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SC193 Richards and Conover Hardware Company Collection Finding Aid
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The Richards and Conover Hardware Company was started in 1857 by John Francisco Richards and continued to operate as a family-owned business until it closed in 1999. This collection, donated by a former president of the company and descendant of John F. Richards, consists of the business records created and maintained by the company’s owners and employees.
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1854/1999
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Finding Aid
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SC15-4 Myers Family Papers Finding Aid
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It is believed that the three Myers brothers connected with this collection settled in Kansas. Luther Myers lived in Jackson County, Kansas, and was engaged in the banking business in Whiting. Louis Myers was an attorney in Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas, and served in the Kansas State Legislature. Ireneus Myers appears to have lived in Grasshopper Falls, Kansas. Collection contains primarily correspondence between members of the Myers family written between the years 1858 to 1864. Writers and recipients include Martin Myers and his wife, sons Louis A. Myers, Luther M. Myers and wife Anna, and Ireneus Myers. The majority of the letters were written during the Civil War by both Louis and Ireneus who served in the Union Army. Both brothers as soldiers comment on participation in battles and skirmishes in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Missouri. These include the Battle of Bull Run, Cane Hill, White Sulpher Springs, etc. The life of a soldier is described including camp experiences and battle engagements.
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1854/1864
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Finding Aid
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SC3 Advertising Card Collection Finding Aid
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Collection of cards used for advertising purposes in the late 19th century. Includes colorful illustrations for many types of products. The over 600 cards from Kansas City businesses have been digitized.
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1860/1905
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Finding Aid
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P15 1951 Flood Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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The collection of 30 black and white photographs include aerial views as well as ground shots of streets, rubble, river bottoms, etc., during the 1951 flood in Kansas City. It also contains views of the fire on Southwest Boulevard which occurred at this time.
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1951
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Finding Aid
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SC50 James D. Allen Journals Finding Aid
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James D. Allen settled in Shawnee, Kansas, in 1857 and was appointed Justice of the Peace for Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas, that year. Collection contains one large journal and one small diary/account book that belonged to Allen.
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1858/1872
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Finding Aid
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SC47 Presidents and Past Presidents Club Scrapbook Finding Aid
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The Presidents and Past Presidents Club of Greater Kansas City was formed in 1917 with Mrs. George W. Fuller as the first president. Membership was composed entirely of presidents and past presidents of women's clubs in Kansas City. The group did civic philanthropic work in Kansas City. This compilation contains typescript pages and illustrations including photographs. It contains signed vignettes and reminiscences concerning Kansas City, Missouri, history.
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Finding Aid
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SC199 ’81 Club Collection Finding Aid
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This collection includes meeting minutes, programs, scrapbooks and other materials relating to the ’81 Club, a Kansas City women’s club founded by Sarah Chandler Coates in 1881.
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1886/2019
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Finding Aid
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SC127 Gladstone School
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Gladstone School opened in 1915 at 335 N. Elmwood Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri and was demolished in 1988 to make room for a new school building. This collection documents annual attendance and scholarship records for students attending Gladstone School from 1915-1938.
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1915/1938
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Finding Aid
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SC15-7 Republication Extra: The Great Battle at Springfield
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Description
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This collection consists of a bound volume containing maps, portraits, text, and illustrations clipped from unknown sources, and a fabric-backed copy of the St. Louis Daily Missouri Republican extra edition dated August 14, 1861, all related to fighting at Springfield, Missouri.
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1861
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Finding Aid
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SC2 Kansas City Posse of the Westerners Records Finding Aid
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This collection consists of records, correspondence, publications, and photographs from the Kansas City Posse of Westerners, the local chapter of a national social organization interested in preserving the history and heritage of the American West. The Kansas City Posse was formed in 1955 and the originally male-only membership included hobby scholars and prominent local historians like A. Theodore Brown and Kenneth LaBudde, PhD. The group held monthly dinner meetings that included speakers on a range of Western history and culture topics; membership dues also sponsored several publications that are referred to and/or present in the collection.
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1955/1998
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Finding Aid
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SC57 Siegrist Engraving Company Etching Collection Finding Aid
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The Siegrist Engraving Company, located at 924 Oak, was founded in 1902 by Mr. Henry S. Siegrist. The collection has 35 etchings of notable Kansas City historical landmarks, including buildings, residences, and riverfront scenes. The etchings were promotional materials published and distributed by the Siegrist Engraving Company.
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1936/1966
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Finding Aid
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SC103-1 1976 Republican National Convention Memorabilia Finding Aid
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This collection contains three buttons, one commemorative coin, and two brass cattle rings that were distributed during the Republican National Convention held at Kemper Arena August 16-19, 1976, in Kansas City, Missouri.
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1976
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Finding Aid
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SC82 ACT-UP/Kansas City Chapter Records Finding Aid
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AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power/KC (ACT-UP/KC) was founded in September 1988 with the purpose of promoting AIDS awareness, treatments, and victim's rights through aggressive activism. ACT-UP/KC held numerous demonstrations and boycotts of local businesses and often worked with other gay and lesbian organizations. The group disbanded in 1994 due to dwindling membership. This collection consists of organizational records and correspondence, newsletters, bylaws, financial reports, hand-written notes, flyers, newspaper articles, audio-visual materials, and other organizational records.
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1987/1995
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Finding Aid
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SC159 Kansas City Prints and Images Collection Finding Aid
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This collection consists of images relating to Kansas City buildings, infrastructure, and historical events. Included are four prints from the Siegrist Engraving Company as well as various magazine-published materials.
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1887/1957
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Finding Aid
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SC161 James Gang Resolution Finding Aid
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This collection contains a resolution passed by the Common Council of the City of Kansas (now known as Kansas City). Following the death of Jesse James, the resolution commends Missouri Governor Thomas Crittenden, Kansas City Police Commissioner Henry H. Craig, and Clay County Sheriff James Timberlake, "for breaking up and so nearly destroying the notorious Jesse James Band of outlaws."
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1882-04-28
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Finding Aid
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SC3 Advertising Cards Vertical File List
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These business or company name vertical files for the advertising cards from the late nineteenth century (circa 1880s-1900) have information about the company or business or people involved.
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Finding Aid
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SC37 William C. Connett, Jr. Papers Finding Aid
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The Connett family is noted in the history of the St. Joseph and Sparta, Missouri, area. They had connections at one time with the meat-packing industry in St. Joseph, Missouri. Leonard L. Solomon was a circuit court judge. This small collection is of primarily letters relating to William C. Connett, Jr., and his father-in-law Solomon L. Leonard. They pertain to the northwest area of Missouri and include geographic names as Sparta, Hempland, Platte City, and St. Joseph.
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1851/1883
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Finding Aid
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SC15-8 Mrs. J. O. Williams Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection has information relating to Richard Yeager (also known as Dick Yeager) and his activities in the Civil War and on the Santa Fe Trail. Yeager, noted guerrilla who rode with Quantrill, was also a wagon master between Westport and Santa Fe and a friend and compatriot of Upton Hays, noted resident of Westport, prominent in several early local battles and skirmishes in the Civil War.
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1861/1865
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Finding Aid
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