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The Advertising/Promotional Ephemera Collection contains materials which have been collected from multiple donors over a number of years. Included are ads, promotional booklets, postcards, business cards, flyers and ribbons. The collection is divided into four series with the bulk of the collection holding recipe booklets from various food companies. There is material from Kansas City, other Missouri and Kansas towns, as well as national and international locations.

Scope and Contents LaBudde Special Collections became the repository for the Children’s Mercy Hospital Collection in spring 2015. The large assemblage of material is contained in 66 manuscript boxes and 24 photograph boxes. There is much background material, such as personal narratives and booklets, as well as biographical sketches of Dr. Katherine Berry Richardson and Dr. Alice Berry Graham, sisters and co-founders of the hospital. Another person of interest would be Elizabeth Martin, R.N., who came to...

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The E. Grey Dimond Papers contain correspondence, general office files, publications, and audiovisual materials related to Dimond's professional activities at the University of Missouri-Kansas City's School of Medicine, the University of Kansas School of Medicine, the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, and the American College of Cardiology. His personal papers include files related to his early life, his family and household, and his China trips.

Scope and Contents The Dr. Milton C. Lewis Collection was purchased by the Department of Special Collections from Brian Thurn Antiques of Kansas City in January 2006. The collection, dating from 1913-1967, is small but rich inlocal history as experiencedthrough the life of Dr. Lewis, a local African-American physician. There are materials related to his medical practice, including patient reports, correspondence, a logbook and a journal with patient care information. Also included are materials related to...

Scope and Contents The Dr. Norge Jerome Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Claude Thau (on behalf of Jerome) in May 2019. The collection consists of Dr. Jerome’s research, publications, personal materials, and grant proposals, as well as other supplemental publications that were not authored by Dr. Jerome. There is extensive research on topics such as Avoidable Mortality from Cancers in Black Populations, Food Preference, and Children’s Television Advertising. The collection also includes...

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This collection contains yearbooks published by the Kansas City College of Pharmacy and the University of Missouri - Kansas City's School of Pharmacy. The Kansas City College of Pharmacy merged with the University of Kansas City in 1943, forming the School of Pharmacy.