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SC58 Mrs. Sam Ray Postcard Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Mildred Kittell Ray was born in Halstead, Kansas, on September 22, 1895. An avid collector of postcards (buttons, too), Mrs. Ray, at the age of 72, initiated a column in the Kansas City Times and Kansas City Star entitled "A Postcard from Old Kansas City." The columns ran for 23 years. They proved to be extremely popular with the reading public, and two selected sets of articles were collected and published in book form; the first volume won a national design award from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The collection consists of over 16,000 postcards and materials associated with Mrs. Ray's writing career. Subjects in the postcards include Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas, the other states of the US, a large number of foreign countries, an assortment of different topics (humor, holidays, etc.), and card format (wood, leather, copper, etc.). Items related to Mrs. Ray's career as a writer include: correspondence; research materials such as newspaper clippings and handwritten notes; draft, manuscript, and published versions of early "pre-postcard" historical articles; postcard articles that were rejected by the publisher; and the texts of lectures and presentations given by Mrs. Ray. Graphic materials make up another part of the collection, with items like advertising envelopes, ephemera from Emery, Bird, Thayer, and a number of photographs. An audiotape of a speech given by Dick Ray (Mrs. Ray's son), on February 13, 1998, at the official debut of the Library's online version of the newspaper column is included in the collection.
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Date
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1890/1998
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Finding Aid
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R.S. McClintock Restaurant Co., Roman Room
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Postcard of the Roman Room at the R. S. McClintock Restaurant Company that once stood on the northeast corner of 12th and Walnut streets.
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Postcard
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Fourth of July
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Description
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A postcard to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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Date
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1909
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Kansas City Star Building
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Description
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Postcard of the Kansas City Star Building at 18th Street and Grand Avenue.
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Date
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1924
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Object Type
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Postcard
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James L. Lombard Residence
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Postcard of the James L. Lombard residence that once stood at 1805 Jefferson Street.
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1905~
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Postcard
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Kansas City Stockyards
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Description
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Postcard of the Kansas City Stockyards in the West Bottoms.
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Date
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1899
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Verona Columns
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Description
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Postcard of Verona columns and reflecting pool at the intersection of Ensley Lane, Mission Drive, and Overhill Road in Mission Hills, Kansas.
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Postcard
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Paseo, Lake
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Description
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Postcard of Paseo Lake, once located along the Paseo between 16th and 17th streets.
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Date
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1906
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Postcard
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B'nai Jehudah Temple
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Description
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Postcard of the B'nai Jehudah Temple at Linwood Boulevard and Flora Avenue.
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Postcard
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Paseo, Lake
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Description
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Postcard of the lake on the Paseo that was once between 16th and 17th streets.
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Date
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1906
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Liberty Memorial
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Description
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Postcard of the Liberty Memorial at night.
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Date
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1929~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
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Postcard showing the interior of the peanut candy department at the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company.
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Postcard
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