SC167 Kansas City Stockyards

Kansas City Stockyards

The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries. This collection documents the natural and built environment of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms from 1828-1983. It is a mostly oversized collection of blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, land abstracts, photos, and correspondence. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view in the "Stockyards" Digital Collection, http://www.kchistory.org/digital-collections.

1828/1983

Livestock
Cowboys
Stockyards
Flood control
Floods
Levees
Animal shows
Railroad bridges
Railroad stations
Railroads
Morse, C. F.
Collett, George R.
C. E. Smith Consulting Engineers
American Royal
Livestock Exchange Building
Livestock Industry
Livestock Pens
Central Industrial District
Turkey Creek
Dillingham, Jay B.

Collection also includes undated materials.

Finding Aid

West Bottoms

SC167

This collection is not available to view online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request more information from the Missouri Valley Special Collections: http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/about-mvsc

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