Photo and entire book about William Torrey Harris, or William Harris (1835-1909), a prominent American philosopher living in Saint Louis, describing his life and career, a native New Englander known…

Photo of and booklet by Juliet McCoy Bass, a daughter of John Calvin McCoy, about a (fictional?) Southern belle (Marjoram McNeill) being courted against the backdrop of the Civil War at "…

Biographical sketch of Reverend William Dalton, "rector of the Church of the Annunciation in Kansas City." He was born in Saint Louis in 1848 and came to Kansas City in 1872, also…

Biographical sketch of Cameron Mann, "rector of Grace (Protestant Episcopal) Church, Kansas City," born in New York City in 1851 and coming to Kansas City in 1881 as a "frequent…

Biographical sketch of Major John Newman Edwards (1838-1889), a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. Description of Edwards as "a gallant Missouri cavalryman" born in Virginia and moving…

Biographical sketch of Alfred O'Donoghue, a lawyer, journalist, and religious author in Cape Girardeau, Missouri born in Ireland in 1836.

Book about the history of Missouri writers, both in fiction and nonfiction, including Writer's Day and Mark Twain.

Portrait and chapter of the book about Alexander Ross (1783-1855 ca.), an early fur trader of the Pacific Northwest born in Scotland and serving the North West Company of John Jacob Astor from 1810…

Footnotes referring to journal or magazine articles and books by R. Richard Wohl on Kansas City history.

One paragraph of biography about Clarence Cannon, "a representative from Missouri," starting as a lawyer in 1908 in Troy, Missouri, also an author of several books on the proceedings of the…

Chapter describes Walt Disney's boyhood years in Kansas City, Missouri. The Disney family resided at two addresses during Walt's years in Kansas City: 2706 E 31st St. (no longer standing…

Reprint compilation of four articles written by Roy A. Roberts originally published in the Kansas City Star newspaper during the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. A…

Biography of Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), "motivational speaker and author," "a native of a Maryville, Missouri farm," but beginning as a schoolboy in his career and establishing by…

Biographical sketch of Major Jesse Morin, a former Missouri state senator and representative in Platte City, Missouri. Born in Kentucky in 1808 and moving to Platte County, Missouri, in 1837 during…

Portrait and biographical description of Jessie Ann Benton Fremont (alternately spelled Jesse Fremont), or Jessie Fremont (1824-1902), a native of Virginia, the wife of John C. Fremont, and the…

Book with illustrations and extensive information about the author's (Walt Bodine) upbringing and radio show career in his native Kansas City, with chapters on past mayors, the Manual Training…

File containing a book excerpt from "Masks in a Pageant" by William Allen White with an autobiographical sketch of himself.

Chapter of the book about William Torrey Harris, or William Harris (1835-1909), the United States Commissioner of Education from 1889 to 1906 and native of Connecticut, moving to Saint Louis as a…

Illustration and biographical sketch of Sterl Artley, co-creator of the "Dick and Jane" Basic Readers series, "primer reading books popular in the 1950s and 1960s."

Biographical information about Mrs. Mabel Wagnalls-Jones, or Mabel Jones, a native Kansas Citian and writer of musical novels and magazine articles and "editor for musical terms of Funk &…

Chapter of the book about the author's reminiscences as a child living in Kansas City with his mother starting in 1906. Includes descriptions of the city's dual character as "a smutty…

A Kansas City history book written for children and young adult readers. From the introduction: Using words, pictures, maps, and activities, this book will take you - along with your friends and…

Photo and bio of Emma Lard Longan, or Emma Longan (1855-1924), "a lifelong champion of education and equal rights for women" and widow of George Longan, superintendent of Kansas City…

Biographical sketch of Milton Tracy, a political writer and "stump speaker" of Macon City, Missouri. Born in Huntsville, Missouri in 1844 and moving to Macon City in 1868 as a lawyer.

Chapters of the book of fiction by Thornton Wilder about the main character, George Brush, a devoutly religious character, experiencing various misadventures in Kansas City at houses of ill repute…