Special Collections and Archives Finding Aids

Scope and Contents RES IPSA (Latin for "It Speaks for Itself") is a school and alumni news magazine published by the UMKC School of Law with financial support from the Law Foundation. This record group sub-series includes issues dated between 2017 to the present. Please note that historical materials are available to view via the UMKC School of Law Digital Collection at ...

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This series contains course catalogs for what is now the School of Dentistry prior to its merger with the University of Kansas City in 1941. Catalogs include ones for the Western Dental College for 1890-1891 through 1918-1919; the Kansas City Dental College for 1894 through 1917-1918; the Kansas City Western Dental College for 1919-1920 through 1940; and the University of Kansas City School of Dentistry for 1941-1959 and 1978-1979.

Scope and Contents This record group sub-series includes course catalogs and bulletins for the University of Kansas City and the University of Missouri--Kansas City School of Law. The 1930-1937 catalogs date prior to the School of Law's merger with the University of Kansas City in 1938. The 1956-1958 catalogs date prior to when the University of Kansas City merged with the University of Missouri System in 1963. UMKC alternated between publishing School of Law information and course listings in the General...

Scope and Contents This record group sub-series contains commencement programs dating prior to the School of Law's merger with the University of Kansas City, 1901-1916, 1921.Please note that historical materials are available to view via the UMKC School of Law Digital Collection at dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umkclaw/. There may be overlap between materials in this record group series and the...

Scope and Contents This series contains course catalogs for the Kansas City College of Pharmacy and Natural Sciences dated between 1908 and 1942, prior to its merger with the University of Kansas City and it becoming what is now the School of Pharmacy. The series also includes course catalogs for the School of Pharmacy dated between 1959 and 1961. Of note are course catalogs for when the Kansas City College of Pharmacy and Natural Sciences was affiliated with Lincoln and Lee University between 1927 and...

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This series contains course catalogues and bulletins from the previous iterations of the UMKC Conservatory: The Kansas City Conservatory of Music (or the Conservatory of Music of Kansas City); the Horner Institute of Fine Arts; the Cranston School of Music; the Horner Institute-Kansas City Conservatory; and the Kansas City-Horner Conservatory of Music. The publications date from 1906 to 1957, from before the institution merged with the University of Kansas City in 1959.

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This record group sub-series includes Alumni News, Alumnus, and Alumni News Editions of the University of Kansas City Bulletin and the University of Missouri--Kansas City Bulletin. These Alumni Bulletins date between 1947 and 1973.

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This record group series includes annual reports, financial reports, "state of the university" reports, presidents' reports, and chancellors' reports dated between 1936 and 1986. These reports were issued by the University of Kansas City Board of Trustees; the University of Kansas City Office of the University President; and the University of Missouri--Kansas City Office of the University Chancellor.

Scope and Contents This record group sub-series includes course catalogs and bulletins for the University of Kansas City and the University of Missouri--Kansas City dating 1930 to the present. Each catalog contains information about the university, schools and colleges, academic programs, and course offerings. There are instances when catalogs are split into two volumes for specific years: an undergraduate catalog and a graduate and professional catalog.The university began to publish the catalog...

Scope and Contents This record group sub-series contains programs and invitations to commencement ceremonies held at the University of Kansas City and the University of Missouri--Kansas City dated from 1936 to the present. Later years include programs for mid-year commencements held in December in addition to commencements held in May. Each program lists information on the event's orders of ceremonies, speaker names, and the names of graduates and their earned degrees under their corresponding schools and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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Consists of broadcast recordings from University of Kansas City Radio, including programs about American Royal Horse Show, Kansas City history, UKC Radio Choir Choral Program, and community theatres.