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Judy Ancel Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0353
Scope and Contents
The Judy Ancel collection was acquired in August 2017 from Judy Ancel herself. This collection consists mostly of documents pertaining to labor education and labor history. Documents from the Institute for Labor Studies such as course material, articles, student papers on various historical events, and articles are all a part of this collection. Also making up a significant portion of this collection are items from the Heartland Labor Forum, Kansas City’s sole radio program about the...
Dates:
1910s - 2010s
Judy Chaikin Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0312
Scope and Contents
The Judy Chaikin Collection was gifted to the UMKC University Libraries by Chaikin in October 2016. The collection contains materials related to the creation and production of Chaikin’s 2011 documentary film, The Girls in the Band. The film tells the story of female jazz musicians, from the genre’s inception to contemporary times, detailing prominent figures and the struggles they faced competing in a male-dominated world.Among the collection, there are biographical notes on...
Dates:
1935 - 2014
Julius Osiier Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0212
Scope and Contents
The Julius Osiier Collection was a gift of the Julius Osiier Estate (more specifically Ms. Edith Kornfeld, Mr. Sig. Osiier, and Mr. Herman Osiier), arriving December 15, 1972. It was reprocessed in July-August,2012.Almost the entire collection consists of manuscript and published musical scores, mostly composed or arranged by Osiier. Included are all of his most significant works for large ensembles(Orchestra or Band), with manuscript scores, parts, and piano (condensed)...
Dates:
1888 - 1973
Justice Charles Evans Whittaker Supreme Court Papers Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0315
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of working case files from Whittaker’s tenure on the court, along with some internal “Court Business” files and information about his law clerks and law clerk applicants. Included are Opinions, Bench Memos, and Docket Books. A description of the collection as it was found at the Supreme Court is available upon request.
Dates:
1954 - 1962
Justin McCarthy Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0005
Scope and Contents
The Justin McCarthy Collection was part of the original private collection of Robert M. Snyder, Jr. donated to the University of Kansas City (now University of Missouri-Kansas City) in 1937. Housed in the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections, the collection offers valuable insight into McCarthy’s publishing career with his primary publishers Chatto and Windus; however, it lacks information about his political career as a member of British Parliament. There are roughly 250...
Dates:
1877 - 1995
Kansas City Jazz Festival Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0237
Scope and Contents
The Kansas City Jazz Festival Collection was gifted to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library by the Ed Roche family estate after his death in 1997. The collection consists of festival programs for every year between 1964 and 1972, which are housed in LaBudde Special Collections. Also in the collection are live recordings engineered by Roche between the years 1964 and 1971, which are housed in the Marr Sound Archives.
Dates:
1964 - 1972
Kansas City Musical Club Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0143
Scope and Contents
The Kansas City Musical Club Collection contains material relating mostly to a period when Mrs. Spencer A. (Marjorie) Gard, a church organist, was President of the organization.
Dates:
1939 - 1977
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0233
Scope and Contents
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre Collection was transferred to LaBudde Special Collections in March 2013. The collection consists of materials related to seasonal productions of the theatre since its inception in 1964, under the original name of Missouri Repertory Theatre. Included in the substantial holdings are Programs; Play Guides; Promotional Ephemera and Memorabilia; News Clippings; Images; Business & Financial Data; Annual Reports; and Audio and Video. The wide range of materials...
Dates:
1961 - 2015
Kansas City Women's Chorus Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0231
Scope and Contents
The Kansas City Women’s Chorus Collection was a gift of Emily Marrin in August 2021 and consists of programs, posters, flyers, director’s notes, fundraising projects, newspaper clippings, and membership information including rehearsal notes and schedules. Materials are dated from the seasons ranging 2000-2016.
Dates:
2000 - 2016
Karen Herman Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0421
Scope and Contents
The collection was a gift from Karen Herman in June 2022. It consists of correspondence, organizational documents, photographs, publicity materials, research, and travel journals relating to the Women’s Foundation, the Hunger Project, and United WE. Of particular note are travel journals from trips to Bangladesh, India, Bangkok, Vietnam, and Cambodia containing drawings, observations, myths, and organizational plans.
Dates:
1986 - 2022
Karl Kratz Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0227
Scope and Contents
The Karl Kratz Collection contains documents and memorabilia from the life and career of Kratz, who spent time in Kansas City with the Kansas City Civic Ballet Company and at the Conservatory of Music and Dance. Materials from both Germany and America offer a glimpse into dance history both here and overseas. Including documents such as biographical information, correspondence, newspaper clippings and instructional texts, as well as programs, periodicals, photographs, and a scrapbook that...
Dates:
1923 - 1985
Kathe (Kathleen) Kaul Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0250
Scope and Contents
The Kathe “Kathleen” Kaul Collection was gifted to the UMKC Libraries in January 2014 by Kathe Kaul.Housed in LaBudde Special Collections, the manuscript collection is divided into two series: Radio Broadcasting and Mutual Musicians Foundation (MMF). The first series consists of popular record surveys distributed by local radio stations, including WHB, KUDL, KBEQ, KCMO and KCKN. There are also surveys by Oklahoma-based radio stations KOMA, KWHP and WKY. Also included is various...
Dates:
1963 - 2010
Katherine K. Davis Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0111
Scope and Contents
The Katherine K. Davis Collection was acquired through Jack L. Ralston, Director of the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City at that time. The collection highlights nearly 200 pieces of published sheet music composed by Davis. The collection also includes several songbooks composed, compiled or arranged by Davis and photocopies of three manuscript scores composed by Davis. Rounding out the collection are business and personal correspondence between Davis and...
Dates:
1970s
Kathy Ruth Neal and Susan Sanders Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0236
Scope and Contents
The Kathy Ruth Neal and Susan Sanders Collection was a gift of Susan Sanders in May 2013. The bulk of the collection consists of cartoons drawn by Neal during the years of 1989-1991, some of which were published in issues of Alternate News, and offer an often cheeky and irreverent commentary on LGBT lifestyles. A few other documents and items fill out the collection, including some writings by Sanders and LGBT memorabilia.
Dates:
1989 - 2007
Kay Madden Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0314
Scope and Contents
The Kay Madden Collection was gifted to GLAMA by Kay Madden in 2017.Housed in LaBudde Special Collections, the manuscript collection comprises materials from the various organizations Madden was a part of from 1981 to 1996. Sources in this collection include correspondence, newsletters, publications, conference information, and meeting minutes. The organizations included in this collection include the Human Rights Project, Kansas City Gay and Lesbian Violence Committee, Pink...
Dates:
1947 - 1998
KCUR Radio Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0027
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of KCUR radio broadcast on analog and digital tapes, dating from 1953 to 2005, as well as CD-Rs and digital files, dating from 2002 to 2017. The materials document the social, cultural, and political history of Kansas City and the Midwest, providing researchers with context and insights into midwesterners’ viewpoints on national issues. The broadcasts contain interviews, recorded events, and news coverage on issues of race, abortion, education standards, crime,...
Dates:
1953 - 2017
Kerry Strayer Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0311
Scope and Contents
The Kerry Strayer collection was a gift to the University Libraries in October 2016 from Strayer’s wife, Gailyn. The collection is comprised of jazz arrangements for ensembles of varying size and instrumentation, with many pieces arranged by Strayer himself. There are also a handful of original compositions by Strayer, such as “Jeru Blue” and “KAS’s Blues.” In this collection, there are arrangements for the Polycurrents ensemble; jazz quartet, quintet, and sextet; Kerry Strayer and the New...
Dates:
1943 - 2012
Kuan-Mien Lu Papers
Collection
Identifier: KC-19-21
Scope and Contents
These materials were donated by Kuan-Mien Lu and removed from the Mary Clark Dimond Papers in July 1985.This folder contains correspondence from Kuan-Mien Lu to Mary Clark Dimond concerning the UMKC commencement honoring Edgar Snow, and Lu's visit to the United States. The folder also includes a typed manuscript article by Edgar Snow, "Indusco Pioneers of the Northwest," written in 1939, concerning Lu's leadership role in Indusco; and an article concerning UMKC's commencement...
Dates:
1939, 1983
L. Perry Cookingham Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0002
Scope and Contents
The L. Perry Cookingham Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City during the late 1970s and through the early 1980s by Mr. Cookingham. The collection contains a fairly concise and annotated selection of Cookingham’s personal and professional life. Inclusive dates are circa 1870-1993. Included is correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, slides, cassette tapes, date books and material related to the growth of Kansas City during 1939-1990. The material has been organized...
Dates:
1781 - 1999
Larry Pohlman MMEA Concerts Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0414
Scope and Contents
This collection contains audio recordings of music performances at the Missouri Music Educators Association from 1976 to 1993. Many of the recordings are performed by Missouri high school bands and were directed by Larry Pohlman.
Dates:
1976 - 1993
Larry Sullivan Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0222
Scope and Contents
The Larry Sullivan Collection was a gift of Larry Sullivan in May 2011. It contains a wide array of documentation related to the Gay and Lesbian Services Network, and specific elements of that organization such as Condom Crusaders, a group that supported safe sex within the LGBT community. Along with GLSN materials, representative documents from other groups and organizations, such as AIDS ACTIONCommittee and The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), can also be found here. Rounding off this...
Dates:
1983 - 1998
Lavender Ladies Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0196
Scope and Contents
The Lavender Ladies Collection was donated to the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-
America by decision of the organization’s board members in June of 2011. It consists of materials collected by club members over time, including local, regional, and national publications; books; sound recordings; audio-visual materials; and t-shirts. While some of the books were added to LaBudde Special Collections (searchable in the Library’s online catalog), the bulk were subsequently donated to the...
Dates:
1957 - 2009
Leith Stevens Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0128
Scope and Contents
The audio materials in the Leith Stevens Collection contains lacquer discs and test pressings of songs and scores; composed and/or arranged by Leith Stevens for film and television. Film soundtracks in the collection include All My Sons, The Atomic City, Eight Iron Men, The Treasure of Pancho Villa, The Garment Jungle, The Gene Krupa Story, Hell to Eternity, Destination Moon, The Wild One, A New Kind of Love, and others. There are also 16” lacquer transcription discs containing radio...
Dates:
1937 - 1964
Leon M. Jordan Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0042
Scope and Contents
The Leon M. Jordan Collection was purchased by LaBudde Special Collections from Brian Thurn Antiques of Kansas City, who acquired the material from Phillip Banks. The collection consists of material belonging to Kansas City police detective and political leader Leon Mercer Jordan and his wife, Orchid Irene Ramsey Jordan; and ranges in date from the 1910s to the 1980s. Much of the collection focuses on their experiences in Liberia, Africa, where Mr. Jordan spent time training the national...
Dates:
1910s - 2015
LeRoy Pogemiller Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0406
Scope and Contents
The LeRoy Pogemiller Collection was transferred to LaBudde Special Collections from UMKC University Archives. It is in two series, each organized alphabetically by file name. Personal/Professional includes documents from Pogemiller’s personal life and professional career. Gasparini Research includes materials related to Pogemiller’s dissertation and career long involvement with the works of Italian Baroque composer Francesco Gasparini (1661-1727).
Dates:
1956-2008
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