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Title
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SC225 Kansas City Star Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Kansas City Star newspaper company was founded in 1880 by William Rockhill Nelson and Samuel Morss. Nelson and his family went on to retain ownership of the company until their deaths in 1926 when ownership was bought by employees of the newspaper. Local stockholders owned the newspaper until 1977 when it was sold to corporate ownership. This collection, made up of a portion of the company’s records, documents the history of the newspaper and its founding family.
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Date
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1829/2007
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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A Tribute to Mrs. William Rockhill Nelson
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Description
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Speech given by J. C. Nichols before the Missouri Valley Historical Society about the contributions of Ida Houston Nelson, or Ida Nelson (Mrs. William Rockhill Nelson) and the need to honor her memory by "build[ing] our community into the most inviting and the most beautiful community of homes, the most efficient, orderly and prosperous association of enterprise," etc.
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Date
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1922-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
