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Title: Junior League
Description: Photos and information on the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri, a volunteer organization established in 1914 for various community causes in the Kansas City area, including children, low-income housing and health care, the arts and education, etc. Also includes an article from "The Independent" magazine, Nov.6, 2004, p.10-11, celebrating the 90th birthday of the organization.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Katherine Hall "Kitty" Wagstaff
Description: Obituary for Kitty Wagstaff who died October 21, 2003. Kitty served as president of the auxiliary and a member of the Board of Directors for Saint Luke's Hospital, as well as chairman of the Jewel Ball in 1962. She was instrumental in the founding of the Crippled Children's Nursery School and founded the Holly Ball, a major fundraiser for programs at Saint Luke's.
Date: 2003-10-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Children's Mercy Hospital
Description: Interior view of young patients in beds and wheelchairs at Children's Mercy Hospital watching a show put on by the Junior League. Located at Independence Boulevard and Woodland Avenue according to the 1930 Kansas City city directory.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 47th Street, Roanoke Parkway, and Madison Avenue Intersection
Description: Photograph of the intersection of 47th Street, Roanoke Parkway, and Madison Avenue, looking northwest, circa 1987. The Junior League clubhouse, in the foreground, is located at 4615 Roanoke Parkway. It was demolished in 1992. The Plaza West office tower, at 4600 Madison, is stands to the north.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4600 Block of Madison Avenue
Description: Photograph of buildings lining Madison Avenue, north of 47th Street, circa 1987. The Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison, stands at the left side of the image, with a portion of the Junior League clubhouse to its south. Apartments on the west side of Madison were demolished in 1987 to create a parking lot for adjacent office buildings.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 'Treasure Hunt' Coming to End
Description: Article discusses the closing of the Junior League Resale Boutique. For more than 75 years the shop provided clothes for needy families. Article gives more information about other programs run by the Junior League. One of their new projects is "a partnership with University Academy, a charter school that will allow the Junior League to begin a five-year emphasis on childhood fitness, nutrition and obesity prevention."
Date: 2010-09-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Girls and Dolls
Description: Color pictures of young girls modeling outfits that match the different American Girl dolls, including Katelyn Struckle, 9 of Olathe, Tai Barber-Gumbs, 10, of Overland Park, Melinda Sanchez, 10 of De Soto, and Molly Welch, 8, of Lake Quivira. There is no article, only 8 photos with captions.
Date: 2007-10-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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