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SC63 Vertical Files Special Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Vertical Files Special Collection is an artificial collection that was compiled in the mid-1990s when items in the regular vertical files were withdrawn for preservation purposes to be reprocessed as a special collection. This collection consists of pamphlets, reports, articles, correspondence, and ephemera for businesses, organizations, homes, buildings, and people in the Kansas City area.
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1816/1990
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Finding Aid
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SC103 Republican National Convention (1976) Collection Finding Aid
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This artificial collection contains various items pertaining to the 1976 Republican National Convention held in Kansas City, Missouri, at Kemper Arena. Items range from newspaper clippings to campaign buttons and souvenirs.
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1976
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Finding Aid
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SC44 Priests of Pallas Collection Finding Aid
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This collection contains items relating to the annual Priests of Pallas festival held in Kansas City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The events were comparable to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the Veiled Prophet celebration in St. Louis. This is an artificial collection created from items that were originally classed in the library's holdings.
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1887/2007
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Finding Aid
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SC31-1 Henry Van Brunt Travel Diary Finding Aid
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Description
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Noted as Volume XI, this approximately 200-page travel diary was kept by Henry Van Brunt during a 1901 trip through western Europe, beginning in Geneva and including descriptions of Lyons, Avignon, Nimes, Orange, London., etc.
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1901
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Finding Aid
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P34-2 Kansas City Art Commission Award Photographs-Landmarks Commission Finding Aid
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Collection of 122 8' x 10' color photographs documenting the winners of biannual architecture and urban design awards granted by the Kansas City Art Commission from 1964 through 1988. Subjects include buildings, neighborhoods, parks, signage, streetscapes, gardens, and other features of the built environment that were considered to have enhanced the visual beauty of the city.
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1964/1988
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Finding Aid
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SC13-1 Missouri Valley Special Collections Postcard Collection Finding Aid
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This postcard collection includes a wide variety of subjects such as buildings, parks, streets, people, and festivals. Although the cards cover a wide geographical area, the two major portions of the collection are cards referring to Kansas City and St. Louis. Most are in color and originate from the early 20th century. Only one image has been digitized.
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Finding Aid
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SC231 Ballet Programs Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains various ballet programs from the 1930s to 1950s. Companies include: Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and the New Ballet Russe, the Mordkin Ballet, the Ballet Caravan, the Ballet Theater, and the National Ballet of Canada. Many famous dancers are featured in the programs, including Alicia Alonso, Frederic Franklin, Rosella Hightower, Yvonne Chouteau, Tamara Toumanova, and Jerome Robbins.
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1934/1957
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Finding Aid
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SC211 Merchants' Association Photograph Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of a black and white photograph of a dinner held by the Merchants Association at the Hotel Muehlebach on June 28, 1945. President Harry Truman is seated at the head table.
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1945-06-28
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Finding Aid
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SC204 USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The topographic maps in this collection were printed by the United States Geological Survey, and show elevation, hydrography, geographic place names, and other features within quadrangles in the state of Missouri.
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1945/2004
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Finding Aid
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SC201 First National Bank Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The First National Bank of Kansas City was started in 1886 by James Lewis Lombard and Colonel James L. Abernathy, and served Kansas City for over 100 years. This collection, donated by a former president of Bank of America’s Kansas City region, consists of business records of a long-standing Kansas City banking institution, as well as building records of the former First National Bank and current Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.
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1834/1990
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Finding Aid
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SC166 Municipal Auditorium Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains 35 black and white 8 x 10 photographs from a photo album by the Harkins Commercial Photo Company in Kansas City. The images are of interior and exterior views of the Municipal Auditorium taken around the time it was built in 1934-1935.
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1934/1935
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Finding Aid
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SC216 Ashland School District Records Finding Aid
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This collection contains Ashland School District records including information for Ashland, Kensington, and Manchester elementary schools.
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1866/1899
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Finding Aid
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SC9 Abstracts Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Assortment of abstracts, most of them for historical Kansas City areas, but a few are of other places. Documents are transcriptions or copies of transcriptions of the original documents. Abstracts include a variety of related documents, including will, divorce decrees, and similar documents that would affect ownership of property. Includes abstract for Shawnee Lands in Wyandotte County, Kansas involving the Bluejacket family; various properties in Westport and McGee's Addition; and McCoy's Lot 9 where Boone's Trading Post was built.
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1832/1972
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Finding Aid
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Landmarks Commission 1947 Bond Program Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of a booklet with photographs created to document public improvements of the 1947 Bond Program proposed by a Citizens Bond Committee. The Citizens Bond Committee was founded in 1946 by the Citizens Regional Planning Council, a group made up of officials from Kansas City, MO; North Kansas City; Independence; and Kansas City, KS.
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1947
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Finding Aid
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SC36 Robinson Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains correspondence, court records, maps, deeds, bills, etc., and has been arranged by date order with most items relating to Montgomery and Buchanan County, Missouri. It contains maps of state roads for St. Joseph and the Gallatin area. A series of letters were written during the Civil War, some from Vicksburg, others written from the ship the U.S.S. Constitution off Newport, Rhode Island. Folder 23 includes mention of Jim Lane of Kansas, "I fell in with a congressman from Platte County and (also one of Jim Lane's Colonels) I saw Jim Lane in Washington and heard him speak...."
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1820/1893
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Finding Aid
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SC43 John Campbell Compilation Finding Aid
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Description
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The date of John Campbell's birth is unknown, although it is known he was a soldier in 1797. He was issued a license to trade with the Indians along the Missouri and Des Moines Rivers in 1822 and was in this area from 1827-35, as an Indian agent. All the material in this small collection are photocopies only and contained in one box and five folders. The material includes photocopied pages from books and magazines, the correspondence of Mrs. Christopher, newspaper clippings, plats, copies of original federal documents, and other county records.
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1805/1965
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Finding Aid
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SC153 William Allen Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of a land patent granted to William Allen for 40 acres in Menasha, Wisconsin from 1856.
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1856
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Finding Aid
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