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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. A Fight for Protection and Acceptance A Fight for Protection and Acceptance August/20-26/1998 Discusses the presence and activities of gay students at local colleges and universities.
2. A New Ballgame A New Ballgame September 30-October 6, 2011 Avila University President Ron Slepitza said the improvements being made to the school “are part of a strategic plan that has been in the works for three or four years.” The first improvements were...
3. A Proposed University for Kansas City A Proposed University for Kansas City August/15/1925 Article about a proposed "distinctly religious" university for Kansas City, to be founded by the "Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Episcopal Church with the full endorsement and backing...
4. A University for Kansas City A University for Kansas City July/27/1929 Description of the plans for the proposed University of Kansas City, "a civic, non-sectarian institution of higher learning," later known as the University of Missouri-Kansas City, originally slated for...
5. A University's Phenomenal Growth Attests to the Vitality of the Community A University's Phenomenal Growth Attests to the Vitality of the Community 1950 Photos and description of Clarence Decker, college president of the University of Kansas City (later the University of Missouri-Kansas City). Description of the university's growth since its opening in...
6. Adult Education Adult Education File containing a paper on the 1930s adult education program in Kansas City (written by Florannah Welsh), started in 1934 by the Kansas City School District for foreign born parents of Kansas City students...
7. Adults Flock Back to School Adults Flock Back to School August-September//1975 William Jewell College, Johnson County Community College, Park College, UMKC, etc.
8. American Royal Building American Royal Building Postcard of American Royal building interior
9. Associated Training Schools Associated Training Schools Associated Training Schools was the proprietor of the American College of Dressmaking.
10. Attitudes About Drinking Changing on Campus Attitudes About Drinking Changing on Campus August/12-18/1999 Describes college students' attitudes toward alcohol consumption.
11. Biography of Ernest H. Newcomb (1886-1979), Founder of the University of Kansas City Biography of Ernest H. Newcomb (1886-1979), Founder of the University of Kansas City 2008
12. Biography of Girard Bryant (1905-1993), Educator and Community Leader Biography of Girard Bryant (1905-1993), Educator and Community Leader 2009;
13. Biography of Lucy Drage (1876-1965), Interior Decorator Biography of Lucy Drage (1876-1965), Interior Decorator 2008
14. Black Colleges Find Acceptance with NAIA Black Colleges Find Acceptance with NAIA March 16-22, 2007 Article describing the importance of the NAIA Tournament and National Championship to historically black colleges during the Jim Crow era of the 1950s and 1960s. On March 17, 2007, the 1957-59 Tennessee...
15. Bloch Donates $32M to UMKC Bloch Donates $32M to UMKC September 16-22, 2011 Henry Bloch, H&R Block Inc. co-founder, has donated $32 million to the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The biggest gift in the institution's history is to go toward building a new facility for the...
16. Brain Wash Brain Wash September/ 20-26/2001 Article discusses Chancellor Martha Gilliland's controversial methods for transforming UMKC.
17. Bringing Science to Life Bringing Science to Life March 2001 Photos and article about the life sciences complex planned in the Greater Kansas City area, directed at biotechnology research and medical education, etc., and to be composed of the Stowers Institute for...
18. Burris Jenkins Dies: Famous Kansas City Pastor Headed Colleges and Edited Two Papers Burris Jenkins Dies: Famous Kansas City Pastor Headed Colleges and Edited Two Papers March 28, 1945 Obituary for Reverend Burris Jenkins (1869-1945), "pastor of the Linwood Boulevard Community Church" starting in 1907, becoming nationally known as a minister, writing 17 books on various subjects, editing...
19. Central College of Shorthand Central College of Shorthand ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for the Central College of Shorthand showing a ship with sails up. One of two cards with similar design. Front lower left corner has number C-788. Back of card says: "Central College of...
20. Central College of Shorthand Central College of Shorthand ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for the Central College of Shorthand with image of pansies. Front lower left corner has number C-855. Back of card says: "Central College of Shorthand, Largest and Best Shorthand School...