Missouri Valley Special Collections
Advanced Search | Help | My Favorites
All Images Local History Index  
Search results for: 277 item(s) for: "Book" authors
Search current collection(s) again
Refine your search
Type
Book (100)
Newspaper Article (95)
Magazine Article (43)
Vertical File (18)
Book Section (7)
Show more...

Date
1999 (10)
1935 (8)
//1878 (7)
Spring//1997 (5)
1901 (5)
Show more...

Creator
William Rufus Jackson (7)
Sarah Smith Nessel (6)
Jane F Flynn (5)
Howard L Conard (5)
Carrie Westlake Whitne... (4)
Show more...

 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Biography of Logan Clendening (1884-1945), Physician and Author Biography of Logan Clendening (1884-1945), Physician and Author 2009
2. Biography of Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886-1940), Journalist Biography of Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886-1940), Journalist 2009
3. Biography of Mildred Kittell Ray (Mrs. Sam) (1895-1996), Teacher, Historian, and Writer Biography of Mildred Kittell Ray (Mrs. Sam) (1895-1996), Teacher, Historian, and Writer 1998
4. Biography of Carrie Westlake Whitney (?-1934), Librarian and Director of the Kansas City Public Library Biography of Carrie Westlake Whitney (?-1934), Librarian and Director of the Kansas City Public Library 1999
5. Biography of Burris A. Jenkins (1869-1945), Newspaper Editor and Minister Biography of Burris A. Jenkins (1869-1945), Newspaper Editor and Minister 1999
6. Biography of Henry C. Haskell (1902-1981), Editor and Author Biography of Henry C. Haskell (1902-1981), Editor and Author 1999
7. Articles Written by John Edward Hicks Articles Written by John Edward Hicks 1949-1968 A collection of 163 pages of photocopied newspaper articles from the Kansas City Star and Kansas City Times authored by John Edward Hicks, a proofreader and reporter for the Star. Most of the articles...
8. Nancy Pickard Nancy Pickard 2002 A one-page personal account of mystery author Nancy Pickard including photograph.
9. Monuments: 'They Remind Us Things Occurred because of Man's Initiative' Monuments: 'They Remind Us Things Occurred because of Man's Initiative' May/2/1996 Article about memorials in Kansas City in general, highlighting, among others, the Charles Carroll Spalding Memorial at Penn Valley Park and the William T. Fitzsimons Memorial.
10. Harold Bell Wright: Press Agent Harold Bell Wright: Press Agent January 1, 1931 Article about the effect of a "press agent" of Harold Bell Wright's 1907 book "Shepherd of the Hills" on the economy and tourism of Taney County and Branson, Missouri, and the surrounding Ozarks region....
11. The Battle for Westport The Battle for Westport April 17, 2011 Article describes author Darryl Levings upcoming book of historical fiction on the Battle of Westport titled "Saddle the Pale Horse." Includes an excerpt from the book documenting the day before the battle...
12. In Search of Found Time In Search of Found Time November 29-December 5, 2012 Article describes the author and magazine publisher Davy Rothbart and his involvement with the legal case of Byron Case, a Kansas City man that was convicted of the murder of Anastasia WitbolsFeugen in...
13. Zenas Leonard--Fur Trader, Early Sibley Merchant Zenas Leonard--Fur Trader, Early Sibley Merchant March 1965 Article describing the life of fur trader Zenas Leonard (1809-1857) and his stops at "the former site of Fort Osage" in 1831 and again in about 1840 when the site had become "a hustling-bustling frontier...
14. Bittersweet: Late Kansas Citian's 40-year-old Novel Is Published At Last Bittersweet: Late Kansas Citian's 40-year-old Novel Is Published At Last April 6, 2003 Article is an excerpt from the book "Such Sweet Thunder" by Kansas City's Vincent O. Carter who died in 1983. It is a 1963 novel that was not published during his lifetime.
15. Throwing the Book at Racists Throwing the Book at Racists May 15, 2009 Article profiles Kansas City author Leonard Zeskind and his new book "Blood and Politics: The White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Main Stream." Zeskind is considered a leading authority...
16. KC Poet's New Book Gets Noticed KC Poet's New Book Gets Noticed July 17, 2009 Article profiles Kansas City writer and poet Linda Rodriguez. Garrison Keillor selected two poems from Rodriguez's new book, "Heart's Migration," to read on his national radio show "The Writer's Almanac."...
17. Life's About a Dream Life's About a Dream July 18, 2012 Article profiles local author Veda Rogers and her new book "Life's About a Dream." The memoir describes her years operating the Vasser Playhouse in Vasser, KS, with her husband Bruce Rogers. Both Veda...
18. His Name was James His Name was James June 27, 2007 Article profiling Kansas City author and historian Harold Dellinger and a book he recently edited about Jesse James titled: "Jesse James: The Best Writings on the Notorious Outlaw and His Gang." Dellinger...
19. 'Ghost' Writer 'Ghost' Writer July 16, 2011 Author of the mystery-fantasy series called "The Dresden Files," Jim Butcher began publishing the popular series in 2000. "Twice he has reached the Top 5 on the New York Times best-seller list." His newest...
20. Sinclair Lewis In Kansas City Sinclair Lewis In Kansas City 2007 Author Sinclair Lewis spent time in Kansas City while researching and preparing to write his book "Elmer Gantry," or what he called his "preacher novel." Local ministers such as William L. Stidger of Linwood...