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Title
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SC76 Faxon School Census Book Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of an enrollment book for Faxon School covering the school years 1906-07 through 1912-13. The book lists the following information for each student in 1st through 7th grades: name; age (in years and months); date of admission; previous school; grade; class; name of parent or guardian; occupation of parent or guardian; residence; birthplace of student; if and when they left during the school year; for what reason they left; number of days belonged, attended, absent, and tardy for each term and for the entire school year. For some years, teachers' names, students' vaccination status, or parent/guardian birthplace is listed.
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Date
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1906/1913
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC127 Gladstone School
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Description
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Gladstone School opened in 1915 at 335 N. Elmwood Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri and was demolished in 1988 to make room for a new school building. This collection documents annual attendance and scholarship records for students attending Gladstone School from 1915-1938.
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Date
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1915/1938
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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
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Title
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SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Open since 1900, the Folly Theater has assumed several names and identities over the decades, from a vaudeville, burlesque, and Shakespearean playhouse to an X-rated movie theater. Today, it serves as Kansas City’s oldest performing arts venue. The Folly Theater Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, posters, administrative and financial records, building blueprints, and various artifacts that document the theater’s diverse history.
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Date
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1877/2014
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
