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Title
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SC225 Kansas City Star Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Kansas City Star newspaper company was founded in 1880 by William Rockhill Nelson and Samuel Morss. Nelson and his family went on to retain ownership of the company until their deaths in 1926 when ownership was bought by employees of the newspaper. Local stockholders owned the newspaper until 1977 when it was sold to corporate ownership. This collection, made up of a portion of the company’s records, documents the history of the newspaper and its founding family.
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Date
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1829/2007
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC208 S. J. Ray Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains original artwork and other materials relating to S. J. Ray, who worked as editorial cartoonist for The Kansas City Star from 1931 to 1963. Ray’s cartoons depict a wide array of historical figures and events, including New Deal politics, World War II, and the Cold War.
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Date
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1921/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
