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Title
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The United States Commission on Industrial Relations: An Episode of the Progressive Era
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Description
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Thesis toward a master's degree for George Washington University about the United States Commission on Industrial Relations (dealing with disputes between industrial leaders and their laborers starting in 1912) and its members selected by President Woodrow Wilson including Frank Walsh (1864-1939), a nationally prominent lawyer of Kansas City.
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Date
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1957
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Lucile Bluford
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Description
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A section of this MA thesis includes information about Lucile Bluford, local journalist and civil rights activist. She was born on July 1, 1911, in Salisbury, North Carolina, and came to Kansas City with her family in 1921. Her journalism as well as her civil rights activities are mentioned.
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Date
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2006-04
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Title
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History of Freedom, Inc., and Its Early Leaders
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Description
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This Master of Arts thesis presents information on the local political organization called Freedom, Inc. as well as a biographies of two of its early leaders, Bruce Watkins and Leon Jordan. According to the author's abstract, Freedom Inc., a non-profit organization was "created to politically inform the African-American community, develop African-American candidates for political office, and mobilize the vote in Kansas City, Missouri." Included also is discussion on the civil rights struggle in Kansas City in the 1950s and 1960s as well as information on "The Kansas City Call" newspaper and Lucile Bluford. Includes an eight-page bibliography on the topic.
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Date
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2006-04
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Title
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Henry Van Brunt of the Architectural Firm of Van Brunt and Howe: The Kansas City Years
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Description
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A 133-page typewritten thesis toward a master's degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City about the architectural firm of Van Brunt & Howe and its partners, Henry Van Brunt (1832-1903), a nationally prominent architect, writer, and native of Boston, and main designer of the firm, and Frank Maynard Howe, or Frank Howe (1849-1909), starting as Van Brunt's assistant in Boston in 1868 and becoming partner in 1883, then starting up its branch in Kansas City in 1885 for "their commission to build railroad stations for the Union Pacific Railroad." Description of Howe's career, serving as public relations for the "dominant architectural firm in Kansas City" in the late 19th century" with offices in the Delaware Building and then the Bayard Building, and after Van Brunt's death shifting to Howe, Hoit & Cutler, the firm first hiring Mary Rockwell Hook as an architect. Photos, illustrations, and descriptions of Van Brunt & Howe's 33 structures in Kansas City in eclectic styles.
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Date
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1976
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
