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The Missouri Valley Special Collections (MVSC) consist of the non-circulating local history and genealogy resources of the Kansas City Public Library as well as the Library’s archives. More...
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The Local History Index collection in the Digital Gallery—with more than 36,000 entries—provides information and references to articles in magazines, newspapers, and books on topics of interest from the Missouri Valley area.
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Monumental Undertaking
February 6, 2012
February 9, 1920: The City Council approves a plan to build Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial on the property south of Union Station.
