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Title: Long U.S. Army Reserve Center
Description: Photograph of the Long U.S. Army Reserve Center at 1528 Central circa 1980. The facility, opened circa 1951, closed in the early 1980s and was demolished to make way for the Bartle Hall Convention Center expansion project.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Cambridge History of American Literature
Description: Descriptions of William Torrey Harris, or William Harris (1835-1909), the United States Commissioner of Education from 1889 to 1906 and native of Connecticut, moving to Saint Louis as a teacher and becoming superintendent of public schools there, establishing one of the first American journals of philosophy there in 1867 and then founding the Concord School of Philosophy in Massachusetts. Numerous references to him and comparisons of him to several other prominent philosophers, including Hegel, Spencer, and Kant, Peirce, Royce, James, and Dewey.
Date: 1943
Object Type: Book

Title: Water Resources Development by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Missouri
Description: Illlustrated article giving a description of the flood control projects of the Army Corps of Engineers in Jackson and Clay Counties, Missouri, on the Little Platte River for the new Smithville Lake and the Little Blue River, "authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1968," creating dams and water recreation at the new Little Blue River lakes of Blue Springs Lake and, on part of the land of the Longview Farm, Longview Lake.
Date: 1979-01-01
Object Type: Report

Title: Water Resources Development by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Missouri
Description: Photos with drawings showing the modification of the the Little Blue River with dams and lakes, by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, in order to control its potential flooding and to create recreational water resources.
Date: 1979-01-01
Object Type: Report

Title: Missouri River Hydrographic Survey: Randolph Bend
Description: Map of the Randolph Bend of the Missouri River, in Clay County and Jackson County, Missouri. Soundings across the width of the river are listed at every tenth of a mile. Topographic features such as dikes, revetments, loading docks, boat ramps, railroad lines are indicated, as well as major industrial sites along the river.
Date: 1971
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri River: Kansas City to Mouth
Description: Map of a stretch of the Missouri River between the Quindaro Bend and the town of Sugar Creek. Shows principal topographic features for some distance inland, indicating railroad lines, dikes, creeks (Line Creek, Rock Creek, Jersey Creek, Sugar Creek), industrial districts (with companies named), truck gardens, and timber stands. Kansas City, Kansas is shown, as well as Kansas City, Missouri, and the Missouri towns of North Kansas City, Avondale, Randolph, Minaville, and Birmingham. A stretch of the Big Blue River is included, as well.
Date: 1930
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri River Hydrographic Survey: Kaw Bend
Description: Map of the Kaw Bend of the Missouri River, curving around Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas. Soundings across the width of the river are listed at every tenth of a mile. Topographic features such as dikes, revetments, railroad lines are indicated, as well as major industrial sites along the river.
Date: 1971
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri River Hydrographic Survey: Randolph Bend-Kansas City Reach
Description: Map of the Randolph Bend-Kansas City Reach stretch of the Missouri River, from the Paseo Bridge to the Chouteau Bridge. Soundings across the width of the river are listed at every tenth of a mile. Topographic features such as dikes, revetments, loading docks, railroad lines, highways are indicated, as well as major industrial sites along the river.
Date: 1971
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri River Hydrographic Survey: Big Blue Bend
Description: Map of the Big Blue Bend of the Missouri River, primarily in Clay County, Missouri. Soundings across the width of the river are listed at every tenth of a mile. Topographic features such as dikes, revetments, loading docks, railroad lines are indicated, as well as major industrial sites along the river.
Date: 1971
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri River Hydrographic Survey: Kansas City Reach-Kansas River Bend
Description: Map of the Kansas City Reach - Kansas River Bend stretch of the Missouri River, including the Broadway Bridge and the A.S.B. Bridge. Soundings across the width of the river are listed at every tenth of a mile. Topographic features such as dikes, revetments, loading docks, railroad lines, railroad yards are indicated, as well as major industrial sites along the river.
Date: 1971
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri River: Kansas City to Mouth
Description: Map of a stretch of the Missouri River between Cement City (Wayne City Bend) past Missouri City through the Missouri City Bend. Shows principal topographic features for some distance inland, indicating railroad lines, levees, dikes, creeks (Big Shoal Creek, Mill Creek, Rush Creek), as well as the Little Blue River. The Missouri towns of Courtney, South Liberty, and Atherton are in evidence.
Date: 1930
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri River: Kansas City to Sioux City
Description: Map of a stretch of the Missouri River between the Delaware Bend and the Quindaro Bend. Shows principal topographic features for some distance inland, indicating railroad lines, dikes, revetments, creeks and areas of marsh, timber, and orchards. Missouri towns in evidence are Waldron and Parkville; Kansas towns represented are Wolcott, Pomeroy, and Kansas City (Quindaro).
Date: 1930
Object Type: Map

Title: SC169 North American Aviation Collection Finding Aid
Description: 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.
Date: 1942/1945
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Salvation Army Thrift Store
Description: Photograph of the Salvation Army Thrift Store, operating in the Warwick Theater building at 3927 Main Street, circa 1983. The building opened as a movie theater in 1928 and was designed by the Bollar Brothers, but was covered by a more recent metal facade over the original architecture. The Meyer Building can be seen to the north of the Warwick building, and Dorothy's Swap-Shop is to its south.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Salvation Army
Description: Photograph of a Salvation Army facility at 917 Tracy, looking northeast from the intersection of 10th and Tracy, in the 1980s. A neon sign hangs on the corner of the building.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas Literature
Description: Fourth article in the "Review Essay Series" of the magazine which focuses on the literature and cultural history of the state. The author discusses why Kansas literature has often times been neglected. Averill introduces the reader to many authors they might not otherwise know.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: United States
Description: Map of the United States showing Arkansas Territory, Missouri Territory (stretching to the west coast), and a large area comprising the southwest, including present-day northern Mexico. Names of many Indian tribes, and some Indian villages, appear on this map, as well as towns and rivers. The state of Missouri is shown as stretching well into present-day Iowa.
Date: 1822
Object Type: Map

Title: Aviation and the Changing West
Description: General discussion of aviation development as it related to the western United States.
Date: 1991-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Federal Aviation Administration Employees
Description: A group of 24 black and white photographs associated with the Federal Aviation Administration. These include varying sizes taken in the 1940s and 1950s. Includes snapshots as well as 8x10 in. official group photographs. Some of the pictures were taken in Kansas City and others may have been taken in Oklahoma City, Washington, D.C., etc. Group poses taken in Kansas City were generally taken in front of City Hall. Identification is provided with most of the images. Includes poses of the United States Weather Bureau officials and the first CMTIC conference held in Kansas City in 1948.
Date: 1940~/1959~
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Airlines in the United States, January 1, 1934
Description: Map and names of airlines showing routes in 1934: American Airways; Eastern Air Transport; Kohler Aviation Corp.; National Parks Airways; Northwest Airways; Pan American Airways System; Pennsylvania Air Lines; Transcontinental & Western Air; United Air Lines; United States Airways; Western Air Express; Other Airlines.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Magazine Article

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