Special Collections - Collection Holdings

Richard W. Bolling Papers Special Collections houses books, periodicals, photographs, music scores, correspondence, personal papers, broadsides, and other historical documents and ephemera that are excellent primary and secondary source material. The focus of the collection relates to the 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience as well as more recent cultural, political and music history (particularly Jazz Age Kansas City). Highlights include the Snyder Collection of Americana; the "Z" Collection of rare and limited edition books (featuring the Kelmscott Press books of William Morris); collections of local political leaders Richard W. Bolling, L. P. Cookingham and Leon M. Jordan; Truman Library's Student Research File; and the Suzanne Statland Collection on Holocaust Studies.

Sound recordings in the Marr Sound Archives Special Collections is strong in music material, especially reflected in the wealth of music scores and photographs in its holdings. The Marr Sound Archives, the audio unit of Special Collections, houses over 300,000 sound recordings. Notable collections include the Paul Creston, Amy Cheney Beach, Raymond Scott and Warren Durrett Collections, all rich with manuscript scores from classical to popular forms. Collections of Dave E. Dexter Jr., Wilbur "Buck" Clayton, "Cactus" Charlie Menees, Mutual Musicians Foundation and others document developments in American jazz, particularly the unique style pioneered in Kansas City. Other material, such as the Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection and the Grand Emporium Collection, chronicle related aspects of local history, from broadcasting to nightclub life. In addition, tens of thousands of titles from the golden age of sheet music publication reside in the Popular American Sheet Music Collection, offering a broad range of cultural, musical and artistic study.

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Architecture, Urban Planning & Design
(Includes Transportation and Travel)

City Directory Collection - City directories for Kansas City, Missouri, 1870-1994, and Kansas City, Kansas, 1960-1991
L. Perry Cookingham Papers - Distinguished city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, serving from 1940-1959
J.E. Lynn Railroad Memorabilia Collection - General Passenger Agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad office located in Kansas City, and collector of railroad memorabilia, 1896-1960
Map Collection - Originals and reproductions primarily covering greater Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and Kansas, but also includes other areas of the United States and from around the world, 1500s-2000s
Railroads Collection - Miscellaneous collection largely comprised of railroad company certificates, as well as weekly reports, railroad time cards, company rules and invitations
Robert M. Snyder Collection - Americana, including 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience, Missouri and Kansas History, Native Americans, Mormons, the cattle trade, frontier religions, and transportation

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Art & Art History

The 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
Popular American Sheet Music Collection - Thousands of music scores and cover art from the golden age of sheet music publication

Kansas City Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of Kansas City imprints
World War I Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWI
World War II Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWII

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection - Studio photographic portraits from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s (hosted by the Missouri Digital Library)
Z Collection of Rare Books - Music, art history, literature, printing and fine presses, featuring the Kelmscott Press books of William Morris

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Communication Studies
(Includes Broadcasting and Film Studies)

Fred Calland Collection - Ohio-born radio broadcaster/producer, record collector, educator, and noted opera expert, 1930s-1990s
Arthur B. Church Collection - Owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, 1920s-1950s
"Cactus" Charlie Menees Collection - Radio broadcaster/producer, critic and jazz educator from St. Louis, 1916-1993
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
Wilder Wylie Collection - North Dakota-born radio and television producer and copywriter, 1922-1958

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Cultural Studies
(Includes American, African-American, French, Irish, Jewish and Women's Studies)

La Societe Chouteau Collection - Bibliography of local and regional French history
Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection - Interviews with early jazz musicians, conducted from 1956-1986 (housed in the Marr Sound Archives)
George Geelan Blues And Jazz Festivals Collection - Kansas City documentary photographer of local and regional blues and jazz festivals, 1995-2003
The 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 Papers - 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-
Popular American Sheet Music Collection - Thousands of music scores and cover art from the golden age of sheet music publication

Kansas City Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of Kansas City imprints
World War I Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWI
World War II Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWII

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
Robert M. Snyder Collection - Americana, including 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience, Missouri and Kansas History, Native Americans, Mormons, the cattle trade, frontier religions, and transportation
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)

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English & Literature

Justin McCarthy Papers - Irish Nationalist, politician and writer, 1830-1912
Rubaiyat (of Omar Khayyam) Collection - Rubaiyatiana works of 11th century Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet
Z Collection of Rare Books - Music, art history, literature, printing and fine presses, featuring the Kelmscott Press books of William Morris

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Government & Politics

Richard W. Bolling Papers - U.S. Congressional and Legislative History, 1949-1983.
L. Perry Cookingham Papers - Distinguished city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, serving from 1940-1959
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 Papers - Irish Nationalist, politician and writer, 1830-1912
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
Truman Library's Student Research File - Photocopies of 40,000+ pages of historic documents involving 50+ topics relating to Harry S. Truman and his presidency, 1945-1953 (courtesy of the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum)

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History
(Subdivided into Local/Regional and General categories)

Local/Regional

La Societe Chouteau Collection - Bibliography of local and regional French history
Arthur B. Church Collection - Owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, 1920s-1950s
City Directory Collection - City directories for Kansas City, Missouri, 1870-1994, and Kansas City, Kansas, 1960-1991
L. Perry Cookingham Papers - Distinguished city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, serving from 1940-1959
Bernard G. Farrar, Jr. Collection - Small collection of Civil War letters from the distinguished military leader from St. Louis to his wife
Kansas City Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection of the Popular American Sheet Music Collection consisting of Kansas City imprints
J.E. Lynn Railroad Memorabilia Collection - General Passenger Agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad office located in Kansas City, and collector of railroad memorabilia, 1896-1960
Map Collection - Originals and reproductions primarily covering greater Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and Kansas, but also includes other areas of the United States and from around the world, 1500s-2000s
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
Robert M. Snyder Collection - Americana, including 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience, Missouri and Kansas History, Native Americans, Mormons, the cattle trade, frontier religions, and transportation
Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection - Studio photographic portraits from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s (hosted by the Missouri Digital Library)

General

J.E. Lynn Railroad Memorabilia Collection - General Passenger Agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad office located in Kansas City, and collector of railroad memorabilia, 1896-1960
Map Collection - Originals and reproductions primarily covering greater Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and Kansas, but also includes other areas of the United States and from around the world, 1500s-2000s
Railroads Collection - Miscellaneous collection largely comprised of railroad company certificates, as well as weekly reports, railroad time cards, company rules and invitations
Rubaiyat (of Omar Khayyam) Collection - Rubaiyatiana works of 11th century Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet
Robert M. Snyder Collection - Americana, including 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience, Missouri and Kansas History, Native Americans, Mormons, the cattle trade, frontier religions, and transportation
Suzanne Statland Collection - Primary and secondary resources related to Holocaust Studies
Truman Library's Student Research File - Photocopies of 40,000+ pages of historic documents involving 50+ topics relating to Harry S. Truman and his presidency, 1945-1953 (courtesy of the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum)
World War I Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection of the Popular American Sheet Music Collection consisting of topical songs of WWI
World War II Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection of the Popular American Sheet Music Collection consisting of topical songs of WWII
Z Collection of Rare Books - Music, art history, literature, printing and fine presses, featuring the Kelmscott Press books of William Morris

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Music
(Subdivided into Local/Regional, Jazz & Blues and General categories)

Local/Regional

Robert Brookmeyer Papers - Jazz pianist and trombonist, arranger, and composer from Kansas City, 1929-
Arthur B. Church Collection - Owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, 1920s-1950s
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection - Kansas-born jazz arranger, composer, trumpeter, band leader, and influential member of Count Basie's band, 1911-1991
Ernest Daniels Collection - Jazz drummer, vibraphonist and percussionist from Kansas City
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection - Writer, music critic and editor, and record producer from Kansas City, 1915-1990
Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection - Composer, musician and writer based in Kansas City, 1912-1996
Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection - Interviews with early jazz musicians, conducted from 1956-1986 (housed in the Marr Sound Archives)
George Geelan Blues And Jazz Festivals Collection - Kansas City documentary photographer of local and regional blues and jazz festivals, 1995-2003
The 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
Kansas City Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection of the Popular American Sheet Music Collection consisting of Kansas City imprints
"Cactus" Charlie Menees Collection - Radio broadcaster/producer, critic and jazz educator from St. Louis, 1916-1993
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection - Wife and husband jazz musicians based in Kansas City, 1927-2006
Missouri Music Teachers Association Commissioned Works Collection - Commissioned works by Missouri composers for performance at the Association's annual meetings
Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection - History of the Kansas City, Missouri, Musicians Protective Union Local 627, 1917-
Julius Osiier Collection - Denmark-born composer and performer, conductor for the Willis Wood and Shubert Theaters in Kansas City, and pioneer of "pops" concerts in Kansas City, 1865-1939
A. W. Perry's Sons Collection - Music publishing firm in Sedalia, Missouri, 1870s-1960s
N. Clark Smith Collection - Kansas-born composer, music director and educator, including a position from 1915-1922 at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, 1877-1935
Joe Thomas Collection - Jazz saxophonist and influential member of Jimmie Lunceford's band; and director of the Bruce R. Watkins Funeral Home and choir director at St. Stephen Baptist Church, both in Kansas City, 1909-1986
Don Tiff Sheet Music Collection - Pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, as well as musical director of the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City, 1910-1998
John B. Tumino Consolidated Orchestras Collection - Booking agent and manager for notable Kansas City jazz musicians such as Jay McShann, Charlie Parker and Julia Lee, 1911-2001
Dr. Vincent T. Williams Collection - Missouri-born physician, music composer and scholar, 1903-1968

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Jazz & Blues

Robert Brookmeyer Papers - Jazz pianist and trombonist, arranger, and composer from Kansas City, 1929-
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection - Kansas-born jazz arranger, composer, trumpeter, band leader, and influential member of Count Basie's band, 1911-1991
Ernest Daniels Collection - Jazz drummer, vibraphonist and percussionist from Kansas City
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection - Writer, music critic and editor, and record producer from Kansas City, 1915-1990
Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection - Composer, musician and writer based in Kansas City, 1912-1996
Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection - Interviews with early jazz musicians, conducted from 1956-1986 (housed in the Marr Sound Archives)
George Geelan Blues And Jazz Festivals Collection - Kansas City documentary photographer of local and regional blues and jazz festivals, 1995-2003
The 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
Mel Lewis Collection - Jazz drummer and band leader from New York, 1929-1990
"Cactus" Charlie Menees Collection - Radio broadcaster/producer, critic and jazz educator from St. Louis, 1916-1993
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection - Wife and husband jazz musicians based in Kansas City, 1927-2006
Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection - History of the Kansas City, Missouri, Musicians Protective Union Local 627, 1917-
Raymond Scott Collection - Pianist, band leader and composer of jazz and popular music, and pioneer in electronic music, 1908-1994
N. Clark Smith Collection - Kansas-born composer, music director and educator, including a position from 1915-1922 at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, 1877-1935
Joe Thomas Collection - Jazz saxophonist and influential member of Jimmie Lunceford's band; and director of the Bruce R. Watkins Funeral Home and choir director at St. Stephen Baptist Church, both in Kansas City, 1909-1986
John B. Tumino Consolidated Orchestras Collection - Booking agent and manager for notable Kansas City jazz musicians such as Jay McShann, Charlie Parker and Julia Lee, 1911-2001

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General (Classical to popular forms)

American Dance Band Music Collection - Over 6,500 titles of various arrangements and band charts of popular scores, 1800-1965
Amy Cheney Beach Collection - Foremost American composer of the Romantic period and virtuoso concert pianist, 1867-1944
Walter Brenner Collection - South African-born composer; studied, composed and worked in Germany and United States, 1906-1969
Fred Calland Collection - Ohio-born radio broadcaster/producer, record collector, educator, and noted opera expert, 1930s-1990s
Arthur B. Church Collection - Owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, 1920s-1950s
Paul Creston Collection - Prolific American composer, pianist and organist, 1906-1985
Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection - Composer, musician and writer based in Kansas City, 1912-1996
The 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
William Henry Humiston Collection - Ohio-born composer, music critic and editor, and early member of the MacDowell Colony, 1869-1923
Eunice Lea Kettering Collection - Ohio-born composer and educator, 1906-2000
Missouri Music Teachers Association Commissioned Works Collection - Commissioned works by Missouri composers for performance at the Association's annual meetings
Julius Osiier Collection - Denmark-born composer and performer, conductor for the Willis Wood and Shubert Theaters in Kansas City, and pioneer of "pops" concerts in Kansas City, 1865-1939
Popular American Sheet Music Collection - Thousands of music scores and cover art from the golden age of sheet music publication

Kansas City Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of Kansas City imprints
World War I Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWI
World War II Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWII

A. W. Perry's Sons Collection - Music publishing firm in Sedalia, Missouri, 1870s-1960s
Raymond Scott Collection - Pianist, band leader and composer of jazz and popular music, and pioneer in electronic music, 1908-1994
George Elliott Simpson Collection - Composer, arranger, performer and music educator, 1876-1958
Charles Sanford Skilton Collection - Massachusetts-born composer and music educator, 1868-1941
N. Clark Smith Collection - Kansas-born composer, music director and educator, including a position from 1915-1922 at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, 1877-1935
Don Tiff Sheet Music Collection - Pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, as well as musical director of the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City, 1910-1998
Dr. Vincent T. Williams Collection - Missouri-born physician, music composer and scholar, 1903-1968
Z Collection of Rare Books - Music, art history, literature, printing and fine presses, featuring the Kelmscott Press books of William Morris

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All Collections

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

American Dance Band Music Collection - Over 6,500 titles of various arrangements and band charts of popular scores, 1800-1965

Amy Cheney Beach Collection - Foremost American composer of the Romantic period and virtuoso concert pianist, 1867-1944
Richard W. Bolling Papers - Missouri Democratic Representative to U.S. Congress, serving from 1949-1983
Walter Brenner Collection - South African-born composer; studied, composed and worked in Germany and United States, 1906-1969
Robert Brookmeyer Papers - Jazz pianist and trombonist, arranger, and composer from Kansas City, 1929-

Fred Calland Collection - Ohio-born radio broadcaster/producer, record collector, educator, and noted opera expert, 1930s-1990s
La Societe Chouteau Collection - Bibliography of local and regional French history
Arthur B. Church Collection - Owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, 1920s-1950s
City Directory Collection - City directories for Kansas City, Missouri, 1870-1994, and Kansas City, Kansas, 1960-1991
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection - Kansas-born jazz arranger, composer, trumpeter, band leader, and influential member of Count Basie's band, 1911-1991
L. Perry Cookingham Papers - Distinguished city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, serving from 1940-1959
Paul Creston Collection - Prolific American composer, pianist and organist, 1906-1985

Ernest Daniels Collection - Jazz drummer, vibraphonist and percussionist from Kansas City
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection - Writer, music critic and editor, and record producer from Kansas City, 1915-1990
Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection - Composer, musician and writer based in Kansas City, 1912-1996
Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection - Interviews with early jazz musicians, conducted from 1956-1986 (housed in the Marr Sound Archives)

Bernard G. Farrar, Jr. Collection - Small collection of Civil War letters from the distinguished military leader from St. Louis to his wife

George Geelan Blues And Jazz Festivals Collection - Kansas City documentary photographer of local and regional blues and jazz festivals, 1995-2003
The Grand Emporium Collection - Assorted material, including show flyers 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

William Henry Humiston Collection - Ohio-born composer, music critic and editor, and early member of the MacDowell Colony, 1869-1923

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

Kansas City Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection of the Popular American Sheet Music Collection consisting of Kansas City imprints
Eunice Lea Kettering Collection - Ohio-born composer and educator, 1906-2000

Mel Lewis Collection - Jazz drummer and band leader from New York, 1929-1990
J.E. Lynn Railroad Memorabilia Collection - General Passenger Agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad office located in Kansas City, and collector of railroad memorabilia, 1896-1960

Map Collection - Originals and reproductions primarily covering greater Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and Kansas, but also includes other areas of the United States and from around the world, 1500s-2000s
Justin McCarthy Papers - Irish Nationalist, politician and writer, 1830-1912
"Cactus" Charlie Menees Collection - Radio broadcaster/producer, critic and jazz educator from St. Louis, 1916-1993
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection - Wife and husband jazz musicians based in Kansas City, 1927-2006
Baron Missakian Collection - Studio photographic portraits from the Jazz Age, 1920-1940
Missouri Music Teachers Association Commissioned Works Collection - Commissioned works by Missouri composers for performance at the Association's annual meetings
Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection - History of the Kansas City, Missouri, Musicians Protective Union Local 627, 1917-

Julius Osiier Collection - Denmark-born composer and performer, conductor for the Willis Wood and Shubert Theaters in Kansas City, and pioneer of "pops" concerts in Kansas City, 1865-1939

Popular American Sheet Music Collection - Thousands of music scores and cover art from the golden age of sheet music publication

Kansas City Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of Kansas City imprints
World War I Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWI
World War II Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection consisting of topical songs of WWII

A. W. Perry's Sons Collection - Music publishing firm in Sedalia, Missouri, 1870s-1960s

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
Rubaiyat (of Omar Khayyam) Collection - Rubaiyatiana works of 11th century Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet

Raymond Scott Collection - Pianist, band leader and composer of jazz and popular music, and pioneer in electronic music, 1908-1994
George Elliott Simpson Collection - Composer, arranger, performer and music educator, 1876-1958
Charles Sanford Skilton Collection - Massachusetts-born composer and music educator, 1868-1941
N. Clark Smith Collection - Kansas-born composer, music director and educator, including a position from 1915-1922 at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, 1877-1935
Robert M. Snyder Collection - Americana, including 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience, Missouri and Kansas History, Native Americans, Mormons, the cattle trade, frontier religions, and transportation
Suzanne Statland Collection - Primary and secondary resources related to Holocaust Studies

Joe Thomas Collection - Jazz saxophonist and influential member of Jimmie Lunceford's band; and director of the Bruce R. Watkins Funeral Home and choir director at St. Stephen Baptist Church, both in Kansas City, 1909-1986
Don Tiff Sheet Music Collection - Pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, as well as musical director of the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City, 1910-1998
Truman Library's Student Research File - Photocopies of 40,000+ pages of historic documents involving 50+ topics relating to Harry S. Truman and his presidency, 1945-1953 (courtesy of the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum)
John B. Tumino Consolidated Orchestras Collection - Booking agent and manager for notable Kansas City jazz musicians such as Jay McShann, Charlie Parker and Julia Lee, 1911-2001

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

Dr. Vincent T. Williams Collection - Missouri-born physician, music composer and scholar, 1903-1968
World War I Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection of the Popular American Sheet Music Collection consisting of topical songs of WWI
World War II Sheet Music Collection - Subcollection of the Popular American Sheet Music Collection consisting of topical songs of WWII
Wilder Wylie Collection - North Dakota-born radio and television producer and copywriter, 1922-1958

Z Collection of Rare Books - Music, art history, literature, printing and fine presses, featuring the Kelmscott Press books of William Morris

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Special Collections - Collection Holdings

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Communication Studies (Includes Broadcasting and Film Studies)

Cultural Studies (Includes American, African-American, French, Irish, Jewish and Women's Studies)

English & Literature

Government & Politics

History (Subdivided into Local/Regional and General categories)

Music (Subdivided into Local/Regional, Jazz & Blues and General categories)

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Architecture, Urban Planning & Design
(Includes Transportation and Travel)

Communication Studies
(Includes Broadcasting and Film Studies)

Cultural Studies
(Includes American, African-American, French, Irish, Jewish and Women's Studies)

History
(Subdivided into Local/Regional and General categories)

Music
(Subdivided into Local/Regional, Jazz & Blues and General categories)