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Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James talked about the city and its role in the Civil Rights Movement. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Local Content Vehicle
Topics: kansas city, missouri, kansas city
Source: Comcast Cable
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Jan 18, 2011
01/11
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Kansas City Public Library
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Judge Howard Sachs, David Achtenberg, and Mamie Hughes join Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III for a discussion of the 1955 decision by the Kansas City Bar Association to admit both African Americans and women as members. This event took place on December 8, 2010, at the Central Library in Kansas City, MO.
Topics: Kansas City, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City Bar Association
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Sep 20, 2010
09/10
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Kansas City Public Library
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Christopher Leitch, director of the Kansas City Museum; Lisa Lee, Chicago's Jane Addams-Hull House director; Dennis Domer, University of Kansas professor; and Lori Cox-Paul, from the National Archives and Records Administration, explored Kansas City Museum's transformation from a historic house to museum and its future. The panel also discussed how historic house museums, both locally and nationally, are grappling with issues of preservation, civic responsibility and operations stability.
Topics: kansas city museum, kansas city, kansas city public library
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Sep 11, 2018
09/18
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xiv, 159 pages : 23 cm
Topics: Kansas City Barbeque Society, Kansas City Barbeque Society, Barbecuing -- Missouri -- Kansas City,...
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Feb 23, 2018
02/18
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Schultz, G. P
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In settings ranging from Kansas City's West Bottoms to Quality Hill, you'll follow the lives and fortunes of five very different men, the women they love, and the families they create, in G.P. Schultz's historic saga about the settlement and growth of one of America's great cities. You'll follow the adventures of Jack and Kevin, two spunky Irish orphans just off the boat and determined to make their fortunes in America. They arrive in Kansas City when it is a rugged town built along mountainous...
Topics: Kansas City (Kan.) -- Fiction, Kansas -- Kansas City
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Jan 3, 2015
01/15
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Undercurrent is a community created zine, published twice yearly, featuring ground-level, individual voices of people living and working in Kansas City.
Topic: kansas city
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BOOK TV
Topic: kansas city
Source: Comcast Cable
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Old Hyde Park
Topic: Kansas City
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Your search for a trusted data storage and backup service ends at Dataedge. With years of experience, they help to solve your data glitches and protect your business from data related threats through cloud back up in Kansas City. http://youtu.be/8U0OZaOi4SA
Topics: cloud back up Kansas City, server backup Kansas City, backup and restore Kansas City, remote backup...
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Nov 1, 2018
11/18
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Davis, Rich
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xxxvii, 122 pages : 24 cm
Topics: Barbecuing, Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City, Restaurants -- Kansas -- Kansas City,...
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Dec 26, 2018
12/18
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Luchene, Katie Van
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xii, 376 pages : 23 cm
Topics: Kansas City (Mo.) -- Guidebooks, Kansas City Metropolitan Area (Kan.) -- Guidebooks, Kansas --...
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Oct 4, 2011
10/11
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Kansas City Public Library
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The Social Media Club of Kansas City joined community thought leaders in a public discussion of how Google Fiber high-speed internet can impact the cityâs infrastructure, economy, educational systems, and beyond. This event took place on October 3, 2011 at the Central Library.
Topics: Social Media Group of Kansas City, Google Fiber, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
KCPT’s Nick Haines moderated a panel of experts discussing proposals to replace the city’s three-terminal airport with a single-terminal design, as well as the movement for a citywide vote on the issue. This event took place on July 11, 2013 at the Central Library.
Topics: KCI, Citizens Project, Citizens Association of Kansas City, Nick Haines, Kansas City Public...
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Sep 9, 2019
09/19
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Kansas City Public Library
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Kansas City is awash in red as the Chiefs approach a new season of super-sized possibilities. But have they cut corners on player character? Whither baseball’s Royals, reverted from World Series champions to all-too-persistent losers, and the local college triumvirate of KU, K-State, and Mizzou? Will the city ever get a downtown baseball stadium? Should it give up on pro basketball? On big-league hockey? The Kansas City Star’s two award-winning sports columnists, Vahe Gregorian and ...
Topics: Vahe Gregorian, Sam Mellinger, Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City...
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Nov 1, 2010
11/10
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Kansas City Public Library
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Elmwood Cemetery: Stories of Kansas City brings to life the stories of the people who built Kansas City. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Elmwood Cemetery was founded in 1872 at 4900 Truman Rd. in Kansas City, Missouri. Its grounds, designed by noted landscape architect George Kessler, are a repository for some 36,000 soulsâsome famous, some infamous, some altogether unknown. Their stories tell the greater story of Kansas City, from its earliest days as a frontier town,...
Topics: Elmwood Cemetery, Stories of Kansas City, Cemetery, bruce mathews, kansas city, kansas city public...
Dave Helling of the Kansas City Star moderated a panel of experts discussing whether Kansas City, Missouri, should switch from a police department run by the state to one under the direct control of the mayor and city council. This event took place on April 4, 2013 at the Central Library.
Topics: Citizens Project, Dave Helling, Kansas City Police Department, KCPD, police, Kansas City Public...
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Sep 11, 2018
09/18
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Stein, Shifra
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95 pages : 22 cm
Topics: Kansas City (Mo.) -- Guidebooks, Kansas City (Mo.) -- Directories, Missouri -- Kansas City
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Nov 4, 2010
11/10
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Kansas City Public Library
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Longtime Kansas City Star reporter and editor Monroe Dodd recounts the highlights and lowlights of a century and a half of bad deeds. This event took place on October 14, 2010, at the Central Library.
Topics: Monroe Dodd, Kansas City Crime, crime, history, kansas city, kansas city public library
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Mar 25, 2010
03/10
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Kansas City Public Library
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Kansas City Star television critic Aaron Barnhart discusses his new book Tasteland , a look back at the best TV of the past 15 years, on February 25, 2010, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO. The period covered in the book is one of the most turbulent periods in television history. Starting with the late-night talk wars of the mid-1990s, through the rise of quality dramas like The Sopranos , coverage of the 9/11 attacks and televised warfare, reality television, and new...
Topics: aaron barnhart, author, television, critic, tv, kansas city star, kansas city, kansas city public...
Historian Sonny Gibson discussed his new coffee table-style book on Kansas City’s African American past, the product of a 25-year effort to “raise the cultural consciousness of the current generation and set right the history books for generations to come.” This event took place on December 2, 2014 at the Central Library.
Topics: Sonny Gibson, author, Kansas City Early Negro History, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
Kansas Citians go to the polls in April and June to elect a mayor and 12 city council members. Launching a series of Citizens Project forums, a panel of media representatives moderated by KCUR’s Steve Kraske identified the issues the candidates ought to be addressing. This event took place on January 21, 2015 at the Central Library.
Topics: elections, Citizens Association of Kansas City, Steve Kraske, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas...
In 1894, when women’s lives and choices were restricted and their influence was limited, a group of Kansas Citians answered a call to “stand shoulder to shoulder in the uplifting of the mental, moral, and physical status of our city.” They established the Kansas City Athenaeum women’s club, which advocated in ensuing decades for improved health, education, and public safety throughout the city. It lent women the voice and impact to exact positive change. Joyce Merrill , a longtime...
Topics: Joyce Merrill, Kansas City Athenaeum, Missouri Valley Sundays, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas...
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Jul 13, 2012
07/12
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Kansas City Public Library
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed House Bill 1659 which allows Kansas City to create a land bank for the purpose of acquiring, rehabilitating, and reselling abandoned and blighted properties. The Governor went to the Lucile H. Bluford Branch Library in Kansas City to sign the bill. This event took place on July 9, 2012.
Topics: Jay Nixon, Missouri Governor, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
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Topics: Kansas City (Mo.) -- History, Kansas City (Mo.) -- Biography
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Apr 4, 2012
04/12
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Architect Wendell Burnette discussed an approach to architecture that relies on consensus and specificity of materials to create buildings that are timeless and valuable to their clients and users. This event took place on April 3, 2012 at the Central Library.
Topics: Wendell Burnette, architecture, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
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Oct 20, 2009
10/09
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Kansas City Public Library
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Investigative journalist Richard Serrano tells the story of his grandfather's murder and its cover-up, with links to political boss Tom Pendergast and other colorful characters. This event took place on October 18, 2009, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th Street, Kansas City, MO.
Topics: Richard Serrano, kansas city, history, pendergast, kansas city public library
Cornell University Library
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Nov 8, 2009
11/09
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Ware, William R. (William Robert), 1832-1915
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The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the What is the directory structure for the texts? FAQ for information about file content and naming conventions.
Topics: Kansas City Exchange Building (Kansas City, Mo.), Commodity exchanges, Architecture
Kansas City Monarchs; Missouri; Kansas City; Dreamfield; 2001; DV
Topics: -Missouri, Kansas City Monarchs, Missouri, Kansas City, Dreamfield, 2001, DV
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Jan 27, 2012
01/12
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Kansas City Public Library
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The retired Special Agent told the real stories behind the headlines of some of the highest profile FBI cases investigated in Kansas City. This event took place on January 12, 2012 at the Plaza Branch.
Topics: Jeff Lanza, FBI, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
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Dec 8, 2014
12/14
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Harry Haskell
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Topic: Kansas City star (Kansas City, Mo. : 1885) -- History
Reed Hoffmann ’s career as a photographer spans more than three decades, and has brought him to inspiring locations both near and far. Inspiration on August 21 comes from above: a total solar eclipse whose path across the U.S. covers Kansas City and areas north. Hoffmann, who has shot for The New York Times , USA Today , and the Associated Press, among other outlets, offers a tutorial on photographing the eclipse, from getting the right equipment to finding the best location and selecting the...
Topics: Reed Hoffmann, photography, eclipse, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
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Nov 12, 2012
11/12
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Kansas City Public Library
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Geographer James Shortridge examined how 200 years of change through suburbanization, transportation, and policy makers has shaped the city we know today. This event took place on November 11, 2012 at the Central Library.
Topics: James Shortridge, author, Kansas City, geography, Kansas City Public Library
Local music critic Tim Finn , formerly with The Kansas City Star , discusses some of Kansas City’s best and most significant music moments (including some of Finn's personal favorites). From national touring acts to homegrown musicians, Finn highlights concerts, shows, and encounters from our city's music scene. From Patsy Cline's final performance and the Beatles' one and only local appearance to the three-day world premiere of The Jacksons Victory Tour, Finn revisits some of Cowtown's...
Topics: Tim Finn, Cowtown, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
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Topics: Kansas City (Mo.) -- History, Kansas City (Mo.) -- Biography
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Local news, sports and weather.
Topics: colorado, collins, vietnam, kansas city, kansas city, mike coffman
Source: Antenna
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Jun 23, 2014
06/14
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Topics: Kansas City (Mo.) -- Description and travel., Kansas City (Mo.) -- History.
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Jun 24, 2011
06/11
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Kansas City Public Library
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The authors of The Sumner Story discuss the history of Sumner High School, the formerly segregated black high school in Kansas City, Kansas, that is now the college-prep oriented Sumner Academy, which is consistently ranked among the top high schools in America. This event took place at the Central Library on June 16, 2011.
Topics: Kansas City Public Library, Sumner High School, Kansas City
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Stanley Crouch Education. (2013) 2013 Book Expo America Fall book preview with Stanley Crouch, 'Kansas City Lightning The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker.'
Topics: charlie parker, kansas city, new york, kansas city
Source: Comcast Cable
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Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James talked about the city and its role in the Civil Rights Movement. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Local Content Vehicle
Topics: kansas city, vietnam, kansas city, kansas, jim wilbanks
Source: Comcast Cable
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May 17, 2011
05/11
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Kansas City Public Library
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Longtime FBI agent William Ouseley discussed his new book Mobsters in Our Midst: The Kansas City Crime Family and explained how the Kansas City mob burst into the public eye in the 1970s. This event took place at the Central Library in Kansas City, MO on April 17, 2011.
Topics: Kansas City Public Library, William Ouseley, organized crime, Kansas City
Damon Talbott examined the legacy of Duncan Hines from his career as a famous restaurant critic to the founding of the line of cake mixes that bear his name. This event took place on April 7, 2013 at the Central Library.
Topics: Damon Talbott, Duncan Hines, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
Topics: Birds -- Missouri Kansas City, Swope Park (Kansas City, Mo.)
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Oct 19, 2009
10/09
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Kansas City Public Library
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Critically acclaimed and award-winning choreographer Jessica Lang presents the first of three programs brought to the Library by the Kansas City Ballet. This event took place on October 5, 2009, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th Street, Kansas City, MO.
Topics: jessica lang, kansas city ballet, dance, kansas city public library
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Sep 23, 2011
09/11
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Kansas City Public Library
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Jack Becker, executive director of Minnesota-based Forecast Public Art and publisher of Public Art Review, discussed the complex, beneficial, and sometimes contentious role that art plays in the public realm. This event took place on September 21, 2011 at the Central Library.
Topics: Jack Becker, public art, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
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Jun 22, 2011
06/11
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Kansas City Public Library
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A panel of experts from Kansas and Missouri discussed some of the best hiking/bicycling trails in Kansas City and provided an update on the development of MetroGreen - the contemplated 1,144-mile system of nature areas, greenways, and trails that spans six counties on both sides of the state line. This event took place at the Central Library on June 1, 2011.
Topics: Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, hiking, bicycling, MetroGreen
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Stanley Crouch Education. (2013) 2013 Book Expo America Fall book preview with Stanley Crouch, 'Kansas City Lightning The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker.'
Topics: charlie parker, kansas city, stanley crouch, kansas city
Source: Comcast Cable
http://uf.catalog.fcla.edu/uf.jsp?st=UF005466397&ix=pm&I=0&V=D&pm=1
Topics: Fruit trade--Missouri--Kansas City, Vegetable trade--Missouri--Kansas City.
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Author Cynthia Bond joined Library Director of Readers’ Services Kaite Stover in a discussion of Bond’s acclaimed first book, a contemporary African American novel about a man determined to protect the woman he loves from a town desperate to destroy her. This event took place on August 25, 2015 at the Central Library.
Topics: Cynthia Bond, author, Ruby, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
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Mar 19, 2012
03/12
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Kansas City Public Library
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Landon Rowland examined the railroad-building efforts of Arthur Stilwell, which allowed Kansas City to enter the 20th century as one of the nation's most important transportation hubs. This event took place on March 18, 2012 at the Central Library.
Topics: Landon Rowland, railroads, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City
