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SC86-2 Josephine Woodbury Heermans Greenwood Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Josephine Woodbury Heermans Greenwood was born in Michigan on Christmas Day 1859. She became an employee of the Kansas City School District in 1888 and was principal of Whittier School between 1891-1910. She and James Greenwood, Superintendent of the Kansas City School District, were married from 1910 until his death in 1914. Mrs. Greenwood remained in Kansas City, well known as a Christian Science practitioner. She died in Massachusetts on October 13, 1928, and is buried in Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.
The collection contains primarily correspondence of a personal nature with over 425 letters covering parts of two centuries with the bulk dated between 1890 to 1914. Other items include tributes to James M. Greenwood after his death, a few newspaper clippings as well as some ephemeral material. The majority of the correspondence is between Josephine Heermans [Greenwood] and James M. Greenwood, as well as between Josephine and her various relatives.
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Date
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1846/1928
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Honoring a Pioneer
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Description
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Short profile of Edwin Byrd, an educational pioneer who worked for over 35 years in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. Byrd (88) served as first principal of Richardson Elementary and King Middle School in the 1960s. His portrait now graces the halls of both schools. Byrd retired from the school district in 1981.
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Date
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2008-03-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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New Principal, Familiar Concerns
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Description
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Joseph Williams III will serve as the principal of the African-Centered College Prepatory Academy. Williams, a former Kansas Citian, returns to the area after his last position as principal of a K-12 school for the last 3 years.
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2012-06-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Preparing Kids for College and Life
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Description
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Short interview with Hannah Lofthus, principal of the Ewing Marion Kauffman School. Lofthus discusses the charter school's expansion, funding, enrollment, and other topics.
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2011-10-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Sallie Threlkeld, Pioneer Teacher
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Description
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Sallie Threlkeld was the first woman teacher hired by the Kansas City schools, first teaching at Lathrop School for nine years. She moved to Humboldt School and taught another nine years before becoming "principal of Emerson School in 1890 where she remained until she retired in 1902." Prior to being hired by the Kansas City schools, she taught in a private school for 12 years. She is buried in Union Cemetery.
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Date
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2008
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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SC86-3 Ada Greenwood MacLaughlin Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Ada Greenwood MacLaughlin, daughter of Kansas City School Superintendent James Greenwood and his wife Amanda, was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on August 1, 1860. She resided in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1874 until her marriage in 1881 to William MacLaughlin. She moved back to Kansas City from Illinois sometime after her husband's death in 1904 and taught history at Westport High School for many years. Mrs. MacLaughlin was a genealogist and local history enthusiast. She died in Kansas City on May 31, 1935. Items in the collection include: a scrapbook, posters, charts, certificates, lecture notes and outlines, genealogy items, newspaper clippings, journals/daybooks, poetry, photographs, convention buttons and badges, and other ephemeral items. Most of the dated material is between 1890-1916. Many items, such as lecture notes and papers as well as diary/journal/daybooks, appear to have belonged to Josephine Heermans Greenwood. Of particular interest are the journal books kept by Josephine between 1895-1907 when she was principal of Whittier School. She discusses school management and other education related matters, social obligations, religion, etc.
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Date
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1870/1925~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
