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1. A City Divided: The Racial Landscape of Kansas city, 1900-1960 A City Divided: The Racial Landscape of Kansas city, 1900-1960 2002 Dr. William J. Thompkins was named an assistant health commissioner in the city's Department of Hygiene and Communicable Diseases in 1927 during the city's Democratic administration. He had earlier in...
2. African American Care Givers African American Care Givers 1950 Interior view, appears to be a hospital room. Includes two unidentified, adult African American care givers tending to an African American child in a crib. Location probably General Hospital No.2, the...
3. African-Americans in Medicine: Thomas C. Unthank, M. D.--A Flood, a Dream, a Hospital African-Americans in Medicine: Thomas C. Unthank, M. D.--A Flood, a Dream, a Hospital Summer 1996 Biographical article about Dr. Thomas Unthank (1866-1932), a black physician "known as the 'father of Kansas City's Negro hospitals.'" Native of North Carolina coming to Kansas City in 1898 as the founder...
4. Biography of Thomas C. Unthank (1866-1932), Physician Biography of Thomas C. Unthank (1866-1932), Physician 1999
5. Biography of William J. Thompkins, M.D. (1884-1944), Physician and Hospital Administrator Biography of William J. Thompkins, M.D. (1884-1944), Physician and Hospital Administrator 1999
6. Dr. Charles R. Humbert Is Dead: Funeral for Physician at Christian Church Dr. Charles R. Humbert Is Dead: Funeral for Physician at Christian Church May 18, 1945 Vertical file contains a photo and obituary for Dr. Charles Robert Humbert, or Charles Humbert, a 53-year-old physician dying in 1945. He was born in South Carolina in 1899 and became a medical intern...
7. Dr. Dennis Madison Miller Dr. Dennis Madison Miller October 8, 1932 Biography and photo of physician Dennis M. Miller, "Superintendent of Kansas City General Hospital Colored Division", born in Thomasville, Georgia September 30, 1884.
8. Dr. John Edward Perry Dr. John Edward Perry October 8, 1932 Biography and photo of physician John E. Perry, founder of Wheatley Provident Hospital and President and Chief of Surgical Service at the Colored Division of General Hospital.
9. Dr. Thomas Conard Unthank Dr. Thomas Conard Unthank October 8, 1932 Biography and photo of physician Thomas C. Unthank, "The 'Father' of Kansas City's Negro Hospital". In addition to the Colored Division of General Hospital, he was involved in the founding of the Douglas...
10. Dr. William James Thompkins Dr. William James Thompkins October 8, 1932 Biography and photo of physician William J. Thompkins, "First Colored Superintendant of the Hospital", born in 1879 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
11. Felix Payne and William Thompkins Felix Payne and William Thompkins 2006 Book excerpt about Felix Payne, founder and publisher of the Kansas City American newspaper during its run from 1928 to 1941. Payne was a native of Marshall, Missouri coming to Kansas City around 1900...
12. General Hospital General Hospital 1950 Full frontal and side view of General Hospital Number 2.
13. He Gave to the Community He Gave to the Community December 23, 2007 Obituary for Carl M. Peterson, M.D., who died December 17, 2007, at age 93. Dr. Peterson was the first black surgeon in Kansas City to be certified in his specialty by the American Board of Surgeons and...
14. Health and Politics Health and Politics January/18/1935 [R]eport on the recommendations of the 'Health and Hospital Survey' of 1930 for Kansas City, with various information about health care deficiencies and statistics, including "a wing for Negroes" left...
15. Health Care Institutions Health Care Institutions 2006 Portion of chapter, "School, Church, and Health", describes the development of health care institutions for African Americans. Old City Hospital or General Hospital #2 was "a point of pride for many African...
16. History of Kansas City General Hospital Colored Division History of Kansas City General Hospital Colored Division October 8, 1932 Article contains a history and chronology of General Hospital #2, the City's first separate facility for African-Americans. It was established in 1908 after the "Old Building" of General Hospital was vacated....
17. History of the Kansas City General Hospital History of the Kansas City General Hospital October 1, 1932 Article chronicles the history and development of General Hospital, the first hospital in the city. The first hospital was built in 1870 at 22nd and McCoy Streets. Article contains numerous photographs...
18. Kansas City General Hospital No. 2 Kansas City General Hospital No. 2 September 1, 1962 The article starts: "At the turn of the century, public hospitalization for Kansas City, Missouri, non-white population was very limited. There existed on Holmes Street, overlooking the Belt railroad tracks,...
19. Kansas City General Hospital No. 2 Kansas City General Hospital No. 2 Summer//1997 Article about black people being denied hospitalization because of their race.
20. Kansas City Health Care Photograph Collection Finding Aid Kansas City Health Care Photograph Collection Finding Aid 1940s-1950s This photograph collection contains 198 black and white photographs taken in the 1940s-1950s. The images are of health care facilities and services maintained by the Kansas City Health Department. Includes...