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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