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Title
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Gettin' Along on the Texas-Chisholm Trail
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Description
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Article describes modern travel along the Texas-Chisholm Trail, from Kingsville,Texas, to Abilene, Kansas. This trail, among others from Texas to Kansas and Missouri (such as the lesser known Western and Sedalia Trails), was a key road for transporting livestock north. Author mentions that the man after whom the Chicholm Trail is named, Jesse Chisholm, was not a cattleman, nor did the trail he blaze enter Texas.
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Date
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2004-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City Stock Yards: Many Improvements Made During Past Four Years
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Description
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Review of the improvements made at the plant of the Kansas City Stock Yards Company between 1915 and 1919. Specific mention made of the stock hog vaccinating plant. Statistics are provided on size of yards, amount of space per kind of animal, number of animals housed, and cost of utilities. Includes photos of animal pens, outside of buildings, and the process of hog vaccination.
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Date
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1920-01-13
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC167 Kansas City Stockyards
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Description
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The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries. This collection documents the natural and built environment of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms from 1828-1983. It is a mostly oversized collection of blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, land abstracts, photos, and correspondence. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view in the "Stockyards" Digital Collection, http://www.kchistory.org/digital-collections.
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Date
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1828/1983
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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KC�??s Animal Health Corridor Lands Bullseye
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Description
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A 2006 study showed that �??the area between the cities of Manhattan, Kan., Columbia, Mo. and St. Joseph, Mo. has the world�??s largest concentration of animal health industry assets.�?� Known as the KC Animal Health Corridor, member civic organizations are working to promote the region and further develop its bioscience industries. The Corridor currently spans 350 miles, hosts 220 animal health-related businesses that employ 20,000 people, and generates a third of the global industry�??s sales.
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Date
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2013-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC119 Drovers Telegram Ledger Finding Aid
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1902/1924
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
