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Collection Summary
Title
Jackson County, Missouri School Newspaper collection
Date
1925-2002
Extent
3 archival box

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1101-JCSNC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016.

Scope and Content
This collection consists of newspapers printed, published, and created by students at various Jackson
County, Missouri junior high, high schools and colleges or universities. The schools within this collection
include Manual High and Vocation School, Paseo High School, Northeast Junior High School, Northeast
High School, Southeast High School all of Kansas City. Truman High School published a monthly school
magazine title,The Spirit. Colleges included in the collection are Junior College of Kansas City and the
University of Kansas City, now the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Each edition provides a glimpse
into the daily lives of students attending each institution as well as the history, culture, and society of
the time period.

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Jackson County, MO School Newspaper collection

Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 8 series.
Box 1,
Series 1, The Collegian - Junior College of Kansas City, MO
Folder 1, Volume 9 Number 31, May 22, 1925
Series 2, The Manual Craftsman - Manual High and Vocational School
Folder 1, Volume 2 Numbers 1-18, 1940-1941
Folder 2, Volume 4 Numbers 1-17, 1942-1943
Series 3, The Paseo Press - Paseo High School
Folder 1, Volume 1 Number 5, October 27, 1927
Volume 1 Number 24, March 22, 1928
Volume 2, Number 11, November 29, 1928
Folder 2, Volume 18 Number 1, September 28, 1944
Volume 18 Number 2, October 12, 1944
Volume 18 Number 3, October 26, 1944
Volume 18 Number 4, November 9, 1944
Volume 18 Number 5, November 22, 1944
Folder 3, Volume 18 Number 6, December 7, 1944
Volume 18 Number 7, December 21, 1944
Folder 4, Volume 18 Number 8, January 18, 1945
Volume 18 Number 9, February 1, 1945
Volume 18 Number 10, February 15, 1945
Folder 5, Volume 18 Number 11, March 1, 1945
Volume 18 Number 12, March 15, 1945
Volume 18 Number 13, March 29, 1945
Folder 6, Volume 18 Number 15, April 12, 1945
Volume 18 Number 16, April 26, 1945
Folder 7, Volume 18 Number 16, May 10, 1954
Volume 18 Number 17, May 24, 1945
Folder 8, Volume 20 Number 1, October 2, 1946
Volume 20 Number 2, October 17, 1946
Volume 20 Number 3, October 31, 1946
Folder 9, Volume 20 Number 4, November 14, 1946
Volume 20 Number 5, November 27, 1946
Volume 20 Number 6, December 19, 1946
Folder 10, Volume 20 Number 7, January 15, 1947
Volume 20 Number 8, January 30, 1947
Folder 11, Volume 20 Number 9, February 20, 1947
Volume 20 Number 10, March 6, 1947
Volume 20 Number 11, March 20, 1947
Folder 12, Volume 20 Number 12, April 3, 1947
Volume 20 Number 13, April 24, 1947
Folder 13, Volume 20, Number 14, May 8, 1947
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Jackson County, MO School Newspaper collection

Volume 20, Number 15, May 22, 1947
Folder 14, Volume 21, Number 8, January 15, 1948
Folder 15, Volume 21, Number 9, February 5, 1948
Volume 21, Number 10, February 19, 1948
Folder 16, Volume 21 Number 11, March 4, 1948
Volume 21 Number 12, March 18, 1948
Folder 17, Volume 21 Number 14, April 22, 1948
Folder 18, Volume 21 Number 16, May 20, 1948
Folder 19, Volume 22 Number 9, February 10, 1949
Folder 20, Volume 24 Number 6, December 7, 1950
Folder 21, Volume 27 Number 11, March 11, 1954
Series 4, The University News - University of Kansas City
Folder 1, Volume 6 Number 24, April 14, 1939
Volume 6 Number 24, April 28, 1939
Volume 6 Number 29, May 19, 1939
Box 2
Series 5, Northeast Courier—Northeast High School (Accrual, 2018)
Folder 1, Volume 36 Number 14, April 27, 1951
Series 6, The Junior Hi-Lite—Northeast Junior High School (Accrual, 2018)
Folder 1, Volume 22 Number 3, November 21, 1946
Volume 22 Number 7, March 13, 1947
Volume 22 Number 8, April 3, 1947
Volume 23 Number 1, October 30, 1947
Volume 23 Number 2, November 20, 1947
Volume 23 Number 3, December 18, 1947
Volume 23 Number 4, February 5, 1948
Volume 23 Number 5, March 11, 1948
Volume 23 Number 6, April 15, 1948
Volume 23 Number 7, May 13, 1948
Series 7, The Southeast Tower—Southeast High School
Folder 1, Bound copy Volume 2, 1939-40 (Accrual, 2018)
Folder 2, Bound copy Volume 6 1943-44 (Accrual, 2019)
Folder 3, Bound copy Volume 7, 1944-45—2 copies (Accrual, 2018)
Folder 4, Bound copy Volume 8 (Accrual, 2019)
Folder 5, Bound copy Volume 9 1946-47 (Accrual, 2019)
Box 3
Series 8, Truman High School, Independence, MO (Accrual, 2019)
Folder 1, The Spirit of 2001
Folder 2, The Spirit of 2002

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Jackson County, MO School Newspaper collection

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within oversize 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 entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center. The Paseo Press newspapers were
donated by Fannie Frank.
Accruals
Accrual added by Jolene Clark, 2018; Accrual added by Jolene Clark, 2019.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.

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Part of Finding Aid for the Jackson County, MO School Newspaper Collection