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Title
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SC30-6 John C. Egner Fire Department Scrapbook Finding Aid
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Description
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John C. Egner was Fire Chief of the Kansas City Fire Department from 1906 to 1918. His name has been associated with this item. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, and various ephemeral items. It features the early years of the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department and chronicles the department's trips to London in 1893 and the Paris Exposition in 1900. The scrapbook also contains numerous pages of vaudeville/entertainment coverage. The scrapbook has been microfilmed and use is restricted to that medium.
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Date
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1880~/1940~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC198 Florence Beal Bolte Willows Maternity Home Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains items relating to the Willows Maternity Home, which operated at 2929 Main in Kansas City, Missouri from 1905 to 1969. Also known as the Willows Maternity Sanitarium or the Willows Maternity Hospital, the institution served as an adoption service and private, temporary home for unwed mothers.
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Date
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1915/1930
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC63 Vertical Files Special Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Vertical Files Special Collection is an artificial collection that was compiled in the mid-1990s when items in the regular vertical files were withdrawn for preservation purposes to be reprocessed as a special collection. This collection consists of pamphlets, reports, articles, correspondence, and ephemera for businesses, organizations, homes, buildings, and people in the Kansas City area.
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Date
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1816/1990
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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P35 Robert Askren Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Local photographer Robert G. Askren donated photographs and negatives to the Missouri Valley Special Collections in 2006. He worked for Harkins Commercial Photo Co. which he later purchased and renamed The Commerical Photo Co., Inc. Images generally depict Kansas City buildings, parks, streets, important events, local personalities, and aerial views of Kansas City.Click on the link above to access the finding aid.
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Date
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1870~/2005~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC160 Kansas City Athenaeum Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Founded in 1894 through a collaboration of existing women’s clubs, the Kansas City Athenaeum is one of the oldest women’s organizations in the area. The Kansas City Athenaeum Collection contains minutes, yearbooks, scrapbooks, photographs, operational and financial records, clubhouse information and building plans, and ephemera documenting the history of the club.
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Date
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1894/2012
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
