MGC1251 MCPL Collection.pdf

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Mid-Continent Public Library Collection
Descriptive Summary
Creator: Mid-Continent Public Library
Dates: 1970 - 2008
Identification: MGC1251
Extent: 0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language: Materials in the collection are in English.
Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials related to Mid-Continent Public Library (MCPL). This
collection contains issues of “MCPL Mini News,” a newsletter containing inter-branch
news for employees of MCPL from 1970-1985. There are also a handful of items related
to the Genealogy Department at the North Independence Branch of MCPL, before the
Midwest Genealogy Center (MGC) was established. This includes a few pamphlets as
well as Genealogy in the Heartland, a catalog of genealogical materials held at the North
Independence Branch of MCPL from 1990-1994. Items related specifically to the
Midwest Genealogy Center are currently part of a separate collection (identifier
MGC1067).

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.

Administrative Information
Citation: The Mid-Continent Public Library Collection (MGC1251), Midwest Genealogy
Center, Independence, Missouri
Processing Information: This collection was processed by John Mason, 2026.

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Container List
Series 1: MCPL Mini-News, 1970-1985
Box 1
1970-1973
1974-1976
1977-1978
1978-1981
1982-1985
Box 2
1985-1988
Series 2: North Independence Branch
Box 2
Genealogy Department Pamphlets and Marketing, 1992 – c. 2008
Genealogy from the Heartland, 1990-1994

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Midwest Genealogy Center • midwestgenealogycenter.org • 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055 • 816.252.7228