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Biography of Laura Nelson Kirkwood (1883-1926) and Irwin Russell Kirkwood (1878-1927), Newspaper Heiress and Newspaper Trustee
Is It Capital Punishment or Just Good Business?
Is It Capital Punishment or Just Good Business?
Part one of a two-part series on the money saved "quite illegally" by the Kansas City Star after its sale in taxes.
Date : 1977-12
The Star's 16-Month Centennial Calendar
The Star's 16-Month Centennial Calendar
Calendar for September 1980 through December 1981, with illustrations and photos from the Kansas City Star.
Date : 1981
Kansas City Star Building
Kansas City Star Building
Postcard of the Kansas City Star Building.
S. J. Ray Cartoons
S. J. Ray Cartoons
This small collection consists of photocopied newspaper clippings of some of the political cartoons of S. J. Ray of the Kansas City Star. The clippings were originally in one scrapbook and have been…
Date : 1937 to 1938
Daniel Boone Jessee Would Approve
Daniel Boone Jessee Would Approve
Profile of the television and radio announcer, Randall Jessee, for station WDAF-TV.
Date : 1957-01
Chastain's Big Fight: Libel Suits Against the Star
Chastain's Big Fight: Libel Suits Against the Star
Discusses the lawsuit brought by activist Chastain against the Kansas City Star and others for libel.
Date : 2000-02-10
Obituary for Hugh Gordon Hadley
Obituary for Hugh Gordon Hadley
Hadley, an editor and columnist for The Kansas City Star for more than 30 years, died December 13, 2003. He joined The Kansas City Star in 1942 and served mostly as a copy editor on the city desk for…
Date : 2003-12-16
Glenn Darwin
Glenn Darwin
Singer Glenn Darwin seated at piano. Darwin, an accomplished baritone, was born Darwin Martin Bowen Jr. in Topeka, Kansas, in 1912.
Collection: Assorted Images
Next Concert Wednesday
Next Concert Wednesday
Article describing the results of the Kansas City Star's first "wireless telephone" (radio) concert, which was broadcast the previous evening. The concert was heard across the country…
Date : 1922-02-17
The Press: Kansas City Experiment
The Press: Kansas City Experiment
Article about the new ownership of the Kansas City Journal and its latest effort to compete with the Kansas City Star.
Date : 1941-11-03
Newsboys - Chillicothe, Missouri
Newsboys - Chillicothe, Missouri
Group of newsboys at work outside of Sauer's Book Store in Chillicothe, Missouri. A newspaper cart and truck can be seen.
Date : 1922-04-13
Star Sale Likely to Happen Soon
Star Sale Likely to Happen Soon
Describes the potential sale of the Kansas City Star by its corporate owners the Walt Disney Company.
Date : 1997-04-03
The Development of Kansas City and the West Has Had Help of the Press since 1851
The Development of Kansas City and the West Has Had Help of the Press since 1851
History of Kansas City newspapers as they related to the development of the city, starting in 1851.
Date : 1929-09-10
Transition - Died
Transition - Died
One paragraph of obituary for Henry Haskell, "78, editor of The Kansas City Star since 1928; dying in Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 20," and winning two Pulitzer Prizes during his 54 years with…
Date : 1952-09-01
Kansas Stories
Kansas Stories
Portrait and biographical article about William Allen White, or William White, a journalist, author, and poet of Kansas and formerly Kansas City. Native of El Dorado, Kansas starting out in Kansas…
Date : 1897-02
Ice Skater
Ice Skater
Ice skater is famed ice skater Sonja Henie and may have been captured during a February 27, 1937, preformance at the Pla-Mor Ballroom.
Date : 1930 (year approximate)
Collection: Assorted Images
Newsboys - Payola, Kansas
Newsboys - Payola, Kansas
Group of newsboys and adults at work near train tracks in Paola, Kansas A car and bicycles can be seen.
Date : 1922-04-19
Kansas City Star Carrier Strike of 1947
Kansas City Star Carrier Strike of 1947
The Kansas City Star carrier strike began on January 17, 1947, and lasted 16 days. The following was printed on its republication in February: "The Kansas City Star regrets very much that it…
Date : 1947-02
The Prize, Part II: The Investigation
The Prize, Part II: The Investigation
Second of a two-part article on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story by the Kansas City Star on the negligent construction in the Hyatt Regency skywalk disaster.
Date : 1983-12
H. R. Knickerbocker and Alexander Woolcott
H. R. Knickerbocker and Alexander Woolcott
H. R. Knickerbocker and Alexander Woolcot seated near microphone.
Collection: Assorted Images
Up Front
Up Front
Editorial about the potential books to be written about the Kansas City Star by some of its former journalists.
Date : 1978-06
Press Building Nearing Completion
Press Building Nearing Completion
Photo and article about the new press facility for The Kansas City Star. The glass-enclosed plant cost $199 million and should be fully operational in May 2006. Three of the four presses have been…
Date : 2005-07-14
McGuff Battling Against Disease As Hard As He Has Fought For KC
McGuff Battling Against Disease As Hard As He Has Fought For KC
In the "Cup of Joe" column written by Joe Posnanski, former Kansas City Star sports writer Joe McGuff is featured. He is currently suffering from ALS disease and heart problems.
Date : 2004-11-12
Come Into My Kitchen Turns 50
Come Into My Kitchen Turns 50
The Kansas City Star newspaper cooking column entitled "Come Into My Kitchen" celebrates 50 years of people and their recipes. The first column appeared in the November 7, 1955 issue and…
Date : 2005-11-02