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Title
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Immigration and the Growth of Three Italian Colonies
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Description
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Chapter of book contains statistics on numbers and percentages of Italian immigrants, households by ward, etc. in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Kansas City.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Little Dixie Section of Missouri
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Description
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The seven-county area in mid-state Missouri which falls along the Missouri River is referred to as Little Dixie. Because of the agricultural activity here, slavery was prominent in this area before the Civil War. The book covers descriptions of the area, slaves and their families, religion, home and community. Includes tables which give the population growth of the area (1820-1860), percentage of families owning slaves, average number of slaves per owner, etc.
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Date
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2006
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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George Brown
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Description
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Biograhical sketch of George Brown, retired founder "of the firm of George L. Brown & Son, contractors and builders of Kansas City," born in 1842 in Montreal, Canada and moving to Kansas City in 1852, starting in the construction business in Kansas City in the late 1850s, listing some of his projects Downtown and in the riverfront area, both business buildings and residences. "[A] greater percentage of the more prominent business blocks of Kansas City have been constructed by him, as a member of the firm of George L. Brown & Son, than by any other contractor" (page 261).
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Kansas City in 1879
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Description
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Promotional booklet for Kansas City, Missouri. Item includes sections covering the development of the city's business interests, a list of buildings constructed in 1878, its history, its geographic advantages, descriptions of various businesses and public institutions, descriptions of its suburbs, and advertisements.
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Date
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1879
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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
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 4: Unione Sicilione
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Description
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This series contains photographs, miscellaneous documents,and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Sicilian-American criminal brotherhood known as the Unione Sicilione, or Unione Siciliana, and individuals suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City.
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Date
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1950/1961
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Object Type
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Archival Material