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Title: Grimy Hands Learn to Love Needlework
Description: Article profiling the work of Mrs. J. M. Curtice teaching children of immigrants to sew at the Swope Settlement House, located at 16th and Campbell. Curtice is described by the author as one of the pioneers of Swope Settlement, and in 1916 had a class of 60 girls between the ages of 6 and 14 years who visited the house twice a week for classes.
Date: 1916-12-03
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Sweeney School
Description: View of Sweeney School building, looking towards the southwest. School was located on Pershing Road across from Union Station and west of the Liberty Memorial. The WHB radio towers are visible in this view.
Date: 1928
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1940-1957, Page p218
Description: A portion of northeast Kansas City from E. 10th Street south to E. 12th Street and from Brooklyn Avenue east to Olive Street, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1940/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: SC8-2 Local Schools Collection Finding Aid
Description: This Local Schools Collection consists of various pamphlets, booklets, brochures, etc., about different types of area schools. It does not include the public schools.
Date: 1910/1960
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Manual Training High School
Description: Interior view identified as the sewing room at Manual Training High School in Kansas City, Missouri. No identification given for the students. Photograph was taken from the Twenty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Education of the Kansas City Public Schools, for year ending June 30, 1898, p. 65 (MVSC 093.9 K16 1898).
Date: 1897~/1898~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Manual Training High School
Description: Interior view identified as the Manual drawing room at Manual Training High School in Kansas City, Missouri. No identification given for the students. Photograph was taken from the Twenty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Education of the Kansas City Public Schools, for year ending June 30, 1898, p. 58 (MVSC 093.9 K16 1898).
Date: 1897~/1898~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Moler Barber College
Description: Street level view of Moler Barber College with students lined up in front. Sign also says: "Moler System of Colleges, founded 1893." Another sign attached to the front of the building lists branches of the school located in other cities. Believed to have been taken in Kansas City. Back of the photograph is stamped: "A. A. Riederer, 2814 West Prospect Pl, H.P.M. 5715, K.C., Mo." This is the photographer's stamp. In the 1910 Kansas City city directory, the Moler Barber College is listed at 503 Delaware. Albert A. Riederer is listed as a photographer with the above stamped address. No identification of people in the view.
Date: 1910~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Manual Training High School
Description: Unframed, damaged photograph of Manual Training High School, located on the south side of E. 15th Street, between Forest and Tracy avenues. It opened in the fall of 1897.
Date: 1898~
Object Type: Photograph

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