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1. "Doc" Brown, Famous Kansas City Cake Walker "Doc" Brown, Famous Kansas City Cake Walker 2011 Manuscript about Kansas City cake walker Joseph "Doc" Brown (Doctor William Henry Joseph Cutter Brown), that consists of a chronological collection of 149 published articles, notices, and advertisements....
2. 50 Years of Goodwill. ..and Four of the Many Lives It Has Brightened 50 Years of Goodwill. ..and Four of the Many Lives It Has Brightened August-September//1975 History of the organization and brief profiles of some workers.
3. A Citation for Mrs. Snyder: French Government Acknowledges Aid Given to Children A Citation for Mrs. Snyder: French Government Acknowledges Aid Given to Children Spring//1966 Photo and biographical articles (including a reprint of a Kansas City Times article from December 25, 1920) about Mrs. Lillian Ethel Snyder, or Lillian Snyder (pictured as the wife of LeRoy Snyder), "cited...
4. A City Welfare Board A City Welfare Board June/17/1911 Article about the novelty of the first city welfare system, describing its activities of collecting private charities and applying them to problems of housing and unemployment.
5. A Helping Hand Annex A Helping Hand Annex October/2/1931 Addition of new facility to previously existing building for use by the Helping Hand Institute.
6. A New Home to Grow A New Home to Grow December/6/2000 Photo and article about the relocation of the Esplanade Senior Center from "the basement of Unico Hall on Van Brunt" Boulevard to the Holy Cross Church planned for February 2001. History of the center,...
7. A Public Welfare Agency and a Planning Council Working Together A Public Welfare Agency and a Planning Council Working Together March//1950 Article describing the cooperation between the Jackson County Public Welfare Office and the Council of Social Agencies, "a voluntary association of one hundred agencies," together working on programs for...
8. A Rough Start on New Life A Rough Start on New Life May 18, 2009 Article describes the difficulties encountered by Sudanese, Iraqis, and other refugees coming to Kansas City. Jewish Vocational Services and Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas City have seen a drop...
9. Alfred Benjamin Dispensary Alfred Benjamin Dispensary 1930 Interior view, showing staff and patients in waiting room; located at 1000 Admiral.
10. Alfred Benjamin Dispensary and Jewish Educational Building Alfred Benjamin Dispensary and Jewish Educational Building ca1930s Exterior street level view of buildings identified as the Alfred Benjamin Dispensary and Jewish Educational Building located at 1000-1010 Admiral Boulevard according to the 1930 Kansas City city directory....
11. Alfred Benjamin Memorial Alfred Benjamin Memorial Postcard of Alfred Benjamin Memorial
12. An Interview With Esther Rocha An Interview With Esther Rocha 1978-06-26 Interviewer: Irene Ruiz. Interview recorded June 26, 1978. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 90 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has typed list of contents....
13. Angels: The $400 Was Found Money, but a Homeless Mom Returned It and Won More than Dollars Could Buy Angels: The $400 Was Found Money, but a Homeless Mom Returned It and Won More than Dollars Could Buy March/11/1991 Photos and biographical article about the Kansas City homeless family of Rosemary Pritchett and their help received in renovating an abandoned home in return for a found bank check.
14. Annual Review of Greater Kansas City Illustrated, 1908 Annual Review of Greater Kansas City Illustrated, 1908 1908 Photos and description of the general charity industry in Kansas City and various charitable institutions such as Associated Charities (at 1115 Charlotte Street), the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society (in the...
15. Armour-Gillis Orphan Home Armour-Gillis Orphan Home ca1930s Exterior view of children on a slide at the Armour-Gillis Orphan Home.
16. As a Good Samaritan As a Good Samaritan November//1925 Photo and biographical article about Edwin Terry Brigham, or Terry Brigham, co-founder of the Helping Hand Institute at 408 Main Street (a former saloon) in Kansas City in 1894, later moved into its own...
17. Bean Baron Bean Baron October 2007 Article describes the history of The Roasterie, a Kansas City coffee company owned and operated by Danny O'Neill. The Roasterie's first location was at 1519 Cherry and eventually moved to 1204 W. 27th...
18. Bennett D. Levy Bennett D. Levy October 20, 2005 Obituary for Bennett D. "Bud" Levy who died October 19, 2005, at Menorah Medical Center. He was born January 30, 1922 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He moved to Kansas City in 1945 and was co-founder of...
19. Big Sisters of Kansas City Big Sisters of Kansas City June//1917 Description of the "Big Sisters" organization for socially and financially disadvantaged young women.
20. Biography of Alfred Benjamin (1859-1923), Philanthropist Biography of Alfred Benjamin (1859-1923), Philanthropist 1999