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…

Brief interview with Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes, in which she discusses issues facing the next mayor, her views on the concept of tax increment financing, and light rail.

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).

Illustration and biographical article about Major William Warner (1839-1916), a former Kansas City mayor elected national senator from Missouri in 1905 with the help of the Republican Party's…

Biographical sketch of John Courtney Moore, or John Moore "of Kansas City," a Confederate veteran, early Kansas City journalist, and first mayor of Denver, Colorado. Born in Tennessee in…

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,…

Information given on the Cleaver Program in Religion and Public Life with activities being held at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. Named after former Kansas City mayor Emanuel…

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…

One long paragraph of biography about Samuel Strother (1871-1929), mayor of Kansas City and native of Louisville.

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.

Photo and bio of Colonel Robert Van Horn (1824-1916), mayor of Kansas City in 1861 and 1864. Native of Pennsylvania coming here in 1855 as a buyer of "the 'Enterprise,' a newspaper…

Head and shoulders portrait; mayor of Kansas City in 1869.

Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Wheeler, a Kansas City mayor.

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,…

Head and shoulders portrait.