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WADDELL AND REED, INC.
Research Library
P.O. Box 418343
Kansas City, MO 64141-9343
Voice: (816) 283-4067
Contact: Diane M. Grier, Head Librarian
Hours: Open Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm.
Technical Service: Electrostatic copying, microfiche copying are available.
Restrictions to use of collections: Approval of management.
Scope of the Collection: Investment industry publications.
Description of Collection holdings: Investment publications
Collection affiliation: Business
WALTERS-BOONE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Museum and Visitors Center
3801 Ponderosa
Columbia, MO 65201
Voice: (573) 443-8936
Contact: Tom Prater, Museum Curator, Harold C. Edwards, President Boone County Historical Society.
Hours: April through October, Tuesday-Sunday 1-5pm; November through March, Wednesday & Sunday 1-4pm. Call for confirmation.
Technical Service: Tours, exhibits, and library available.
Restrictions to use of collections: No information provided.
Scope of the Collection: No information provided.
Description of Collection holdings: Since 1972, Mapelwood Home, an 1877 farm home next door to the Museum, has been on the Register of Historic Homes and open to regular tours each Sunday 2-5pm, April through October. Special tours for groups can be held other days by contacting the Tour Guide, Bill Crawford at (573) 449-5876, Lori Sapanas at (573) 443-8936.
Collection affiliation: History, Museum
WAMEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
see Old Dutch Mill Museum Complex
WARD EDWARDS LIBRARY
see Central Missouri State
University Archives
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA
Mabee Library Special
Collections
1700 College
Topeka, KS 66621
Voice: (785) 231-1010 x1981
Fax: (785) 357-1240
Contact: Martha Imparato, Special Collections Librarian
Hours: Regularly scheduled hours are not maintained; appointments are normally scheduled from 8am-5pm.
Technical Service: Photocopying, exhibits, and research consultant services are available.
Restrictions to use of collections: Assistance from the Special Collections librarian is required to use all collections.
Scope of the Collection: No information provided.
Description of Collection holdings: University Archives contains records of the University, papers of faculty members and alumni, university publications, photographs and other miscellaneous materials relating to the history of the institution from 1859 to the present . An important component of the collection is the records of the University President's Office. The University history contains much information about the history of early Congregational Churches in this region.
Collection affiliation: Education
WATKINS, ELIZABETH M.; COMMUNITY MUSEUM
see Elizabeth M. Watkins
Community Museum
WATKINS WOOLEN MILL STATE HISTORIC SITE
26600 Park Road North
Lawson, MO 64062
Voice: (816) 296-3357
Contact: Ann M. Sligar, Site Administrator
Hours: Open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Appointments available upon request.
Technical Service: Photocopying, tours, and exhibits are available.
Restrictions to use of collections: Prior appointment required. Qualified researchers only.
Scope of the Collection: Records, letters, journals, and manuscripts, etc., concerning the Watkins Woolen Mill and the Waltus L. Watkins Family, farm, and businesses, 19th century agriculture and textile production. Some material concerning local history is collected, as are 19th century farming books and guides.
Description of Collection holdings: Most of the papers in the Archives pertain to the Watkins family. There are extensive business papers and many family letters, journals, etc. of Waltus L. Watkins family, farm, and textile/grist mills, circa 1825-1930. Also magazines and textile journals on subject matter ranging from woolen factory production to agriculture for time periods 1830-1930's, and papers relating to the Watkins Mill Association and Watkins Mill State Historic Site and Park, 1950's-1988.
Collection affiliation: Local, Museum
WESTERN HISTORICAL
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION-COLUMBIA
23 Ellis Library
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65201
Voice: (573) 882-6028
E-mail: WHMC@umsystem.edu
Contact: David Moore, Associate Director
Hours: Open Monday-Friday 8am-4:45pm. Also open Tuesday evenings until 9pm when classes are in session.
Technical Service: Photocopying, microfilm, microfilm on loan, tours, exhibits, audio-visual equipment, preservation consultant services, and inter-campus loan of original materials to WHMC offices in Missouri.
Restrictions to use of collections: Some collections are restricted.
Scope of the Collection: The Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia includes material documenting all aspects of life in Missouri. A significant amount of material relates to a broader region- overland travel in the 19th century, the activities of many of the state's elected representatives at the national level, and the professional careers and personal lives of persons with Missouri ties who have achieved prominence elsewhere. The holdings at this repository will be useful to various researchers- historians, folklorists, linguists, historic preservationists, genealogists, and those interested in local history or the history of a particular organization. In addition to the more traditional political, military and diplomatic records, users will find information on religion, education, the professions, ethnic and social groupings and movements, all aspects of the economy, etymology, and data on the lives of both famous and obscure individuals.
Description of Collection holdings: This repository contains over 12,500 linear feet of paper and photographic records, 7300 rolls of microfilm, and over 4,500 audio and video recordings. The collections date from the 18th century, with the heaviest concentration in the 19th and 20th centuries. Unpublished guides and finding aids are available to the public as well as a published guide on microfiche of the holdings of the four WHMC campuses. The Western Historical Manuscript Collection comprises the manuscript holdings of both the University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri, and branches are located on all four campuses of the University of Missouri.
Collection affiliation: Education, History, State
WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT
COLLECTION-KANSAS CITY
University of Missouri-Kansas City
302 Newcomb Hall
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
Voice: (816) 235-1543
E-mail: WHMCKC@umkc.edu
Contact: David Boutros, Associate Director
Hours: Open Monday, Friday 8am-5pm, evening by appointment. Closed the week of Christmas through New Years.
Technical Service: Photograph services, photocopying, microfilm, microfilm on loan, volunteer programs, exhibits, and both preservation and research consultant services are available.
Restrictions to use of collections: Close proximity parking is difficult.
Scope of the Collection: Mission is to collect, preserve, and make available for research documents relating to the history and culture of Kansas City, western Missouri, and the Midwest. The Western Historical Manuscript Collection office on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus is one of four collections across the state.
Description of Collection holdings: The Western Historical Manuscript Collection contains primary source materials for research and welcomes use by scholars, students and the public. Our network allows for the full resources of the Collection- the holdings of all four branches in Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, and St. Louis- to be available to researchers throughout the state. The Kansas City office opened in 1980 with a mission to collect, preserve, and make available for research documents relating to the history and culture of Kansas City, western Missouri, and the Midwest. Since that time approximately 5,000 cubic feet of documents has been acquired. The WHMC-KC owns the papers of important civic and political leaders such as Charles Kimball, Charles Wheeler, Oscar Nelson, H.P. Wright, Lou Holland, William Volker, and L. Perry Cookingham; the records of businesses and industries such as the Kansas City Board of Trade, the Kansas City Stock Exchange, the J.C. Nichols Company, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Native Sons of Greater Kansas City Archives, and the not-for-profit organizations, including the American Royal and the YMCA; a very large collection of materials relating to Kansas City's built environment, including the records of the architectural firms of Hoit, Price and Barnes, and Wight and Wight, among others. The joint collection also has the records of civic and social organizations including the Kansas City PTA, the Women's City Club, and the National Council of Jewish Women; the papers of scholars and historians who have researched and written on Kansas City's history, including materials from the Kansas City History Project, and the papers of Bill Goff, Lyle Kennedy, A. Theodore Brown, and James Anderson; and a variety of other collections dealing with such diverse topics as labor unions, the Battle of Westport, music and cultural arts in Kansas City, neighborhood development, civil rights, Kansas City school desegregation, and the overland trails.
Collection affiliation: Education, History, Local, State
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
Reeves Library
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251-1298
Voice: (573) 642-3361, ext. 247
Fax: (573) 642-6356
Contact: Lorna K. Mitchell, Head Librarian
Hours: Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, summer and student break Monday-Friday 8-11am, Saturday 1-5pm, Sunday 1-11pm. Archives: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.
Technical Service: Inter-library loan, photocopying, microfilm, audio-visual equipment, and telefacsimile are available.
Restrictions to use of collections: Some collections are restricted.
Scope of the Collection: The Archives consists primarily of information on the history of Westminster College founded by Missouri Presbyterians in 1851. Some materials relating to Fulton and Callaway counties are also available.
Description of Collection holdings: The Collection includes college year books, student newspapers, catalogs, and other college publications, as well as publications by faculty and alumni.
Collection affiliation: Education, Religion
WESTON HISTORICAL MUSEUM
601 Main Street
Weston, MO 64098
Voice: (816) 386-2977
Contact: Mrs. John H. Gaskill, President, (816) 386-2650
Hours: Open Saturday 1-4pm and Sunday 1:30-5pm. Closed December 15 to March 15. Special appointments can be made outside business hours.
Technical Service: Tours and exhibits are available.
Restrictions to use of collections: No handicapped access available.
Scope of the Collection: No information provided.
Description of Collection holdings: The Weston Historical Museum was founded in 1960. Exhibits (including culture, medicine, military, business, religion, and etc.) feature displays depicting life in Platte County and Weston from prehistoric days through World War II.
Collection affiliation: Local, Museum
WHITE, WILLIAM ALLEN; LIBRARY Special
Collections
see Emporia State University
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE
Partee Center
Liberty, MO 64068
Voice: (816) 781-7700 ext. 5490
Contact: Angela N. Stiffler, Director
Hours: Open Monday through Friday 9am-4pm by appointments.
Technical Service: Photocopying and microfilm are available.
Restrictions to use of collections: No handicapped access available and some collections restricted.
Scope of the Collection: Partee Center acts as the Library and Archives of the Missouri Baptist Historical Society and is the official depository of the records of the Missouri Baptist Convention. The primary focus of the Center is on Baptist life in Missouri and its surrounding states during the time period since 1805.
Description of Collection holdings: The Partee Center is the official Depository and Archives of the Missouri Baptist Convention. Thus it contains manuscript collections, church histories, biographies, photographs, and other memorabilia from Missouri Baptist life. The Center also includes some materials dealing with the larger Baptist family in Missouri and the American Midwest. This includes records from American Baptist Churches in Missouri, as well as records of Primitive Baptists in the Midwest.
Collection affiliation: Education, History, Religion
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE ARCHIVES
Curry Library
William Jewell College
Liberty, MO 64068
Voice: (816) 415-7686
Fax: (816) 415-5021
Contact: Kenette Harder, Reference Librarian; Dr. Hugh Stocks, Library Director
Hours: Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, please call for appointment.
Technical Service: Photocopying and limited research consultant services available.
Restrictions to use of collections: All collections restricted to supervised use.
Scope of the Collection: The Archives acts as the repository for all school records and selected materials pertaining to faculty and students.
Description of Collection holdings: No information provided.
Collection affiliation: Education
WOLF-BUTTERFIELD HOUSE MUSEUM
630 Fremont
Manhattan, KS 66502
Voice: (913) 776-7344
Contact: Edna Williams, Curator
Hours: Open September through April, Saturday 1-5pm; Sunday 2-5pm. May through August, Friday & Saturday 1-5pm; Sunday 2-5pm. Special appointments available.
Technical Service: No information provided.
Restrictions to use of collections: All collections are restricted.
Scope of the Collection: No information provided.
Description of Collection holdings: This is a House Museum owned by the Riley County Historical Society. We have no publications available. The House is furnished in furniture circa 1840-1880. It was built as a Boarding House around 1865 and was said to have been used by the Butterfield Overland Dispatch Stage Line as a stage stop in 1865.
Collection affiliation: Museum
WYANDOTTE COUNTY MUSEUM
Harry M. Trowbridge Research Library
631 North 126th Street
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
Voice: (913) 721-1078
Contact:
Hours: Open Friday-Saturday 10am-5pm.
Technical Service: Photocopying, limited research consultation.
Restrictions to use of collections: Closed stacks, non-circulating collection.
Scope of the Collection: History of Wyandotte County and surrounding areas.
Description of Collection holdings: Collection includes microfilm of most Kansas City, KS, newspapers from 1857-1946; Native American materials including documents pertaining to the Wyandotte and Delaware tribes; Bureau of Ethnology reports, Smithsonian Annual Reports, county records from its formation in 1859-1905. Special collections include the Harry Trowbridge papers, J.R. Kelly Cooperage documents, the Early Family papers, Tierra Farrow's papers, the White collection and papers of other prominent Wyandotte County citizens. The museum has an extensive photograph collection of early Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County. Significant photos collections include Kansas City Northwestern Railroad, North American Aviation-Kansas Plant (Bomber division during World War II) including assembly line photos.
Collection affiliation: History, Local, Museum
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Thursday, March 01, 2007