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Finding Aid for the American Ex-Prisoners of War-Heart of America chapter

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This collection consists of scrapbooks and photographs that document the American Ex-Prisoners of War-Heart of America Chapter‘s activities. Also…

Finding Aid for the Papers of William Ross Cooper

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This collection consists of a manuscript for the Papers of William Ross Cooper. The manuscript is separated into two books. The material in these…

Finding Aid for the Alice Houts Collection

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This collection consists of administrative and personal papers of Alice K. Houts as well as business correspondence. Items range in date from 1952 to…

Finding Aid for the Twitchell Family Collection

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This collection contains the family history and genealogy compiled by Elizabeth Lee “Betty” Twitchel Chastain. The information contained within the…

Finding Aid for the Ralph Preston Collection

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This collection consists of genealogy and family history complied by Ralph Preston. Major surnames found within this collection are Preston, Crichton,…

Finding Aid for the Drumm Farm Collection

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This collection include photographs of the grounds and buildings, alumni, employees and trustees. Other materials contained in the collection are…

Finding Aid for the Sewell Richardson Papers

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This collection contains journals, a treasurer’s book, and a leather envelope. The journals begin during Sewell’s time in Wisconsin. The journals were…

Finding Aid for the Gaynelle Moore Collection

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This collection consists of the genealogical research of Gaynelle Moore. Moore researched the following family surnames: Berry, Bond, Boone, Hanks,…

Finding Aid for the Betty Wynn McGehee Collection

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Within this collection are many different types of documents including family group sheets, letters, vital records, and more. The surnames found…

Finding Aid for the Rector Family Collection

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This collection contains the genealogical research of Joann Mericle. The research focuses upon Mericle’s Rector family line. From this family, the…

Finding Aid for the Sibley and Webb Cemeteries Records

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This collection consists of transcribed gravestone markings from Sibley and Webb cemeteries. The gravestone markings range from the mid-1800s to…

Finding Aid for the Kansas City Telephone Company Collection

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This collection consists of a bound edition of The Booster magazine. This edition contains all volume published in 1924.

Finding Aid for the Crabtree Family Collection

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This collection consists of a scrapbook from Velna Crabtree’s time as President of the Business and Professional Women’s Club of Independence. There…

Finding Aid for the Lois C. Golden Papers

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This collection consists of the photographs and ephemera of Lois C. Golden. The photographs cover the late 1800s through 2000s. Also found within this…

Finding Aid for the Walker/McCann Family Diaries

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This collection consists of diaries written by members of the Joel M. Walker and Charles R. McCann families. These diaries describe the lives of…

Finding Aid for the Brown Family Collection

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This collection consists of the genealogical research for the Brown Family and families who married Brown descendants. Surnames included are as…

Finding Aid for the Ethel White Earles Scrapbook

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This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Ethel White Earles from items clipped from the Liberty [MO] Tribune newspaper. These clippings…

Finding Aid for the Eleanor Shane Papers

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This collection consists of correspondence and school memorabilia from Eleanor Shane’s early life. Cards and letters illustrate Eleanor’s social life…

Finding Aid for the Mayme Gazlay Laycox collection

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This collection contains the genealogical research and personal papers of Mayme Gazlay Laycox. Ms. Laycox researched her family history for a number…

Finding Aid for the Shela S. Fretwell Collection

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This collection consists of correspondence between Shela S. Fretwell and various contributors to the research of the Fretwell genealogy. This research…