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Collection is an artificial collection that was compiled in the mid-1990s when items in the regular vertical files were withdrawn for preservation purposes to be reprocessed as a special collection.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.
Seated portrait identified as "Lieutenant Colonel in the World's great war of 1917-18." Identified as "the first Captain of Battery A" which was part of the 129th Field Artillery. According to information on page nine of the scrapbook, Marvin H. Gates was the first captain.
History of the black regiments at Fort Riley following the Civil War and their involvements in military activities with the Western frontier, Indian lands, etc.
The Army Corps of Engineers 1993 Flood Photographs collection includes 21 color photographs of the flood that occurred between July 10 and August 25, 1993.
Street level view of the Salvation Army building located at 917 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. View includes their signs and drop box for donations. "Men's Social Service Dept." can be seen on the side of the building.
Street level view of the Salvation Army building located at 917 Tracy Avenue. Signs on building indicate this is the general office for the Men's Social Service Department.
Book about the history of Missouri authors important in the state's literature, starting in 1820 and including a scathing critique of the writings of Mark Twain.
File containing reprints of the Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles by the Kansas City Star about the history of inefficiency of the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture).
Wording on drum in photograph is "George Washington Juvenile Military Band, Kansas City, Kansas (?)". Charles Johnson is identified as "2nd row from front, 3 person over from right".
Group portrait of uniformed members identified as the Third Regiment, Company A lined up on Main Street. Image includes Bernheimer Bros. and Company sign located at 912 Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri.