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Title: SC83 Relishing Our Roots Neighborhood Project Records Finding Aid
Description: The collection consists of materials related to four distinct portions of a KC150 project: a printed walking/driving tour of the Coleman Highlands neighborhood, describing various residences; transcripts of interviews with residents of the Roanoke neighborhood; two copies of a videotape depicting tenants of the Roanoke Ridge Apartment complex and their experiences in the neighborhood; and house histories for various homes in the area including residences on Valentine Road and Madison Avenue. Includes a history of the Frank Shyrock residence at 3601 Belleview and material related to the KC150 Neighborhood Hero Award given to Blanche Carstenson. A Spring 1999 newsletter from the Roanoke Neighborhood Association which describes the entire KC150 project is also part of the collection.
Date: 1999/2001
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC95 John Barber White Papers Finding Aid
Description: Born on December 8, 1847, successful lumberman John Barber White moved from New York to Missouri in 1879 to help organize the Missouri Lumber & Mining Company, headquartered in Kansas City. He worked nationally to increase conservation measures in the lumber industry. Outside of business, he was an avid genealogist and president of the Missouri Valley Historical Society from 1912 until his death on January 5, 1923. His vast personal genealogical library was donated to the Kansas City Public Library in 1933. The John Barber White Papers include materials relating to the genealogy of the White family and the genealogy collection owned by White; the lumber industry and conservation; Mrs. White's family, the Walkers; and the White's children, charitable giving, volunteer work, and social life. The collection includes correspondence, genealogical notes, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine clippings, resolutions in memoriam, programs, speeches and statements, and the original catalog of his genealogical collection.
Date: 1896/1929
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC119 Drovers Telegram Ledger Finding Aid
Description: The Drovers Telegram ledger consists of "Articles of Incorporation" for the Drovers Telegram Company; minutes from directors' meetings; a list of salaries, expenses, and earnings; and newspaper articles.
Date: 1902/1924
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC138 Leo A. Moore Papers
Description: The Leo A. Moore Papers consists of a letter sent by Moore from Gentry, Arkansas to his cousins. The letter describes a cattle drive in 1858 and the first time he saw Kansas City.
Date: 1904
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC30-14 Louis O. Honig Scrapbooks Finding Aid
Description: Three scrapbooks compiled by Honig that has newspaper clippings, photos, etc., and information on Westport, Kansas City, and places in the state of Missouri. Louis Honig was the author of "Westport: Gateway to the Early West" (BROWSING MVSC 977.8411 H77W ) as well as a book about Jim Bridger (MVSC 92 B851H).
Date: 1855/1951
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC13-3 Knowles Postcard Collection Finding Aid
Description: A collection of approximately 200 postcards primarily from Kansas City and a variety of Missouri towns. Topics includes buildings, streets, libraries, fountains, etc.
Date: 1960/1980
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC182 Anne Hathaway Club Collection Finding Aid
Description: The Anne Hathaway Club Collection consists of two yearbooks, 1901-1902 and 1902-1903, detailing meeting activities and listing member names.
Date: 1901/1903
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC21 John Lange Hospital Minute Book Finding Aid
Description: This collection contains a minute book for the John Lange Hospital.
Date: 1902-07-21/1902-12-02
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC69-1 Hispanic Oral History Collection Finding Aid
Description: The collection is comprised of 65 audiocassettes (61 CDs) with interviews of 59 people from Kansas City's Hispanic community. Persons interviewed cover a substantial cross-section of the population, ranging from state legislators to persons who were unemployed at the time of the interview.
Date: 1977/1982
Object Type: Finding Aid

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