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Sol Koenigsberg Papers, 1954-2011 (K1197)
0.5 c.f.

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This collection contains papers related to the Jewish Federation and Council of Greater Kansas City, including the organization's history and newspaper clippings. In addition, there are personal papers related to Sol Koenigsberg, who was Executive Director of the Jewish Federation and Council, including a memoir and personal photographs.

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Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Papers, 1950s-2023 (CA6637)
6.3 cubic feet, 1 video cassette, 20.26 GB of digital files

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The papers of a journalism and communications educator at Florida International University in Miami, and executive director of the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, contain speeches, teaching materials, publications, survey material, materials documenting her involvement in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and the Society of Professional Journalists, and miscellaneous professional material.

Korean War Veterans Association Records, 1953-2012 (R1498)
1.25 cubic feet (19 folders, 1 VHS, 1 VHS-C)

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The Korean War Veterans Association Collection consists of scrapbook pages, photographs, audio-visual, and institutional records from the Korean War Veterans Association in Rolla, Missouri.

Cleo D. Kottwitz Papers, 1960s-2019 (CA6536)
4.4 cubic feet, 1 DVD

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The papers of a Methodist minister who worked in various locations throughout Missouri include funeral programs; sermons for funeral and weddings performed; presentations on the circuit rider Jacob Lanius; and work with the United Methodist Rural Fellowship and Town and Country Ministries. The collection also includes a small amount of material concerning the nursing career of his wife, Ellen Olmsted Kottwitz, as well as material concerning the Missouri Heifer Project and the International Farm Youth Exchange.

Jacob P. Kraft Family Papers, 1950-2010 (K1040)
0.25 c.f.

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Family papers of former Film Projection/Engineer for KCTV. Includes family history and genealogy of the Kravchenko/Kraft family, Jewish publications, cook book, and Yarmulkes.

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Roger Bennett Kraft Architectural Records Collection, 1980-2010 (K0813)
220 c.f.

Architectural drawings, project files, photographs and supporting documents relating to new structures and renovations designed by Kraft, a Kansas City architect/artist known for his creative use of space and design.. Also drawings and files relating to furniture also designed by Kraft.

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Bill Kranz Papers, 1970-2015 (S0727)
2 cubic feet

The Bill Kranz Papers contain photographs, scrapbooks, CDs, and VHS tapes documenting his involvement with the Celestial Theater. This theatre performance group focuses on blacklight performance art, storytelling, and fine art.

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Krause, Elbrecht, and Woodrow Family Papers, 1917-2024 (C4623)
0.5 cubic feet (10 folders)

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Collection of family materials largely containing letters to Gladys Elbrecht of Streator, Illinois, from H.E. Heineke at West Point during World War I; letters to Charles W. Woodrow of St. Louis, Missouri, 1930s; and letters to Alosia Bell of St. Louis, Missouri, 1930s. Included are Krause family photo albums, 1967-2024.

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Gary R. Kremer Papers, 1961-2019 (CA6143)
11.6 cubic feet, 47 audio cassettes, 4 CDs, 3 DVDs, 4 video cassettes, 329.9 MB of digital files

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The papers of the Director of the State Historical Society of Missouri primarily contain correspondence, publications, research material, and audiovisual material.

Young-Hie Nahm Kromm Papers, 1958-2021 (S0449)
15 cubic feet

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The Young-Hie Nahm Kromm Papers consist of architectural plans, correspondence, site specifications, floor plans, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting Kromm’s career as a Korean-American woman architect with Kromm, Rikimaru, and Johansen Inc.  

John M. Kuhlman Papers, 1953-2011 (C4738)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders), 435 MB of digital files

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The papers of a professor of economics at the University of Missouri from 1961 to 1985 include his memoirs; professional correspondence and letters from students; news articles and editorials; speeches; and miscellaneous documents.

Kuk Sool Won, St. Louis Records, 1988-2010 (S0338)
7 cubic feet

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The Kuk Sool Won, St. Louis Records contain photographs, scrapbooks, and tests documenting the school's dedication to teaching Kuk Sool Won, a traditional Korean martial arts system founded in 1958 by In Hyuk Suh. 

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Asa V. Ladd Papers, 1864-2012 (C2710)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter to wife when under sentence of death, and from Chaplain Philip McKim telling of the execution. Letter from Ladd to his father with postscript from chaplain. See St. Louis Democrat, October 31, 1864, for biographical information. Also includes a brief history and map of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Slides of these documents are included.

Marilyn Hope Lake Papers, 1955-2016 (CA6627)
12.2 cubic feet

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The papers of an author, instructor, and educational association executive include writings, correspondence, greeting cards, journals, and miscellaneous personal and professional material.

Phyllis Langsdorf Papers, 1977-2018 (S0383)
0.3 cubic foot

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The Phyllis Langsdorf Papers contains photographs, newsletters, and program booklets documenting Langsdorf volunteer work with the Craft Alliance Center for Art and Design and Barnes Jewish Hospital.

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John E. Lankford Papers, 1934-2018 (CA5175)
12.1 cubic feet

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The professional and personal papers of a history professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia include correspondence, publications, research and teaching materials, biographical information, photographs, poetry, financial records, and miscellaneous material.

Raymond W. Lansford Oral History Collection, 1985-2010 (C4725)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders), 7 CDs

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Oral history of the life of Raymond W. Lansford. Landsford served in the United States Air Force during World War II and flew 30 missions over Europe. There are recorded interviews along with transcripts of the recordings. Additionally, there are materials that detail portions of Raymond's life before and after his time in the military.

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League of Women Voters of Missouri Records, 1911-2025 (S0232)
38 cubic feet, 7 audio tapes, 56 rolls microfilm

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The collection contains correspondence, photographs, publications, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and memorabilia dating from the League's creation in 1919-20. In addition, the records (minutes, treasurer's reports, and publications) of the Missouri Equal Suffrage Association, for the years 1911-1919, are included.

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Leawood Women's Club Records, 1960-2013 (K0428)
7.6 c.f.

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Scrapbooks, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, Yearbooks, and bylaws for the Club in Leawood, KS.

Kate and Eugene Lebovitz Papers, 1964-2013 (K1310)
0.2 c.f.

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program: Harry S. Truman Commendation Award Dinner, 1965; newspapers: KC Jewish Chronicle, September 11, 1964; January 22, 1965; The Buffalo Jewish Review, September 27, 2013.

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Frederic Sterling Lee Papers, 1972-2014 (K1317)
34 c.f.

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The papers of Frederic Sterling Lee, former Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, contain his personal and professional research files, correspondence, writings and edited works. Dr. Lee was internationally known for his work on alternative microeconomic theory.

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Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team Collection, 1988, 1998-1999, 2014 (KA2626)
.04 c.f.

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The collection contains a certificate of recognition, correspondence, and a book related to the Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team.

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Marian Sunie Sherman Levin Papers, 1940-2010 (K1211)
0.09 cubic foot (5 folders)

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The Marian Sunie Sherman Levin Papers contain articles and books with advice for grandparents and senior citizens written by Sunie Levin, as well as a copy of the 1940 Congregation Keneseth Israel Beth Sholom Synagogue Schools yearbook.

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Andrea Levitan Papers, 1978-2011 (K1293)
0.25 c.f.

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The collection contains material relating to the youth, education, community leadership, and extracurricular activities of Andrea Levitan. The collection also includes material relating to Levitan family history.

Christopher J. Lewandowski Papers, 2003-2016 (R1358)
0.25 cubic foot (7 folders)

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This collection of bluegrass related materials included souvenir programs, booklets, magazines, festival flyers, personal band posters, newspaper articles, band photographs, photo albums related to bluegrass performers.

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LGBTQIA+ Periodicals Library Collection, 1986-2014 (S1177)
5 cubic feet

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The LGBTQIA+ Periodicals Library Collection contains national publications pertaining to LGBTQIA+ parenting, political and legal groups, travel, and HIV/AIDS.

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LifeBridge Partnership Records, 1952-2021 (S0280)
2 cubic feet, 1.9 GB

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The LifeBridge Partnership Records contain meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, and histories documenting its mission to help individuals with disabilities become independent and active members in their communities. Materials of interest include a feasibility and need analysis commissioned by LifeBridge in 1983 to evaluate and recommend a centralized recreational facility for the St. Louis Region’s disability community. Also included in the collection are LifeBridge Partnership's born-digital files, including board meeting minutes and resolutions, newsletters, and strategic plans. Topics of interest consist of LifeBridge's reevaluation of its mission, name, and logo; program support services, including transportation services for clients; and LifeBridge's updated health policies and fundraising strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials in this collection date from 1952 to 2020.

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LifeWise StL Records, 1902-2019 (S0352)
37 cubic feet

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The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, photographs, and VHS tapes chronicling LifeWise StL's (formerly Kingdom House) 120-year history of providing social welfare services to St. Louis's poor and immigrant population. Materials of interest include photographs of the Syrian Pioneers,' a LifeWise StL boy's club that catered to the Syrian youth in the early 1900s.

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Linguistic Society of America Records, 1901-2020 (CA5969)
54.6 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette

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Addition of records of an organization dedicated to research and publication in the analysis of language. Includes publications, programs from annual meetings and Linguistic Institutes, publicity clippings, and materials concerning affiliated organizations, various committees, and Ebonics. Also includes correspondence of George M. Bolling and Bernard Bloch, who were both editors of Language and presidents of LSA.

Robert Lipscomb Papers, 1945-2019 (SP0053)
0.4 cubic foot (20 folders, 1 cd)

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The Robert Lipscomb Papers consists of photographs taken or collected by Robert Lipscomb in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as an oral history interview with Robert. The majority of the photographs were taken during Robert's career with the Missouri Conservation Commission and include images of Missouri's forests and landscapes, in addition to fire lookout towers across South Central Missouri.

Literacy Action Corps of Columbia, Missouri Records, 1969-2022 (CA6232)
1.5 cubic feet

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Administrative records of the organization including minutes, correspondence, newsletters, promotional materials, membership lists, and photographs.

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Literacy Investment for Tomorrow-Missouri Records, 1989-2013 (CA6354)
4.1 cubic feet, 2 DVDs, 5 video cassettes

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The records of an organization devoted to developing and promoting adult and family literacy resources include meeting minutes, reports, newsletters, publications, and miscellaneous administrative material. The organization ceased operation in 2012 after more than twenty years of providing training programs and technical assistance throughout Missouri.

Anita Boresow Loeb Papers, 1921-2010 (K0659)
9.25 c.f.

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An autobiographical family history entitled My Wonderful Life written by Loeb, community historian and active member of Kansas City's Jewish Community. Also a panoramic photograph of the Southwestern Keren Hayesod Zionist Conference, 1921.

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Loosely Identified Records, 1974-2012 (S1096)
0.5 cubic foot (8 folders)

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The Loosely Identified Collection contains flyers, membership lists, newspaper clippings, and poems of Loosely Identified, a St. Louis-based women’s poetry group formed in 1974 to promote the cause of women’s equality through progressive and empowering poetry.

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Loughlin Studios Architectural Records, 1976-2019 (K1398)
4.09 c.f.

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Loughlin Studios paper drawings and AutoCAD files dated 1976 to 2019.

Helen June Knox Loughran Papers, 1948-2011 (K1256)
1 c.f.

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Personal papers of former Kansas Citian, Librarian and Clerk of the United States Supreme Court. Includes correspondence, records of a trip to Europe, genealogical information and photographs of family. Also photographs of Supreme Court Justices, friends and co-workers at the Court

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Joann S. Lublin Papers, 1976-2022 (C4740)
4.3 c.f. (39 folders, 16 volumes), 4.41 GB of digital files

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The papers of Joann S. Lublin, author and longtime columnist for The Wall Street Journal, include scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and recordings of interviews conducted for her books Earning It and Power Moms. Also included are manuscript drafts, research material, and publishing material for Earning It.

Lupus Chili Fest Collection, 1982-2017 (C4503)
1.35 GB of digital files (54 tifs)

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The collection contains posters and background material concerning an annual chili festival held in Lupus, Missouri, from 1982 to 2016.

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Lyric Opera of Kansas City Records, 1958-2013 (K0646)
39 c.f.

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Organizational records of the Opera and Opera Guild including scrapbooks, photographs, printed materials, public relations files, financial records, minutes, bylaws, and newspaper clipping.

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Brian Mahieu Papers, 1980-2016, bulk dates 1987-1999 (C4495)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders, 2 oversize items)

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Personal papers of a plein air landscape painter from Central Missouri include writings, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material.

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Gerry Mandel Papers, 1958-2020 (S0393)
3 cubic feet

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The Gerry Mandel Papers consists of correspondence, journals, photographs, and story drafts chronicling Mandel’s career in advertising and as a freelance writer and producer. Also included in the collection are video biographies of the elderly in St. Louis.

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Joan S. March and Walter I. March Papers, 1976-2011 (K0746)
0.3 c.f.

Papers of active members of the Jewish Community in Greater Kansas City. Includes posters and photographs relating to events, particularly the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy of which Joan March was a founder.

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Irene Whitley Marcus Collection, 1885-2019 (K0452)
40 c.f.

Personal papers, collected items, and photographs of an African American educator, whose collection documents the history of the Black community in Kansas City from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century.

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Morris B. Margolies Papers, 1915-2010 (K0582)
11 c.f.

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Personal and professional papers including correspondence, letters, and cards to Margolies, Rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom, and his wife Ruth, who was active in Hadassah, the Beth Shalom Sisterhood, and the Women's League for Conservative Judaism. Also lectures (VHS) Rabbi Margolies gave at Beth Shalom during and after his tenure as Rabbi.

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Evelyn Belle Marks Biography, 2010 (K0504)
0.02 c.f.

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A memorial family history book honoring Miss Marks.

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Henry R. Marnett Railroad Collection, 1899-2012 (K0734)
6.19 c.f.

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The Henry R. Marnett Railroad Collection contains materials related to the life and interests of Henry R. Marnett. The collection consists of various materials including photographs, negatives, slides, postcards, and ephemera representing Marnett's family and his favorite hobby, trains.

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Sam Maronie Papers, 1960-2022 (S0396)
2 cubic feet

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The collection contains correspondence, story drafts, photographs, and storyboards documenting Sam Maronie's career as a freelance photographer, journalist, and writer for various science-fiction fandom publications, including Starlog Magazine. Also included are original story boards for Maronie’s comics.

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Marshall Writers Guild (Marshall, Mo.) Records, 2002-2025 (CA6167)
0.85 cubic feet

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Founded in 1995, the records of a chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild contain essays, poetry, prose, authors' bios, and meeting minutes.

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William Mathis Papers, 1968-2011 (S0662)
38 cubic feet

The William Mathis Papers contain photographs, posters, brochures, booklets, and conceptual drawings created by Mathis throughout his career with MathisJones Communications, a photography and graphic design company based in St. Louis. Materials of interest include photographs of Union Station during its initial rehabilitation during the early 1980s.

Richard Lawrence Matthis Papers, 1997-2013 (K0609)
6 c.f.

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Matthis is a composer and musician in Kansas City, MO. includes personal records of correspondence, legal files, financial records, personal research, educational and social activities, poetry and musical compositions. Also electronic files containing; music, poetry, correspondence and miscellaneous personal papers.

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