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Title: Historic Westport: "Sunny Slope" Subdivision Was Once Westport Pastureland
Description: History of the Sunny Slope Subdivision, annexed as part of Westport in 1897 into Kansas City, bounded by 40th, 45th, Troost, and Holmes Streets "in what is now known as the Hyde Park neighborhood," with map.
Date: 1980-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Historic Westport: Westport's Post Offices
Description: Early history of postal delivery and post offices in Westport, back to 1832, with a photo of the Theis house, "one of Westport's succession of post offices."
Date: 1980-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Historic Westport: Westport's First High School
Description: History of the first public high school in Westport, founded in 1852 and later with a large school built in 1908, with photo.
Date: 1978-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Historic Westport: Scarritt House to National Registry
Description: Story about the preservation of the Nathan Scarritt residence, "what the State Historical Society of Missouri calls the oldest house in the Westport area--and one of the few early buildings remaining," used as a decorating business office at 4038 Central Street.
Date: 1978-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Historic Westport--The Harris Home: A Rich and Varied History
Description: Detailed history of the house and its many owners starting "in the mid-1850s," including involvement from William R. Nelson.
Date: 1978-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Founding of Westport, Mo.: Thomas J. Goforth, Westport's Favorite Citizen
Description: Biographical article about Thomas Goforth (1804-1882), the first mayor of Westport, nicknamed "Squire" for walking around town frequently, moving there around 1850 and serving as justice of the peace of Kaw Township from 1854 to 1882.
Date: 1977-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC12 Pioneer Park Committee Records Finding Aid
Description: This collection consists of records pertaining to the development of Pioneer Park, a memorial park located in and commemorating the early history of the Westport area of Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1981/1987
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Grant Will Finance Harris Home Project
Description: History of the home and its various owners, starting with the arrival of John Harris and Henrietta Harris and their children in 1832 from Kentucky by covered wagon.
Date: 1976-05
Object Type: Magazine Article