A collection of song lyrics contained in photocopied newspaper clippings from newspapers across the United States, dating from the late 1890s through the early 1930s. The songs are arranged by…

Article that explores the varying interpretations of George Caleb Bingham's painting, "General Order No. 11." The painting illustrates the effects of General Order No. 11 passed by…

Editor, Mike Fannin, explains how the printed newspaper, The Kansas City Star, will be reorganized to adapt to the difficult economic time. The main news section will be combined with the local and…

This letter gives some detail concerning the action at Vicksburg, Mississippi, especially in regard to Company K, 47th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers. Letter is not complete, missing final page(s).

Handwritten partial [10p.] diary belonging to John N. Thomas. Diary entries start in 1861 and go to the middle of 1863. The author of the diary states that he enlisted in the rebel army on July 8,…

Article about the history of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers and their unique perspectives offered about Kansas City, with photos and biographical descriptions of several of its prominent…

Group portrait of newsboys and an adult posing behind stacks of newspapers and in front of a newspaper truck in Chillicothe, Missouri.

Book includes four chapters listing in chronological order the history of Civil War activities in the Kansas/Missouri area including the Battle of Westport, the Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas, Battle…

Joseph Hoffman seated at piano.

Index references to Missouri Historical Review articles dealing with Emancipation Day for former slaves during the Civil War.

Head and shoulders portrait of Joe McGuff, Sports Editor for the Kansas City Star.

Charcoal portrait of unidentified person in cloak, shirt, and hat with plume andfive stars on the hatband. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. Person…

Photo and bio of John Barrons, "[a]dvertising manager of the Kansas City Star."

Illustrated map of the battlefield of Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, Missouri.

Biography of William Clarke Quantrill (1837-1865), one of the most notorious of Confederate guerrillas or Bushwhackers in the border warfare period and during the Civil War in the Kansas City area,…

Brigadier General Daniel M. Frost graduated from West Point but during the Civil War he fought on the Confederate side. Article contains information on him primarily during his Missouri Civil War…

File contains information about the First Kansas (Colored) Volunteer Infantry.

Issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes a photo and article, continued on page 8, about "Dr. Schorer," a 54-year…

Rudy Vallee posing with seated woman holding small poodle.

Map of Civil War battles and other events in Missouri.

Account from October 23, 1864, showing possibility of various perspectives of the Battle of Westport.

Appendix G includes the joint proclamation of John C. Fremont and Sterling Price, November 1 and 5, 1861 which is found in the O.R., 3:563-564. It concerns the relations with private citizens of the…

Article summarizes changes to the Kansas City Star's staffing and ownership since the McClatchy Company (Co.) purchased the newspaper in 2006. Former staff members are interviewed and describe…