Scope and Contents The William Volker & Company Collection is housed in the LaBudde Special Collections at the UMKC Miller Nichols Library. The collection consists of material related to Volker and his Kansas City-based company, a picture-frame/window-shade retail manufacturer that became a successful home-furnishings wholesaler with locations across the country. The collection is divided into three series, Biographical/Historical, Advertisements/Promotions, and Photographs/Graphics; and includes primarily...