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Title: 'Mother' of 100 Takes Children into Heart
Description: Biographical article with photo about Mrs. Willa Carter, 78-year-old matriarch of a large adopted family of over 100 foster children in Kansas City. The story is told of her long process of adopting starting around 1940 with her late husband David Carter at their residence at 2430 Brooklyn Avenue.
Date: 1975-07-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Gossett Family Golden Anniversary
Description: Group portrait of the Rev. Jacob Dunham Gossett and Joan (Jo Ann) Frances Ratliff Gossett and their immediate family members taken on their golden wedding anniversary. The family sit and stand in front of the entrance to their home in Independence, Missouri, on South Main and Ruby. Patriotic cloths surround the pillars and at the top of the photo is a banner that reads, "GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY/FATHER and MOTHER MARRIED 50 YEARS/1846/TO DAY./1896." On the back, in pencil is written, "Emma/J. D. Gossett."
Date: 1896-09-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gossett Family
Description: Members of the Rev. J. D. Gossett family taken at their house near Independence, Missouri. On the bottom front is "RESIDENCE OF/J. D. GOSSETT/1869." Some family members are on the second-story outside porch; some immediately below on the front porch. Two couples each sit in their own carriage on either side of the entrance.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gossett Family Golden Anniversary
Description: Group portrait of the Rev. Jacob Dunham Gossett and Joan (Jo Ann) Frances Ratliff Gossett and family members taken on their golden wedding anniversary. The photo was taken in front of the Gossett home in Independence, Missouri, on South Main and Ruby. Full exterior and partial side view of the two-story brick home from which hangs a United States flag and a banner saying, "GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY/FATHER and MOTHER MARRIED 50 YEARS/1846/TO DAY./1896." On the back, hand written in ink is a list of the people in the photograph and at the top, "House on South Main & Ruby, Independence, Mo./(not torn down)."
Date: 1896-09-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gosset Family Brothers
Description: Family portrait of the six sons of Rev. J. D. Gossett. Written on the back in pencil: "Gossett Brothers; Claud Stone/Sept 30-1868; Edward Burnham/July 24-1865; Caleb Sanford/June 18-1847; Martin Ratliff/April 11-1857; Alfred Newton/Nov 13-1861; Matthias/July 4-1848." They are pictured on the front steps of the home of Martin Ratliff Gossett at 2430 Brooklyn in Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1906~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gossett Family
Description: Portrait of the Gossett Family on Thanksgiving in front of the home of Martin Ratliff Gossett at 2430 Brooklyn in Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1896~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Family Time
Description: Photos and biographical article about family businesses in Greater Kansas City including the following: (1) CPG Incorporated run by Georgia Clark and her daughter Neoshia Paige, (2) J. M. Fahey Construction Company run by Kevin Fahey and his brother Joe Fahey, (3) O'Neill Communications run by Pat O'Neill, his wife Julie O'Neill, and their daughter Keli O'Neill Wenzel.
Date: 2001-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC120 Clifton B. Sloan Papers Finding Aid
Description: Clifton B. Sloan papers include genealogical materials from the Sloan estate and nineteenth-century correspondence, clippings, family charts, etc.
Date: 1876/1938
Object Type: Finding Aid

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