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Jubilesta
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and information on the Jubilesta, an annual exhibition (for entertainment and tourism) of international and multi-cultural interests (with music, national celebrity appearances, and various shows and displays, etc.) held at the Municipal Auditorium starting with its opening in 1936.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Surging Forward
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This printed program for the play "Surging Forward: A Pageant of Unionism" was presented by International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union at the Music Hall of Municipal Auditorium. Besides having advertisements for local garment companies and other unions, it includes an article called "Surging Forward in the State of Missouri" by Meyer Perlstein, Manager of the Southwestern Regional Department of the unon, that describes some of the history of the garment industry unions and its role in Missouri.
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Date
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1936-08-29
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Object Type
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Pamphlet
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Title
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The Negro in Kansas City
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Description
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1944 Survey of African-American community in Kansas City designed to "bring to light facts regarding problems which face the Negro in Kansas City, Missouri, and which are not commonly known by the public." Authors were the Broadside Study Group of League of Women Voters. Topics include education, health and welfare, housing and sanitation, cultural and recreation facilities, labor and employment, and public service. The survey ends with recommendations and a resources / bibliography section.
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Date
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1944-04
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Music Hall Prepped For its Next 70 Years
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Description
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A $13.4 million renovation of the Music Hall is about to begin with completion in February, 2007. The Music Hall opened in 1935 with its art deco fixtures and styling. With the renovation the stage will be 15 feet deeper and much infrastructure will get modernized. "The theater's 2,400 seats will be replaced with slightly wider chairs and then realigned for better audience sight lines." The city will use the old seats elsewhere including the City Council's meeting chambers. Renovation design is being done by Helix Architecture + Design, Kansas City and Holzman Moss Architecture, New York.
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Date
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2006-07-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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About Town
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Description
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Description of the speech rostrum co-designed by Clarence Mook ("then auditorium building superintendent") for the October 13, 1936 Municipal Auditorium dedication speech by President Franklin Roosevelt. Designed specially for the president's wheelchair but later lost.
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Date
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1969-01-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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Exterior view, Wyandotte Street side of Municipal Auditorium, looking southwest.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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View of Municipal Auditorium Arena, filled for an Easter Service. Identified on the photograph as: "Easter services, Dr. Burris Jenkins, Municipal Auditorium, April 17, 1938."
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Date
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1938-04-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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Little Theater in Municipal Auditorium
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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Interior view of stairways in Municipal Auditorium.
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Date
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1936
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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Partial view of empty Municipal Auditorium arena.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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Interior view of the arena in Municipal Auditorium packed with people. Identified on photograph as: "President Franklin D. Roosevelt, speech at the new Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, October 13, 1936." President Roosevelt may be standing at the podium.
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Date
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1936-10-13
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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Partial view of empty Municipal Auditorium arena.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Auditorium
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Description
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View of arena in Municipal Auditorium during an unspecified event.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Elizabeth Wilkinson Vaughan
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Description
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Obituary notice for Elizabeth Vaughan who died May 14, 2005, at the age of 97. She was a professional concert soprano for five decades. "Her voice often could be heard on the radio on KCKN-AM. Elizabeth was the soloist when the Municipal Auditorium was dedicated in 1936. She was a frequent performer at the annual Kansas Day activities at the American Royal." Her husband was Joseph H. Vaughan, owner of Joe Vaughan Men's Clothing, Inc.
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Date
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2005-08-20
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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