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Title: That Damned Missouri River
Description: Photos, map, and extensive article about the Missouri River and its history of navigation and surrounding settlements. Depiction of Kansas City area scenes including Downtown and the Country Club Plaza, Hallmark Cards, pollution at the mouth of the Kansas River, chemical testing at the Kansas City waterworks, and Thomas Hart Benton.
Date: 1971-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Disaster! Platte County History Includes a Few
Description: Short overview of disasters occuring in Platte County, Missouri, including floods, fires, battles, tornado, explosion, and grasshopper plague including a list of disasters.
Date: 2008-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
Description: The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
Date: 1980/2005
Object Type: Finding Aid

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