LaBudde Special Collections Dept. | Collections: Cultural Studies

Amy Cheney Beach Collection
Foremost American composer of the Romantic period and virtuoso concert pianist, 1867-1944

Chouteau Society Collection
Bibliography of local and regional French history

George Geelan Blues And Jazz Festivals Collection
Kansas City documentary photographer of local and regional blues and jazz festivals, 1995-2003

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

Leon M. Jordan Collection
African-American police detective and political leader from Kansas City, and trainer of Liberia's (Africa) post-WWII national police force, 1938-1970

Justin McCarthy Collection
Irish Nationalist, politician and writer, 1830-1912

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

Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection
History of the Kansas City, Missouri, Musicians Protective Union Local 627, 1917-

Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection
Manager of the Uptown and Tower Theaters in Kansas City, and collector of photographs and other theater-related ephemera, 1875-1996

Judge Reuben F. Roy Collection
Personal and professional correspondence related to politics, women's rights, the Temperance Movement, education, small town life, and other social and cultural issues; collected by the Missouri Judge, 1863-1922

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

Charles Sanford Skilton Collection
Composer and music educator, who later worked in Lawrence, Kansas, at the University of Kansas and Haskell Institute (now University), the latter at which he became acquainted with Native American tribal melodies, 1868-1941

Robert M. Snyder, Jr. Collection
LaBudde Special Collections Department's foundation collection, consisting of the Collection of Americana, focusing on the 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience, particularly in the areas of Missouri and Kansas history, Native Americans, Mormons and frontier religions, transportation and the cattle trade; also includes smaller-themed collections such as the Autograph Book Collection, British Collection, Broadside Collection, Political Collection, and subject guides on the Civil War in Missouri and Missouri History

Suzanne Statland Collection
Primary and secondary resources related to Holocaust Studies

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