.UMKCUA. UMKC University Archives
Record Group
Identifier: .UMKCUA
The University Archives is the official repository for records of permanent administrative value created by the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus, and for materials of historical value related to university functions. The University Archives supports UMKC’s teaching, research, service, and administrative activities by collecting and managing archival, manuscript, audiovisual, electronic, print, and object collections related to the university’s history and traditions. The archives also document prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters’ careers and activities. Records in University Archives date from 1895, beginning with the Lincoln and Lee University movement to establish a university in Kansas City, to the present. The archives’ mission is to ensure both current and future researchers will have access to UMKC historical resources to understand and interpret the university’s history and campus experiences.
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City Convocation Programs
Sub-Series
Identifier: KC-1-91-00-002
Scope and Contents
This record group sub-series includes programs from University of Kansas City and University of Missouri—Kansas City convocations dating back to the first convocation held on October 1, 1933. Convocations over the years were held to commemorate the beginning of the academic year or for awards and honors ceremonies. For example, the university held a convocation ceremony to bestow an honorary degree to former U.S. President Harry S. Truman in 1945; an honorary degree to the President of the...
Dates:
1933-2004
University of Kansas City and University of Missouri-Kansas City Directories
Series
Identifier: KC-1-372-00-005
Scope and Contents
This series contains directories listing faculty, staff, and/or students with their contact information. The University of Kansas City began publishing directories in 1937. The University of Missouri—Kansas City ended the practice of publishing physical directories in 2002 when the university moved to providing the information in an online searchable database. Many issues include a listed individual’s phone number and local and/or home address. Some issues also include faculty...
Dates:
1937-2002
University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City Schedules of Classes
Sub-Series
Identifier: KC-1-91-00-004
Scope and Contents
This record group sub-series contains the Schedule of Classes for each semester for an academic year, dating between 1944 and 2005. The schedules list all classes for each department slated to be held for Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer quarters and Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. The schedules show the times in the week at which particular classes will take place, along with classroom locations and instructors' names. Departments published correction sheets when there were changes to the...
Dates:
1944-2005
University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City Student Directories
Sub-Series
Identifier: KC-23-00-001
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains directories listing only students' contact information, rather than of all faculty, staff, and students attending or working at the university. The University of Kansas City began publishing directories in 1937. The University of Missouri—Kansas City ended the practice of publishing physical directories in 2002 when the university moved to providing the information in an online searchable database. Many issues include a listed individual’s phone number and local...
Dates:
1955-1979
University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City Student Handbooks
Series
Identifier: KC-23-00-002
Scope and Contents
This record group series contains copies of the University of Kansas City and the University of Missouri--Kansas City student handbook, the annual publication for students designed to assist them in becoming acquainted with the university community and its policies and procedures. The copies in this collection date from 1945 to 2006. The current student handbook can be found on the UMKC Division of Student Affairs ...
Dates:
1945-2006
University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City Theses and Dissertations
Series
Identifier: KC-23-11-00
Scope and Contents
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:
1940-2019
University of Kansas City and University of Missouri--Kansas City Yearbooks
Series
Identifier: KC-23-4
Scope and Contents
The University of Kansas City and University of Missouri-Kansas City Yearbooks collection consists of each yearbook from 1936-1967, 1976-1978, 1982-1985, and 1990. From 1936 to 1938, the yearbook published under the title “Kangaroo and Crataegus,” with the “Kangaroo” being a student published humor magazine and the “Crataegus” being the yearbook. From 1939 to 1967, the yearbook merged with the humor magazine to become “Kangaroo,” “The Kangaroo,” or “UKC Kangaroo.” Efforts to restart the...
Dates:
1936-1967, 1976-1978, 1982-1985, 1990
University of Kansas City Board of Trustees Records
Series
Identifier: KC-1-0
Scope and Contents
This record series contains the operational and administrative records for the University of Kansas City Board of Trustees. It includes publications and printed material; meeting minutes; ledgers; and fundraising documents. Of note are the charters for UKC's merger with the University of Missouri System in 1966.
Dates:
1937-1986
