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Title
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Laud Work of Club
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Description
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News article about work of the �??Brotherhood Democratic Club, a black political organization in the second ward�?� of Kansas City. News of the club�??s influence in a recent election is reported. The club's president was Sylvester Norris.
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Date
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1970-04-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Democratic National Convention, 1900
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Description
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This folder contains guest's tickets for the 1900 Democratic Convention held in Kansas City, Missouri. The vertical files in this collection were formerly a part of the department's regular vertical files.
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Date
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1900
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Thomas J. Pendergast - Nominee for Marshal
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Description
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Portrait, list of qualifications, and brief biography of Thomas J. Pendergast printed while running for Jackson County marhsal in 1906.
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Date
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1906
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tom Pendergast
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Description
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This pamphlet contains the names, life stories, and pictures of the different Democratic Party candidates running in the November 4, 1902, Jackson County election. Included is Tom Pendergast, a nominee for Marshal. Also included are: William S. Cowherd, William B. Teasdale, John W. Henry, Andrew F. Evans, J. E. Guinotte, George Lee Chrisman, Edward C. Orear, Joseph W. Mercer, John P. Gilday, Dr. Charles H. Lester, Roland Hughes, James L. Phelps, Harry Henley, Robert S. Stone, Martin Gossett, O. H. Gentry, Jr., and Charles Renick.
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Date
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1902
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Object Type
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Pamphlet
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Title
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Mister Connection
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Description
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Photo and biographical article about Woody Overton, a prominent local political advisor and campaign leader for the Democratic Party. Description of his life and career, leading campaigns since the early 1970s and helping President Bill Clinton win Missouri in 1992, etc.
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Date
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1993-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Article about the presidential, gubernatorial and senatorial elections, focusing on the importance of the votes of Missouri's pivotal "two big cities--Kansas City and St. Louis," discussing Republican and Democratic clashes.
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Date
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1952-10-24
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Machine Politics: Kansas City Model
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Description
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Master of arts thesis on machine politics in Kansas City with information on political boss Tom Pendergast and many others, etc.
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Date
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1940
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Title
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William J. Thompkins: African American Physician, Politician, and Publisher
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Description
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Article tells the story of Dr. William J. Thompkins. Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1879, he moved to Kansas City to practice medicine in 1906. In 1914 he was appointed superintendent of General Hospital #2. Thompkins was very active in the Democratic party and founded the black newspaper the "Kansas City American," competitor to the Republican-leaning African American newspaper "The Call."
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Date
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2007-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Life as a Campaign Backdrop . . .
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Description
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Article briefly describes a visit by 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry and Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards to the Smithville farm of Jim and Ruth Nelson. The Nelsons hosted a rally for the candidates in early August, 2004.
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Date
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2004-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
