LaBudde Special Collections Dept. | Collections: Art & Art History

Bookplate Collection
Nearly 600 bookplates, plus promotional catalogs, directories, order forms, correspondence and other material related to bookplates, 1672-1948

Grand Emporium Collection
Assorted material, rich in poster art and photos, documenting venerable Kansas City nightclub from 1985-2004, plus some of co-owner Roger Naber's other promotional endeavors before and during that time

Baron Missakian Collection
Studio photographic portraits from the Jazz Age, 1920-1940

Sheet Music Collection
Tens of thousands of commercially published titles covering a variety of musical styles, visual artistry, and thematic subjects; included are the Popular American, World War I & II, Kansas City imprints, Missouri & Kansas imprints, Classical & Sacred, and American Dance Band Music collections, 1800s-1900s

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection
Studio photographic portraits from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s (hosted by the Missouri Digital Library)

Z Collection
Rare and limited-edition books, fine-press imprints, artists' books and other similar works; spanning the 14th to the 20th centuries; covering fine arts, literature and music, especially as applied to the book arts, particularly the history of printing and books as objects