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Title: Design Does Matter: Case in Point: The North Slope of Liberty Memorial
Description: Discussion about the north slope of Liberty Memorial. It includes a photo of the original plan for the north that was cut due to lack of funding.
Date: 2004-01-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: This Design Won Highest Award among Kansas City Architects in the Liberty Memorial Competition
Description: Illustrations and caption about the design competition for the planned Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, depicting the design "by Greenebaum, Hardy & Schumacher, 210 Scarritt building" and comparing it to "the Magonigle design."
Date: 1921-07-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The "Chilling" Story Behind Liberty Memorial's North Wall Frieze
Description: Story of the north frieze sculpture on the Liberty Memorial. The memorial's designer H. Van Buren Magonigle wanted his wife Edith's design to be used but apparently the Liberty Memorial Association thought differently. Sculptor Edmund Amateis was chosen to design and carve the frieze.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Masterpieces of Architecture in the United States
Description: Detailed description of the design of the memorial by architect H. Van Buren Magonigle.
Date: 1930
Object Type: Book

Title: Liberty Memorial Profile
Date: 1999

Title: The Competition for a Memorial for Kansas City
Description: Addendum to the article on the memorial from the preceding issue.
Date: 1921-08
Object Type: Magazine Article