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Anne Winter 45 RPM Discs Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0412

Scope and Contents

The collection contains recording from Anne Winter's personal collection, which consists of rock and punk recordings from the Kansas City region, as well as more popular recordings.

Dates: 1960s - 2000s

Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives

Arthur B. Church – KMBC Radio Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0012

Scope and Contents The Arthur B. Church – KMBC Radio Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1996 by Arthur B. Church, Jr. The collection relates to KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City and its owner and operator, Arthur B. Church, dating primarily between the 1920s and the early 1950s.The collection is broken down into seven series. A timeline provides day-to-day and year-to-year information about the operation of the station. Business correspondence, ledgers...

Dates: 1914 - 1987

Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives

Bob Foster Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0084

Scope and Contents

Bob Foster was a Kansas City record collector. Recordings include radio programs, classical music performances, and recordings of church choirs, high school bands and choirs, and college bands and choirs in the Kansas City area.

Dates: 1940 - 1971

Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives

Brian Thurn Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0050

Scope and Contents The Brian Thurn Collection was formed by various purchases from Brian Thurn Antiques of Kansas City, beginning with the initial acquisition in January 2006. The collection consists of photographs, posters and miscellaneous material that primarily reflect aspects of the African-American cultural experience during the 20th century, particularly in and around Kansas City. Some material has been removed from this collection to form discrete collections: Ernest Daniels Collection (jazz...

Dates: Undated

Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives

Joe Heyen Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0091

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of cassette tapes and CD’s of live concerts at Penn Valley Park, Crown Center, Line Creek Park and the Cowtown Ballroom in Kansas City. The dates of the concerts range from 1973-1979. There is also a copy of the 2009 documentary "Cowtown Ballroom… Sweet Jesus" which was produced and directed by Heyen in the collection.

Dates: 1973 - 1979

Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives

Richard and Mary Jane Miller (KWKI Radio) Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0274

Scope and Contents The Richard and Mary Jane Miller (KWKI Radio) Collection was transferred in May 2015 to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library from Frank Absher, executive director of the St. Louis Media History Foundation. The bulk of the collection consists of company memos related to KWKI 93.3 FM Kansas City during its stint as a soul music radio station from 1971-73. Most of the memos originate from Richard J. Miller, president of the St. Louis-based parent company Communications Fund Inc. (CFI), which at the...

Dates: 1971 - 1974

Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives

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Anne Winter 45 RPM Discs Collection

Arthur B. Church – KMBC Radio Collection

Bob Foster Collection

Brian Thurn Collection

Joe Heyen Collection

Richard and Mary Jane Miller (KWKI Radio) Collection

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