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1. Abraham McKenzie Abraham McKenzie 1908 Biographical sketch of Dr. Abraham McKenzie, "a successful practitioner of osteopathy." Born in Lewis County, Missouri, in 1860 and training at Kirksville, Missouri, before coming to Kansas City in 1899,...
2. Albert Holmes Albert Holmes 1908 Biographical sketch of Albert Holmes, "city treasurer of Kansas City," born in Iowa in 1876 and coming here in 1882, entering his father's real estate business until elected treasurer in 1904.
3. Albert Spaar Albert Spaar 1908 Photo and bio of Albert Spaar, manager of "the Val Blatz Brewing Company of Kansas City" since 1893. Born in Milwaukee in 1864 and coming here in 1885 "as bookkeeper for this branch" of the brewery.
4. Algot Jackson, Sr. Algot Jackson, Sr. 1968 Biographical sketch of Algot Jackson, Sr., "president of the A. R. Jackson Kansas City Show Case Works." He was born in Sweden in 1846 and came to Kansas City in 1869 as a construction worker engaged in...
5. Art Art January 1901 Article about the Western Gallery of Art, on the second floor of the library building at the time, with paintings donated by William R. Nelson.
6. Art--Western Gallery of Art--Dutch and German Paintings Art--Western Gallery of Art--Dutch and German Paintings October 1901 Article about the Western Gallery of Art, on the second floor of the library building at the time, with paintings donated by William R. Nelson.
7. Art: Missouri's Greatest Painter--George P. [sic] Bingham (1811-1879) Art: Missouri's Greatest Painter--George P. [sic] Bingham (1811-1879) July//1901 Biographical article about Missouri artist George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879), listing locations of several of his paintings.
8. Arthur Stilwell Arthur Stilwell 1908 Biographical sketch of Arthur Stilwell, a prominent builder of railroads, interurbans, and residential districts in the Kansas City and surrounding areas. Born in New York in 1859 and coming here in 1879...
9. August Meyer August Meyer 1908 Biographical sketch of August Meyer (1851-1905), a civil engineer and native of Saint Louis, Missouri, coming to Kansas City in 1881 as a mining investor and co-founder of the park board and the park and...
10. Biographical Sketch of Joel H. Lipscomb Biographical Sketch of Joel H. Lipscomb 1908 Biographical sketches of J. H. Lipscomb, a realtor and former lawyer, and his father Joel Lipscomb (1813-1893), an early settler of Jackson County and native of Kentucky. Description of Joel, arriving...
11. 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
12. Biography of Nathan Scarritt (1821-1890), Methodist Minister and Teacher Biography of Nathan Scarritt (1821-1890), Methodist Minister and Teacher 2007
13. Blue, George Frederick Blue, George Frederick 1908 Biographical sketch of George Frederick Blue, or George Blue, a conductor and representative of the Santa Fe Railroad Company and Kansas City Southern Railroad while living in Kansas City, starting in...
14. Book Titles on the Kansas City Public Library Parking Garage Book Titles on the Kansas City Public Library Parking Garage 2004 List of books approved by the Library Boards' Building Oversight Committee on March 16, 2004, for the Library parking garage ''Community Book Shelf.'' The Committee created the last three anthologies....
15. Brown, Frank Brown, Frank 1908 Biographical sketch of Frank Brown, a veterinarian and vice-president of the Kansas City Veterinary College, "today [1908] the largest veterinary college in America." He was born in Illinois in 1862 and...
16. Captain Walter Whitsett Captain Walter Whitsett 1908 Biographical sketch of Captain Walter Whitsett, "captain of station No. 1 of the police department." Born in Lafayette County, Missouri in 1867 and coming to Kansas City in the early 1880s as an assistant...
17. Carl Kent Carl Kent 1908 Biographical sketch of Carl Kent, "secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Meriden Creamery Company of Kansas City" at 546 Walnut Street, born in Nebraska in 1878 and coming to Kansas City in 1903....
18. Carrie Westlake Whitney Carrie Westlake Whitney May 26, 2010 Transcript of a talk given at The Kansas City Public Library sponsored by the Women's City Club. Carrie Westlake Whitney was the first librarian of The Kansas City Public Library and the author of a three-volume...
19. Carrie Westlake Whitney Carrie Westlake Whitney Photos, illustrations, and information (especially mounted newspaper clippings from 1895 to 1934) on Carrie Westlake Whitney, or Carrie Whitney, founding librarian of the Kansas City Public Library and...
20. Carrie Westlake Whitney Carrie Westlake Whitney April/9/1934 Obituary for Carrie Westlake Whitney, or Carrie Whitney, "Mother of the Kansas City Public Library" as the first public librarian of Kansas City. Native of Virginia coming to Kansas City as librarian at...