Finding Aid for the Midwest Genealogy Center Photo Collection · Genealogy Gallery

Title

Finding Aid for the Midwest Genealogy Center Photo Collection

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Collection

Date

1800s-2000s

Description

The Midwest Genealogy Center receives donations relating to family history and genealogy. Photos that do not fit into existing collections become a part of the photo collection. Many photos have identifiable information with the photos or on the backs of the photos while others are unidentified. Many photos have come from estate sales or from donors who have no connection to the family. A large number of photos were purchased at estate sales and donated to the library. The photos from that donation were received in a large tote and were not separated clearly by family. An attempt has been made to organize by family from the donor’s notes, but errors in grouping may exist.

Format

Photographs

Language

English

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Extent

7 boxes

Identifier

MGC 1013

Subject

Photographs

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Collection Summary
Title
MGC Photo Collection
Date
1800s to 2000s
Extent
7 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1013-MGCPC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2020; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2020.

Scope and Content
The Midwest Genealogy Center receives donations relating to family history and genealogy. Photos that
do not fit into existing collections become a part of the photo collection. Many photos have identifiable
information with the photos or on the backs of the photos while others are unidentified. Many photos
have come from estate sales or from donors who have no connection to the family. A large number of
photos were purchased at estate sales and donated to the library. The photos from that donation were
received in a large tote and were not separated clearly by family. An attempt has been made to organize
by family from the donor’s notes, but errors in grouping may exist.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 3 series.
Box 1
Series 1, Photos
Folder 1, Chastain Family Photos
Folder 2, Williams Family Photos
Folder 3, Kansas City, MO Buildings
Folder 4, Jones Family Photos
Folder 5, Photographs from Stanley, KS, circa 1920s
Folder 6, Morris family
Item 1, Photograph
Item 2, Newspaper clippings [photocopied] marriage of Florence Reed and
William E Morris
Folder 7, Flood photos, 1943
Folder 8, Old Ward School photograph [Dodd, MO]
Folder 9, Photograph of William Bales
Folder 10, Osborn School [Clinton County, MO]
Item 1, class photo with names on back
Item 2, class photo
Item 3, list of names
Folder 11, University of Missouri students
Folder 12, Mabel Vance scrapbook photos [McFall, MO]
Box 2
Folder 13, George A. and Mabel (Roots) Barker
Folder 14, A.R. Jones farm, Stanley, Johnson County, KS
Folder 15, James H Miller, Omaha, NE
Folder 16, Harrison family
Folder 17, Brotherton Family, Johnson County, KS
Folder 18, William Chrisman High School reunion photos [Independence, MO]
Folder 19, Image reproductions Kansas City, MO buildings
Folder 20, Thomas Hart Benton Baker [Washington County, IN]
Folder 21, unidentified tin types
Folder 22, Society of Literature and History, Central High School, Kansas City, MO [19081929]
Folder 23, Group school photos [Jackson County, MO]
Folder 24, Bissell family
Folder 25, Joice and Friend family [Independence, MO]
Folder 26, Joice and Friend family [Independence, MO], continued
Folder 27, Joice and Friend family [Independence, MO], continued
Folder 28, Jackson County Genealogical Society [Independence, MO]
Folder 29, unidentified buildings, circa 1896
Folder 30, Edmond J. Van Riette with Manor Bread truck [Independence, MO]
Folder 31, Kansas City Athletics team photo, 1959
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Box 3
Folder 32, Class photo found in Clay County: A Half Century in Photographs (1873-1922)
Folder 33, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employees and baseball teams,
1950s
Folder 34, Ippolita family [Kansas City, MO]
Folder 35, Ippolita family [Kansas City, MO], continued
Folder 36, Ippolita family [Kansas City, MO], continued
Folder 37, Ippolita family [Kansas City, MO], continued
See also Ippolita family [oversize]
Folder 38, Quincy and Florence (Champ) Cox family [Versailles, MO]
Folder 39, Military training at Colorado State College, 1943
Folder 40, Jansonia and Limburg family [Austinville, IA]
Folder 41, Chickasha High School [Chickasha, OK] graduating class, 1904 or 1905
Box 4
Folder 42, Hickok family [Evart, MI]
Folder 43, Graduation photos and graduation name cards, Windsor High School
[Windsor, MO], 1943
Folder 44, Interior of sandwich shop in Horton, KS, 1930
Folder 45, E.R.H.S., 1923 [Kansas]
Folder 46, Unidentified photos from an album
Folder 47, MCPL staff
Folder 48, unidentified photos removed from donated books
Folder 49, Woodson Longau, 1930
Folder 50, Nettie and Will Bandy [Edinburg, IL]
Folder 51, A. C. Martin
Folder 52, Ford plant
Folder 53, Hattie Hoelle and Edith Kiehl [Convoy, OH]
Folder 54, Garner Family Reunion, Roaring River State Park [Barry County, MO], 1967 &
1968
Folder 55, seniors at Marceline, MO, 1940
Folder 56, Kansas City, MO Jons Club group photo
Folder 57, Small album of photos from Tidwell Jamboree, 1953 & 1954
Folder 58, Judy Ann (Petty) Edgar, graduation from Northeast High School [Kansas City,
MO], 1962
Folder 59, various photos with names
Folder 60, various photos without names
Folder 61, unidentified portraits
Folder 62, unidentified portraits, continued
Box 5 [oversized]
Series 2, oversized photos
Item 1, BB Drugs [Independence, MO] framed photo collage
Item 2, History of BB Drugs
Box 6 [oversized]
Folder 1, Senior class Center High School [Kansas City, MO], circa 1930s
Folder 2, Testimonial dinner for William Boyle, held in an arena in Kansas City, Missouri,
September 29, 1949
Folder 3, Kansas City Veterinary College Class of 1912
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Folder 4, “Buffalo Bill” and 2 Pony Express Riders at unveiling of monument [St. Joseph,
MO], 1912-Photo by L. Moxie Hanley [Kansas City, MO]
Folder 5, 3rd Annual National Convention of American Legion dance, [Kansas City, MO],
1921
Folder 6, miscellaneous buildings and structures
Folder 7, Ippolita family
Folder 8, Thomas Craddock family at farm near Arcol, IL, 1906
Folder 9, 1880s hay trashing
Folder 10, Bundschu
Item 1, sketch of A.J. Bundschu Inc. building
Item 2, Portrait of Henry A. Bundschu, 1966
Folder 11, unidentified group school photos
Folder 12, unidentified wedding photos
Series 3, panoramic photos
Box 7 [oversized]
Folder 1, Katz Drug Co. photos
Folder 2, W.R. Cockefair Family Reunion, 1924
Folder 3, “Colorado Family Affair” family reunion with list of names
Folder 4, Company F, 3rd MO Volunteers with list of names, 1898
Folder 5, R.P. Rice Motor Co. Picnic, Horse Shoe Lake, 1923
Folder 6, 28th MO Epworth League Conference, Pertle Springs [Warrensburg, MO], 1919
Folder 7, Day Ground Crew “Jasper Mine” Kansas Ex-Inc., [Joplin, MO], 1943
Folder 8, Berry’s New York-Washington Tour, 1956
Folder 9, Company I, 356th Infantry
Folder 10, Kansas City Farms Co. Excursion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Geo. A.
Morrison Citrus Grove, 1927
Folder 11, 25th Company, 164th Depot Brigade
Folder 12, Company C, 3rd Battalion, Ordinance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, MD, 1943 with list of names

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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Photos are in sheet protectors and housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are primarily in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These photos were donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center
Accruals
Accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.

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