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Title: Carrie Westlake Whitney
Description: Obituary for Carrie Westlake Whitney, or Carrie Whitney, "Mother of the Kansas City Public Library" as the first public librarian of Kansas City. Native of Virginia coming to Kansas City as librarian at a rental library (the city's first circulating library) at 8th and Main Streets in 1881 before being appointed public librarian at the northeast corner of 8th and Walnut Streets. Later moved to a new library building at the southwest corner of 8th and Oak Streets (later demolished) and then another larger new library building at 9th and Locust Streets in 1898, serving as head librarian until succeeded by Purd Wright in 1911.
Date: 1934-04-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Carrie Westlake Whitney
Description: Obituary for Carrie Westlake Whitney, or Carrie Whitney, "Mother of the Kansas City Public Library" as the first public librarian of Kansas City. Native of Virginia coming to Kansas City as librarian at a rental library (the city's first circulating library) at 8th and Main Streets in 1881 before being appointed public librarian at the northeast corner of 8th and Walnut Streets. Later moved to a new library building at the southwest corner of 8th and Oak Streets (later demolished) and then another larger new library building at 9th and Locust Streets in 1898, serving as head librarian until succeeded by Purd Wright in 1911.
Date: 1934-04-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Ahead of Public Library Was Mechanics' Institute
Description: Article about the predecessor to the Kansas City Public Library, the Mechanics' Institute, on the second floor at 509 Main Street, established by John Taylor.
Date: 1950-06-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Architectural drawing of the front entrance side of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum located on 500 West Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri. View is looking toward the northeast. Lower left hand corner of the photograph contains the name: Egan Ray Gleason.
Date: 1955-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Architectural drawing of the entrance to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum located on 500 West Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri. View is looking toward the northeast.
Date: 1955-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: A Library Start
Description: Article concerning the groundbreaking of the Truman Library in Independence, includes photo of Harry S. Truman.
Date: 1955-05-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Full frontal, exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking north.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Harry S. Truman Gravestone
Description: Grave marker for President Harry S. Truman at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking northwest.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Bess Wallace Truman Gravestone
Description: Grave marker for Bess Wallace Truman, wife of President Harry S. Truman at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. No print image; negative and digital only.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Frontal exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking northwest.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking northeast.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Linda Hall Library Expansion Planned
Description: The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology located within the campus of the University of Missouri at Kansas City will expand its facility. A $18.5 million project will include a three story adition south of the library's earlier annex. This will increase the library's size to 220,000 square feet. It should meet the library's needs for the next 50 years.
Date: 2004-12-16
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Stacks of Facts: Science Books Line 16 Miles of Shelves at the Linda Hall Library
Description: Feature story on the Linda Hall Library, a private science oriented research library. Although surrounded by UMKC campus the library is not part of the university. Linda Hall was not related to the Hall Family of Hallmark Card fame but was the wife of Herbert Hall who made his fortune in the grain business. He left $6 million to endow a library when he died. The library has a significant rare book collection including Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems which got him in trouble with the Roman Catholic Church. The library began in 1946 with 3,500 journals and today has 9,963 journals costing $3.8 million. The library sits on what was the Hall's estate.
Date: 2006-05-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Exterior view of the front entrance of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum taken during the dedication ceremony which was held for the Thomas Hart Benton mural located in the front lobby area of the library. View includes the front podium area. Thomas Hart Benton is seen speaking at the podium. Shown seated behind the podium are left to right: Harry Truman, David Lloyd, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Wayne Grover, and Bess Truman.
Date: 1961-04-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: Exterior view of the front entrance of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum taken during the dedication ceremony which was held for the Thomas Hart Benton mural located in the front lobby area of the library. View includes those seated by the podium and those seated in chairs attending. The man speaking is identified as David D. Lloyd. Seated behind the podium between the columns are left to right: Harry Truman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Thomas Hart Benton directly behind the speaker.
Date: 1961-04-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Falling under the Pounding of a Wrecking Ball
Description: Photo and caption about the demolition of "the 57-year-old E. C. White School" in 1965 "to make way for the new Plaza branch library."
Date: 1965-06-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Johnson County Library Honored as One of the Nation's Very Best
Description: The Johnson County Public Library has been chosen by the Institute of Museum and Library Services as one of the top three libraries in the country. This includes a $10,000 award. The other two libraries are Mathews Memorial Library in Mathews, Virginia, and the St. Paul Public Library in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Johnson County Library was sited for its innovative approach to public service and for making a difference in people's lives.
Date: 2005-11-30
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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