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Title: Biography of Felix Payne (1884-1962), Businessman and Politician
Date: 1999
Object Type: Biography

Title: Journalism Wars of KC's Jazz Age
Description: Article describes "newspaper war" between The Call and The Kansas City American. Felix Payne's American emerged as a competitor to Chester Franklin's Call in 1928. Payne, a Democat, was favored by the Pendergast machine but eventually folded.
Date: 1990-02-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Goin' to Kansas City
Description: Pages contain information on Felix Payne, Ellis Burton, and Piney Brown, local African American cafe and nightclub figures during the Pendergast years, playing a part in the local jazz scene.
Date: 1987
Object Type: Book

Title: A City Divided: The Racial Landscape of Kansas city, 1900-1960
Description: A mention of Felix Payne, a local African American and nightclub owner during the Pendergast years and early jazz scene.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Book