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Title
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Missouri History Scrapbooks
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Description
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Information on the culture, community life, government and politics of Missouri from the earliest explorations to urban settlements. Includes documents, books, artwork, and newspapers.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Local Meeting Clubs
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Description
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Mainly early clubs described in clippings and club programs.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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John C. McCoy
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and information on John Calvin McCoy, or John McCoy (1811-1889), a native of Indiana arriving in the area in 1830 and responsible for establishing Westport in 1833. Opened a store the next year with goods delivered by steamboat. Secretary of the Kansas Town Company as the "first town lot subdivider." Also assisted the great gold discovery of John Sutter on the journey to California.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Jewish Community Center
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Description
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Folder includes a yearbook type pamphlet for the season, 1938-39; and a publication featuring "The Center Cultural Series", a project of the center, for its tenth year, 1944.
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Date
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1938-44
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Get Ready For...A Greater Tomorrow
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Description
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Unframed (44.75 in. X 34.975 in.) two-sided promotional poster for the city of Kansas City, Missouri. One side is divided into five sections that are labeled as such: Get Ready for a Greater Tomorrow, Progress through the Years, Join with the Men of Faith Vision and Pride in Kansas City's Future, Use Our Resources of Land Labor and Location, and Support Our Institutions for Area Service. The reverse side is an aerial view of downtown Kansas City with the slogan, "You Are Making the Future of Kansas City...Today!" written across the top. The poster contains several images of area business, industrial, cultural, and entertainment activities.
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Date
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1957
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 5: Records and General Data
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Description
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This series contains miscellaneous police records, newspaper clippings, Kansas City Star staff correspondence, and information on various mafia members, including Charles Gargotta and several others listed in Series 2, all suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Loose mug shots were removed and interfiled with Series1-3.
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Date
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1947/1959
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 3: Hoods Who Spotlight on Organized Crime in the Kansas City Area
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Description
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Booklet intended to inform the public of the dangers of organized crime in Kansas City. The book contains: a summary of successful prosecution of syndicate members or associates from January 1, 1961 to present (April 1970); the Kefauver Senate Committee underworld charts for Kansas City organized crime activities, Exhibits 1 and 1A; a list of members and associates of the syndicate; the danger signs for the community; and a list of syndicate business connections.
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Date
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1970-04
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 2: Kansas City Gangsters -Italian
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Description
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This series contains files on criminals of Italian descent suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Items include: mug shots, photographs, KCPD and FBI records, short biographies, and newspaper clippings. While most of the documents are undated, many contain arrest records from the 1930s until the year 1950. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
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Date
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1934/1964
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Object Type
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Archival Material
