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Woolf Brothers Basketball Team Photograph, no date (K1407)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder, 1 photograph)
The collection contains an undated sepia-toned photograph of the Woolf Brothers Basketball Team.
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Woolf Brothers Collection, 1880-1980 (K0410)
12 cubic feet
Business ledgers, historical business papers, stock certificate booklets, and business titles from Woolf Brothers department store dated 1880-1980
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Woolf Brothers Company Records, 1910-1990 (K0282)
92 c.f.
Woolf Brothers was a premier men's clothing store, which also produced some item under their own label, located in Kansas City, MO. Includes orders, patterns, advertisements and other financial, legal, and sore related data. Known for the innovative use of advertising, the Woolf Brothers Company maintained a collection of scrapbooks of their newspaper ads which have been microfilmed.
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World War II Scrapbooks, 1941-1942 (K1245)
1 c.f.
Scrapbooks of clippings from Kansas City newspapers.
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"The Wornall House," Jessie Benton, 1944 (C2938)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a brief history of the Wornall House and family, with incidents of the Civil War Battle of Westport. Included is a sketch of the floor plan. Photographs are located in the editorial office of the State Historical Society.
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John Bristow Wornall Papers, 1827-1889 (K0474)
0.02 c.f.
Documents relating to the Big Blue (later Westport) Baptist Church for which Wornall served as treasurer and moderator; the Will and estate papers of James W. Manion (1804-1856) for whom Wornall was executor.
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Edward C. Wright Jr. Photographs, 1958-1961, no date (P0674)
0.15 linear feet
Photos of Independence area historic sites and buildings, 1961.
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Herbert Perry Wright Papers, 1896-1945 (K0013)
5 c.f.; 16 (MR)
Scrapbooks compiled by H.P. Wright, a Kansas City banker, pertaining to friends, institutions, and events in which Wright was interested.
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Raymond Orlando Youmans Papers, 1916-1953 (K1139)
10 c.f.
Youmans was a retired psychologist, a publisher and printer, educator, and clergyman. Includes materials related to Youmans' publishing business: financial records, books published and/or distributed by him, and manuscripts considered or published. Also his instruction notes and other university related materials from the Kansas City University (Kansas City, KS).
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Young Matrons of Kansas City Records, 1917-1964 (K0100)
Micorfilm (13 rolls)
Organizational records including minute books of regular meetings, Executive Board meetings, and the meetings of the Carolyn Farwell Fuller Unit. Occasional financial reports and general financial material from the Charity and Welfare Committee..
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Young Men's Christian Association (Independence, Mo.) Papers, 1887 (C0568)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Charter and constitution of the Young Men's Christian Association, Independence, Missouri, June 18, 1887.
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Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) of Kansas City Records, 1878-2006 (K0332)
80 c.f.
Minutes, newspaper clippings, printed materials, publications, administrative files, reports, surveys, studies, photographs, slides, audio/visual media, memorabilia, and scrapbooks.
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Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) of Kansas City, Kansas Records, 1924-1992 (K0601)
16 c.f.
Organizational records including minutes, financial records, programs, rosters, photographs, slides, films, scrapbooks, and architectural records.
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Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Kansas City Records, 1893-1982 (KA2624)
5 c.f.
The addition contains yearbooks and books for the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Kansas City.
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Kenneth Franklin Young Papers, 1936-2005 (K1039)
2.5 c.f.
Young was a radio and television broadcast engineer and cameraman with KCMO radio and KCTV. He also performed in plays with a variety of theater companies. Includes correspondence, negatives, photographs, broadcasting materials, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and video.
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Rosemary Claypool Young Papers, 1934-1997 (K0344)
1 c.f.
Personal papers of church and civic leader and advocate for family, women, children and automobile safety.
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James R. Zachry Architectural Records, 1961-1988 (K0736)
36 c.f.
Architectural drawings, job files, specifications, and other office files for Zachry, a Kansas City architect who specialized primarily in hospital and nursing home design.
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Glenn R. Zander Papers, 1991-2019 (K1384)
.4 c.f.
The Glenn R. Zander Papers contain information related to the CFO/Co-chairman of Trans World Airlines (TWA) from 1990 to 1994. Materials in the collection relate to the monetary hardships encountered by TWA, including filing for bankruptcy in 1992.
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David R. Zeff Collection, 1939-1950 (K0927)
.08 c.f.
The David R. Zeff Collection contains newspaper clippings, newsletters, and memorabilia from the Aleph Zadik Aleph B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, the Jewish Youth Federation, Southwest High School, and features photographs of the contestants of the 1945 Yom Kippur Dance Night's Sweetheart contest, as well as personal photographs.
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Christine I. Zelinsky Photograph Collection, 1967-1969 (K0678)
0.5 c.f.
Zelinsky is an artist and freelance graphics designer who was hired by the City of Kansas City to establish a design program for the city. Includes slide transparencies depicting Kansas City architecture and the various activities at City Hall.
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Zeta Land and Mining Company Collection, 1902 (R1016)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for 150 shares of stock in the Zeta Land and Mining company of Independence in Jackson County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to John P. Jackson, who was the president of the firm. The company owned mineral land and mines in Newton County, Missouri.