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SC169 North American Aviation Collection Finding Aid
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The North American Aviation Inc. operated a B-25 factory at the Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas from 1942-1945. This collection, donated by relatives of former North American Aviation employees, consists of issues of the plant's employee newsletter, notices sent to employees, and a patriotic music catalog.
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1942/1945
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Finding Aid
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SC63 Vertical Files Special Collection Finding Aid
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The Vertical Files Special Collection is an artificial collection that was compiled in the mid-1990s when items in the regular vertical files were withdrawn for preservation purposes to be reprocessed as a special collection. This collection consists of pamphlets, reports, articles, correspondence, and ephemera for businesses, organizations, homes, buildings, and people in the Kansas City area.
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1816/1990
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Finding Aid
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SC15-2 Grand Army of the Republic, A. D. McCook Post No. 34 (Lamar, Mo.), Record Book Finding Aid
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Description
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A one volume membership book for a Lamar/Barton County, Missouri post of the GAR. It contains 346 numbered entries. Information provided in the book includes: name of soldier, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, entry into the service including date, rank, company, and regiment, final discharge, date of muster in the GAR, nature of wounds received and in what engagement, and remarks which often include a handwritten death date.
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1882/1923
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Finding Aid
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SC15-9 Dixon and Jordan Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains close to 40 Civil War letters written between the Dixon family with some related Jordan family letters. Most were written by men in the family who were soldiers in the Union Army primarily in Company K, 47th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers as well as a few letters from Company E, 112th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. The Lemuel Dixon family was residing in Stark County, Illinois, during this war-time period. Letters contain news pertaining to the soldier's health as well as other soldiers from the same community back home, camp conditions, troop movements, hospital conditions, politics, and the Rebels.
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1840/1898~
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Finding Aid
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SC35-4 Autograph Book Finding Aid
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This 89-page book of autographs does not contain the owner or compiler's name. The 244 signatures appear to have been gathered during 1867-1868. With each name is a state, and because the name of Schulyer Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, appears, it is presumed the names included are United States congressional figures of the time.
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1867/1868
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Finding Aid
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SC35-5 E. J. Davison Autograph Book Finding Aid
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This 73-page autograph book was compiled, according to dates found with some signatures, in 1878-79 by E. J. Davison in Washington, D.C. The focus of the signatures center around United States government offices and departments and includes the autograph of then President Rutherford B. Hayes and Vice President William A. Wheeler as well as the majority of Senators at that time.
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1878/1879
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Finding Aid
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SC15-4 Myers Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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It is believed that the three Myers brothers connected with this collection settled in Kansas. Luther Myers lived in Jackson County, Kansas, and was engaged in the banking business in Whiting. Louis Myers was an attorney in Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas, and served in the Kansas State Legislature. Ireneus Myers appears to have lived in Grasshopper Falls, Kansas. Collection contains primarily correspondence between members of the Myers family written between the years 1858 to 1864. Writers and recipients include Martin Myers and his wife, sons Louis A. Myers, Luther M. Myers and wife Anna, and Ireneus Myers. The majority of the letters were written during the Civil War by both Louis and Ireneus who served in the Union Army. Both brothers as soldiers comment on participation in battles and skirmishes in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Missouri. These include the Battle of Bull Run, Cane Hill, White Sulpher Springs, etc. The life of a soldier is described including camp experiences and battle engagements.
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1854/1864
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Finding Aid
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P30 Kansas City (Mo.) Aviation Department Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This group of 17 black and white and 12 color photographs are duplicates of those at the Aviation Department of Kansas City, Missouri. These photographic copies were processed in the summer of 1999. The collection centers on Municipal, Kansas City International, and Richards-Gebaur airports, and also includes photographs of the downtown skyline from the mid-1970s.
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1945-1980~
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Finding Aid
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SC144 Percy Shelley Collection
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Description
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This collection contains ephemera relating to Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
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1816/1893
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Finding Aid
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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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Finding Aid
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SC117 Map Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This is an artificial collection consisting of maps found in the Missouri Valley Special Collections. The collection includes historical, road, and geological maps, as well as travel guides. Most of the maps relate to Kansas City and Missouri, though Kansas, the rest of the United States, and other countries are represented as well.
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1642/2009
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Finding Aid
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P29 Zeldin Collection of Journal-Post Glass Negatives Finding Aid
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The 389 black and white negatives originated with the "Kansas City Journal Post" newspaper. The collection also includes 349 8" x 10" black and white photographs. All the images reflect a newspaper's interest and visual coverage for its stories and news items of the day. The majority were taken in the 1930s and include numerous aviation-related photos and celebrities such as Jean Harlow, Charles and Anne Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Charlie Chaplin, Cecil B. DeMille, Morris Fishbein, Eddie Cantor, Richard Byrd, and many others. The photos were purchased by the donor's grandmother at a sale shortly after the newspaper ceased publication in 1942. They remained in the Zeldin family until donated to the Special Collections department by Richard Zeldin. October 4, 1928, the "Kansas City Journal" and the "Kansas City Post" merged and became the "Kansas City Journal-Post." It reverted to the original name, "Kansas City Journal," again in 1938 and ceased publication March 31, 1942.
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1920/1942~
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Finding Aid
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SC13-1 Missouri Valley Special Collections Postcard Collection Finding Aid
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This postcard collection includes a wide variety of subjects such as buildings, parks, streets, people, and festivals. Although the cards cover a wide geographical area, the two major portions of the collection are cards referring to Kansas City and St. Louis. Most are in color and originate from the early 20th century. Only one image has been digitized.
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SC64 Kansas City Convention Programs Collection Finding Aid
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This artificial collection contains approximately 100 programs of primarily national conventions of associations from throughout the United States held in Kansas City, Missouri, between the years 1903-1961. A few of the conventions were held in Kansas City, Kansas. The programs cover a wide range of organizations including agricultural, labor related, sports, home and retail, medical, educational, legal, religious, professional, and women's groups. The early convention programs include the Grand Army of the Republic, Missouri State Horticultural Society and the National Flower Show. One box has miscellaneous items such as newsletters, schedules, and brochures. Some of the larger programs may include photographs of Kansas City used to illustrate and promote.
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1903/1961
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Finding Aid
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SC130 Woman's Relief Corps Ledger Book Finding Aid
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The Woman's Relief Corps was the women's auxiliary group of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was established in 1883 as a social, civic, and patriotic organization to foster social improvements and to generate and sustain community appreciation for the sacrifice of those patriots who had died to preserve the Union. Among the Corps' activities were: child welfare work, such as school shoe drives; receptions for GAR dignitaries; and flag presentations to schools, clubs, and Old Soldiers' Homes.
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1909/1918
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Finding Aid
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SC90 DAR, Kansas City Chapter, World War I Scrapbook Finding Aid
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The men of Battery A, 129th Field Artillery, were officially mustered into Federal Service on August 5, 1917, as part of the 35th Division, United States First Army, Allied Expeditionary Force. Most of the men of the battery were natives of Kansas City, Missouri. The battery trained at Camp Doniphan, located at Fort Sill, several miles from Lawton, Oklahoma. In the fall of 1918, the 129th Field Artillery participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also known as the Battle of the Argonne Forest, near Verdun in northwest France. The battery returned to a hero's welcome in Kansas City the following year, 1919. The Record of Battery "A" is a bound scrapbook of 101 pages containing newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, letters, and typed material. Items in the collection follow the course of the battery's involvement in World War I, reflecting the training of the men, their combat experiences, and their return to Kansas City. The scrapbook also illustrates the involvement of domestic organizations in supporting U.S. troops in wartime.
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1917/1919
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Finding Aid
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P35 Robert Askren Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Local photographer Robert G. Askren donated photographs and negatives to the Missouri Valley Special Collections in 2006. He worked for Harkins Commercial Photo Co. which he later purchased and renamed The Commerical Photo Co., Inc. Images generally depict Kansas City buildings, parks, streets, important events, local personalities, and aerial views of Kansas City.Click on the link above to access the finding aid.
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1870~/2005~
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Finding Aid
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SC100 Kansas City Guards Record Book Finding Aid
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Special collection for a local independent military group called the Kansas City Guards, later the Jackson County National Guard, Company A. Includes a one-volume, handwritten record of their meetings, 1876-1878. Prominent Kansas City names listed on the membership rolls include Fred Chouteau, L. B. Bullene, and Frank Wornall.
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1876/1878
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Finding Aid
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SC204 USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The topographic maps in this collection were printed by the United States Geological Survey, and show elevation, hydrography, geographic place names, and other features within quadrangles in the state of Missouri.
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1945/2004
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Finding Aid
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