Finding Aid for the Independence Neighborhood Council No. 15 Collection

Title

Finding Aid for the Independence Neighborhood Council No. 15 Collection

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Collection

Creator

C.J. Anderton

Independence Neighborhood Council No. 15

Date

1977-2017

Format

pdf

Language

English

Place

Independence--Jackson County--Missouri

Publisher

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

Extent

2 boxes

Identifier

MGC 1243

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Independence Neighborhood Council No. 15 Collection
Descriptive Summary
Creator: Independence Neighborhood Council No. 15, C.J. Anderton
Dates: 1977-2017
Identification: MGC1243
Extent: 1.42 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language: Materials in the collection are in English.
Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
Scope and Content
This collection contains information related to the Independence Neighborhood Council
No. 15, which corresponds with the McCoy Neighborhood in Independence, Missouri.
This includes magazines about Independence Neighborhood Councils, as well as issues
of “The Real McCoy”, a newsletter about the McCoy Neighborhood, bumper stickers and
other promotional materials, and photographs of various events. Most photographs in
the collection are from events in the neighborhood from 2011-2014, though there are a
few photographs from the 1980s. There is also a good deal of information related to an
annual chili cook-off event held in the neighborhood. Many of the items in the collection
also relate to the Heritage House, an apartment complex for seniors, including emails
and a newsletter called “The Informer”. There are some materials related to politics and
politicians in Independence from the 1980s. The collection also contains a scrapbook
with materials related to different events in the neighborhood, including the placement
of the Historical Marker for Independence’s historic Neck neighborhood.

Restrictions
Access: This collection is open for research.
Conditions governing reproduction and use: Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.

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Administrative Information
Immediate source of acquisition: This collection was donated by Rita Anderson, 2024.
Citation: The Independence Neighborhood Council No. 15 Collection (MGC1243),
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
Processing Information: This collection was processed by John Mason, 2025.

Container List
Box 1
Series 1: The Real McCoy Newsletter, 2006-2017
Series 2: Independence Neighborhood Councils
The Independence Neighbor, 1977-1981
Neighborhood Council No. 15, 1984-1994
Independence Leader’s Digest, 1986
City Scene Newsletter, 2016
Bumper Stickers
Series 3: Heritage House
The Informer Newsletter, 2006-2013
Heritage House, 2007-2014
Email Correspondence, 2007
Series 4: Events
Chili Cook Off, 2007-2015
Youth Appreciation Show, 1980-1982
Summer Sounds for the Lord, 1985
Misc. Events, 2005-2014
Series 5: Photographs
1982-1986
Pass, Punt, and Kick, 2002

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2011
2014
2013-3 folders
Box 2
August 2006
Misc Photographs
Series 6: Local Politics
Citizens Committee for Soil, Water, and State Parks
Misc. Political Materials, 1984
Election Board
Series 7: Scrapbook

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