Manuscripts Index

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Kansas City College of Veterinary Medicine Records, 1905 (K1029)
0.25 c.f.

Includes diplomas and class composite photographs.

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Kansas City Consensus Records, 1984-2003 (K0761)
37.75 c.f.

Consensus provided a citizen voice in public policies discussions. Organizational files dealing with the method and content of the various initiatives explored and undertaken by Kansas City Consensus. Included are Executive Committee and other committee minutes, reports, and working data; information on task forces that focused on topics; background research data; and financial reports and working papers.

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Kansas City Convention Hall Records, 1899-1936 (K0269)
7.63 c.f.

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Minutes from the Directors, Executives, Stockholders, Trustees. Also financial reports that include stocks, ledgers, subscriptions, cash records, and journals; event records; correspondence, and other organizational materials; scrapbooks of media coverage of the history and activities of Convention Hall, and many of Kansas City's civic events; and a large number of photos. Includes files of the General Relief Committee.

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Kansas City Dietetic Association (KCDA) Records, 1947-1988 (K0763)
1 c.f.

KCDA promotes the dietetic profession, the science and education of dietetics, and improving human nutrition. Includes minutes, correspondence, treasurers' reports, policy manuals, membership lists, Constitutions and Bylaws, and newsletters.

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Kansas City Evening Alumnae Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Scrapbook, 1958-1975 (K0764)
0.25 c.f.

Mu Phi Eplison is a is a coeducational, professional music fraternity. Scrapbook of programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, newsletters, photographs, postcards, brochures and flyers.

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Kansas City Expo '92 Records, 1987-1992 (K1036)
1 c.f.

Organizational records for the Kansas City exhibit at the last World's Fair of the 20th century in Seville, Spain (Kansas City's sister city). Includes planning documents, correspondence, committee minutes and reports, promotional material, brochures, and newspaper and magazine clippings,

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Kansas City Federation of Musicians Local 34-627 Records, 1889-1983 (K0431)
45 c.f.

Administrative records of two Musicians Unions in Kansas City: Local 34 and Local 627 (African-American), before and after their merger in 1970. Includes correspondence, financial and membership records, biographical information, case files, court cases, materials on wage and employment disputes, public relations files, and newspaper clippings.

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Kansas City Food Circle Records, 1981-2004 (K1031)
2 c.f.

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Project of the Heart of America Action Linkage (non-profit arm of Green Party), the Circle's purpose was to "educating the public about the environmental and health dangers of industrial scale, petrochemical dependent agriculture". Includes membership lists, research materials, publications, organizational records and clippings.

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"Kansas City in the 1890s," Elmer N. Powell, 1932 (C2102)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Unpublished manuscript submitted to the MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW about Kansas City, MO, and the city's young leaders in the 1890s.

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Kansas City Industrial Instrumentation Society Records, no date (K1037)
2 c.f.

Documents pertaining to the local branch of the Instrument Society of America

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Kansas City Interfaith Peace Alliance Records, 1981-2004 (K0552)
11 c.f.

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Correspondence, publications, membership information, financial records, event information, photographs, audio recordings, and educational materials for an organization devoted to interfaith cooperation and peace.

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Kansas City Italian Community Genealogical Collection, 1960-1990 (K1032)
2 c.f.

Information gathered about the Italian-American community in Kansas City, MO consisting of newspaper and magazine clippings (weddings, marriage licenses, crime reports, and obituaries), photographs of cemetery headstones, copies of Kansas City police and FBI crime investigation reports and records, and copy of a short story, "The Bandits of Orgosolo," by Norman Lewis.

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Kansas City Jazz Oral History Collection, 1977-1980 (K0012)
3 c.f.

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The collection contains transcriptions and audio recordings of interviews with jazz musicians who played in Kansas City during the "Golden Age of Jazz" and other individuals familiar with Kansas City's jazz scene from 1924 to 1942.

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Kansas City Jewish Chronicle Records, 1920-2006 (K0529)
40 c.f.

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Notes, photographs, negatives, and publications of a regional Jewish newspaper.

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Kansas City Jewish Museum, 1994-2006 (K0766)
3 c.f.

Organizational records including board minutes, administrative files, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, publicity, exhibit flyers, brochures, magazines, calendars, audiotape, visitors registers, and an posters.

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Kansas City Livestock Exchange Records, 1886-1958 (K0158)
2 MR

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Minutes of the Exchange including the membership meetings, the meetings of the Board of Directors and various committees and special groups; an incomplete set of the published constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations of the Exchange; and, a series of Annual Live Stock Reports of activity at the Kansas City Stock Yards.

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Kansas City Medical Library Club Records, 1911-1920 (K0186)
0.16 c.f.

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The Kansas City Medical Library Club Records consist of subscription cards for the Kansas City Medical Library Club and miscellaneous correspondence and notes, dated 1911 to 1920.

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Kansas City Metropolitan Library Network Records, 1950-1999 (K0767)
5 c.f.

Organization records including minutes, committee reports, programs, correspondence, statistics, financial files, notes, and studies about the Missouri Library Network Corporation and Board, the Missouri Library Association and Friends group, and various libraries.

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Kansas City Monarchs Oral History Collection, 1978-1981 (K0047)
0.4 c.f.

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Oral history interviews and related correspondence and reports with eighteen persons who played with or were associated with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League.

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Kansas City Municipal Airport Photographs, 1938-1939 (P0656)
8 photographs

8 photographs of the old Kansas City airport, completed in 1939.

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Kansas City Municipal Court Dockets, 1902-1915 (K0370)
0.2 c.f.

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Volume 31 (1902) and Volume 73, with an index (1914-1915). Gives the name of the accused, charge, and disposition of the case.

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Kansas City Museum Collection, 1906-1954 (K0336)
0.13 c. f.

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History and description of the Kansas City Museum, including printed material, photographs, clippings and personal reminiscences.

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Kansas City Museum Photograph Collection, 1951, 1959 (P0157)

Photographs of the Kansas City Museum, its exhibits and visitors.

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Kansas City Musical Club Records, 1899-2011 (K0276)
12 c.f.

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Minutes, correspondence, financial records, reports, yearbooks, bulletins, and newsletters. Scrapbooks include the Junior Department, publicity, and yearly activities and events, and many photographs. The Club provides performance opportunities for musicians and scholarship assistance and financial aid to large musical organizations

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Kansas City Online Users Group (KCOUG) Records, 1978-1986 (K0816)
1 c.f.

Correspondence, notes, newsletters, directories, minutes of KCOUG, whose purpose was to foster a community among local online computer users of library services. Also information of other library groups

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Kansas City Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Council Records, 1915-1983 (K0768)
7 c.f.

The Council functioned as a collaborative organization, composed of teachers and parents of students in the Kansas City, MO, public schools. Includes minutes of the executive board and council, historians' books, scrapbooks, newsletters of the Kansas City Council and the Missouri State PTA office.

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Kansas City (Mo.) Philharmonic Orchestra Programs, 1938-1971 (CA5860)
3 cubic feet

Concert programs of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra and other performances under the direction of Hans Schwieger.

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Kansas City Photo View Company Photographs, 1912 (K0460)
0.3 c.f.

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Large format negatives from the Company relating to low income and status groups and individuals in Kansas City, MO.

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Kansas City Photograph Scrapbooks, 1963-1998 (K0461)
11 c.f.

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Photograph albums and scrapbooks documenting notable buildings from the City Market and downtown to the Waldo area, street scenes, restaurants, theaters, parades, parks, and some residences. Also annual events such as the American Royal and Ethnic Festivals, and family attractions such as Worlds of Fun, Lake Jacomo, and Presidential Museums. Meticulously notated with dates, locations, and historical data.

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Kansas City Photographs, 1920-1957, no date (K1427)
0.18 cubic feet

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The Kansas City Photographs contain various photos taken throughout the city between 1920 and 1957 at many different locations. A large portion of the photos are dedicated to close shots of many historic buildings and homes of the city. The rest of the photos are aerial views of the city, with shots of the many statues within the city. There is also a small portion of the collection that is dedicated to the animals of the Kansas City Zoo.

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Kansas City Realty and Insurance Publications Collection, 1925-1926 (K0438)
0.02 c. f.

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The collection contains realty and insurance publications related to Kansas City.

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Kansas City Regional Council for Higher Education (KCRCHE) Records, 1962-1994 (K0769)
19 c.f.

Organizational records including correspondence; financial records; planning materials for seminars and events; grant applications and administration records; reports and surveys; printed and published materials; videotapes, and photographs. Also includes records of the Consortium for Interinstitutional Leadership (CIL).

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Kansas City Scrapbook, 1908-1996 (K1033)
0.20 c.f. (3 folders)

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Newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the history of Kansas City.

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Kansas City Slide Manufacturing Company Records, 1914-1967 (K0637)
30 c.f.

Advertisements, catalogs, original art, artifacts, and photographic negatives used to produce glass slides.

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Kansas City Southern Railway Company Collection, 1894-1968 (R1314)
0.75 cubic foot (13 folders, 1 oversize folder, 322 photographs)

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The Kansas City Southern Railway Company Collection contains materials related to the careers of father and son, Frank M. Switzer and George M. Switzer who combined worked for the line for over 80 years. The collection includes photographs, promotional material, travel passes, timetables, company publications, equipment diagrams, and advertisements.

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Kansas City Southern Railway Company Records, 1899-1900 (CA5004)
1 volume

Minute book of the company, 1899-1900. Includes incorporation papers.

Kansas City Star Collection, 1868-1954 (P0116)

A limited collection of images sourced from the photographic collections of the Kansas City Star newspaper.

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Kansas City Star Magazine Collection, 1924-1926, 1970-1983 (K0595)
4.67 c.f.

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A near complete set of the short-lived art and culture magazine published by the Kansas City Star newspaper.

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Kansas City Star Photograph Collection, 1980-1999 (K0379)
114 c.f.

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Photograph negatives of events, people and places taken by the newspaper's photographers. In general these images were not used but were taken at the same time as those that were published.

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Kansas City Structural Steel Company Records, 1909-1980 (K0770)
0.5 c.f.

Bound annual reports of the Company. Also the book, "The First 60 Years: The American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. 1921-1980" by Leslie H Gillette.

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Kansas City Study of Adult Life Records, 1952-1963 (K0519)
58 c.f.

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Interviews, surveys and research notes pertaining to a series of studies carried out by the Committee on Human Development, University of Chicago. Included are case files, organizational files, reports, blank forms and study samples.

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Kansas City Symphony Records, 1934-2007 (K0556)
150 c.f.

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Organizational documents, including programs, contracts, sound recordings, public relations and advertising, and various administrative files of the Kansas City Philharmonic and its successor, the Kansas City Symphony.

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Kansas City Ten-Year Plan Records, 1870-1938 (K0272)
2 c.f.

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Records relating to the depression era bond issue that resulted in the construction of a number of civic buildings and community improvement projects in Kansas City MO. Includes research, drafts, and photographs for the book, Where the Rocky Bluffs Meet: The Story of the Kansas City Ten-Year Plan.

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Kansas City Turner Society (Socialer Turnverein) Records, 1867-1988 (K0771)
11 c.f.

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Organizational records of the primary German social club in Kansas City. Includes minute books, ledgers, correspondence, photographs, and membership records, and national and local printed material and publications, programs, and songbooks Also records of the Turner Development Company and the administration of Turner Park.

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Kansas City Typographical Union (ITU) #80 Records, 1880-1994 (K0208)
44 c.f.

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Minutes for regular and executive board meetings including financial statements, contracts the original Local 80 charter, dues-earnings ledgers, photographs, and a few artifacts Also the records of the Kansas City Mailers Union #7 and the Communication Workers of America #6325, which merged with the ITU.

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Kansas City United Synagogue Youth (KCUSY) Scrapbooks, 1963-1991 (K1034)
6 c.f.

The youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). The scrapbooks document the organization with paperwork, photographs, and memorabilia related to meetings, programs, and conferences.

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Kansas City University Extension Center Records, 1905-1930 (K1035)
0.2 c.f.

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The Extension Center was an adult education program sponsoring national speakers on contemporary political and social issues. Includes the financial secretary's reports and programs.

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Kansas City Veterinary College History and Directory, 1956 (C0634)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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History and lists of officers, faculty, and alumni.

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Kansas City Women's Chamber of Commerce Records, 1921-2000 (K0259)
46 c.f.

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Board and executive council minutes, historians' scrapbooks, financial records and ledgers, and the files of various committees and activities, and photographs. Among the projects documented are the Chamber's work with the American Royal, the Citizenship Forum, and the Safety Committee's work with the Drive-O-Rater (with the Soroptimists). Also their publication Civic Woman.

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