umkc - All Collections

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1968 Riot Collection
Photographs and 35mm slides related to the 1968 race riots in Kansas City, between 1968 and 1968
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection
Photographs from the collection of jazz saxophonist, composer and educator from Kansas City, between 1950 and 2010
Allan Bell Collection
Photographs from the collection of Kansas City music and theatrical promoter, and owner of booking/management agency America's Best Attractions, between 1960 and 1980
Arthur B. Church - KMBC Radio Collection
Photographs from the collection of owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, between 1920s and 1950s
Baron Missakian Collection
Photographs from the collection of Jazz Age Kansas City studio portrait photographer, between 1922 and 1938
Betty Crow Collection
Photographs from the collection of Mutual Musicians Foundation board member, documenting Kansas City's jazz scene primarily during the 1990s, between 1991 and 2006
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection
Photographs from the collection of wife and husband jazz musicians based in Kansas City, between 1930s and 1990s
Brian Thurn Collection
Photographs and posters related to African-American culture during the 20th century, particularly in Kansas City, acquired from Kansas City antiquarian, between 1920 and 1950
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
Photographs related to the Kansas City hospital specializing in children's health care, between 1890s and 2010s
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection
Photographs from the collection of noted Kansas City jazz violinist (and guitarist), between 1960s and 2000s
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
Photographs from the collection of writer, editor, music critic and record producer (most notably Capitol Records) from Kansas City, between 1926 and 1988
Dolores Hobley Collection
Photographs from the collection of Waldo Antiques of Kansas City dealer/collector of African-American cultural material, between 1880s and 1990s
Don Tiff Collection
Photographs from the collection of pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, as well as musical director of the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City, between 1940s and 1950s
Ed Dix Collection
Photographs from the collection of jazz tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Kansas City, between 1930s and 2000s
Evie Quarles Collection
Photographs from the collection of Kansas City-based blues and jazz photographer, between 1988 and 2008
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection
Photographs from the collection of activists in GALA, a late-80s/early-90s pride organization, and other LGBT-related causes, between 1987 and 2000
GLAMA: Lavender Ladies Collection
Photographs from the collection of the Kansas City lesbian social organization, between 1982 and 1987
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection
Photographs from the collection of the Kansas City organization, established in 1992 to provide safe space, support and outreach to individuals and groups of the LGBT and allied communities, between 1981 and 2003
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection
Photographs from the collection of promoter & affiliate of Willow Productions, a council of CrossCurrents Culture Unlimited, dedicated to bringing women musicians and entertainment to Kansas City and the region, between 1980s and 2000s
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection
Photographs featuring patrons of and performers at Kansas City LGBT nightclubs - including the Colony Club & Forest Ballroom (see also: GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection). The Michael Boles Collection forms part of the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA)., between 1962 and 1968
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection
Photographs featuring patrons of and performers at Kansas City LGBT nightclubs - including the Colony Club & Forest Ballroom (see also: GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection), between 1959 and 1966
Grand Emporium Collection
Photographs related to the venerable Kansas City nightclub at 3832 Main Street, between 1985 and 2004
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection
Photographs related to World War II-era home front experiences of a Kansas City-born woman, between 1930s and 1940s
Jay McShann Collection
Photographs from the collection of pioneering pianist and vocalist who helped shape the unique style of jazz that emerged out of Kansas City, between 1920s and 2005
Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham Collection
Photographs from the collection of husband and wife musicians and co-leaders of the Sweet Baby Blues Band, between 1930s and 2000s
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection
Photographs from the collection of a manager for the Uptown, Esquire and Tower Theaters in Kansas City, between 1900 and 1972
L. Perry Cookingham Collection
Photographs from the collection of distinguished city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, serving from 1940-1959, between 1896 and 1991
Leon M. Jordan Collection
Photographs from the collection of African-American police detective and political leader from Kansas City, and trainer of Liberia's (Africa) post-WWII national police force, between 1910s and 1980s

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