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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Cobras Alum Say Smith Deserves His Respect
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Description
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Article summarizes Arthur Willie Smith's founding of and involvement with the Marching Cobras drill team. The author states that Smith was raised in Prescott, Arkansas, and relocated to Kansas City in 1969, at which point he established his dance group. Former and current members of the Marching Cobras organization are interviewed and discuss Smith's work and future plans for the group.
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Date
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2014-01-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Performing Strong 45 Years, Marching Cobras Perfecting Those Dance Steps with Style
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Description
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Article recognizes that February 14, 2014, will be the 45th anniversary of the Marching Cobras drill team. The author states that the group's first performance took place on February 14, 1969. Members of the Marching Cobras' organizational staff, including the group's founder, Willie Arthur Smith, are interviewed and discuss the group's history and hopes for the future.
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Date
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2014-01-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
