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SC8-1 Local Clubs Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Collections consisting of various rosters, programs, notes, membership cards, etc., of Kansas City area clubs.
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Date
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1870/1990
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC1-2 Harvey Rettberg Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Collection of correspondence, publications, photographs, newspaper clippings (including obituaries), etc., belonging to Harvey Rettberg, co-founder of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Fan Club. Includes information on Joe Sanders, Carleton Coon, and many other musicians like Phil Baxter, Boyd Senter, Jimmy Cullum, Curt Hitch, Tony Parenti, Harry and Edmond Souchon, Carleton Coon family, etc.
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Date
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1950~/1999~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC35-2 Henry R. Rule Autograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains various items which include the autographs of famous people like political figures, including many presidents, literary greats, Civil War personalities, etc. Includes a letter written by Walt Disney, August 17, 1937, addressed to the Kansas City, Mo. Public Library. Most of the autographs appear to come from Mr. Henry Rule who wrote and corresponded with individuals who provided him the autographs.
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Date
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1792/1939
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC120 Clifton B. Sloan Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Clifton B. Sloan papers include genealogical materials from the Sloan estate and nineteenth-century correspondence, clippings, family charts, etc.
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Date
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1876/1938
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC29 Olive L. Hoggins Papers (Centenary History of the Churches) Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection of the personal files of Olive Hoggins contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, edited versions of congregational histories, ephemera, etc. Most of the denominational history pertains to Kansas City, although some Independence and other area churches are included. Research materials consist primarily of photocopies of newspaper articles; publications from individual churches; as well as programs and other documents. The photos consist of pictures of church buildings, as well as over 100 portraits of clergymen. It appears that the Missouri Valley Historical Society sponsored this work, starting in the early 1920s. Olive Hoggins was the compiler and writer, probably intending to publish a book, but the material seems never to have been issued in book form and was only published in the Saturday church page of the Kansas City Post, appearing between 1927 and 1930.
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Date
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1923/1930
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC66 Kansas City/Local Area Fine Arts Programs Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of various types of local fine arts programs and is designed to be an on-going collection. The programs are arranged alphabetically by either the theater name or place of performance, the fine arts series name, or the performing groups name. Individual plays, performers, producers, etc., are not indexed. The bulk of the programs cover the 20th century although there are a few late 19th-century ones. Most all of the programs are for Kansas City events, but some cover events in the greater metropolitan area. This collection is not all inclusive but does provide good coverage of the major fine arts events.
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Date
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1880~/
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC8-2 Local Schools Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This Local Schools Collection consists of various pamphlets, booklets, brochures, etc., about different types of area schools. It does not include the public schools.
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Date
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1910/1960
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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P7 Hughes Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection of amateur quality snapshots show familiar local landmarks like Union Station, the Kansas City Museum, Swope Park, etc. Also included are a few from the Kansas City, Kansas area.
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Date
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1915~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC13-3 Knowles Postcard Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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A collection of approximately 200 postcards primarily from Kansas City and a variety of Missouri towns. Topics includes buildings, streets, libraries, fountains, etc.
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Date
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1960/1980
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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P15 1951 Flood Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The collection of 30 black and white photographs include aerial views as well as ground shots of streets, rubble, river bottoms, etc., during the 1951 flood in Kansas City. It also contains views of the fire on Southwest Boulevard which occurred at this time.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC27 Nikoles Aleshi Virtuana Language Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Nicholas Aleshi came to Kansas City around 1900. He owned a dairy at 66th and Belinder and a grocery store at 312 Holmes. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, reports, business accounts, manuscripts, etc., of Nikoles Aleshi and his Virtuana Language System. Included are various items using the Virtuana language.
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1906/1977
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC41 Robert T. Van Horn Compilation Finding Aid
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Description
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Robert Thompson Van Horn, 1824-1916, was an early Kansas City leader. He was a newspaper man, mayor, congressman, and civic leader. This collection of one box and 13 folders primarily contains photocopied articles or secondary material concerning Van Horn which appeared in the newspaper, books, magazines, etc.
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC31-1 Henry Van Brunt Travel Diary Finding Aid
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Description
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Noted as Volume XI, this approximately 200-page travel diary was kept by Henry Van Brunt during a 1901 trip through western Europe, beginning in Geneva and including descriptions of Lyons, Avignon, Nimes, Orange, London., etc.
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Date
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1901
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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P34-1 Kansas City Health Care Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This photograph collection contains 198 black and white photographs taken in the 1940s-1950s. The images are of health care facilities and services maintained by the Kansas City Health Department. Includes General Hospital Nos. 1 and 2, the TB Hospital in the Leeds area, nursing program, etc. The collection was acquired from the Kansas City Landmarks Commission.
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Date
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1940~/1959~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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P9 Curtiss-Wright Flying Service Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains 57 black and white 8" x 10" photographs housed in one box. Views include downtown area, West bottoms, riverfront area, industrial areas, midtown area including Union Station and Liberty Memorial, etc. Also included are photos of the Fairfax and Municipal Airport area, college campus scenes, and some rural areas.
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Date
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1920~/1940~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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P8 Photograph Scrapbook Collection #1 Finding Aid
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Description
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The photographer(s) and originator of the scrapbook of 94 photographs of varying sizes are unknown. The images provide scenes of the Board of Trade building under construction as well as exterior and interior views of the glass Exposition Building. Early transportation is depicted by bridges, street cars, trains, railroad stations, etc. The grading of the city, riverfront views, downtown street scenes, groups of people, parades and other special events are also captured in this collection.
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Date
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1870~/1889~
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Finding Aid
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SC32 George Kessler Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This one box collection includes 16 landscape drawings done primarily by George Kessler, dated 1910 - 1916 and covering not only Penn Valley Park and North Terrace Park in Kansas City but also projects in China, Oklahoma City, Indianapolis, St. Joseph, St. Louis, etc. It also includes two microfilm reels of official correspondence to and from the Board of Park Commisssioners, held in the same box as the drawings.
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Date
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1895/1923
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC88 Carl Betz Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Carl Betz was a pioneer in the physical education curriculum in the Kansas City public schools in the late 1800s. The collection consists of two boxes with programs, manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, miscellaneous published items, etc. Betz was also a musician.
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Date
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1880~/1988
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC99 Philip A. Gambone Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Two boxes contain the Phil Gambone architecture research papers of notes, correspondence, photographs, photocopied articles, etc., and note cards for work on a book on Kansas City architecture. The book was to have been published in the 1970s, but the research and publication were never completed. Includes photographs of the New England Building (folder 25), a list of log cabins in Kansas City (folder 20) and a list of 1922 Kansas City landmarks (folder 19).
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1972/1975
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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SC30-14 Louis O. Honig Scrapbooks Finding Aid
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Description
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Three scrapbooks compiled by Honig that has newspaper clippings, photos, etc., and information on Westport, Kansas City, and places in the state of Missouri. Louis Honig was the author of "Westport: Gateway to the Early West" (BROWSING MVSC 977.8411 H77W ) as well as a book about Jim Bridger (MVSC 92 B851H).
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Date
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1855/1951
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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