2003 Acquisitions to the Jackson County Historical Society

Recent donations to the Jackson County, Missouri, Historical Society

The Jackson County Historical Society is grateful to the people who support its mission to collect, preserve and make available to the public, materials that document Jackson County, Missouri’s rich history. Since January 2003, the Society has accepted more than 110 donations into its collections. Some collections consist of one folder and others are several boxes. This is a list of the most recent items that we have accepted into the Society's two-and three-dimensional collections:

2003

Description of Gift

One copy of the 1904 Atlas of Jackson County, Missouri (slightly damaged and
incomplete).

Three Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Missouri:
East Linwood, Section 15, Township 49, Range 33
Hazelcroft, Section 15, Township 49, Range 33
The Highlands, Section 28, Township 49, Range 33

One large volume of abstracted land transactions once used by a title company for their "plant" operations. This volume is for transaction numbers 113,087-143,801 and dates from March 16, 1917 to November 11, 1920. Other volumes may follow.

Chase, Hugh. Spotlight on History. (Leawood, KS: Leathers Publishing, 2002). A history of the Kansas City Police Department.

Manual Training High School, The Nautilus, 1922.
Manual Training High School, The Nautilus, 1923.
Manual Training High School, The Nautilus, 1924.

Kansas City Police Department (Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Co., 2001)

Central Missouri State University, The Rhetor, 1965

Photo taken at an Independence Junior Service League function at the Aldrich Castle, June 1, 1956; Heart of American United Campaign radio script for Junior Service League, November 4,1954; Steppin' High Follies '58, Independence Junior Service program, March 21, and 22, 1958;
three 1951 Flood booklets; two Independence Lions programs 1950-1952; one Annual Graduation Exercises of William Chrisman High School, 1963.

Independence Junior Service League Scrapbooks, 1945-1946 through 1987-1988; and President's Notebooks, 1945-1946 through 1996-1997, as detailed on the attached inventory.

Bound Independence Examiners for the following years: Jan-Mar 1988; Jul-Aug 1999; Sep-Oct 1999; Nov-Dec 1999; Jan-Feb 2000; Mar-Apr 2000; May-June 2000; Jul-Aug 2000; Sep-Oct 2000; Nov-Dec 2000; Jan-Feb 2001; Mar-Apr 2001

Kansas City Firefighters, 1991 Yearbook; Kansas City Then and Now by Monroe Dodd; Kansas City: An American Story by Rick Montgomery and Shirl Kasper

•Official Guide and Map of Kansas City, ca. 1930s-1940s
•Tuttle & Pikes Map of Kansas City, 1907
•Map of Kansas City Mo. & Vicinity, 1887
•Gallup Pocket Map of Greater Kansas City, 1936-1940
•Kansas City, Mo. and [Wyandott] Kansas, 1871
•City of Kansas City map approved by City Engineer and Dir. of Public Works, 1952
•Kansas City, Mo. & Clay County Area Map and Street Guide, before 1958
•Map of the Town of Kansas, 1846
•Regional Map of Greater Kansas City by Greater Kansas City Planning Association, ca. 1930s-1940s

Approximately 12 cubic feet of historical papers and photographs documenting the history and evolution of the Nettleton Home, 1894-1980s (the George H. Nettleton Home since 1890).

Copies of articles and photographs of donor's ancestors (Stewart, Davis, Johnson, and Ragan) for vertical file (filed under Jacob Ragan). One black-and-white photograph of Harry K. Waggoner and Earl C. Davis.

20 black-and-white photographs of the construction of the U.S. Post Office in Independence, Missouri, 1910-1935.

5 black-and-white aerial photographs taken in the 1950s under the auspices of Public Works.

Real estate papers for NW 1/4 of Section 5,Township 49, Range 30, and probate/estate papers from the Edward J. Owen and Alma and Sebetha A. Owen estates.

Miscellaneous historical papers from the collection of Joanne Eakin, including a Civil War-era description of the Battle of Lone Jack. Also included are files once belonging to Fred Lee, which donor acquired at his death.

American flag and accompanying certificate presented to the Independence Young Matrons by the U.S. Army Task Force Corsair, at Kandahar Army Airfield in Afghanistan, in appreciation for a generous care package the organization sent to the troops during the Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan during the 2002 holiday season.

15 mounted black-and-white images taken by Madelene and Edward J. Mills for competition in the Independence Camera Club between 1948-1955. Images are primarily of Jackson County scenes including: the American Royal, Missouri River flooding, Unity Village, Loose Park, the 1827 Log Courthouse, Cement City and the Standard Oil Company Refinery at Sugar Creek, Missouri. Also included are three images of the United Nations in New York. Prints are well labeled, including the date, type of film and developer, and have artist's numbers 16-20; 25-26; 72; 77-80; and 84-86.

4 commercial sewing machine attachments specially modified and used by donor's wife, Ruth Swetnam, who was a long-time Donnelly Garment Company employee. Mrs. Swetnam's primary occupation was a hemmer for Nelly Don fashions. She had a mechanic engineer the attachments from her own designs. Although she never patented her specialized attachments, these tools made her work as a seamstress easier and much more efficient.

Black-and-white prints and negatives taken by donors' father, Decatur Clark "Dick" Millard Sr., who, in 1909 began his career as a Kansas City photographer (or "pictorialist" as he self-proclaimed). Both commercial and "pleasure" photography are represented. Commercial work represented include various mechanical and customer service operations of Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. (TWA), ca. 1940s and 1950s. Images are of exteriors and interiors of TWA airplanes, their components (i.e., radios and other equipment), personnel (from flight attendants, pilots and dispatchers), passengers, aerial photographs of TWA airplanes in-flight, and various airports (i.e. Wichita and Albuquerque). Mr. Millard's "pleasure" work include various scenes taken in and around Kansas City from the 1930s, plus an oversized 1968 calendar produced by GLENN Inc. titled, A Tribute to an Artist: Dick Millard, that includes 12 of Mr. Millard's favorite images with background information. Proviso: Dick Millard's direct descendants may procure reprints of selected images for personal use at cost.

Dealy family history: Bible extract of David and Rebeccah (Mills) Dealy and their 26 children.

2 diazo microfilm duplicates of the Transcript of Record for the State of Missouri vs. B. Clark Hyde (Case 16284 filed September 24, 1910).

Cooper, LaNita. Benton Neighborhood of Independence, Missouri, The. (Independence, Mo.: 2002).

Eakin, Joanne Chiles. Five Years of the Blue and Grey Chronicle, 1997-2002. (Independence, Mo.: Two Trails Publishing, 2002).

Bauer, George R. Century of Kansas City Aviation History, A: The Dreamers and the Doers. (Historical Preservation Press, 1999).

The Papers of Ona Gieschen documenting her air hostess/inflight career with Kansas City-based Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc.--Trans World Airlines after May 17, 1950--(TWA) from January 7, 1946 to August 1, 1988. Included in the collection are various designer uniforms issued to and used by the donor between 1960 and 1978; two photographs; and, two 16mm reel-to-reel films, as described in the inventory attached to the Deed of Gift. Additional complementary materials will be transferred at a later date, including photographs, books, and donor's hostess and inflight uniforms, training materials
and related papers dating from 1946.

Images used in the publication of the book Legacy of Leadership: A Pictorial History of Trans World Airlines. Mr. McGrogan was Senior Ground School Instructor, TWA Flight Operations Training, who collated the material contained in the book.

One white oval serving platter once used at the McCune Home for Boys, owned and operated by Jackson County, Missouri. The platter has the County seal around the outside top-facing edge, and the year 1930. "McNichol China; Clarksburg, W.Va." is stamped on the underside of the platter.

Westport High School yearbook, The Herald, June 1910

Stowers-Glascock Families: An American Saga (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 2003).

"To Inquiring Visitors" notice posted by Raymond E. Blake regarding the opening of his historical museum and salesroom of antiques and collector's items in Independence, Missouri, September 25, 1954.

Independence Young Matrons President's Agendas and Reports, 1940 to 1969-70; President's Books,1971-72 to 1996-97 (incomplete); Historian's Reports, 1940-1978; and Scrapbooks, 1940-1978, as described in the inventory attached to the Deed of Gift.

One 11" x 14" black and white autographed photograph of James A. Reed.

One long, narrow black and white class photo of the Kansas City Chapter, Order de Molays, January 29, 1921. This photograph is donated in memory of donor's father, Manuel Atwell, born in Jackson County, Missouri, in 1920. His father, Willard Atwell, was also involved with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The Atwells moved to Colorado in 1948.

Mr. Truman's Home Town, Independence, Missouri. Set of 20 art prints of Sidney Moore water color paintings depicting historic structures in Independence, including: Krister Home, Old Spring, Bartholomew Home, Watering Trough and 1879 Courthouse, Overfelt-Johnson Home, Woodson-Sawyer Home, 1859 Jackson County Jail, Sawyer Jennings Home, McCoy-Ingram Home, Ripley Covered Bridge, Ott School, Blue Mill, Gregg-Childers Home, Bingham Studio, Arnold Home, McCurdy Blacksmith Shop, Wayne City Railroad Depot and Warehouse, Vaile Mansion, Swope Mansion, and the Truman Home.

Copy set of 29 black-and-white images of Kansas City fire stations taken in February 1913.

One letter written to Mrs. Mark S. Salisbury (then State Regent of the Missouri DAR) from Frank A. Davis (from the National Old Trails Road Association in Kansas City), August 26, 1927; one reminder card pre-printed from Mrs. Salisbury regarding the Daniel Boone-Rebecca Bryan marker; and, one letter and transcription of the life of Daniel Boone, as described in the Bryan Rose History copied by Marcia Williams in 1915 and sent to Mrs. Salisbury.

50 Years, Preserving and Enjoying the Scandinavian Heritage in Kansas City: A History of the Scandinavian Club, Auxiliary, and Association of Greater Kansas City, 1950-1999

Records of the Kansas City Color Slide Club, 1960s-2002, including: board minutes, newsletters, and membership rosters. Additional records may follow as members of the defunct organization help to fill in gaps to missing records.

Photograph of the Colonnade on the Concourse of Kessler Park, Kansas City, Missouri, ca. 1920s (reproduction from the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress)

Bundschu, William B. Abuse and Murder on the Frontier: The Trials and Travels of Rebecca Hawkins, 1800-1860. (Independence, Mo.: Little Blue Valley Publishing Co., 2003). Bundschu, William B. Terrorism, 1916 Style: The Mexican Border Expedition. 17 page manuscript.

Records of the 40 Years Ago Club, 1958-1997, including newsletters, history, membership rosters, and "40 Years Ago" column information. Additional information from 1998 to present is to follow.

Framed portraits and scenes of early Kansas City regional history by noted artist and muralist, Charles Goslin, ca. 1960s. The set of art includes 21 (24" x 20") dry brush ink drawings of the following individuals: William Bent; Daniel Morgan Boone; James Bridger; John Brown; George Catlin; Fracois Chouteau; William Clark; Kearsey Coates; William Frederick Cody; Samuel R. Curtis; Joseph Guinott; James Butler Hickock; Jesse Woodson James; Charles Kearney; Merriwether Lewis; Alexander Majors; John Calvin McCoy; Sterling Price; Frederick Remington; Seth Ward; and John B. Wornall; and 6 water color and ink drawings of the following scenes: Old Kansas City Depot; Byram's Ford; Harris House; Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station; Shawnee Mission; and The Last Boat of Winter.

4 Jackson County high school year books.

"The Golden School Days" memoir and autograph book of Marian (Nagel) Sudbrock, 1923 William Chrisman High School graduate. In 1906, Marian and her parents Gottlieb and Ida Nagel, along with her siblings, moved to Jackson County and settled on a farm on what is now U. S. Highway 40, about a mile west of the intersection with Noland Road. She married Borden B. Sudbrock in 1952; each had a career at the Independence, Mo., U.S. Post Office.

Woodlawn Cemetery deed and accompanying certification from the Independence, Mo., city clerk for Joseph Solden Els, Lot 5, Block 32.

A complete set of the organization's A Celebration of Women commemorative women's journals, December 1993 through May 2003, honoring and celebrating the lives of more than 1,500 women in the Kansas City metropolitan region for their outstanding contributions to helping the women and girls of Kansas City.

Cornuele, Herbert C. Mr. Anonymous. Reprint of the 1951 Caxton Press printing by the Junior Women's Symphony Alliance. (Shawnee Mission, Ks.: Fowler Printing, 2003). Junior Women's Symphony Alliance Designer Showhouse official program books XXIV (24) to XXXIV (34), 1993-2003. These 4-color program guide books are special or bonus issues of the Kansas City Homes and Gardens magazine, and serve as a personal guide through each of the Designer Showhouses. Designer Showhouse booklets from previous years (1970-1992) were delivered previously to the Jackson County Historical Society.

Two Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Missouri, as follows: Section 10, Township 49, Range 32, Englewood Annex subdivision, Lot 13; and
Section 35, Township 50, Range 33, Winningham Park subdivision, Lots 58&59.

Kansas City Centennial Scrapbook of Mrs. Charles Channing Allen, 1921, including clippings, letters and drawings of the local arrangements and celebration of Missouri's Centennial.

Copy of The History of John Grey and Mary Ann Charles Grey by Josephine McDaniel Connelly (re: early French in Kansas City). Donor's wife, Ann Harrington is a 5th great granddaughter of John Grey through his daughter Cecilia.

Time capsule of the Safety Committee for the Missouri Portland Cement Company, 1934, including: a large, rolled document on parchment-type paper with signatures of company employees; 13 copies of The Red Ring Record, the monthly newsletter of the Safety Department of the Independence plant of the Missouri Portand Cement Company; a No-Accident Legion membership card issued to W. H. Harle; a Safety Honor Roll card issued to C. E. McCormick from the Repair Department; 2 safety buttons; and, 7 black-and-white photographs, mostly of officer/employees. The copper box used as the time capsule was returned to the company for safe-keeping. Separately, two albums of the Missouri Portland Cement Company and one book by the Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines titled, Lime and Cement Resources of Missouri (1907), include images and information about the Independence plant.

Miscellaneous two- and three-dimensional exhibitable items relating to the Katz Drug Company in Kansas City, Mo., including: a leather baseball mit "exclusively made for Katz;" a wooden/natural bristle shoe shining brush with company advertising "Everything for Less" carved into the handle; safety film cartridge boxes; prescription bottle and an empty Rx notepad of Dr. P. A. Scollick; an ironstone soda fountain serving dish and two cups, plus one plastic Kiddie Plate; empty box of Katz Chocolate Cherries; a free sample of bobby pins "compliments of Katz Drug Company;" and printed items relating to Katz' annual "famous million dollar sale." Also included are various souvenir booklets for Katz Drug Co. Night with the Kansas City Blues (at Blues Stadium), and Katz annual philharmonic concert programs, 1948-1067.

Two "Notes and Drawings" books of Miss Caroline and Mary Southern's English Class at Independence (Central) High School, 1909-1910; and one copy of A Boy's Unquenchable Thirst by Susan B. Chiles and Caroline S. Carnes (a historical novel based on the life of Alexander Procter for the Bicentennial Committee of the First Christian Church, Independence, Mo.).

Architectural drawings for seven single-family residences in redevelopment area of 27th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, by Wallace Architects, L.L.C. of Sedalia, Missouri, July 2002.

Papers of the Westport Ballet Theater documenting the activities and events of the theater from 1974 to 1997, including: Articles of Incorporation, Board minutes, correspondence, theatrical programs, publicity materials, and photographs.

Approximately 3 cubic feet of newspaper clipping files collected by the donors that identify local events of historical significance from the mid-1960s to present.

Brewster, Lois Anne. Brewster Gold: The Story of A Brewster Family in America, 1825-1996 (Leawood, Ks.: Leather's Publishing, 2003).

Simmons, Les. 1943 Memories for Our 60th Reunion, Buckner High School Class of 1943, June 21, 2003.

Gary Plowman Collection of P.H. Grinter Photographic Portraits containing sitting cards and negatives from the former studios of not only P. H. Grinter and his son, but also selected images from their successor, H. Tupper Smith studio. The collection is currently in poor condition and lacks sufficient organization to make it accessible. As time and budget allow, the Society will process this collection to make it available to the public. The donor acknowledges that this collection is incomplete as many negatives have been damaged over the years. This donation does not contain the original scenic, or non-portrait, images from the Grinter Studio, which the donor has retained at this time.

DeLaurier, Nancy. St. Paul's Westport: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Missouri. (Leawood, Ks.: Leather's Publishing, 2003).

Typescript of the World War II Diary of Clayton Henry "Clay" Iott that covers the period from July 1, 1944 to October 27, 1945, when he was aboard the U.S.S. SC1363 (Task Unit 116 15.3) before being transferred to the ATF 134, U.S.S. Achomowie and other vessels. Underway from Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, Iott toured throughout the Pacific Islands including Hawaii, Ulithi, Solomon, Peleliu, Angaur, Guam, Roi, Okinawa, and others. He was recruited as a photographer in the Navy's Public Relations department, where he was responsible for photodocumenting and writing about the occupationof Okinawa. A few of Mr. and Mrs. Iott's personal photographs, letters, poems, and associated documents have been duplicated in this compilation. A much more complete collection of World War II-related papers--as well as Iott's orignial diary--is retained by the family at this time.

Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Mo. Lawrence's Addition to the Town of Kansas (T50 R33 S32).

Stamped and postmarked postcard addressed to Mr. G.W. Higginbotham of Roger, Arkansas, for a Confederate Reunion to be held in Tazewell, Virginia, April, 23, 1907.

Independence Young Matrons Yearbook; The Mirror of the Independence Young Matrons (9 issues); Holly & Mistletoe Homes Tour ticket; Children's Theater Production program, 2002-2003; plus the paperwork for the purchase and insurance of the clubhouse once owned by the Independence Young Matrons (a pre-Civil War brick house known as the Garrison House) located at 1400 North Main (Lot 1 & 2 of Garrison Heights, a subdivision in Jackson County, Missouri).

Independence Chamber of Commerce Welfare Relief, 1931 Office Notes as transcribed from originals with added background information and index by Annette W. Curtis, 1992.

Papers of Carole Roper Park documenting her legislative and committee work for District 51 in the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1976-1994. Included in the collection are background material for bills and resolutions, publicity materials, and official photographs of the Missouri General Assembly from 1976-1994. Additional materials may follow.

Eldridge, Carrie. An Atlas of Northern Trails Westward from New England. (Chesapeake, Oh.: CDM Printing, Inc., 2000). Eldridge, Carrie. An Atlas of Appalachian Trails to the Ohio River. (Chesapeake, Oh.: CDM Printing, Inc., 1998). Eldridge, Carrie. An Atlas of Trails West of the Mississippi River. (Chesapeake, Oh.: CDM Printing, Inc., 2001). Eldridge, Carrie. An Atlas of Southern Trails to the Mississippi. (Chesapeake, Oh.: CDM Printing, Inc., 1999). Kansas City Star Books. Star Magazine Presents: The Best of Remember When: 100 Warm Tales of Life As We Lived It (Kansas City: Kansas City Star Books, 2001). Kansas City Star Books. TWA: Kansas City's Hometown Airline. (Kansas City: Kansas City Star Books, 2001). Kansas City Star Books. Kansas City Then & Now 2 (Kansas City: Kansas City Star Books, 2003).

Simmons, Les. A Brief History of the Telescoping Shopping Cart and The [Orla and Edith] Watson Story.

Papers of Rudolph J. "Rudy" Roper, documenting his tenure as Mayor of Sugar Creek from 1941-1981. Included are photographs, newspaper clippings relating to Roper's personal and professional life, and selected correspondence.

Waggoner-Gates Milling Company. Queen of the Pantry Cook Book: The Housewives' Favorite (Independence, Mo.: Waggoner-Gates Milling Co., 1933).

Storey, Eleanor. Buckner United Methodist Church: A History of the Church, 135th Anniversary 2003 (Buckner, Mo.: Buckner United Methodist Church, 2003).

Photographs and notebooks from Luzier's, Inc., a cosmetics company founded by Thomas L. Luzier on May 14, 1923, and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Included are notebooks of photographs from Luzier's Fourth Annual National Jubilee Convention at the Bellerive Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, December 1934, Photos From Luzier's International Gallery of Famous Sales People and Organizers, 1937; and a Manual of Sales Suggestions.

Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri, Inc. Civil War Monuments and Memorials in the Greater Kansas City Area (Shawnee Mission, Ks.: Fowler Printing, 2002); Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri, Inc. The Battle of the Little Blue: Friday, October 21, 1864, Day 1 of the Battle of Westport: Self Guiding Tour Booklet with Historical References and Highlighted Maps (n.d.: August 2003); Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri, Inc. The Battle of the Little Blue: Friday, October 21, 1864, Day 1 of the Battle of Westport: Self Guiding Tour Booklet (n.d.: October 1993, Updated July 2003).

Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Mo. Romanelli West Subdivision (T48 R33 S7).

Independence Music Club, 1999-2000, including: newsclippings, programs, forms, by-laws, program booklets, notices and secretary's notes.

Two Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Missouri, as follows: Section 4, Township 49, Range 32, Maywood subdivision Lot 18, Block 2; Section 11, Township 49, Range 32, Ruby's Addition to the City of Independence, Lot 2.

Records of the proceedings of Rock Creek School District, December 1853 to May 1857 (3 leaves); plus, a 1937 newspaper clipping announcing "Rock Creek Has an Anniversary." Donor's grandfather was Joel Oldham mentioned in the proceedings.

Bound Independence Examiner newspapers, 1944 to 1946.

One Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Missouri, Section 26, Township 49, Range 33, Eastwood Hills subdivision, Lot 46.

Ancestral Records of the Hyde Family Collected and Prepared by James L. Hyde, 1994, for the Benefit of His Daughters Mary Hyde Munkenbeck, Lucy Hyde Jounson, and Dorothy J. Hyde. James L. Hyde was the only surviving son of Bennett Clark and Frances Hunton (Swope) Hyde. This compilation includes genealogical materials relating to the Hyde, Chrisman, Swope, Lee, Clark, Swanton and other related families, plus copies of two notebooks handwritten by Bennett Clark Hyde between 1915 and 1917 "collected in order that his son, now an infant, may become informed concerning his ancestry when he reaches maturity." The notebooks detail the family's ancestry, and also relay his contested elopement with Frances Hunton Swope and later accusation of murder by his mother-in-law because she "had neither the disposition nor character to become reconciled to or forget this defeat of her aims."

Paxton, Heather N. The American Royal (Kansas City, Mo.: BkMk Press, University of Missouri, 1999).

Courthouses of Jackson County Missouri: Presenting the New County Court House and an Historical Sketch of All Jackson County Court Houses (ca. 1934).

Six Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Missouri, as follows: Clarendon Place, Lot 12, Block 7; Protor Lawn, Lot 19; Golden Acres, Lot 2, Block 7; East Independence Lots 9 & 10; Marquette's Blue Ridge Addition, Lot 3; and, SW4 SE4 Section 1, Township 49 Range 32.

Stalling, Francis Genevieve. Lake Lotawana, The "Promised Land." (Blue Springs, Mo.: Blue Springs Examiner, 1986).

Apx. 128 bound volumes of Jackson County newspapers, as described on Deed of Gift Inventory.

Business card of Margolis Jewelry Co., Kansas City, Missouri

1907 Tuttle & Pike Atlas of Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City Social Register by the Kansas City Social Directory Co., 1938-1939; 1941; 1943-1944; 1946-1949; Society Blue Book of Kansas City by Latchaw & McClure, 1898/99; Six Kansas City Council District Handbooks by the City Planning and Development Department, July 1999; Six Kansas City Council District Handbooks by the City Planning and Development Department, May 2003; Digital file of Kansas City Annexation History map, 1853-1998; One cubic box of miscellaneous newspaper clippings for filing in vertical files.

Program of the Commencement Excercised of Independence High School at William Chrisman High School Auditorium, 1924; 8th grade and William Chrisman High School diplomas; photo of the Ararat Shrine Victory Ceremonial Class, 1943; photo of Adams Family Reunion, Adams Dairy Farm, 1929; 1924 Gleam high school annual

One Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Missouri, Section 19, Township 49, Range 33, South Roanoke subdivision, Lot 26.

Seven books compiled and published by William W. Richards about Andrew Drumm Institute, as follows: Those Were the Days: Drumm Boys Reminisce About the Past; Various Records (Enrollments 1947-1956 and Cash Receipts 1948-1956); Ribbon Collection and Index to Ribbon Collection (of 4-H , FFA, and American Royal ribbons salvaged by Mr. Berkemeier and Russell Burton); Vocational Agriculture (FFA classes taught at the Drumm Institute, 1931-1976); Drumm Beat newsletter, 1958-1966 (selected issues); Andrew Drumm Institute: The First 50 Years (revised edition, 1998). One copy of a bound reprint of Major Andrew Drumm, 1828-1919: A Sketch Prepared and Read by Meade L. McClure before the Missouri Valley Historical Society, May 31, 1919. One CD-Rom of Mr. Berkemeier's Photo Albums created by Jason Creed, grandson of William W. Richards, June 2003.

Items from the Railway Express Agency (REA), including a small selection of memoriabila. Photographs from the late 1930s and early 1940s depict workers and fleet at the Kansas City Union Station railway terminal, including several women who worked for REA during WWII. The REA 65ers Club was a retiree group organized from 1960 to about 1999, of which the donor was president since 1995. Club rosters from the mid-1980s, plus a chronological listing of officers is also included in this collection.

Six high school annuals for Jackson County schools, as follows: East High School-Eastonian, 1929, 1950; Southwest High School-Sachem, 1932, 1933, 1966; and, Trinity Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing-The Trinitarian, 1962.

Photo of an unidentified, three-story brick High School, and 21 graduating student portraits. The Society accepts these photographs to attempt identification. If this is not possible after reasonable efforts have been made, the Society will deaccession them from the collection.

Bushnell, Michael G. Historic Postcards from Old Kansas City. (Leawood, Ks.: Leathers Publishing, 2003).

Postcard titled "Seeing Independence, Mo.," containing postage-sized images of 22 Independence structures, including: Masonic Temple, courthouses, schools, churches, mansions, and scenes of Independence Square.

Phillips, Charles, and Betty Burnett. Missouri: Corssroads of the Nation. (Sun Valley, Ca.: American Historical Press, 2003).

Abstract of Title for Jackson County, Missouri, property: Romanelli Gardens, Section 7, Township 48, Range 33.

Three Abstract of Title for property in Jackson County, Missouri: Two Abstracts for North Evanston subdivision, Section 32, Township 50, Range 32, Lot 5, Block B; and one Abstract for Fairmount subdivision, Section 33, Township 50, Range 32, Lot 55.

1872 Map of Missouri by Asher & Adams, measuring 16" x 20" mounted on paperboard.

Independence Boulevard Christian Church Centennial, 1886-1986; and, The Foundation Stands Secure, by Truce V. Lewellyn, 1979.

14 yearbooks for schools in Jackson County, Missouri, namely: Southwest High School 1927, 1941, 1945-1947, 1956, 1976, 1981, 1992; Paseo High School 1951; and Central High School 1917-1919, 1922.

Beautifully illustrated artist's storyboards and accompanying text for two children's books created by Ruby Short McKim, which were never published: The Water-Proof Witches and The Princess, the Pirate, and the Cherry Cake (each book is approximately 12-16 pages).

Original charter for the Independence Pioneers chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1914.

Michael G. Bushnell Collection of Kansas City Streetcar Papers, consisting of manuscript material the donor received from the estate of Mrs. Charles M. (Bonnie) Gaithright that included material collected by Kansas City Public Service employee Cliff Halliburton (scrapbooks, photographs, and clippings about Kansas City's heritage and railroad history; Kansas City Public Service Company annual reports and internal news organ, The Railwayan, 1930s-1960s). Also included are ca. 1982 architectual plans for the proposed Trolley Barn Square, located at the trolley barn at 9th and Brighton.

Church Women United-Independence records, 1998-2000, comprising of history, meeting minutes, financial reports, programs, and newspaper clippings.

Copy of the Soil Survey of Jackson County, Missouri, 1984.

A Lady Revealed: The Last Years of a Woman of Uncertain Reputation: The Story of Louise Heorath, 1866-1938 by Byron Christopher Shutz, 1997 (Revised 2003).

Tharp, James A., MA, MLIS. Commercial Photographers in Jackson County, Missouri, and Wyandotte County, Kansas, 1850s to 1925 (Lee's Summit, December 2003), a 109-page composite listing of the "Photographers" classified entries that appeared in city directories for Kansas City, Independence, and Lee's Summit, Missouri, and for Kansas City, Argentine, Rosedale, and Wyandotte, Kansas, from their earlies editions to 1925. Research materials (i.e., U.S. Census schedules, printed biographies, and classified advertisements) are also included. Additionally, a collection of original, largely unidentified photographs taken by Jackson County, Missouri, photographers, as collected by James A. Tharp consists of 295 photographs (53 CDs; 191 Cabinets; 51 Other) representing 75 photographers. The donor plans to include a more indepth study of D.P. Thomson and his predecessors William I. Williams and John C. Merine at a later date; 91 of the photographs already donated are from Thomson's studio.

Steeper, Nancy Cook. Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin: Gatekeeper to Los Alamos. (Los Alamos, Nm.: Los Alamos Historical Society, 2003).