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David W. Short Collection, 1902-1975 (K0690)
0.98 c.f.

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Short is a collector of materials relating to interurban railroad and streetcar systems. Includes mechanical drawings, magazines, posters, maps, and photographs.

Marjorie Clarice May Shryock Collection, 1905-1949 (K1061)
0.25 c.f.

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Includes portraits, photographs and postcards of early Kansas City buildings and parks.

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SHSMO-KC Abstract Title Collection, no date (K0393)
0.5 c.f.

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An artificial collection of land title abstracts from various sources.

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SHSMO-KC Moving Image Collection, no date (K0290)
1 c.f.

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An artificial collection of motion picture film and video from various sources.

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SHSMO-KC Picture Collection, 1870-2010 (K0026)
8 c.f.

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An artificial collection of photographs, postcards, pictures from various sources.

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SHSMO-KC Postcard Collection, 1908-1956 (K1345)
.24 cubic foot (22 folders)

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The State Historical Society of Missouri-Kansas City Postcard Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous postcard acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events. The State Historical Society of Missouri-Kansas City Postcard Collection continues to have material added to it. New additions are added at the end of the collection.

SHSMO-KC Rotogravure Collection, no date (K0432)
6 c.f.

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An artificial collection of Rotogravure sections from local newspaper received from various sources.

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SHSMO-KC Theater Program Collection, 1905-1965 (K0494)
0.1 c.f.

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An artificial collection of theater programs, primarily from the Kansas City region.

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SHSMO-KC Video Collection, no date (K1350)
1 item

Artificial collection of video tapes and digital video discs (DVDs) of various topics on Kansas City and Missouri history.

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Marian Tranin Shultz Papers, 1910-2008 (K1060)
2.5 c.f.

Daughter of entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Menorah Medical Center (MMC) founder Earl Tranin, Shultz has also been a volunteer at MMC. Includes correspondence, letters, postcards, magazines, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, certificates, plaques, yearbooks, and a Menorah Medical Center history.

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Merna Singer Siegler and Sylvan Siegler Papers, 1940-2012 (K1261)
0.5 c.f.

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Personal papers of active members of the Jewish Community, including National Council of Jewish Women and Beth Shalom Sisterhood notebooks, and World War II photograph/postcard album.

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Inga Baruch Silverman and Martin L. Silverman Papers, 1971, 1991 (K0986)
0.02 c.f.

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Special service booklet honoring Rabbi Gershon Hadas on occasion of his 75th Birthday; script and notes for ""Heaven Help Us!"" a comedy performed by members of Beth Shalom Congregation.

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Milton Silverman Collection, 1924-1953 (K1083)
0.09 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Milton Silverman Collection contains a memory book covering Milton Silverman's 1952-1953 term as president of the Beth Shalom Congregation. Additionally, this collection includes a 1924-1925 enrollment and record book from the Beth Shalom School as well as an invitation to the 1939 Kansas City B'nai B'rith Women's Auxiliary birthday meeting.

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Aletha Schultz Simon Papers, 1942-2012 (K0865)
4.75 c.f.

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Personal papers of a Kansas City native, active in many civic and Jewish communal organizations. Includes board and committee minutes, lesson plans, exhibit notes, forms, programs, flyers, stationary, a calendar, a directory, handbooks, articles, brochures, and newspaper clippings of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism, Beth Shalom Sisterhood, and the Museum Without Walls. Also materials for Beth Shalom, National Council of Jewish Women, the Jewish Community Center, Midwest Center For Holocaust Education, and the Eureka Fishing Club.

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Thomas E. Sims Papers, 1952-2001 (K0639)
19 c.f.

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Professional papers of a Kansas City, Missouri Municipal court judge, 16th Judicial Circuit. Includes correspondence, research materials, case studies, newsletters and publications of various state and national legal organizations.

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John James Sitton Papers, 1860-1913 (R1286)
(1 roll)

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The John James Sitton Papers consists of a three volume journal, scrapbook, miscellaneous papers, and photographs, 1860-1913 of a Missouri confederate soldier and postwar resident of Oregon Coounty, Missouri. The journal, 1860-1882, documents service in the Missouri State Guard and other confederate units in Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi during the Civil War. It also includes his veterans activities and other aspects of Sitton's life.

Skyway Airlines Collection, 1977 (R1219)
(1 folder)

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This is a schedule effective April 24, 1977 for Skyway Airlines, a commuter carrier that served Columbia, Fort Leonard Wood, Lake of the Ozarks, and Rolla in Missouri, with gateway connections at St. Louis and Kansas City.

Alfred W. Slaughter Collection, 1857-2013 (C4620)
0.2 cubic feet (3 folders)

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The collection contains a biographical sketch of Alfred W. Slaughter, a teacher who lived in Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri, as well as a volume titled "Slaughter and Abbot Genealogy" and a scrapbook, 1857-1913.

Elijah Franklin Slaughter Journals, 1875-1904 (C3055)
1 roll of microfilm

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Papers of Elijah Slaughter, a Jackson County, MO, farmer. Includes accounts of daily life, notes on bartering of farm goods, and a book of dates.

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Slavic Folk Music Collection, 1973-1979 (K1194)
0.20 c.f. (8 folders)

Includes a project outline entitled "An Oral History of Slavic Cultures in Kansas City, Kansas and Sugar Creek, Missouri," and programs and books relating to Slavic folk music.

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Jacqueline Jacobson Slutsky Papers, 1953-1966 (K0997)
0.01 c.f.

Photocopied photographs of the Slutsky and Jacobson families.

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Marshall L. Small Collection, 2005 (K1067)
0.01 c.f.

Includes a scholarly history (paper and DVD format) of Shraga Faibush ben Zvi's extended family written by his great-grandson Marshall Small. Additional research for this study was provided by Neil Sosland, Richard Hoffman, Sarah Small, and her son Rabbi David Small.

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Sarah Kraft Small Papers, 1976-1977 (K0939)
0.06 c.f.

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Small served as Beth Shalom Sisterhood president. Includes Sisterhood administrative papers and programs.

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Charles Ashley Smith Architectural Records Collection, 1890-1930 (K0672)
7 c.f.

Smith was one of the most active architects of buildings for institutions, particularly schools, in Kansas City. Included are architectural drawings, renderings, photographs and clippings relating to Kansas City area buildings.

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Gene Smith Papers, 1941-1995 (K1347)
.25 c.f.

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bound collection of Hallmark Military News employee newsletters, 1941-1946; one issue Hallmark NoonNews, 1986; remembrance of G. Smith; ephemera items

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Israel A. Smith Constitutional Convention Papers, 1943-1944 (C0026)
2.5 cubic feet (144 folders)

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Letters and papers of a Republican delegate from the 5th senatorial district. Smith was chairman of the Committee on Public Health and Public Welfare and Federal Relations with Respect Thereto, and served on the Committees on Initiative and Referendum and on Printing, Reporting and Publications.

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Jabez Smith Papers, 1847-1855 (C2729)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)

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The papers of Jabez Smith contain letters to Smith, Independence, MO, from various people acting as his agents in California and Virginia. Also included are miscellaneous items and photographs.

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Katherine Adaline Dunlap Smith Papers, 1920s (CA6586)
0.2 cubic feet

Scrapbook, photographs, cards, and miscellaneous material of a student who attended Central Junior High School and Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri, in the 1920s. Also includes clippings and miscellaneous family material.

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Lee Clarence Smith Papers, 1889-1954 (K1045)
0.5 c.f

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and printed/published materials concerning the Highway Post Office, Katy Railroad, and mail routes.

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Helen F. Smither Collection, 1888-1917 (P0466)
0.125 linear feet

Postcards, mainly of Kansas City area, and photos of the University of Missouri ca. 1890. Cabinet cards; portraits of University of Missouri students.

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Helen Faye Smither Collection, 1740-1960 (K0073)
0.3 c.f.

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Genealogical and correspondence and other family records relating primarily for the Desha, Brown, and Smither families.

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John Milton Smither Papers, 1920-1968 (K0819)
2 c.f.

Smither was known as the "dean of Kansas City poets" and a poetry teacher at the Nelson Gallery. Includes copies of his books, and works and those of other local authors; teaching records and material; photographs; newspapers and magazine clippings; and correspondence.

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Robert M. Snyder Jr. Collection, 1849-1932 (K0025)
5 c.f.

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Personal papers of R.M. Snyder, Jr. and his family relating to his collecting, research, and writing on Americana, the Ozarks, and Ha Ha Tonka, a home built in the Ozarks by his father. Additionally are the collected correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera that Snyder collected from historically significant people thorughout the course of his life.

Robert McClure Snyder Family Collection, 1905-1964 (K0829)
1 c.f.

Scrapbook, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and ephemera regarding the Snyder Family, Ha Ha Tonka, Junior League, and Kansas City.

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Robert McClure Snyder Jr. Papers, 1890-1937 (C3524)
3.6 cubic feet

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Correspondence, historical notes, book lists, and photographs of Snyder, joint heir of the Ozark Hahatonka estate, collector of rare books, and writer on many phases of western history, especially Kansas City, Missouri, and vicinity.

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Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America Records, 1962-1967 (K1195)
0.04 c.f.

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Includes educational and organizational manuals and photographs of contests and the group.

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Maurice David Solomon Papers, 1950-2008 (K0583)
0.5 c.f.

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Articles, correspondence, photographs, and other items relating to Solomon, Rabbi at Kehilath Israel Synagogue, and to his wife, Betty Mallin Solomon.

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John W. Sondheim Papers, 1978 (K0789)
1 c.f.

Notes, minutes and letters relating to Sondheim's service on the Kansas City Cable TV Study Committee.

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Sons of United Veterans of the Civil War, 1997-2022 (K1418)
1.3 cubic feet

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This collection contains administrative records, correspondence, financial records, membership records, minutes, publications, and reports concerning Westport Camp No. 64 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, a “fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of veteran heroes who fought and worked to save the Union in the American Civil War.”

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Lee Herbert Sorkin Papers, 1941-1959 (K0804)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 5 photographs)

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The Lee Herbert Sorkin Papers contain five photographs, mostly picturing relatives of Herb Sorkin's wife, Bryna (Kleinstein) Sorkin.

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Soroptimist International of Kansas City Records, 1926-2010 (K0253)
29 c.f.

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Organizational records of a local professional and businesswomen's service organization, including correspondence, business and financial papers, obituaries of its members, and newsletters.

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Sosland Family Papers, 1930-2008 (K1277)
2.5 c.f.

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Personal and professional files of the Soslands, including organizations and institutions : Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, B'nai Brith, Beth Shalom, various Jewish organizations. Also papers of extended family: Hershman, Eisemann, and Sosland

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South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Records, 1931-2006 (K1198)
8 c.f.

Organizational records including by-laws and articles of incorporation, minutes, membership/board reports, financial records, newsletters, anniversary booklets, video, CDs, membership directories, event files, scrapbooks, maps, and photographs.

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Southwest High School Collection, 1943-2007 (K1199)
1 c.f.

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Books and documents relating to Southwest High School of the Kansas City, MO, School District and its alumni.

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Southwest Trail Newspapers, 1966-1967 (KA2594)
0.25 cubic feet

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The Southwest Trail Newspapers contain a bound copy of issues from Southwest High School’s student newspaper dated from 1966 to 1967.

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Torey Southwick Collection, 1960-1970 (K0360)
3 c.f.

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Audiotapes, film, and videotape of the Southwick's children's shows appearing on KMBC-TV, and other shows on radio and television.

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James L. Soward Papers, 1995 (K0610)
9 c.f.

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Notes and research materials, oral interviews, and photographs for the book written by Soward, Hospital Hill: an illustrated account of public healthcare institutions in Kansas City, Missouri.

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John D. Spaeth Photograph Collection, 1936-1937 (K0747)
0.01 c.f.

Photographs of Kansas City, MO scenes and of city plans taken while Spaeth was an architecture student studying urban planning under Eliel Saarinen at Cranbrook in Bloomfield, IL.

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