Documents & Articles

Kansas Collection Documents & Articles

The following are documents and articles tied to our Kansas Collection. This includes a book about Rosedale's history written by Margaret Landis along with the Then & Now series she wrote for The Kansas City Kansan.

Views of the Past Series

This is a history of KCK in a pamphlet series sponsored by the Kansas City, Kansas Bicentennial Commission.

TitleDescription
Overview of the settlement of Wyandotte area.
Provides information on the first communities in the Wyandotte area and the annexation of smaller communities.
This is a timeline of important dates by months between January and May.
This is a timeline of important dates by months between June and December.
Information focuses on the floods and their impacts on property and people.
Details and highlights about KCK's Carnival Park.


 

Rosedale History

Margaret Landis wrote Winding Valley and the Craggy Hillside: A History of the City of Rosedale (copyright 1976). The following are chapters from the book.

Chapter #Chapter Title
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Prologue to Rosedale
The Coming of the Railroad
The Kansas Rolling Mill
The Early Churches of Rosedale
The Schools of Rosedale
The Eleanor Taylor Bell Hospital/KU Medical Center
The City Hall and Fire Department
Turkey Creek and the Diversion Tunnel
Early Transportation
Southwest Boulevard
Annexation
Prelude - 1914-1919 ... World War I
The Seventh Street Trafficway
Rosedale, Kansas Post Office
Newspapers of Rosedale, Kansas
Utilities - Water
Through the Years - A Chronology
Looking Back and Remembering
Acknowledgments

 

Then & Now Series

Margaret Landis compiled this series of articles for The Kansas City Kansan. The 77 articles ran throughout 1985 and 1986 to lead up to the observance of the City's 100th birthday in 1986.

Article TitleDate PublishedDescription
4/7/1985Church and land sold for a federal building on 7th Street between Ann and Armstrong avenues.
4/14/1985Information about stained glass windows located in City Hall.
4/21/1985Details about the 7th Street Trafficway bridge, which opened April 23, 1935.
4/28/1985Recounting of fire at Wyandotte High School in 1934.
5/5/1985Story and details on the defunct Fairfax Airport.
5/12/1985Article focuses on Temple Church then located at 7th and Parallel.
5/19/1985Rosedale used to feature mineral baths at hotel's spa.
5/26/1985Focus of the story is on the various war memorials located throughout Wyandotte County. This includes the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.
6/2/1985Article discusses the history of 726 Central Ave.
6/9/1985History behind the defunct Western University, which was located at 27th and Sewell.
6/16/1985Story focuses on the various additions to City Hall.
6/23/1985Original City Hall was located on the site of the KCK Fire Headquarter building.
6/30/1985Carnival Park once was a booming place for amusement, but eventually shutdown. It's now Dorney Field.
7/7/1985Story focuses on streetcars that used to be in Kansas City, KS.
7/14/1985Article discusses the history of the 12th Street Bridge.
7/28/1985Town used to have club team that was considered a semi-pro baseball team.
8/4/1985Article discusses the past of Minnesota Avenue as a business hub in the metro.
8/11/1985Background on Huron Cemetery as the Wyandot Burying Ground and information about structures surrounding the site.
8/18/1985Story focuses on the history of how libraries in Kansas City were established.
8/25/1985Huron Park land was acquired Sept. 28, 1859. Article provides an accounting of the park's history.
9/1/1985The Grund Hotel was located at 6th and Ann Avenue. The hotel was razed in 1969.
9/8/1985Church lots were located in Huron Place and located between Minnesota and Ann avenues and from 6th to 7th streets.
9/15/1985Article focuses on the northeast corner of the Huron Place church lots.
9/22/1985Article focuses on the northwest corner of the Huron Place church lots.
9/29/1985Article focuses on a half-acre triangular parces of land that included the northwest corner of Huron Place.
10/06/1985An electric railway connected Kansas City, Kan., to Leavenworth, Kan. The railway operated from 1900 to 1938.
10/13/1985Article focuses on creation of Wyandotte County by the Kansas Territorial Legislature.
10/13/1985Story is about tenants in the northwest corner of 7th Street and Minnesota Avenue.
10/20/1985Story is about tenants in the northwest corner of 7th Street and Minnesota Avenue.
10/27/1985A brick smoke stack stood more than 187 feet tall and was located at 21st and Metropolitan until razed in 1958.
11/03/1985Article focuses on The Kansan newspaper's location along with its history.
11/10/1985Story is about the Kansas City, Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce and its location at 727 Minnesota Ave.
11/17/1985Article focuses on local and area historian William E. Connelley.