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Title
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Junior League
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Description
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Photos and information on the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri, a volunteer organization established in 1914 for various community causes in the Kansas City area, including children, low-income housing and health care, the arts and education, etc. Also includes an article from "The Independent" magazine, Nov.6, 2004, p.10-11, celebrating the 90th birthday of the organization.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Katherine Hall "Kitty" Wagstaff
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Description
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Obituary for Kitty Wagstaff who died October 21, 2003. Kitty served as president of the auxiliary and a member of the Board of Directors for Saint Luke's Hospital, as well as chairman of the Jewel Ball in 1962. She was instrumental in the founding of the Crippled Children's Nursery School and founded the Holly Ball, a major fundraiser for programs at Saint Luke's.
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Date
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2003-10-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Children's Mercy Hospital
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Description
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Interior view of young patients in beds and wheelchairs at Children's Mercy Hospital watching a show put on by the Junior League. Located at Independence Boulevard and Woodland Avenue according to the 1930 Kansas City city directory.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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'Treasure Hunt' Coming to End
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Description
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Article discusses the closing of the Junior League Resale Boutique. For more than 75 years the shop provided clothes for needy families. Article gives more information about other programs run by the Junior League. One of their new projects is "a partnership with University Academy, a charter school that will allow the Junior League to begin a five-year emphasis on childhood fitness, nutrition and obesity prevention."
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Date
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2010-09-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Girls and Dolls
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Description
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Color pictures of young girls modeling outfits that match the different American Girl dolls, including Katelyn Struckle, 9 of Olathe, Tai Barber-Gumbs, 10, of Overland Park, Melinda Sanchez, 10 of De Soto, and Molly Welch, 8, of Lake Quivira. There is no article, only 8 photos with captions.
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Date
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2007-10-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
