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Royall Hall and Haag Hall at UMKC
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Description
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Photograph of buildings on the UMKC campus in the early 1980s. Haag Hall stands in the background at left, and Royall Hall at right. Haag Hall was built in 1937 and named for the Haag family, early Kansas City settlers. Royall Hall, originally known as the Haag Hall Annex, was renamed in 1983 after professor Normal Royall.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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1726 Independence Avenue
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of an architectural embellishment on Alumni Hall on the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) campus at 1726 Independence Avenue. Construction on the building was completed in 1927; it served as a dormitory for the nurses of Children's Mercy Hospital. In 1971, KCUMB Alumni Association purchased the building and donated to the university. The building was renovated in the early 1990s. In 1999 the building was renamed after Leonard Smith, DO. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Spencer Sciences Buildings at UMKC
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Photograph of the Kenneth A. Spencer Chemical and Biological Sciences Buildings on the UMKC campus, viewed from the northwest corner of 51st Street and Rockhill Road, in the early 1980s. The buildings, designed by Kivett & Myers, opened in 1968 and house the biology and chemistry departments.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Calvary Bible College
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Photograph of Calvary Bible College, at 1111 West 39th Street in the 1980s. The building, as Loretto Academy, was built as a Catholic boarding and day school by the Sisters of Loretto order of nuns and dedicated in 1904. The building was sold to Calvary Bible College in 1966, and they operated in the location until 1982. The photograph shows the building surrounded by chainlink fencing.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Kansas City Art Institute
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Description
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Photograph of 44th Street looking west toward Warwick from Oak Street in the early 1980s. Kansas City Art Institute's East Building stands on the south side of the block.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Vanderslice Hall
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Description
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Photograph of Vanderslice Hall at the Kansas City Art Institute, located at 4415 Warwick Boulevard, looking west from the entry drive off Warwick, circa 1980. The building was constructed as a home for August Meyer, first president of Kansas City's Board of Parks Commissioners, in 1895-6. Designed by Van Brunt and Howe, the family called the home "Marburg" and lived there until in 1927. It was then purchased by local businessman Howard Vanderslice for $140,000 and donated to the Kansas City Art Institute. It housed classrooms and studios initially, and later servedas an administrative building for the college. An auditorium addition was added in 1930, designed by local architecture firm Wight and Wight. A neighborhood homes tour was established in the early 1980s as a fundraiser to support refurbishing Vanderslice Hall and undoing mid-century modernizations. The building was added to the National Registry of Historic Places during the same time period.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Kansas City Art Institute Volker Building
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Photograph of Kansas City Art Institute's Volker Building at 305 East 44th Street, in the early 1980s. Construction of the building was completed in 1948, and the building was used as a home for the school's sculpture and ceramics programs.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1750 Independence Avenue
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the front door of the Administration Hall on the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) campus at 1750 Independence Avenue. Built in 1916, the Administration Building served as the original Children's Mercy Hospital. In 1979, KCUMB Alumni Association purchased the building and donated it to the university.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Calvary Bible College
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Photograph of Calvary Bible College, at 1111 West 39th Street, in the early 1980s. The building, as Loretto Academy, was built as a Catholic boarding and day school by the Sisters of Loretto order of nuns and dedicated in 1904. The building was sold to Calvary Bible College in 1966, and they operated in the location until 1982.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Royall Hall and Scofield Hall at UMKC
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Photograph of buildings on the UMKC campus in the early 1980s. Royall Hall stands in the background at left, and Scofield Hall in the foreground at right. Scofield Hall was built as a private home for newspaper publisher Walter S. Dickey; upon his death in 1931, it became the university's first site. It was later named for former president and chancellor Clarence Scofield. Royall Hall, originally known as the Haag Hall Annex, was renamed in 1983 after professor Normal Royall.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Spalding's Commercial College
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Description
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Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing a baby in a clam shell. Front of card says: "Venus." Back of card has an image of a building and advertising copy that is incomplete because the card has been cut in half. It gives incomplete information on the number of students and geographical distribution of the student body. Address given on back and front of card:
Commercial Block,
S. W. Cor. Main and 11th Sts.
Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Spalding's Commercial College
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Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing a rural scene of a cottage by water in the moonlight. Front of card says: "Telephone 1174." Back of card says: "Twenty-seventh annual Day School, in session all the year." and "Twenty-seventh annual Night School, in session Oct. 1 to April 1." Also: "Established Oct. 25, 1865. Incorporated July 11, 1867. All English and Commercial Branches, Short-Hand, Type-Writing, Modern Languages, Higher Mathematics, etc., practically taught at lowest rates. Unrivalled Course of Instruction. Large Faculty of seventeen experienced Teachers and Lecturers. Twenty New and Elegant College Rooms. Unsurpassed advantages. No Vacations. Catalogues free...Elevator Entrance N. Y. Life Building, Cor. Ninth and Wall Streets. J. F. Spalding, A. M., President.." Address given on back of card:
Kansas City, Mo.
East Wing N. Y. Life Bldg., Nos. 814, 816, 818 Delaware St.
(Near "Junction" Ninth, Delaware and Main Sts.)
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Spalding's Commercial College
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Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing an assortment of unrelated images: a girl, some flowers, and a lighthouse. Card is embossed. Front of card says: "Telephone 1174." Back of card says: "Twenty-eighth year...Day school all the year...Night School October 2 to April 7." It also describes the college: "Established Oct. 25, 1865. Incorporated July 11, 1867. Book-Keeping and other Commercial Studies, Shorthand, Typewriting, English Branches, Higher Mathematics, Modern Languages, Etc., at lowest rates. No Vacations. Catalogues free. Be sure to visit or address this College before going elsewhere. Elevator Entrance N. Y. Life Building, Cor. Ninth and Wall Streets. Telephone 1174. Wm. H. Seeger, Esq. (Prest. Citizens Nat. Bank), Secretary. J. F. Spalding, A. M., President.." Address given on back of card:
East Wing N. Y. Life Bldg., Nos. 814, 816, 818 Delaware St.
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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University of Saint Mary
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Description
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Aerial view of the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Spalding's Commercial College
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Description
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Advertising card for Spalding's Commercial College showing an envelope ripped open to a letter and picture of a girl. One of two cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Twenty-sixth annual Day School, in session all the year." and "Twenty-sixth annual Night School, in session Oct. 1 to April 1." Also: "Established Oct. 25, 1865. Incorporated July 11, 1867. All English and Commercial Branches, Short-Hand, Type-Writing, Modern Languages, Higher Mathematics, etc., practically taught at lowest rates. Unrivalled Course of Instruction. Large Faculty of seventeen experienced Teachers and Lecturers. Twenty New and Elegant College Rooms. Unsurpassed advantages. No Vacations. Catalogues free...Elevator Entrance N. Y. Life Building, Cor. Ninth and Wall Streets. J. F. Spalding, A. M., President." Address given on back and front of card:
Kansas City, Mo.
East Wing N. Y. Life Bldg., Nos. 814, 816, 818 Delaware St.
(Near "Junction" Ninth, Delaware and Main Sts.)
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Central College of Shorthand
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Description
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Advertising card for the Central College of Shorthand with image of pansies. Front lower left corner has number C-855. Back of card says: "Central College of Shorthand, Largest and Best Shorthand School in Kansas City. Call or write for information." and "The presentation of this card secures a reduction of $1.00 on tuition." The back also has an image of the building where the college is located. Signs on the building say: "New England Building,.""New England Mutual Life Ins Co." and "New England Safe Deposit & Trust Co." Address given on back of card:
New England Bldg. (2d Floor),
112 W. Ninth Street.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Central College of Shorthand
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Advertising card for the Central College of Shorthand showing a ship with sails up. One of two cards with similar design. Front lower left corner has number C-788. Back of card says: "Central College of Shorthand, Largest and Best Shorthand School in Kansas City. Call or write for information." and "The presentation of this card secures a reduction of $1.00 on tuition." The back also has an image of the building where the college is located. Signs on the building say: "New England Building,.""New England Mutual Life Ins Co." and "New England Safe Deposit & Trust Co." Address given on back of card:
.."" New England Bldg. (2d Floor),
112 W. Ninth Street.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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8th Street from Grand Avenue
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Description
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View looking west along 8th Street from east of its intersection with Grand Avenue. Several cars traveling along the street can be seen. Signs for Cut Rate Liquors, Katz Drug Company, and Central Business College are in view.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Conservatory of Music
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Description
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View of the Conservatory of Music.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Cockefair Hall at UMKC
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Description
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Photograph of the Cockefair Hall building on the UMKC campus circa 1980. The building originally served as the university's law school, but after 1978 renovations, it was renamed for English professor Carolyn Benton Cockefair and housed the English, history, philosophy, and computer science programs.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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