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Title: Historical Overview of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Description: Article describes the history of the Kansas City, Kansas School District from its inception. Author notes that the first school opened in Wyandotte County was built in July, 1844, provided and maintained by the Wyandot Tribe.
Date: 2005
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Schools in Service during the Eras of 'Bleeding Kansas' and the 'Civil War'
Description: Article lists and describes schools in operation in Wyandotte County during the years from 1844 to 1864. These include the first schools in the area, such as Stony Point School, and another school located at 4th and State Avenue.
Date: 1905-06-27
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kerr School
Description: Article about the Kerr School, the second school to be built in Wyandotte County, Kansas in 1868. The one-room stone structure was located at 37th and State in Kansas City, Kansas.
Date: 2012
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City Kansas High School-Wyandotte High School
Description: Article about Wyandotte High School, getting its start as the first high school in Wyandotte City in 1886. Classes met in the Riverview Grade School building at S. 7th Street and Pacific Avenue. In 1898 construction began on the new $90,000 Kansas City, Kansas High School, later re-named Central High School, and finally adopting Wyandotte High in 1928.
Date: 2012
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: African American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 2
Description: Second article in a seven-part series on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment focuses on the period from 1867-1888 and includes information on the early development of the school district and the number of black students attending public schools. The article consists mostly of excerpts from "The History of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School System, 1819-1961" by Nellie McGuinn.
Date: 2008
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: African American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 6 of 7
Description: Sixth article in a seven-part series on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment focuses on the period from 1912-1923. The article consists of excerpts from "The History of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School System, 1819-1961" by Nellie McGuinn (1967).
Date: 2011
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: African-American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 1
Description: First in a seven-part series of articles on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment describes early schools that were either built or became schools for black students. Includes excerpts from "The History of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School System, 1819-1961" by Nellie McGuinn.
Date: 2008
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: African American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 4 of 7
Description: Fourth article in a seven-part series on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment focuses on the period from 1899-1904. The article consists mostly of excerpts from "The History of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School System, 1819-1961" by Nellie McGuinn (1967).
Date: 2010
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: African-American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 5 of 7
Description: Fifth article in a seven-part series on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment focuses on the period from 1905-1907. The article consists mostly of excerpts from "The History of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School System, 1819-1961" by Nellie McGuinn (1967).
Date: 2010
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: African American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 3 of 7
Description: Third article in a seven-part series on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment focuses on the period from 1889-1897. The article consists mostly of excerpts from "The History of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School System, 1819-1961" by Nellie McGuinn (1967).
Date: 2009
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: African American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 7 of 7
Description: Final article in a seven-part series on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment focuses on the period from 1924-1986. The article consists mostly of excerpts from "The History of the Kansas City, Kansas, Public School System, 1819-1961" by Nellie McGuinn (1967).
Date: 2011
Object Type: Magazine Article

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