History
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
1968 Oral Histories Collection
Bernard G. Farrar Jr. Collection
Calder Pickett Collection
Dolores Hobley Collection
Donald Hale Collection
The collection consists of recordings from the 1970s of Jackson County and Civil War historian Donald Hale.
Dr. Jessie Portman Chesney Narratives Collection
Eliot S. Berkley Collection
The Eliot S. Berkley Collection was gifted to LaBudde Special Collections in December 2014 by his son, Eliot A. Berkley, and daughter, Emily D. Berkley. The collection holds a varied selection of historical documents, including handwritten journals, indentures, lithographs, publications, and maps.
Fishing River Association Collection
The Fishing River Association Collection is largely comprised of minutes and Baptist magazines.
Gaylord Marr Collection
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection
The Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection was acquired from Shirley Gipson, niece of Mrs. DePasco. It contains letters and photographs related to World War II. There are other personal items, but the focus remains on the war and the daily lives of family members waiting in Kansas City. It should be noted that during the period of time the correspondence in this collection took place, Helen Xarhis was using the pseudonym Helen Grey, although the reason is unknown.
J. E. Lynn Railroad Collection
Judge Rueben F. Roy Collection
L. Perry Cookingham Papers
Martha Jane Starr Collection
Michael C. O'Laughlin Collection
Michael Herzmark and Melissa Wayne Video Collection
Missouri Constitution Collection
Materials in this collection pertain to the formation of Missouri’s fourth constitution, adopted in 1945. Inclusive dates in the collection are 1944-1945.
Profiles in Diversity Oral Histories Project Collection
The collection is made up of oral history recordings from UMKC history professor, Rebecca Davis', 5585 graduate history class. The majority of the oral histories were conducted by Davis' students in the Fall of 2016 and 2019. The recordings are of individuals who were activists and much of the content in the recordings relates to their activism. Activists topics include civil rights, LGBTQ, Native Americans, Latinx, Jews, labor, and health care.
Railroad Collection
Richard W. Bolling Papers
Robert M. Snyder Jr. Collection
Rosemary Nevin/Sidney Tremble Collection
The Rosemary Nevin/Sidney Tremble Collection consists of letters, telegrams, and other correspondence during World War II primarily between Rosemary Nevin and Sidney Tremble. The collection also includes correspondence from other Nevin and Tremble relatives and friends before and during the War as well as a small number of photographs and military ephemera.
Sidney Willens Collection
The collection consists of several recorded speeches of Harold Roe Bartle, the 47th mayor of Kansas City.