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Title: Following the Arkansas River
Description: Article describes modern day travel along the Arkansas River from Wichita, Kansas, to Leadville, Colorado. Special events on the journey include the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas, Santa Fe Trail Days at Fort Larned National Historic Site, the Traditional Holiday Celebration at Bent's Fort, and the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colorado.
Date: 2004-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Arkansas
Description: Topographical map of the state of Arkansas illustrating the Ouachita and Boston Mountain Ranges, the Ozark Plateau, and numerous lakes and rivers. Also shown are locations of rivers, airports, and cities, including Little Rock, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, and Fayetteville. Prepared by Allan Cartography, Medford, OR. Printed by The Pikes Peak Lithographic Co., Colorado Springs, CO. Copyright Raven Maps & Images.
Date: 2000
Object Type: Map

Title: Arkansas
Description: State of Arkansas showing counties in color, indicating land area as 53,045 sq. mi. Includes population of chief cities and according to sex and ethnicity.
Date: 1898
Object Type: Map

Title: Historic Buildings Now Being Renovated
Description: Article describes five buildings being converted to condominiums. The Kansas City Paper Company, at 509 Delaware was designed by Van Brunt & Howe in 1895. Ebenezer Lofts at 309 Delaware occupies the former William Kendall Boot & Shoe Company, built 1890. Three other buildings, at 412, 509, and 510 were converted into rental units in 1990.
Date: 2007-08-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Wagner Fights to Preserve Historic Buildings
Description: Article reports on efforts by City Council member Scott Wagner to save historic structures from demolition by amending the city's historic designation ordinance. With help from the Kansas City Historic Preservation office and Historic Kansas City Foundation, Wagner worked to get a new ordinance passed which suspends a demolition order for up to six months if an agency or neighborhood association files an application to designate a building historic. A few recently demolished buildings spotlighted in the article include "The Chateau" duplex (2116-2118 Minnie St.) and the Orion Pictures building (118 W. 17th Street).
Date: 2013-05-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Historic Kansas City Foundation's Endangered Buildings Saved
Description: Article profiles seven buildings that were previously on the Historic Kansas City Foundation's endangered buildings list, but have been restored and renovated in recent years. 1) New York Life Building (20 West 9th); 2) Muehlebach Hotel (11th & Baltimore); 3) Firestone Building (2001 Grand); 4) Empire Theater (14th & Main); 5) Blossom House (1032 Pennsylvania); 6) Hotel President (1329 Baltimore); and 7) The Poindexter Drygoods Building (810 Grand).
Date: 2011
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Historic Tax Credits Enable Rehabs of Historic Buildings
Description: Article describes how tax credits helped Dale Schulte redevelop the Pacific House Hotel as apartments for low-income renters. When Schulte purchased the property in the late 1990s, it had been empty for many years and was in poor repair.
Date: 2008-07-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Going Places: The "Springs" of Arkansas
Description: Article about tourism in Eureka Springs and Hot Springs, Arkansas, with attractions such as restored historic architecture, bed-and-breakfasts, and artists in "silversmithing, quilting, cooking and craftmaking, plus galleries filled with paintings and sculpture."
Date: 1991-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC224 Historic Kansas City Foundation Collection Finding Aid
Description: The Historic Kansas City Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods in Kansas City. This collection contains photographs and supporting documents, publications about preservation, and building and neighborhood pamphlets documenting the preservation efforts of the organization.
Date: 1886~/2009~
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Woolf Brothers Buildings
Description: Form for the Office of Historic Preservation, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Lincoln High Building Makes National Register of Historic Buildings
Description: Article announces that the Lincoln High School building at 2111 Woodland Avenue has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. A brief history of the school beginning at its establishment in 1867 is provided. Kansas City historian Joe Louis Mattox and Kansas City Public School District Superintendent, Dr. R. Stephen Green are interviewed and discuss their reactions to the announcement.
Date: 2014-01-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: On the Trail of the Dalton Gang
Description: The author, Johnny Boggs, references several motion pictures produced about the Dalton gang and each one's various endings. Boggs sets out "to learn what really happened" and takes the reader on a journey through Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas and the gang's robberies. Four of the Dalton brothers were killed during the attempt to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1892.
Date: 2011-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Apartment Buildings on Washington
Description: View looking northwest of apartment buildings at the corner of 13th and Washington streets. A sign for the Executive Inn restaurant is in view.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Apartment Buildings on Troost
Description: View looking northwest of five apartment buildings located at 4008-4026 Troost Avenue.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Waldheim and Lillis Buildings
Description: View looking northwest of the Waldheim Building that once stood at 1029-1031 Main Street on the left and the Lillis Building, also known as the Sharp Building, that once stood at 1028-1030 Walnut Street on the right. The photograph was captured from the intersection of 11th and Walnut streets. Pedestrians and cars in the intersection can be seen. The Lillis Building appears to be in a state of disrepair.
Date: 1987
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Waldheim and Lillis Buildings
Description: View looking northwest of the Waldheim Building that once stood at 1029-1031 Main Street on the left and the Lillis Building, also known as the Sharp Building, that once stood at 1028-1030 Walnut Street on the right. The photograph was captured from the intersection of 11th and Walnut streets. Pedestrians and cars in the intersection can be seen. The Lillis Building appears to be in a state of disrepair.
Date: 1987
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Buildings along Jefferson
Description: View looking southwest of buildings along Jefferson Street from its intersection with 12th Street. Cars parked along Jefferson Street can be seen. Signs for The Round-Up bar and Gene's Garage are in view.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Buildings along Jefferson
Description: View looking south of buildings along Jefferson Street from just north of its intersection with 12th Street. Cars parked and traveling along 12th and Jefferson streets can be seen. Signs for Quality Hill Liquors in the building that once stood at 615-621 W. 12th Street are in view.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Storefront Buildings on Main
Description: View looking northeast of a row of storefronts along Main Street at its intersection with Westport Road. Cars on Main Street are in view. Signs for the Salvation Army Thrift Store, Westport Distributors, Jo Art's Jewelry, and Moten's Shoe Repair can be seen. A portion of the Southwell Building is in view on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1990~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Buildings along Delaware
Description: View looking south along Delaware Street from between its intersections with 4th and 5th streets. The Fidelity National Bank Building can be seen in the background.
Date: 1990~
Object Type: Photograph

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