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From Art to Artifacts: Remembering the 1976 Republican National Convention

Friday, August 9, 2019

This week marks 43 years since Ralph Steadman visited a muggy Kansas City to cover the 1976 Republican National Convention for...

Unidentified Kansas City baseball team with dozens of fans seated in the grandstand, ca. 1880s. Photo: Missouri Valley Special Collections

Did Baseball Fandom Originate in Kansas City?

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Is Kansas City the home of baseball's original fans? The almanac On This Day in America credits a local newspaper, presumably T...

As Kansas City International Airport breaks ground on a new terminal on March 25, 2019, the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collections provides a window seat to the city's aviation past.

Terminal Velocity: Kansas City's Airport History

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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As Kansas City International Airport breaks ground on a new terminal on March 25, 2019,  the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collection...

KCHistory, Civil War Websites Undergoing Maintenance

Monday, November 12, 2018

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Civil War on the Western Border

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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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KC History

From Art to Artifacts: Remembering the 1976 Republican National Convention

Did Baseball Fandom Originate in Kansas City?

Terminal Velocity: Kansas City's Airport History

KCHistory, Civil War Websites Undergoing Maintenance