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SC209 Emancipation Proclamation Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains the printed text of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued September 22, 1862, and the final proclamation signed into effect on January 1, 1863.
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Finding Aid
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SC100 Kansas City Guards Record Book Finding Aid
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Special collection for a local independent military group called the Kansas City Guards, later the Jackson County National Guard, Company A. Includes a one-volume, handwritten record of their meetings, 1876-1878. Prominent Kansas City names listed on the membership rolls include Fred Chouteau, L. B. Bullene, and Frank Wornall.
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1876/1878
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Finding Aid
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SC147 Hannibal Correspondence Collection
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This collection contains a letter written by a man named Will from Hannibal, Missouri in 1875. Printed on the back of the letter is a map showing the railroad lines that passed through Hannibal.
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1875
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Finding Aid
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P7 Hughes Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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This collection of amateur quality snapshots show familiar local landmarks like Union Station, the Kansas City Museum, Swope Park, etc. Also included are a few from the Kansas City, Kansas area.
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1915~
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Finding Aid
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SC191 Circuit Court Record Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of a circuit court record that lists civil proceedings in the St. Louis, Missouri Court of Common Pleas during the 1843-1845 terms.
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1843/1845
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Finding Aid
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SC141 Home Remedies Manuscript Collection
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The Home Remedies Manuscript Collection consists of hand-written recipes for treatments for diseases and physical ailments from the 19th century. Its author and date are unknown.
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Finding Aid
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P30 Kansas City (Mo.) Aviation Department Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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This group of 17 black and white and 12 color photographs are duplicates of those at the Aviation Department of Kansas City, Missouri. These photographic copies were processed in the summer of 1999. The collection centers on Municipal, Kansas City International, and Richards-Gebaur airports, and also includes photographs of the downtown skyline from the mid-1970s.
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1945-1980~
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Finding Aid
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SC205 Organized Crime Files Finding Aid
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This collection contains files relating to organized crime in Kansas City from the 1930s to the 1970s. Contents include records from the Kansas City Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, reporter’s notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs of local mafia members.
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1934~/1972~
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Finding Aid
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SC92 Dory DeAngelo Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Dory DeAngelo is a local author, historian, researcher, and longtime resident of Kansas City's Old Northeast neighborhood. She has written numerous books and articles about Kansas City history and has been actively involved in local theater, both as a performer and director. This collection was donated by DeAngelo. It consists of primarily newspaper articles - written by DeAngelo - covering a variety of topics related to Kansas City history, especially the Northeast community, local theater and prominent Kansas City people and businesses. Theater programs, photographs, and miscellaneous biographical materials are also included in the collection.
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1950~/2000~
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Finding Aid
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P34-1 Kansas City Health Care Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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This photograph collection contains 198 black and white photographs taken in the 1940s-1950s. The images are of health care facilities and services maintained by the Kansas City Health Department. Includes General Hospital Nos. 1 and 2, the TB Hospital in the Leeds area, nursing program, etc. The collection was acquired from the Kansas City Landmarks Commission.
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1940~/1959~
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Finding Aid
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Landmarks Commission Slides Finding Aid
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The Landmarks Commission was established in 1970 to locate and identify Kansas City’s historic and architecturally significant structures and districts. This collection of slides contains images of Kansas City’s residences, businesses, churches, landmarks, and views of the city.
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1970~/1999~
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Finding Aid
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SC195 S. Stephen Lispi Collection Finding Aid
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This collection contains the work of Steve Lispi, a commercial artist who was especially active during the mid-20th century. Lispi designed advertisements, packaging, branding, and various promotional materials for numerous clients in Kansas City and throughout the Midwest. The collection contains illustrations, lettering, cartoons, logo designs, layout sketches, menus, print advertisements and original artwork of various media.
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1930~/2002
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Finding Aid
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P33 Ward Hunt Collection Finding Aid
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The photographs in the Ward Hunt Collection feature a number of images of famous personalities such as Sophie Tucker, Hedy Lamarr, and Jimmy Stewart, as well as local celebrities such as broadcaster Randall Jessee and University of Missouri football coach Don Faurot. Additionally, the collection contains correspondence and material documenting the career of a professional photographer in the 1940's and 1950's. Items of genealogical interest to the descendants of Ward Hunt, such as family photographs and birth/death records, are also preserved in the collection. The collection contains photographs of three types: those shot in the course of Ward Hunt's career as a professional photographer; those related to the history of his family; and personal photographs found in a scrapbook. Ward Hunt was a photographer for the Kansas City Star for 24 years. Prior to his work at the Star, he worked as an Associated Press photographer, as well as a motion picture cameraman and projectionist. His movie work included creating films of Asia and Europe with evangelist Carl Walker and shooting news subjects. He also worked as a free-lance photographer and wire photo operator. Hunt retired from the Star in April 1964. He died at the age of 63 that year.
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1900~/1964~
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Finding Aid
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SC224 Historic Kansas City Foundation Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Historic Kansas City Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods in Kansas City. This collection contains photographs and supporting documents, publications about preservation, and building and neighborhood pamphlets documenting the preservation efforts of the organization.
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1886~/2009~
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Finding Aid
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SC152 Bernd Foerster Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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The Bernd Foerster Papers collection contains correspondence and working draft copies of chapters from Bernd Foerster's book, Independence, Missouri. The drafts were sent to members of the Independence Heritage Commission for editing, comments, and approval.
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1976
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Finding Aid
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SC102 Bridge Quantity Record Books Finding Aid
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This collection contains four record books with quantity listings for bridge/viaduct construction in Kansas City. They were maintained by a Kansas City (Mo.) City Hall office, although the department is not identified in the books. The first two books pertain to the 12th Street Trafficway bridge and the third and fourth books pertain to the Wyandotte Street Viaduct at 31st Street as well as a number of other bridges. Each contains dates as well as quantity listings for materials such as steel, concrete, sand, lumber, crushed rock, etc., used in the construction process. The first three also list various company names that were contracted for the work. Numerous pages include diagrams.
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1913/1917
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Finding Aid
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SC66-3 Sender Theater Scrapbooks Finding Aid
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This two-scrapbook collection covers the years 1905 to 1911 (volume 1) and 1903 to 1917 (volume 2). They include theater programs, play bills, club programs, and some miscellaneous items. Many of the theater programs and play bills are from other U.S. cities as well as European locations. The scrapbook compiler penciled in with whom they attended the performance. Local theater coverage is strongest for the Willis Wood Theatre, the Shubert Theatre, and the Fritschy Concert series. The original compiler of the scrapbooks is unknown. The donor was H. M. Sender, presumed to be Harry M. Sender, a local book dealer and collector of historical items. An article featuring Harry M. Sender can be found in the "Kansas City Journal," Aug. 3, 1939. Available in Special Collections newspaper clipping collection, mounted clips, filed under Sender's name.
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1903/1917
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Finding Aid
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SC58 Mrs. Sam Ray Postcard Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Mildred Kittell Ray was born in Halstead, Kansas, on September 22, 1895. An avid collector of postcards (buttons, too), Mrs. Ray, at the age of 72, initiated a column in the Kansas City Times and Kansas City Star entitled "A Postcard from Old Kansas City." The columns ran for 23 years. They proved to be extremely popular with the reading public, and two selected sets of articles were collected and published in book form; the first volume won a national design award from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The collection consists of over 16,000 postcards and materials associated with Mrs. Ray's writing career. Subjects in the postcards include Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas, the other states of the US, a large number of foreign countries, an assortment of different topics (humor, holidays, etc.), and card format (wood, leather, copper, etc.). Items related to Mrs. Ray's career as a writer include: correspondence; research materials such as newspaper clippings and handwritten notes; draft, manuscript, and published versions of early "pre-postcard" historical articles; postcard articles that were rejected by the publisher; and the texts of lectures and presentations given by Mrs. Ray. Graphic materials make up another part of the collection, with items like advertising envelopes, ephemera from Emery, Bird, Thayer, and a number of photographs. An audiotape of a speech given by Dick Ray (Mrs. Ray's son), on February 13, 1998, at the official debut of the Library's online version of the newspaper column is included in the collection.
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1890/1998
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Finding Aid
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SC30-6 John C. Egner Fire Department Scrapbook Finding Aid
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Description
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John C. Egner was Fire Chief of the Kansas City Fire Department from 1906 to 1918. His name has been associated with this item. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, and various ephemeral items. It features the early years of the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department and chronicles the department's trips to London in 1893 and the Paris Exposition in 1900. The scrapbook also contains numerous pages of vaudeville/entertainment coverage. The scrapbook has been microfilmed and use is restricted to that medium.
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1880~/1940~
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