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| TITLE | GENRE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| William E. Benson | Archival Material | Unframed (17.5" x 22") brown tone photograph portrait of William E. Benson. Inscription on back reads: "W. E. Benson, Secretary Board (school), 1891-1908." |
| Kansas City School District Graph | Archival Material | Folder contains a one page graph arrangement entitled "Development of Kansas City School System 1867-1967". The graph includes 12 different years and shows types of schools which were available in the district in those years as elementary, high school, trade, junior college, etc. |
| Lincoln High School | Archival Material | Collection including Lincoln High School Record Book from 1889 to 1907. |
| Kansas City School District Teachers | Archival Material | Folder contains six printed publications dealing with teacher issues including retirement. Included are teacher's union publications. |
| Kansas City Missouri School Districts | Archival Material | Framed map (19 in. x 25 in.) of the Kansas City Missouri School Districts. Map shows street boundaries for schools. Orange lines indicate "White School Districts," green lines indicate "Colored School Districts," red lines indicate high school boundaries. Pre-dates the 1955-1956 school year when the districts integrated. |
| Teachers Credit Union, Kansas City School District | Archival Material | Folder includes mimeographed and printed brochures concerning information about the Teachers Credit Union operated by and for the employees of the Kansas City, Mo., School District. |
| Kansas City Public Library Banner | Archival Material | Banner (30 in. x 44 in.), gold with blue lettering that includes logo for the Kansas City Public Library. Text on banner: "KCPL, Separate! Celebrate! November 8, 1988!" Attached to brass rod.Kansas City Public Library separated from the Kansas City Public School District at this time by the election process and became a separate library district, retaining their same boundary lines. |
| An Interview With Edward Eugene Fields | Archival Material | Interviewer: Horace M. Peterson III. Interview recorded June 21, 1976. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 2 sound discs; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has printed guide to contents. |
| Kansas City School District | Archival Material | Folder includes a fold-out brochure probably published ca1906. It includes photographs of some of the schools, statistical facts concerning the district and the city of Kansas City. A photocopied typewritten account by Catherine Stambaugh McKee is also included. The account mentions life in this area, ca1860s, and her reminiscences of her school days. The vertical files in this collection were formerly a part of the department's regular vertical files.. |
| Manual High School | Archival Material | Information found in the scrapbook dealing with the debate team of Manual High School. |
| Kansas City School District Map | Archival Material | Unframed (30 in. x 33.5 in.) map of the Kansas City School District, January 1971. Includes on the front an index of schools and other district facilities with addresses. The legend includes: elementary school district, elementary schools, junior high district, junior high schools, senior high district, senior high schools, district-wide facilities, and non-academic buildings. |
| An Interview With Isaac Gardner, Jr. | Archival Material | Interviewer: Ella Pruitt. Interview recorded February 16, 1976. 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has printed guide to contents. |
| Kansas City, Missouri City Seal | Archival Material | Folder contains examples of the Kansas City seal imprinted on cards for the years 1921,1926, and 1941. All are for official use with one for use on city cars. Also includes a seal for the Kansas City School District, 1922. |
| African American School | Archival Material | The first public school for black people in the city, located in Westport, is mentioned in the abstract under SEMINARY LANDS: 2.71 acres between colored schoolhouse and Main Cross Street in Westport (SW ¼ of Sec. 20, T 49, Range 33) - Jackson County, Mo. - Significant parties involved: James Jennings, John Campbell, Christina McCoy. |
| An Interview With Odell Thurman | Archival Material | Interviewer: Horace M. Peterson III. Interview recorded September 28, 1976. Two sound cassettes (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has printed guide to contents. |
| Early Reminiscence | Archival Material | Recounting of how Catherine Stumbaugh's McKee's mother taught at a "colored school" in Kansas City in 1865. |
| Central High School | Archival Material | Collection containing Central High School record books from 1889 to 1915. |
| Kansas City Public Library and School Board Building | Archival Material | Framed and matted (31.5 in. x 42 in.) colored, early drawing of the Kansas City Public Library and School Board Administration Building to be located at 12th and Oak streets in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Architect: Edward Tanner and Associates. |