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Going off the Rails: Exploring the Impact of the Railroad on the Development of Musical Culture in Kansas City, Missouri
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Thesis in musicology presented to the faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a degree - Master of Music. Abstract: Kansas City, Missouri, is a musical oasis in the United States. In addition to being considered one of the four original jazz centers, local audiences also enthusiastically welcome art music and experimental music of all kinds. This deep appreciation for music and the arts can be traced to the development of the railroad in Kansas City and how it connected the city to the artistic lifeblood of the country. This thesis explores the existing research about the establishment of Kansas City as a railroad hub and the subsequent cultural blossoming experienced in the city at the turn of the century. This thesis project makes a connection between the railroad and the growth of music culture. The development of various aspects of music in Kansas City including, band, orchestra, opera, theater, vaudeville, music education, and music publications which the research in this thesis indicates is traced back to the societal impacts the railroad had on the frontier town in the last three decades of the nineteenth century. Next, this thesis project provides commentary on the function of demographics, including a brief consideration of gender, in the musical culture of Kansas City - specifically the way women defined culture and programming. Finally, this project summarizes and contextualizes the trends, habits, and preferences that make up the music culture in the city within the musical expectations and culture specific to the United States. The establishment of the railroad in Kansas City connected the city to the musical trends of the United States; because of this artistic connection, Kansas City developed into a musical microcosm of the United States’ musical narrative.
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2021
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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A Score of Slender Towers: Skyscraper Development in Kansas City, Missouri, 1929-1932
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Article discusses architectural, economic and cultural factors that drove a surge in skyscraper construction in the late-1920s and early-1930s. The design and building of the Telephone Building, the Professional Building, the Bryant Building, the Fidelity Building, and the Kansas City Power and Light Building are described in detail.
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2017-04
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Magazine Article
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Around the World in 100 Years
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History of the engineering firm Black & Veatch, who will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2015. Article indicates that Ernest Bateman Black and Nathan Thomas Veatch founded the company in 1915 after graduating from the Kansas University School of Engineering. Overviews of the company's culture, global growth, and future plans are provided. A timeline of the company's history is included with the article.
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2015-08-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Worldwide Impact
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Article spotlights Kansas City's thriving cultural arts community and its economic impact on the area. According to a study by ArtsKC, cultural arts organizations add an estimated $69 million to the local economy and provide 8,346 full time-equivalent jobs and $237 million in household income. Some of the reasons given for the "cultural renaissance" in Kansas City include energetic leaders and supporters of the arts, as well as new venues such as the Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Examples of successful partnerships between area businesses and arts organizations are provided.
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2015-02-19
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Newspaper Article
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To Inflame the Mind of the North
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In 1850's Kansas, stories of free-soil Northern women being sexually assaulted by Southern men were being circulated in print. Similarly, the invasion of Kansas's "virgin territory" by proslavery forces was depicted as a sexual assault. "Despite their prevalence, historians have generally overlooked the extent and significance of the representations of rape that surrounded Bleeding Kansas in Northern popular print and political culture. Yet, such gendered and sexualized rhetoric and imagery played an important role in the political crisis over the extension of slavery into Kansas and the political realignment of the 1850s."
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Date
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2015
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Former Kansas Citian Who Served in Three Presidential Administrations Dies
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Obituary for Samuel Jesse Cornelius. The author states that Cornelius was born in Kansas City on April 14, 1928, that he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1945, that he served for four years with the U.S. Navy, and that he received a degree from Anderson College in Indiana in 1953. Details of Cornelius' long career in public administration and appointments under Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan are provided.
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2014-10-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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The King of BBQ
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Three-part cover story on Kansas City barbecue culture. The article, "Kansas City's Barbecue Lineage Begins with Perry's Pushcart," details the history and lineage of prominent barbecue masters in the city, beginning with Henry Perry. "Organization Set the Standard for Prize-Winning Barbecue" describes the operations and standards of the Kansas City Barbeque Society, a nonprofit organization that sanctions barbecue competitions and certifies judges. A third article, "Sauce, Spice Recipes Fight for Shelf Space," examines barbecue sauces and spices as a key, profitable sector of the food industry.
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Date
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2014-10-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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SC125 David H. Perkins Papers Finding Aid
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The David H. Perkins Papers contain correspondence, publications, writings, photographs, artwork, and ephemera created and collected by David H. Perkins over the course of his life. A life-long Kansas City area resident, Perkins was a writer, editor, teacher, critic, and activist with interests in literature, art, politics, and urban and housing development projects. The collection consists of professional and personal materials.
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Date
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2014-10
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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He Wants You to Think
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Description
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Profile of Kansas City artist Peter Cowdin, known to the arts community as A. Bitterman. The author writes that Bitterman was trained as a printmaker, moved to Kansas City in 1988 where he took a hiatus from making art, and decided to apply to the Avenue of the Arts in 2006. The controversies surrounding Bitterman's works are summarized, including: positioning a Wal-Mart sign against the Nelson Atkins Museum of Fine Art's Bloch Building, his proposal to attach a paper mache banana to the side of the Folly Theater, his billboard depicting himself aiming a gun at The Scout statue in Penn Valley Park, and others. Bitterman is interviewed and discusses his works and future artistic endeavors.
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Date
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2014-03-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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