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Advertising/Promotional Ephemera Collection
Assorted material related to various companies, products, and services, covering subject areas such as food, medicine and domestic life, 1800s-1900s
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
John Duncan Collection
Alabama-born African American musician, music educator, composer and academic administrator, 1913-1975
George Geelan Blues And Jazz Festivals Collection
Kansas City documentary photographer of local and regional blues and jazz festivals, 1995-2003
GLAMA (Gay & Lesbian Archive of Mid-America)
A partnership between LaBudde Special Collections and the Kansas City Museum to collect, preserve, and make accessible the documents and artifacts that reflect the history of the gay and lesbian community of the Kansas City region
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, 1905-1970
Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Collection
Director of UMKC Libraries (1950-1985), namesake of Miller Nichols Library's Special Collections Department (dedicated 2002), Professor Emeritus of American Studies, scholar and world traveler, 1920-2000
Dr. Milton C. Lewis Collection
African-American physician based in Kansas City, including ties to Wheatley-Provident Hospital and the 18th and Vine district, 1894-1967
Justin McCarthy Collection
Irish Nationalist, politician and writer, 1830-1912
MANA de Kansas City Collection
Organizational papers for the local chapter (chartered in 1981) of the national Latina organization founded in 1974 by Mexican-American women in Washington, D.C., 1977-
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
Regional Clubs & Organizations Collection
Assorted material, such as booklets, programs, news clippings, tickets and ribbons, related to various clubs and organizations, primarily in Kansas City, 1800s-1900s
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
Martha Jane Starr Collection
Kansas City philanthropist and trailblazer in the area of women’s issues, including marriage and family life, with strong ties to the University of Missouri-Kansas City and several of its programs and initiatives, including the Women’s Council, the Women’s Center, the Women’s & Gender Studies Program, the Family Studies Program and the Starr Symposium, 1906-2011
Suzanne Statland Collection
Primary and secondary resources related to Holocaust Studies
Patricia Stevens Collection
Organizational papers, ephemera and memorabilia related to the longtime Kansas City modeling agency and finishing school, 1940s-2000s
Brian Thurn Collection
Photographs, posters and miscellaneous material that primarily reflect aspects of the African-American cultural experience during the 20th century, particularly in and around Kansas City; includes rare photos of Kansas City jazz legends Count Basie and Myra Taylor, and posters for Freedom, Inc. political candidates and the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team
The Great Tichborne Case Collection
Celebrated 19th-century legal case in the United Kingdom of Arthur Orton, an impostor who claimed to be missing heir Sir Roger Tichborne, 1872
Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection
Studio photographic portraits from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s (hosted by the Missouri Digital Library)
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection
World War II-era material, including correspondence with enlisted brothers, photographs and other associated ephemera belonging to Kansas City-born woman
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