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Title: Priests of Pallas
Description: File contains illustrated clippings about the week-long festivities and parade for the Priests of Pallas celebration.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Kansas City's Carnival
Description: Article describes a street fair held by Kansas City's leading retail establishments in a five-block bazaar sponsored by Karnival Krewe. It describes the different companies and details their merchant booths that were set up, providing numerous images.
Date: 1899-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC44 Priests of Pallas Collection Finding Aid
Description: This collection contains items relating to the annual Priests of Pallas festival held in Kansas City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The events were comparable to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the Veiled Prophet celebration in St. Louis. This is an artificial collection created from items that were originally classed in the library's holdings.
Date: 1887/2007
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Karnival Krewe
Description: Organized in 1894 as a humorous, fun activity to be held in conjunction with the Priests of Pallas events, it was discontinued in 1903 after some of the activities became too boisterous and riotous.
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: The Coming of Pallas Athene: How Kansas City Secured Its Tutelary Diety [sic]
Description: Partial history of the parade and festival organization, from 1882 to 1904, including the present year's festivities.
Date: 1904-10-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City Karnival Krewe Fair Association
Description: Full page ad with map and illustrations (of residences in the Fairmount Park area) about the "Kansas City Karnival Krewe Fair Association" as a Midwest regional entertainment attraction, with offices in the New Nelson building.
Date: 1901-06-30
Object Type: Magazine Article