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Camden Point Military Institute
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Article about a military institute founded at Camden Point, Platte County, Missouri in 1892.
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2020
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Magazine Article
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Cerner Gets Defense Deal
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Article is about a new deal for "Cerner, Kansas City's fastest-growing large company and one of the top health information technology firms in the country."
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2015-07-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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SC125 David H. Perkins Papers Finding Aid
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The David H. Perkins Papers contain correspondence, publications, writings, photographs, artwork, and ephemera created and collected by David H. Perkins over the course of his life. A life-long Kansas City area resident, Perkins was a writer, editor, teacher, critic, and activist with interests in literature, art, politics, and urban and housing development projects. The collection consists of professional and personal materials.
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2014-10
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Finding Aid
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Tank Rolls through History
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Article focuses upon the Renault FT17 tank on display at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Senior Curator, Doran Cart is interviewed and provides details concerning the tank's story. A general history of the development of the tank as an instrument of war is included. The author states that the museum's FT17 tank was shipped to the United States for a July 1919 bond drive, was later added to the collection of the M. H. de Young Museum in San Francisco, changed hands several times, and was eventually sold to the museum by the Hayes Otoupalik Collection in 2007.
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2014-05-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Steve Rigazzi: A Jam Q&A
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An interview with local bassist Steve Rigazzi. A native of Oklahoma, Rigazzi came from a musical family and later learned to play the string bass while performing with a military band. Some of the topics discussed in the interview include his time spent in Italy playing with a NATO band, relocating to Kansas City in 1997, collaborations with other musicians and entertainers, and venues where he has performed.
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2013-06
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Following Grant
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Article highlights eight Missouri locales along the "U.S. Grant Trail," where Ulysses S. Grant traveled during his military career. Also included is a map of all 25 Civil War sites on the trail.
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2013-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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The U.S. Army, Indian Agency, and the Path to Assimilation
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Description
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Article on the First Indian Home Guards, a Civil War Union army unit from Kansas consisting of refugee Creeks, Cherokees, Seminoles, Choctaws, and Chickasaws from Indian Territory. Mustered in May 1862 out of the Union�??s desperate need for manpower, the unit clashed with Confederate troops and supporters in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Though they were overseen by white officers, the Native American troops modified military life and practices to fit their needs and culture. The author argues the Home Guard was the last instance in which Native Americans were able to exert some form of autonomy in cooperation with the American military.
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2013
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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The Rise and Fall of General Nathaniel Lyon in the Missouri State Capitol
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Brief article on the military career and legacy of Union General Nathaniel Lyon. Lyon was hailed as a Union hero after his death at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in 1861, and a painting of him by George Caleb Bingham was commissioned for the Missouri State Capitol. His popularity did not last, however, as a reconciliationism and revisionist history in the late 19th and early 20th centuries affected Lyon's reputation.
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2013
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Herosim Recalled
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Description
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Article profiles WWII veteran Bob Motley, who is among 20,000 black marines who trained at Montfort Point at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune. The 200 surviving Montfort marines, including Motley, will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on June 27. Motley was previously awarded a Purple Heart. He is also known locally for umpiring in the Negro Leagues and helping to found the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
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2012-06-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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The Guerrilla Shirt
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Description
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Article analyzing Missouri guerrilla fighters and how their choice of clothing expressed purpose, identity, and connections to close female friends and relatives. Many guerrilla fighters such as "Bloody" Bill Anderson wore highly-decorated shirts made by sisters, mothers, and wives. These shirts set them apart from other civilians and military personnel, and served as signals that women back home supported their cause.
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2012-06
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Object Type
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Magazine
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First of Its Kind, St. Michael's Center Will Serve Homeless Military Veterans
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Description
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The St. Michael's Center for Veterans, "to be located on 22 acres near the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Kansas City, will provide 'one-stop' services to turn homeless veterans back into productive members of society." The Center will be managed by Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
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2011-11-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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