Box 1
Contains 10 Results:
Judge Berry, undated
Notes from an interview (Handwritten Manuscript, 1 page). Berry held his court in session on April 9-12 to preside over felony crimes related to the Uprising
Ken Cooper, undated
Interview with Robert Bechtel (Typed Manuscript with numerous corrections, 12 pages). This interview focuses mainly on Soul, Inc.
Ollie Gates, undated
Notes from an interview with Kenneth King (Handwritten Manuscript, 3 pages). Ollie Gates was the owner of Gates BBQ at the time of the Uprising.
Rev. A.L. Johnson, undated
Taped interview with Ron Horn (Typed Manuscript, 12 pages). Johnson discusses his response to Dr. King’s assassination, and his return to Kansas City after the Uprising had already begun.
Curtis McClinton, undated
Taped Interview with Mr. Wright (Typed Manuscript, 2 pages). This is a transcription of a brief phone conversation between Wright and McClinton
Barney Myers, August 8, 1970
Notes from an interview, (Typed Manuscript, 2 pages). Myers was Director of Liquor Control for Kansas City at the time of the Uprising. In these notes he recalls two meetings that took place between civil leaders -- including Lee Bohannon and Bernard Powell --and the Mayor.
Bishop Spears, June 8, 1968
Notes from an interview, (Handwritten Manuscript, 7 pages). Spears, a pastor new to Kansas City, remembers being called out of a service due to reports of marching students and tear gas. He goes on to describe the events of April 9, including the speakers at City Hall, the effort to bring students to Municipal Stadium, and MICA’s role in further protesting Includes brief notes from interviews with Sheriff Owsley, Herman A. Johnson, Leon Jordan, Bruce Watkins, and Helen Stubbs.
Robert Wheeler, March 26, 1969
Taped Interview with Ron Horn, (Typed Manuscript, 9 pages). Wheeler describes the coordinated efforts of educators to help students in the event of civil disturbance, as well as the communication processes and the administrative decision-making of educators during the Uprising.Wheeler was present at Lincoln High at the time of the police gassings.
Slides, 131-139, December 1970
131-139: Setups for recording sessions (for interviews?).
Photographs, 154-155, undated
154-155: [B/W] Spooner-Thayer “Movement Apparatus” (3.5in x 5in).