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Title
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105 Artists are Right at Home
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Description
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Article on the art collection of John "Topper" Johntz of Prairie Village. Johntz has over 800 pieces by 105 artists in his home, including works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Francisco de Goya, Mark Chagall, and Paul Cezannes. A former divorce attorney, Johntz and his wife began collecting art in 1969.
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Date
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2012-11-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Collecting American Outlaws
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Description
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Wilbur Zink collects items once owned by outlaws, particularly the Younger and James brothers. Some of the treasures include Jim Younger's violin and 25 letters from Frank James to his wife Anna, written while he was in jail awaiting trial. Zink's collecting led to research and writing books, like "The Roscoe Gun Battle" [MVSC 977.846 Z78R ]. He lives in Springfield, Missouri. Along with author Marley Brant, they purchased the Younger homestead, a two-story, pre-Civil War home, which was then donated to the Cass County Historical Society.
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Date
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2009-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Collector Extraordinaire
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Description
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David Spivey is the subject of the Tribute section of the Remembrances column. "Born in Oklahoma, David spent most of his life in Kansas City. He was a graduate of Rockhurst High School, Central Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City." He "became famous locally and nation-wide in such publications as Architectural Digest as a collector and purveyor of rare books, maps and art prints. He died March 14, 2012.
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Date
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2012-04-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Indian Now on Private Sentry Duty in KC
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Description
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Story of the cigar-store wooden Indian which for more than 50 years identified the Reardon Tobacco Company at 709 Main Street. The Reardons called him "Johnny Swift Wing" and the statue eventually got into the antique collection of local collector and Buick car dealer Jerry Smith. It recently sold for $22,000 and was bought by Smith's daughter, so the piece is still in Kansas City. Story also mentions "Indian Hunter," a wooden Indian also collected by Smith, that used to be on the Independence square. "Smith, who died in 1984, collected for more than 25 years, and amassed more than 11,000 antique toys and unique pieces of Americana. His greatest joy was exhibiting this amazing treasure trove as a natural fundraiser, helping charities."
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Date
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2008-10-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jerome & Margaret Nerman
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Description
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Article in the Collector Profile series features the home and collection of Jerome and Margaret Nerman. The Nermans' gift to Johnson County Community College established the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Date
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2007-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Mildred (Mrs. Sam) Kittell Ray
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Description
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Interior view showing Mildred Ray seated on sofa in her apartment in Kingswood Manor, a senior living community located in Kansas City, Missouri. The photograph is dated September 27, 1993. Mrs. Ray would have just turned 98 years of age when the picture was taken.
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Date
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1993
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mildred (Mrs. Sam) Kittell Ray
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Description
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Mildred Kittell Ray, known as Mrs. Sam Ray, with postcard in hand standing by wooden cabinet with drawers containing her postcard collection. Location not given but presumably photograph was taken at her home. Back of photograph is stamped "Feb. 3, 1982."
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Date
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1982
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC93 Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Thomas Jefferson Fitzpatrick was a professor of botany and mathematics, a librarian, and an avid book collector. The Kansas City Public Library purchased nearly 20,000 volumes from his private library in 1953. The books were not maintained as a collection. Along with the books were personal papers including diaries, a scrapbook, and numerous newspaper clippings.
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Date
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1891~/1933~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
