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).

Obituary for Dr. Druery Thorn, a physician on the staff of Saint Luke's Hospital since 1928, dying at the age of 64 in 1956.

Biographical sketch of Dr. William Strother, a physician born in Kentucky in 1827 and moving to Lee's Summit, Missouri in 1882.

Biographical sketch of homeopathic physician John Thomas Boland, or John Boland taking part in the Civil War at the age of 13 and later practicing medicine in Saint Louis after graduating from the…

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,…

Photo and biographical article about Dr. Charles Wainwright, a physician born in Lewis County, Missouri in 1858 and becoming county coroner for Shelby County, Missouri before coming to Kansas City in…

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…

Biographical sketch of Dr. Damon Orian Walthall, or Damon Walthall, a physician at 315 Alameda Road. Born in Paola, Kansas in 1890 and coming to Kansas City in 1920, "specializing in pediatrics…

Biographical sketch of Dr. Joseph Horigan, a physician "born in Georgetown, District of Columbia, [or Washington, D. C.], January 16, 1864," and coming to Kansas City in 1888, opening an…

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

Photo and bio of Dr. Samuel Anderson, " popular physician of the homeopathic school of medicine," moving from Lawrence, Kansas, to Kansas City in 1881 as a professor of surgery and…

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…

Dr. J. W. Parker was called John as well as James and settled in Westport, Missouri, in 1851 where he practiced medicine among the white settlers and the Shawnee, Wyandotte, and Delaware Indians.…

Obituary for Dr. Frank Hurwitt, a physician here for many years, dying at the age of 92.

Joseph Hoffman seated at piano.

Histories of Kansas City area medical specialty societies, including the American Academy of General Practice, the Greater Kansas City, Missouri, Academy of General Practice, the Industrial Medical…

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."

Photo and bio of Dr. John Punton, a neurology physician born in England in 1855 and emigrating to Kansas City about 1889, establishing in 1890 "a private sanitarium for the treatment of nervous…