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BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA 40 
2033 Vine Kansas City, MO 816-483-1300 TICKETS: Varies in price HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm under 12 .50¢ Displays of art, crafts, sculptures and an authentic slave cabin . Dedicated to preserve the life-style and culture of blacks in mid-America. BRUCE WATKINS CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER 41
3700 Blue Parkway Kansas City, MO 816-784-4444 HOURS: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm The center was constructed as a tribute to a Kansas City African-American city councilman. The first level includes the Bruce R. Watkins permanent exhibit space, a children's work space, a resource library, an auditorium, a small gallery, and a glass-encased exhibit area for small pieces and artifacts. CLAY COUNTY ARCHIVES & HISTORICAL LIBRARY 42
210 East Franklin Liberty, MO 816-781-3611 HOURS: Monday-Wednesday, 9am-4pm First Wednesday of each month 6:30pm-9pm The repository contains early Clay County records, probate from 1822, abstracts, family histories, censuses, vital records and area histories. JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES 43
129 W. Lexington (Courthouse Independence Square) Independence, MO ADMISSION: Free 816-252-7454 HOURS: Tues-Fri, 10am-4pm; Sat,10am-1pm: Closed Sun_Mon The Library contains manuscripts of early business records and personal papers dating back to 1840. The archives are focused on local history, Harry Truman, pioneer trails, frontier outlaws and the Civil War. JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS ARCHIVES, THE 44
11 South Cherry Olathe, KS 913-715-0400 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm The Johnson County, Kansas Archives preserve the documents of an eventful past. MARR SOUND ARCHIVES 45
5100 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 816-235-2798 HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm The Marr Sound Archives is located in the Miller Nichols Library on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The Archives, founded in 1986, comprises 100,000 sound recordings including: cylinders, transcription discs, instantaneous cut discs, open-reel tapes. 78s, 45s, LPs, and compact discs. The focus of the collection is the American experience, as reflected in popular music. The Archives' holdings also include jazz, opera, classical and spoken word recordings, as well as recordings of historical events. NATIONAL ARCHIVES CENTER 46
2312 E. Bannister Road Kansas City, MO 816-926-6272 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: Mon and Thur, 8am-4pm Tues and Wed 7:30pm-5:30pm 3rd Saturday of each month 9am-4pm Closed Federal Holidays Kansas City has one of the 11 branches of the National Archives. The facility preserves and maintains historical, diplomatic, genealogy, military and other documents. |
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