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University of Kansas City

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1933 - 1963
  • Usage: 1933 - 1963

Parallel Names

  • University of Missouri--Kansas City

Biography

The University of Kansas City movement began when business leaders, civic leaders, and philanthropists secured a charter for the university in 1929. The movement's leaders began a fundraising campaign that year. This university movement merged with the Lincoln and Lee University movement in 1930 to combine efforts to open a private four-year university in Kansas City.

The university was built on a 40-acre plot southeast of the William Rockhill Nelson mansion, near Country Club Plaza and south of Brush Creek. William Volker purchased and donated the land for the university. Volker subsequently purchased the Walter S. Dickey property after Dickey's death in 1931, and donated the land to the university. The Dickey mansion became the university's first campus building.

The University of Kansas City opened in October 1933 with a faculty of 17 and a student enrollment of 264. The university grew to merge professional schools and colleges such as the Kansas City School of Law in 1938, the Kansas City-Western Dental College in 1941, and the Kansas City College of Pharmacy in 1943. It also acquired the Kansas City Conservatory of Music in 1959. The university opened the School of Administration in 1953, the School of Education in 1954, and the Division for Continuing Educaiton in 1958.

The university became part of the University of Missouri System on July 25, 1963. By this time, the University of Kansas City had 3,300 students and 175 full-time faculty. Its name changed to the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Information from the University of Missouri--Kansas City website.

Found in 296 Collections and/or Records:

Martin, Randall B. The operant method of experimentally manipulating verbal behavior / by Randall B Martin. MA thesis, 1957

 Item — Location 032106, Box: 010
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1957

Martin, William R. Some nutritional requirements of Ceratocystis ulmi (Buisman) C Moreau / by William R Martin. MS thesis, 1962

 Item — Location 032128, Box: 016
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1962

Marts, Leroy J. Giraudoux and the inspector / by Leroy J Marts. MA thesis, 1952

 Item — Location 032102, Box: 005
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1952

Mason, Milton L. Carinya : the social-class system of an Australian community / by Milton Lewis Mason. PhD dissertation, 1960

 Item — Location 032126, Box: 013
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1960

Mathias, Oral B. An examination of the evolution of the first two laws of thermodynamics, being an attempt to discover the significance of conceptual changes accompanying their development / by Oral Boyd Mathias. PhD dissertation, 1962

 Item — Location 032129, Box: 017
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1962

Maxwell, Donald Jay. Ideas of nine selected musical composers on the subject of harmonic usage / by Donald Jay Maxwell. MA thesis, 1950

 Item — Location 032043, Box: 002
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1950

McCann, James R. A comparison of the object sorting test performance of maladjusted children and well adjusted children. MA thesis, 1952

 Item — Location 032102, Box: 005
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1952

McGrew, Betty J. Citizen Participation in the Community, Neighborhood and Youth Councils of Kansas City, Missouri. MA thesis, 1958

 Item — Location OOR Range 26, Section 6, Shelf 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1958

McMahon, CSJ (Sister), Daniel Joseph. The effect of hydration on hydrocholeresis in the albino rat / by Sister Daniel Joseph McMahon. MS thesis, 1958

 Item — Location 032108, Box: 011
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1958

Meiners, Alfred F. Ring B Transformations of Chenodesoxy Acid / by Alfred F Meiners. MA thesis, 1951

 Item — Location 032103, Box: 004
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1951

Memecek, Joseph F. No title given., 1962

 Item — Location 032129, Box: 017
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1962

Merbaum, Michael . the use of psychodrama role playing as a method improving the empathic ability of student nurses during their psychiatric affiliation / by Michael Merbaum. MA thesis, 1957

 Item — Location 032106, Box: 010
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1957

Mernone, Dino . No title given., 1962

 Item — Location 032129, Box: 017
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1962

Messerly, John F. Measurement of Surface Tension of Alkyl Cyclohexanes by the Pendant Drop Method. MA thesis, 1949

 Item — Location 032092, Box: 001
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1949

Miller, Donald J. Analysis of the pressure drop and air flow distribution in the gas turbine combustion chamber / by Donald J Miller. MA thesis, 1960

 Item — Location 032126, Box: 013
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1960

Millson, Letha O'Rourke. The developing philosophies of Richard Wagner: sources and effects / by Letha O'Rourke Millsom. MA thesis, 1952

 Item — Location 032102, Box: 005
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1952

Miner, Carl A. No title given., 1956

 Item — Location 032107, Box: 008
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1956

Modrell, Robert W. Steady State analysis of potassium transfer in nerve / by Robert W Modrell. MA thesis, 1955

 Item — Location 032105, Box: 007
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1955

Molotsky, Leonard L. A study of the absorption and assimilation of tryptophan-2 C¹4 by Spirodela polyrhiza. MA thesis, 1959

 Item — Location 032108, Box: 011
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1959

Murbach, Warren J. Dialkylamino ethanol Derivatives of Compounds Containing the Furan Nucleus. MA thesis, 1949

 Item — Location 032092, Box: 001
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1949

Nay, William R. The consequences of the Canadian rebellions on Anglo-American relations, 1837-1842 / by William Ralph Nay. MA thesis, 1950

 Item — Location 032043, Box: 002
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1950

Naysmith, Clifford H. Human Story of the Unemployed During the Great Depression (The). MA thesis, 1962

 Item — Location OOR Range 26, Section 6, Shelf 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1962

Neilson, Anne H. No title given., 1956

 Item — Location 032107, Box: 008
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1956

Nelson, Constance B. Exploratory Study of change in Teachers' Attitudes Toward Intergroup Relations in the Classroom During the First Year of Desegregation in the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Schools. PhD dissertation, 1957

 Item — Location OOR Range 26, Section 6, Shelf 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1957

Netzel, Daniel A. Stability constants of nickel halide complexes in aqueous solutions / by Daniel A Netzel. MS thesis, 1961

 Item — Location 032127, Box: 014
Scope and Contents From the Series: This record group series contains University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City theses and dissertations published between 1940 and 2019. Theses and dissertations stored onsite pertain to Kansas City and regional history, arts, and culture, and oversized volumes. The majority of theses and dissertations are stored offsite.Please note that there are theses and dissertations available to check out via the UMKC University Libraries online catalog at ...
Dates: 1961