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1. Abstracts Collection Finding Aid Abstracts Collection Finding Aid 1832-1972 (bulk 1832-1890) Assortment of abstracts, most of them for historical Kansas City areas, but a few are of other places. Documents are transcriptions or copies of transcriptions of the original documents. Abstracts include...
2. Charles L. Johnson Papers Finding Aid Charles L. Johnson Papers Finding Aid 1861-1950 Charles Johnson, ragtime musician and composer and arranger, spent most of his life in Kansas City, Missouri. It is believed that he made the first orchestra arrangement for the song "Missouri Waltz" and...
3. Delaware Avenue Delaware Avenue Postcard of Delaware Avenue
4. Edward Miller's Town: the Reconceptualization of Pleasant Hill by the Pacific Railroad of Missouri Edward Miller's Town: the Reconceptualization of Pleasant Hill by the Pacific Railroad of Missouri July 2007 In this article the author provides strong evidence that Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was a creation of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Rather than a straight line from Warrensburg to Kansas City as originally...
5. Evans Hotel Evans Hotel July/17/1909 Reference to the location of the Evans Hotel at the southwest corner of Main Street and the Levee at "Lot 1, Block 1, Old Town."
6. Evans Hotel Evans Hotel Folder contains information about the first lot bought from the Prudhomme estate, "Lot 1, Block 1, Old Town," by William B. Evans on which was built a log tavern and hotel at Main Street and the Levee....
7. Fidelity National Bank Fidelity National Bank 2 postcards of the old and new Fidelity National Bank buildings
8. First Store House First Store House 1870 The first store house in the old town was built by T. A. Smart, in 1839 on the levee, on the site of which is at present a steam cracker factory.
9. How David Waldo Acquired Lot 1, Old Town How David Waldo Acquired Lot 1, Old Town June 1972 Article about the purchase of "Lot No. 1 on the first plat of Independence, Mo." by Dr. David Waldo from its original owner (William Conner in 1827) in 1848.
10. JCHS Notebook: Jackson County Historical Society and How It Grew JCHS Notebook: Jackson County Historical Society and How It Grew Winter//1986 History of the Jackson County Historical Society, established in 1940 with six members and lapsing "into nearly a decade of inactivity" until "the threatened destruction of the 1849 county jail on the...
11. John Calvin McCoy, Jr. John Calvin McCoy, Jr. 1908 Photo and bio of John Calvin McCoy, Jr., or John McCoy, Jr. (1853-1905), former "president of the Stock Yards Exchange," commission merchant at the Kansas City Stockyards, and son of John Calvin McCoy,...
12. Old Town Clock Tolls No More Old Town Clock Tolls No More Fall//1999 History of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence and its clocks, describing the chronology of renovations and additions to the building since its construction in 1836 and its clocks since the first...
13. Old Town Historic District Boundary Expansion I Old Town Historic District Boundary Expansion I October 15, 2004 City Planning and Development Department staff review of the National Register Nomination for the "Old Town Historic District Boundary Expansion I." The nomination covers the following properties in the...
14. Old Town Historic District Boundary Increase II Old Town Historic District Boundary Increase II April 22, 2005 Application to National Register of Historic Places to expand boundaries of Old Town Historic District includes description of C. A. Burton Machine Company at 136 Main Street.
15. Old Town Historic District Boundary Increase III Old Town Historic District Boundary Increase III October 28, 2005 Application to National Register of Historic Places to expand boundaries of Old Town Historic District includes description of O. C. Evans Wholesale Produce Company Building at 140 Walnut Street.
16. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p002 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p002 1895-1907 Northern boundary (Missouri River) of Kansas City Old Town showing streets, buildings, railroad lines, and bridges. Large numbers at edge of page refer to page number with adjoining area.
17. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p003 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p003 1895-1907 Northern edge of early Kansas City. Riverfront area shows buildings, railroad lines, and streets. Large numbers at edge of page refer to page number or volume with adjoining area.
18. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p003s Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p003s 1895-1907 Skeleton map of the northern edge of early Kansas City, riverfront area showing outlines of buildings at the date of publication. These sheets were used to record new developments in the area for supplemental...
19. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p004 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p004 1895-1907 Northern edge of early Kansas City riverfront area from West 4th Street south to West 6th Street and from Central east to Main, showing additions, buildings and streets.
20. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1909-1938, Page p004 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1909-1938, Page p004 1909-1938 A portion of Kansas City from W. 3rd Street south to W. 5th Street and from Broadway east to Wyandotte, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining...