SC225 Kansas City Star Collection Finding Aid

Kansas City Star

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.

1829/2007

Newspapers

The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star Building
Morss, Samuel E.
Nelson, William Rockhill
Kirkwood, Laura Nelson
Kirkwood, Irwin R.
Nelson, Ida H.
Kansas City Times
WDAF Radio
WDAF-TV
Garnett, E. B. (Ruby)
Grand Avenue
18th Street
McGee Street

Finding Aid

Kansas City Star Collection

SC225

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