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Title
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The Nelly Don Affair
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Description
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Photos and article highlight a new documentary film and book about the life of Nell Donnelly Reed and the garment factory she established in the early 1900s. Terence O'Malley, a Kansas City lawyer and a great-great nephew of Nell Donnelly Reed, produced the film called ''Nelly Don: A Stitch in Time'' and companion book. Reed died in 1991 at the age of 102.
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Date
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2006-05-07
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Whoa, Nelly
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Description
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Brief item describing a documentary entitled Nelly Don: A Stitch in Time, created by Terence O'Malley, nephew of Nell Donnelly Reed. O'Malley published a companion biography of Reed in 2006, as well.
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Date
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2006-05-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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James A. Reed, Legendary Lawyer; Marplot in the United States Senate
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Description
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Biography on the life and legacy of James A. Reed. Born in Ohio in 1861, Reed moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1887. A prominent local lawyer, Reed served as Mayor from 1900-1904 and then as a Democratic Senator from Missouri from 1910-1929. He returned to Kansas City in 1929 after a failed presidential bid in 1928. Reed died in 1944 at the age of 83. Manuscript
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Date
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2016
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Object Type
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Manuscript
