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Title: Jean Harlow
Description: Information on Jean Harlow (1911-1937), born in Kansas City as Harlean Carpenter at 3344 Olive Street, attending Barstow School here from 1916 to 1921, and leaving for Hollywood after her elopement in 1927, becoming the original "platinum blonde" movie star in early 1930s motion pictures, dying of an infection remaining untreated because of her mother's Christian Scientist beliefs, with photos and illustrations.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Jean Harlow
Description: Photos and newspaper clippings about Jean Harlow (1911-1937), a native Kansas Citian movie actress in the 1930s.
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Interview with Linda Lighton
Description: Interview with Linda Lighton about the history of the Woolf Brothers clothing stores, which he father worked at and later owned. She discusses the company's origins in the late 1800s, selling men's clothing and haberdashery at 1020 Walnut, and its expansion over the decades to locations at the Plaza, area malls, and regional cities, as well as expanding to sell women's clothing. She also discusses the life of Herbert Woolf, the Kansas City Jewish community, and says that she heard Herbert Woolf "discovered" actress Jean Harlow. She connects the decline of the business to the 1977 flood that damaged the Plaza store and her father Alfred being shot in a mugging, as well as the ascendance of clothing and department store chains in the 1980s.
Date: 2011-05-13
Object Type: Video Recording

Title: Jean Harlow
Description: Jean Harlow standing outside Union Station. Harlow was in Kansas City to promote her new picture Hell's Angels.
Date: 1930-11
Object Type: Negative

Title: Jean Harlow
Description: Jean Harlow (right), her mother Jean Harlow Carpenter Bello (center), and grandmother, outside Union Station. Harlow was in Kansas City to promote her new picture Hell's Angels.
Date: 1930-11-20
Object Type: Negative

Title: Jean Harlow and Her Mother
Description: Jean Harlow and her mother with members of the South Central Business Association at an SCBA event held at the Isis Cafeteria banquet room. Others in the photo from left to right: W. Benjamin, J. F. Nichol, L. W. DeYong, C. W. Cordry, Harlow, Mrs. Bello (her mother), and Garrett Smalley.
Date: 1931-12-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Jean Harlow and Her Mother
Description: Jean Harlow and her mother at a South Central Business Association event. View cropped from I.D. #8497.
Date: 1931-12-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Jean Harlow, Motion Picture Star
Description: Three photographs of actor Jean Harlow and members of the South Central Business Association. The upper two photographs are portraits of Harlow. The lower photograph shows Harlow attending a South Central Business Association luncheon attended by Harlow. The caption below the photographs reads: Jean Harlow, motion picture star, was guest of honor Tuesday, December 8, 1931 at the South Central Business Association weekly luncheon. Miss Harlow was accompanied by her other, Mrs. Marino Bello. The platinum blond is shown just as the luncheon started. In the above picture, left to right, W. Benjamin, Kansas City manager for Columbia Pictures; James F. Nichols, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company; L. W. De Young, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company; Chet W. Cordry, toastmaster; Miss Harlow; Mrs. Bello and Garrett L. Smalley, president of the association.
Date: 1931-12-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Jean Harlow and Her Mother
Description: Jean Harlow and her mother with members of the South Central Business Association at an SCBA event. Identified from left to right: W. Benjamin, J. F. Nichol, L. W. DeYong, C.W. Cordry, Harlow and her mother, Garrett Smalley.
Date: 1931-12-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: House History, 4305 Campbell, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Collection of clippings and research by Fred Lee about the 4305 Campbell Street residence located in the Central Hyde Park neighborhood known as "Sunny Slope." History of the residence and its surrounding neighborhood, with notable past residents or neighbors such as Jean Harlow, Bobby Greenlease, Jr., and Bob Berdella.
Object Type: Manuscript

Title: Carpenter Residence
Description: Partial frontal and side view; located at 1212 E. Armour Boulevard.
Date: 1991
Object Type: Photograph

Title: SC104 Michael Paller's Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery Film Collection Finding Aid
Description: This collection contains a total of 46 media items which feature motion pictures in which Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery appeared. Most of the titles are in VHS format with some DVDs and CDs included. In addition to media, the collection contains printed biographies and filmographies for the two actors as well as some other actors who appeared with them.
Date: 1931/1946
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Dictionary of Missouri Biography
Description: Short biography of movie actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) written by Arthur McClure and Vivian Richardson. Harlow was born in Kansas City and named Harlean Carpenter. Includes citations.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City Women of Independent Minds
Description: Photo and chapter of the book about Jean Harlow (1911-1937), a movie actress born in Kansas City as Harlean Carpenter at 3344 Olive Street, moving during her childhood to 4409 Gillham Road and then during her years at Barstow School (at 15 Westport Road) to 1312 East 79th Street. Description of her life and career, moving to Hollywood with her mother in 1922 as aspiring actresses and appearing in her first movie in 1930, "Hell's Angels," soon becoming "Hollywood's most glamorous star" in other films such as "Bombshell," "Dinner at Eight," and, with James Cagney, "The Public Enemy."
Date: 1992
Object Type: Book

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