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Kansas City Public Library - Westport Branch
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Description
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Photograph of the Westport branch of the Kansas City Public Library, at 118 Westport Road, circa 1980. This branch was the original branch of the Kansas City Public Library system. Then called the Allen Library, it opened in 1898, shortly before Westport was annexed by Kansas City.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Kansas City Public Library - Westport Branch
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Photograph of the Westport branch of the Kansas City Public Library, at 118 Westport Road, circa 1980. This branch was the original branch of the Kansas City Public Library system. Then called the Allen Library, it opened in 1898, shortly before Westport was annexed by Kansas City.
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Westport Branch Water Color
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Description
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Unframed (11" x 17") water color drawing (2 c.) of the Westport branch of the Kansas City Public Library. Attached note indicates that one of them is the original watercolor. Artist is W. A. McBride (?), 1997.
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Date
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1997
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Robert Esterley on Horseback
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Description
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Exterior portrait of Robert Esterley, son of a blacksmith, on horseback in front of the Allen Library (later the Westport Branch of the Kansas City Public Library).
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Kansas City Public Library
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Description
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Article about the history of the Kansas City Public Library with a description of each branch.
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Date
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1924-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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The City Beneath Us: Underground Kansas City
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Description
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Cover story on the underground destinations and happenings in Kansas City metro, including O'Malley's Pub in Weston, the Vanderbilt Smoking Room at the Midland, Durwood Film Vault at the Kansas City Public Library, the jazz club at the Majestic Restaurant, and the Union of Westport.
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Date
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2012-02-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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3939 Wyandotte Street
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Description
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Photograph of a house at 3939 Wyandotte Street in the early 1980s. The stone building at the edge of the photograph is the Westport branch of the Kansas City Public Library, which faces Westport Road. Several other houses neighboring of the library had been demolished to allow for library parking.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Branches of the Kansas City Public Library
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and information on the various branch libraries of the Kansas City Public Library system (and their murals, etc.), including the Westport Branch Library, the East Branch Library (at 5220 East 20th Street in 1970), the Bluford Branch Library, the Southeast Branch Library, and the Van Horn Branch Library (extant in 1978), etc.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Kansas City Public Library Scrapbooks
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Description
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A total of 10 photocopied scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings concerning the Kansas City Public Library and primarily covering dates from the 1930s to the 1970s. Included is coverage of the 1938 ALA convention held in Kansas City, branch news with some total scrapbooks covering Westport and Mt. Washington (and other Independence branch locations), news concerning library programs and events, etc.
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Date
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1915/1999~
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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