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Title: KC @ 150--Lasting Legacies: 135 More
Description: Biographical sketch of Henry Perry (dates of birth and death unknown), "Kansas City's 'father of barbecue,'" with his "barbecued meats" business at 1514 East 19th Street first appearing in the city directory in 1916, training Charlie Bryant, Arthur Bryant's brother, in the trade.
Date: 2000-05-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Henry Perry
Description: Book excerpt about Henry Perry, "the city's first barbecue king" and a local philanthropist. Perry came to Kansas City in 1907 as a beef sandwich operator first along "Banks Alley on the west side of downtown" before starting his own restaurant in 1920 at 19th and Vine Streets, known as "one of the destination points within the African American community" through the 1920s-1930s.
Date: 2006
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Cue the 'Que
Description: Article describing the history, vocabulary, and other aspects of Kansas City barbecue.
Date: 2003-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Secrets in the Sauce: Kansas City's Barbecue Tradition
Description: The author reviews the history of barbecue generally, and then specifically in Kansas City, including a discussion of race relations during the 1920s and '30s. Henry Perry was the first recorded barbecuer in Kansas City. Charlie Bryant inherited Perry's business and then sold it to his brother Arthur when he retired. A bibliography is included.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Arthur Bryant
Description: Arthur Bryant inside his restaurant. A line of customers can be seen.
Date: 1981-02-15
Object Type: Photograph