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Title: Leeds, Missouri
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Homegoing of Loved Ones in Historical Leeds Cemetery
Description: This program from the event marking the renovation of Leeds Cemetery sponsored by the Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.) includes a list of persons interred in the cemetery.
Date: 2008-09-20
Object Type: Pamphlet

Title: Community Was Rich In Sharing
Description: The current exhibit on the African American community in Leeds, Missouri, is commented on by Steve Penn in his column. The exhibit is located, until September, 2003, at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Although the community was poor in material wealth it was rich in togetherness.
Date: 2003-07-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Leeds, Missouri, Street Scene
Description: View down a street in Leeds, Missouri. A truck is visible on right. Polfer & Renick General Merchants sign and store is visible on left.
Date: 1916-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Jackson County Highway Engineers
Description: Four men identified as County Highway Engineers standing by a car which says Jackson County No. 4. Location identified as Leeds, Missouri. Leeds Hotel is visible behind them.
Date: 1916-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Tuberculosis Hospital
Description: Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Tuberculosis Hospital
Description: Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p847
Description: A portion of the Kansas City Municipal Farm and House of Corrections, located 1.5 miles southeast of Leeds, Missouri, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p860
Description: A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 37th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Bennington Avenue east to Raytown Road, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of map, "(705-706-707-724-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p859
Description: A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 37th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Belmont Avenue east to Bennington Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of map, "(705-706-722-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Tuberculosis Hospital
Description: Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital, built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Tuberculosis Hospital
Description: Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p860
Description: A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 37th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Bennington Avenue east to Raytown Road, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "(705-706-707-724-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
Date: 1939
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p858
Description: A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 35th Street Terrace south to E. 37th Street and from Beacon Avenue east to Bennington Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "(705-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
Date: 1939
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p859
Description: A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 37th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Belmont Avenue east to Bennington Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "(705-706-722-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
Date: 1939
Object Type: Map

Title: Leeds, MO, 37th Street
Description: Postcard showing 37th Street in Leeds, Missouri.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p847
Description: A portion of the Kansas City Municipal Farm and House of Corrections, located 1.5 miles southeast of Leeds, Missouri, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1945
Object Type: Map

Title: Leeds Traffic Congestion
Description: Traffic jam along unidentified street in Leeds. A Kansas City Southern Lines railroad bridge is in view.
Date: 1946-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: A Day Trip Celebrating Kansas City's Leeds Neighborhood
Description: An exhibit in Jefferson City, Missouri, during Black History Month, 2003, featured the community of Leeds, home to a group of African Americans in the Kansas City area. The author details the exhibit as well as the trip to see it. Includes a map of the Leeds neighborhood from a 1925 Jackson County atlas. Also includes a reproduction of the front page of the Leeds School dedication and open house program.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Brief History of the Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital
Description: The Kansas City Tuberculosis Sanitarium was opened on Christmas Day, 1915. Built in response to the need for specialized tuberculosis care, it was located on a part of the Municipal Farm in Leeds.
Date: 1932-09-24
Object Type: Magazine Article

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