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Title: Art, Commerce Collide in Quandary
Description: Two paintings by Kansas artist Birger Sandzen are in the possession of the Kansas City, Kansas School District. The paintings were purchased by the senior class of 1922 and 1938 and for many years hung in Wyandotte High School. The classes paid $300 for the paintings at the time and they are now worth $195,000. In later years they have hung in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library. The school district has not yet decided what to do with the artwork. Options include selling it, placing it back in the library, or loaning to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Includes a picture of the paintings and Stanley Lind from the 1938 senior class.
Date: 2007-01-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: School is an Anchor in Tumultuous
Description: There were more than 18,400 homeless students in the Kansas City area during the 2005-2006 school year. School officials try to make school a stablizing environment for children caught in a uncertain life. Many collaborate with social service agencies and volunteers to provide homework help, transportation and other services.
Date: 2007-02-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, 1891-1961, Part I
Description: Part one of a series exploring the early history of the Kansas City, Kansas, public school system. The article describes early missionary work and mission schools in Wyandotte County. The earliest schools served predominantly the Delaware and Wyandot Indians in present-day Wyandotte County. The first schoolhouse was established in July 1844 by a lawyer, John M. Armstrong, near what is now Fourth Street and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
Date: 2007
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, 1891-1961, Part II
Description: Part two in a series exploring the early history of the Kansas City, Kansas, public school system. The article describes the early schoolhouses in Wyandotte County, as well as some of the pupils and teachers, including Miss Molly Cowan and Emma Scales Bartlett. Another early educator was E. F. Heisler, who later became superintendent of Wyandotte County schools.
Date: 2007
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Old Schools Trade in Students for Tenants
Description: Old school houses are finding new uses in the Kansas City metro area. The school buildings "on both sides of the state line increasingly are attracting developer interest for conversion into multifamily and senior apartments." The article describes some of the KCK schools, including Lowell and Northeast Junior High, as well as some initiatives taking place on the Missouri side.
Date: 2011-05-27
Object Type: Newspaper 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 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

Title: Mexican-Americans in Kansas City, Kansas
Description: This thesis examines education for Mexican-Americans in Kansas City [Kansas] from 1916-1951. The racism of the Anglo community toward Mexican-Americans, as it developed nationally and in Kansas City, comprises the majority of the discussion.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Thesis/Dissertation

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