Nick Krug

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at the Spencer Research Library on the Kansas University campus.