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.
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.