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William E. Benson
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Description
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Formal portrait of William E. Benson, former secretary of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W. E. BENSON, Secy Board 1891-1908." Portrait sustains some damage. Date and photographer unknown.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Carolyn F. Fuller
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Description
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Formal portrait of Carolyn F. Fuller, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "CAROLYN F. FULLER/BOARD MEMBER 1922-1934." Handwritten at bottom on the back in blue ink, "Carolyn Farwell Fuller." Date and photographer unknown.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Board of Directors, Officers, and Superintendent, The School District of Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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"As organized April 5, 1934." Composite of portrait photographs of members of the Kansas City Board of Education, officers, and superintendent. Allendoerfer, C. W., Treasurer; Dorsey, Mrs. Frank E.; Mehornay, R. L.; Melcher, George, Superintendent; Meservey, Edwin C., President; Moore, Annette, Vice President; Sutherland, Wallace; Tinker, George C., Secretary- Business Manager; Thompson, A. O.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Wallace A. Armour, M.D.
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Description
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Formal portrait of Dr. Wallace A. Armour, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W. A. ARMOUR, MD, BOARD MEMBER 1918-1924."
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Date
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1924
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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James E. Nugent
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Description
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Formal portrait of James E. Nugent, member and president of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "JAMES E NUGENT/BOARD MEMBER 1916-1928/PRESIDENT 1926."
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Date
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1928
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Board of Education (The), [Super]intendents and Twenty-Four of the Principals of Public Schools
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Description
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Severely damaged composite of portrait photographs of members of the Kansas City Board of Education and principals. Item is incomplete; source of publication unknown. Portraits include: Benson, W. E., Secretary, Board of Education; Betz, Carl, Superintendent of Physical Culture; Buchanan, J. T., Principal, High School; Buchanan, Elizabeth, Principal, Bryant School; Cammack, I. I., Principal, Lathrop School; Davis, J. C., Principal, Benton School; Faxon, F. A., Member, Board of Education; Greenwood, J. M., Superintendent of Schools; James, J. C., Member, Board of Education; Jaudon, Thos P., Principal, Madison School; Karnes, J. V. C., Vice President, Board of Education; Kinkead, R. G., Principal, Irving School; Lockett, Emma J., Principal, Linwood School; McNeill, I. C., Assistant Superintendent of Schools; Martin, E. L., Member, Board of Education; Norman, J. L., Member, Board of Education; Ridgeway, W. C., Principal, Jackson School; Shelton, U. M., Principal, Franklin School; Swinney, E. F., Treasurer, Board of Education; Thompson, C. W., Principal, Garfield School; Threlkeld, Sallie, Principal, Emerson School; Wardner, A. E., Principal, Longfellow School; White, E. C., Vice Principal, High School; Williams, W. H., Principal, Chase School; Woodward, Wilhemine, Principal, Karnes School; Yeager, R. L., President, Board of Education.
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Date
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1895-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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J. Scott Harrison
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Description
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Formal portrait of J. Scott Harrison, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "J SCOTT HARRISON/BOARD MEMBER 1896-1914."
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Date
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1914
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Northeast School Board Seat Uncontested Again
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Description
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No one has stepped up to run against former Northeast High School teacher Duane Kelly in the Northeast Subdistrict 3 position. Kelly was first elected in 2000 over Gina Gowin in Subdistrict 6.
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Date
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2004-01-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Twelfth Street Heritage Asks School Board for Sports Field
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Description
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Twelfth Street Heritage proposes to build a NFL Community Football Field near Woodland Edison Classical Academy at Ninth and Woodland Avenue. The Kansas City School District owns the land and the school board was urged to consider the plan.
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Date
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2002-01-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Obituary of James Hamilton Lyddon
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Description
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Obituary of James Hamilton Lyddon, a member of the Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Education during the tumultuous period of 1974 to 1978 when the school busing debate was in the forefront. He also served on the Board of Equalization and the Trustee Land Trust of Jackson County, Missouri, as well as other organizations.
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Date
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2002-06-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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School Board Choices For Northeast Residents
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Description
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The Northeast area is in the Kansas City School District and after recent redistricting is represented in Sub-district 3 and Sub-district 4. Duane Kelly is running for Sub-district 3. Helen Ragsdale and Ronald W. Harris are running in Sub-district 4. At large candidates include Ingrid Burnett, Michael M. Byrd and David A. Smith. Information on candidates is included in article.
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Date
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2002-03-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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School Board Explains Policy, Defends Decisions
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Description
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Occassionaly the Kansas City School Board has an open forum meeting in which community members can ask questions. On January 22, 2002, questions were taken at the Gladstone Academy auditorium. Article includes questions asked and the answers.
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Date
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2002-02-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Money and Choice in Kansas City: Major Investments with Modest Returns
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Description
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Chapter nine in "Dismantling Desegregation: the Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education" discusses the 1995 Supreme Court decision for Kansas City and evaluates the plan and its promises several years after the ambitious program was implemented.
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Date
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1905-06-18
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Object Type
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Book
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KC Pioneer Leads Way for Others
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Description
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Recognition of Gertrude Keith and her many accomplishments and contributions to Kansas City. Gertrude Keith was the first black woman elected to the Kansas City school board (1970).
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Date
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2003-07-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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William T. Bland
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Description
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Formal portrait of William T. Bland, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "WM T BLAND/BOARD MEMBER 1912-1918."
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Date
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1918
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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An Interview With Fletcher Daniels
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Description
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Interviewer: Ella Pruitt. Interview recorded May 5, 1976. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has printed guide to contents.
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Date
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1976-05-05
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Kansas City School District Board of Education Members
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Description
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Group photo of the members of the Kansas City School Board seen seated around a table. From left to right: John M. Gregory, Homer Wadsworth, Mrs. Henry Eager, Amos Burks(?, Board Secretary), Roland B. Hewitt (President), Harry C. Clark (Vice President), and Mrs. Ellsworth Haas.
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Date
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1955~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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J. Roy Smith
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Description
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Formal portrait of J. Roy Smith, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "J ROY SMITH/BOARD MEMBER 1928-1934." Photographer and date unknown.
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Date
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1934~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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School Board Elections Polling Places
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Description
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Page 5 from the January 17, 1972 edition of the Kansas City Star. Map shows wards and polling places.
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Date
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1972-01-17
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Object Type
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Map
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