Missouri Valley

This past week, street signs along Paseo Boulevard began coming down, replaced with new ones proclaiming the street’s new name: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Following a long period of local debate, a mayoral task force, and a measure passed by the city council in October, the historic street is now officially renamed after the civil rights leader. On the occasion of the historic boulevard’s name change, the Library has pulled together a selection of images from the Missouri Valley Special Collections t

The Paseo's Past

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Missouri Valley

Street signs along Kansas City's Paseo Boulevard began coming down in late February, replaced with new ones proclaiming the street’s...

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KCHistory and Civil War websites are undergoing maintenance

KCHistory, Civil War Websites Undergoing Maintenance

Monday, November 12, 2018

Civil War on the Western Border

Missouri Valley

The Library is currently migrating its large collection of digital historic images to a new software platform. An unfortunate consequence of our da...

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What’s Your KC Q? Library and KC Star Team Up to Find Answers

What’s Your KC Q? Library and KC Star Team Up to Find Answers

Friday, September 28, 2018

Missouri Valley

What's Your KCQ?

What do you want to know about our community? Beginning October 3, the Library and The Kansas City Star are combining resources to fi...

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Library showcases the legacies of several remarkable women in Coloring Kansas City: Women Who Made History, a coloring book curated by the Missouri Valley Special Collections.

Drawing From History: Coloring Book Highlights Notable Women of KC’s Past

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Missouri Valley

Women's History

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Library showcases several remarkable women who have left their mark on the Kansas Cit...

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