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Recent donations to the Jackson County 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 our
county’s rich history. Here are quarterly listings of some of the most recent items that we have
accepted into the Society's two-and three-dimensional collections since
January 2001: January – March 2001 Six photographs of
George E. Cole and family. Cole was a stockyard commissioner in Kansas
City. He and his family lived at 3034 Garfield. Photos show
Cole's home, family, and livestock commission office. Cole was a friend
of O.J. Majors, the donor's grandfather. Donor: Robert Majors Jackson County, Missouri,
Report on Examination, December 31, 1923, detailing the County's financial
situation as audited by Arthur Young & Co. Donor: Katheryn Shields, Jackson
County Executive Papers of Jane Fifield Flynn
relating to the redevelopment of Union Station (and creation of
Science City), Liberty Memorial, UMKC's Volker Campus, Longview Farm,
and other historic endeavors in Jackson County, Missouri. Also included
in the collection are the photographs used in preparing her book,
"Kansas City Women of Independent Minds." Donor:
Jane Flynn Three folders of items
relating to Uptown Independence, Inc., 1989-1992. Donor: Mary
Shaw Branton Papers of Mrs. Horace S.
(Georganne) Hedges, relating to her political life from ca. 1952-late
1980s. The largest component pertains to her involvement as
Arrangements Chair for the Host Committee at the 1976 Republican National
Convention held at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Mo. Included in the
collection is a large, wooden gavel, and a section of the gavel block
used at the Convention. Donor: Chris Hedges A duplicate copy of
"Jackson County Missouri: Its Opportunities and Resources,"
1926. Donor:
Dr. Novella Perrin
A photograph that includes a
David Jackson’s, Director of Archives & Education, great grandmother, who worked
downtown at Nelly Don's as a seamstress. 1 black-and-white
photograph of Donnelly Garment Co. Employees Christmas party, 1949. Donor:
Forrest Swetnam Two black judges robes and
one suit jacket/vest once belonging to Judge Jensen, Circuit Court from 16th
District. He was the first judge to use Courtroom 13 (now No. 5) in the
Independence Courthouse Annex, until 1970 or thereabouts. His wife gave
these to the donor when Jensen died in the early- to mid-1990s. Donor:
Judge Stephen Nixon, Jackson County Courthouse Papers of John Landon and
Mary Graham Minor Laird relating to their careers in the Kansas City
entertainment business during the 1930s and 1940s. Landon was a theater
critic at the Kansas City Star and originated and wrote for many years the
"About Town" column. Mary Graham Minor's career as a dancer
culminated when she became one of the Tower Adorables at the Tower
Theater in downtown, Kansas City.
Of particular interest are original photographs of the Tower
Adorables; Landon Laird posing with various entertainers and Hollywood motion
picture stars; a special collection of memorabilia relating to one of Mary's
long-time friends, Sally Rand; and, letters and cards from notable
entertainers. Donor: Mary Laird April – June 2001 The Lykins Neighborhood
Guidebook: Everything You Need
to Live in or Visit the Lykins Neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri,” by
Lykins Neighborhood Association, 2000. Donor: Harold Dellinger on
behalf of the Lykins Neighborhood Association One folder of items relating
to Missouri (and Jackson County) school districts and schools, 1942-1949;
including, the program for the Eightieth Annual Convention of the Missouri
State Teachers Association, 1942; and, Missouri School Directory, 1942-43;
two letters from Carl Heuman, teacher in Grain Valley in early 1942 and
superintendent at Levasy in later in 42-43. Donor:
Grain Valley Historical Society Transcript of an “Interview
with Ray Selvey,” by William B. House, 1986. Fifteen pages of dialogue mentions several Jackson County
families including: Selvey, Kemper, Burrus, Lightburn, Cowherd, Baird,
Hopkins, Wallace and Childs. Of
particular note are Civil War and Quantril stories. Donor:
William B. House Recollection of donors school
days (1924-1932) at the Old Blue Springs School. Donated by: Donor: William B. House Church bulletin celebrating
the merger of the Prospect Avenue Presbyterian Church with the Covenant
Church, September 15, 1929. Donor: James Tharp “The Story of America Bryant
Christopher, 1821-1907,” by Byron Shutz, 1992; “Terror at the Back Door: A Story of the Missouri-Kansas Border
Conflict, 1859-1861,” by Byron Shutz, 1998; and a “Transcription of a Civil
War letter dated August 25, 1862, from Turner Anderson Gill to his parents
Marcus and Mary Jane Gill,” transcribed and annotated by Byron Shutz,
1998. Donor: Byron Shutz “The Spring at Pollys Pop
Park,” by William B. Bundschu, 1999.
Sixteen page manuscript, a portion of which may appear in a future
JCHS JOURNAL article. Donor: William B. Bundschu Papers of John G. Paxton,
including family letters of donor’s parents and grandparents, property
records, certificates, speeches, estate-related files, etc. Donor: John G. Paxton Ruthie, by Charlotte Belger. The Rhoads Press: Grandview, Missouri, 1995. The life
stories of Ruthie Ransom Rhoads, including the Ransom and Rhoads families of
Jackson County, Missouri. Donor: Charlotte Belger and Shirley Rhoads Three reproduction fire
arms. Donors: Bob Hodgdon, on
behalf of Hodgdon Powder Co., Inc. Abstracts of Title for three properties located in Jackson County,
Missouri. Donor: Lola Tann Independence Young Matrons
yearbooks, Children’s Theater programs, Holly & Mistletoe tour tickets,
and “The Mirror,” dating from the 1940s. Donor:
Shirley Antrim on behalf of the Independence Young Matrons “Kansas City
Sesquicentennial: A Celebration
of the Heart,” by Whit MaClaughlin and J. Gordon Kingsley, Ph.D. The Newcomen Society of the United
States, 2000. Donor: Johnathan Kemper, Commerce Bank of Kansas City Mr. Anonymous: The Story of
William Volker by Herbert C.
Cornuelle, 1951; Donor: Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy The Longview We Remember, by Linda Newcom Jones, 1990. Donor: JCHS Administration. City of Independence records,
including: City Council Office-Beautification Commission general
correspondence and photos, 1991-1995; Finance Department-Real Estate Tax
books, 1949-1961; Finance Department-Personal Property Tax books, 1949-1961;
Health Department-Environmental Survey-U.S. 24 Highway and Truman Road, 1993.
Donor: City of Independence The Papers of Phil K. Weeks,
including five scrapbooks covering his tenure as Independence Third District
Councilman, 1964-1968 and Independence Mayor, 1970-1974. One scrapbook is devoted as a
memorial to President Harry S Truman, created when he died in 1972. Another scrapbook is devoted to the
City’s home rule charter, adopted in 1961. Donor:
Phil K. Weeks July – September 2001 Letter from William L.
Landahl to donor, December 1970, relating to the saving of 138 acres of
Jackson County park land from being sold for $10/acre. Donor: Lynn Cheatum Books: A Peek into the
Past, by Helen Wnuk (Washington, Mo.: Missourian Publishing Co., 2000); Old
Time Cooking for Home and Campfire: Civil War Era Cooking for Modern Cooks,
by Friends of the Anderson House (Lexington, Mo.: undated); Outlaws: The
Illustrated History of the James-Younger Gang (Montgomery, Al.: Elliott
& Clark Publishing, 1997). Donors: Complimentary copies from authors
and publishers Book: Moments in Time,
by John K. Hulston (Cassville, Mo.: Litho Press, 2000), including a story
about the author’s relationship with Harry S Truman. Donor: John K.
Hulston Bound Independence
Examiner newspapers, 1940-1942; Two Abstract of Title for
properties in Jackson County, Missouri. Donor: Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy and Local History
Branch Books: Come and Spit on
the Floor and Make Yourself at Home: A History of Independence and Jackson
County from the News Stories of the Jackson Examiner, 1910-1912, Volumes
V, VI, and VIII, by Terry L. Anderson (Independence: Waneek Enterprises,
1988, 1999 & 2000). Donor: Terry L. Anderson 2001 Gleam yearbook of
William Chrisman High School, Centennial edition. Donor: Christy Little, on behalf of William
Chrisman High School Kresge’s Golden Anniversary
Year, 1899-1949: Fifty Years of Achievement booklet and five photographs of Kresge’s employees. Another 27 photographs are scenes of
Robert Lee Hoover’s Jewlery Store, January-October 1956. Hoover apparently had worked
previously at Kresge’s. Images
show signs in windows welcoming the American Royal and F.F.A. Boys. Donor: Stafford County (Ks.) Historical and Genealogical Society Five videos. Uniquely Kansas City KCPT series,
Parts 1 through 5. Donor: KCPT Public Television 19 Book: Following the Santa
Fe Trail, A Guide for Modern Travelers, by Marc Simmons and Hal Jackson
(Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, 2001). Donor: Complimentary copy from the
publisher One Abstract of Title
for property in Jackson County, Missouri. Donors: Trudy Jonas and Chris Petrovic 29 volumes of school
yearbooks for schools located in Jackson County, Missouri; 3 church history
books. Donors: Henry and Charline Marnett Book: And Then There Was Me: A Family
Portrait, by T. Brian Hudspeth (Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Publishing Co.,
2001). Donor: T. Brian
Hudspeth Papers relating to Harriet
Porter Copple’s mothers family, including the 1867 and 1879-1919 diaries of
Jonas S. Ferguson, Bible record of the Ferguson family, and adoption papers
for Harriet Ella Peterson Herold (donor’s grandmother, who was adopted by her
aunt and uncle—the Fergusons—and raised on the Walton Farm in Lafayette
County, just across the county line from Jackson County, Missouri. (Slave cabins from the Walton Farm
were previously transferred to Missouri Town, 1855; and the Walton Farm is
part of the Ferguson-Herold Conservation Area.) Donor: Estate of Harriet Porter Copple Photographs of donor’s
grandparents, Mary Elizabeth (Campbell) and William Perry Horne. Horne is pictured with other
Independence police officers in front of Independence City Hall, ca.
1890s. Donor: Fred Chappelow The Papers of Alexander
Petrovic, documenting his Jackson County political career between ca. 1960
and 1970, including his service as City Treasurer for the City of Sugar
Creek, Missouri; Missouri State Representative; and Eastern Jackson County
Judge. Personal papers and
photographs are also included in the scrapbook collection. Donor: Alex Petrovic Antique clothing, archival
materials (photographs and certificates) relating to the Noland and Love
families of Independence. Donor: Mrs. Ted (Elizabeth) Sawyer Copy of an original portrait
of Jabez Smith painted in St. Louis in 1857. Donor: Elizabeth Smith Berg; Reproduction courtesy:
Bill Curtis. Letter and postcard sent from
the trenches in France in 1918 from Sgt. Charles Fredrick, who served in
Company C, 140th Infantry.
He lived in Kansas City before and after the Great War for many years.
Donor: Betty Davison Booklet: “The Billion Dollar
Flood—That Should Never Have Happened,” by Hallmark on the occasion of the
1951 flood. Donor: Hallmark
Cards, Inc. Booklet: “Independence Power & Light
Centennial History,” August 2001.
Donor: Independence
Power & Light October
– December 2001 2000 Jackson County, Missouri
Polk City Directory. Donor: Jon Taylor Curtis, Annette W. City of
Independence Fire Department Records, 1894-1946: Log Book 1894-1926,
transcribed and indexed, 2001.
Unpublished heretofore. Donor: Annette Curtis Photograph booklet of the
1951 flood in Kansas City, Missouri, titled Black Friday the 13th,
July 1951. Donor: Brian Snyder Copy of William Liggan Lacy
business journal, 1847-1848.
Lacy, who came to Missouri from Virginia in the 1840s, was a member of
the Salem Baptist Church. Lacy
operated a tobacco business in Independence, Missouri. Donor: Carol Castro Copy of Civil War discharge
of Charles S. Blankenship. Donor: Jane Mallinson One photograph of the
interior of donor’s photographic studio Reflection Studio, ca. 1948, located
at 9 East 39th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. "A Tribute to An Artist: Dick
Millard," 1968 oversized calendar by GLEN inc. Stunning photographs by
Dick Millard Sr., with
commentary. Donor: Bill
Williams 24 Abstract of Title,
and personal papers relating to donor’s involvement in several local organizations
and initiatives relating to historic preservation. Also, Reed, Laura Coates, ed. In Memoriam:
Sarah Walter Chandler Coates (Kansas City, Mo.: The Press of
Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co., 1899). Donor: Jane Fifield Flynn Abstract of Title; O'Connor, Richard. Sheridan The Inevitable. (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill
Co., Inc., 1953); Raytown Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, May
2000/2001; Raytown Area McLeodUSA Telephone Directory, 2001;
Photograph of the Dedication of Blessed Sacrament Church, Kansas City,
Missouri, October 1928; The Register, Jubilee Edition commemorating
the Diamond Jubilee of the Diocese of Kansas City, October 28, 1955;
information on how area Catholicity grew from small French settlement, and on
various Catholic church histories.
Donor: Henry and
Charline Marnett Items from Donnelly Garment
Company, including: more than 50 dresses, miniature dress samples, jackets,
vests, and accessories; fashion brochures; photographs; color advertisements;
letterhead; personnel files; and newspaper clippings. Donor: Mrs. Gretchen VanHorn, from items once belonging to former
Donnelly employee, Helen Swope Kansas City Star staff. William Rockhill Nelson: The Story of a Man a Newspaper and a
City. (Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1915). Donor: Bruce Burstert William Chrisman High School.
The Gleam: "X" Marks the Spot. (Independence, Mo.: William
Chrisman High School, 1994). Volume 93. Donor: Francie Brock Goode, Delmar T. Three Little Goodes of Truman Town:
Childhood Experiences While Living in Independence, Missouri, the First
Quarter of the 20th Century. (Lamoni,
Ia.: Satellite Printing, 1985). Donor:
Susan Kisslinger Clipping files the donor has
collected and organized over the years relating to a number of topics of Jackson
County's history. Donor: Evelyn Bartlow Independence Music Club,
1997-1998 consisting of news clippings, programs, forms, By-Laws, program
booklets, notices and miscellaneous club records. Also, Church Women United records, 1955-1992, comprising of
history, meeting minutes, financial reports, programs, and newspaper
clippings. Donor: Alberta
Hitch Pen and ink on parchment (and
colored from behind) of Watts Mill by Howard Deardorff, ca. 1950s or
1960s. This was salvaged by the
donor from a June 2001 garage sale at Cure of Ars Church. Donor: Mary K.
Fogarty The Papers of Harry
Wiggins. 56 cubic size boxes of
materials involving Wiggins' involvement in Missouri State and local
government from approximately 1964-1974, consisting of meeting notes and
agendas; reading, subject and reference files; County Court orders; speeches;
and, articles. Wiggins was the
last elected Judge of the Western District for the County Court in Jackson
County, before the adoption of the home rule charter form of local government. Donor: Sen. Harry Wiggins Baptiste Junior High School Leprechaun,
1963, 1964, and 1965; Ruskin High School Mirage, 1966 and 1968. Donor: Marcia Campbell Matheny, Edward T., Jr. The Pursuit of a Ruptured
Duck: When Kansas Citians Went
to War . . . (Leawood, Ks.:
Leathers Publishing, 2001).
Inscribed by the author, December 5, 2001. Donor: Ed
Matheny Approximately 2 cubic feet of
research materials dating from the 1960s. These files once belonged to Fred Lee, which donor
acquired at his death. Topics
include Westport history; house histories and building studies for structures
in Kansas City. A few files
pertain to the Kansas City Posse of the Westerners, and some genealogy
records on Westport area families.
Donor: Joanne Eakin |
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