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Kansas City Has New University
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Description
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Short article about the new University of Kansas City and its origins, cited as being at least partially "the result of the merger in 1930 of the movements for Lincoln and Lee university and the University of Kansas City, Missouri."
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Date
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1933-09-13
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Kansas City University
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File contains photos, illustrations, maps, and information on the University of Kansas City, or Kansas City University (the latter also the name of a university in Kansas City, Kansas, in the 1920s), founded in 1933 at about 50th and Rockhill Roads and taken over by the state in 1963 with its name changed then to the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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A University for Kansas City
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Description
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Description of the plans for the proposed University of Kansas City, "a civic, non-sectarian institution of higher learning," later known as the University of Missouri-Kansas City, originally slated for the "grounds of the William R. Nelson estate, adjoining the William R. Nelson Gallery of art, shortly to be built. .."
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Date
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1929-07-27
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Education: Spaeth to Kansas City
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Photo and biographical article about John Duncan Ernst Spaeth, or J. Duncan Spaeth, "president-elect of fledgling University of Kansas City" at the age of 67. Description of his career as former president of the Ivy League Princeton University and teacher and coach there starting around 1910.
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1936-04-13
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Mary Garden's Triumphs Continued a Lifetime
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Description
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Biographic sketch of the Scottish opera singer Mary Garden, known as the "prima donna of American opera," her career, and her performances in Kansas City including lectures at the University of Kansas City.
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Date
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1967-01-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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K. C. U. Music Tie Today
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Effective September 1, 1959, the Conservatory of Music became a division of the University of Kansas City.
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Date
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1959-09-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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E.F. Swinney Gymnasium
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Description
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Photo and caption for the inscription on the E. F. Swinney Gymnasium at the University of Kansas City.
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Date
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1941-03-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Earl McGrath
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Description
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Head and shoulders portrait of Earl McGrath, listed as President of the University of Kansas City; photo autographed.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Richard M. and Lillian Drake
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Interior view of home with Dr. Richard M. Drake and his wife, Lillian Berg Drake Dr. Drake was chancellor of the University of Kansas City.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Samson Soloveitchik
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Description
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Dr. Soloveitchik, profession of International Relations at the University of Kansas City, delivered at the 35th inaugural dinner of the South Central Business Association at the Hotel President.
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Date
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1955-01-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p852
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 50th Street south to E. 51st Street and from Grand Avenue east to Holmes and a portion from Volker Drive south to E. 51st Street and from Rockhill Road east to Lydia Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of page, "Add'l Sheet Dec. 1933."
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Date
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1917/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1941, Page p0902
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 51st Street south to E. 54th Street and from Rockhill Road east to Lydia Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1930/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1941, Page p0901
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 51st Street south to E. 54th Street and from Oak Street east to Rockhill Road, showing buildings, streets and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Volume 9 begins with page 901.
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Date
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1930/1941
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Richard M. Drake
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Description
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Portrait of Dr. Richard M. Drake, Chancellor of the University of Kansas City. He spoke at the April 1, 1958 noon luncheon. See Scrapbook #34, 1958, page 26.
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Date
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1958~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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University of Kansas City
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Description
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Full, exterior view of the administration building at the University of Kansas City campus. The school is located just east of the Country Club Plaza in the area of Volker Boulevard, Rockhill Road, 52nd Street, Oak Street, and Troost Avenue.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p852
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City, Missouri, from E. 49th Street south to E. 51st Street and from Grand Avenue east to Lydia Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Dec. 1933."
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Date
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1933
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Object Type
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Map
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