The Jewish community and
persons of the Jewish faith have played significant roles in the Kansas City
community for many generations. In individual contributions to business and
culture, and collective contributions to welfare, education, and social
concerns, the Jewish community has been innovative and inspiring. It is
impossible to understand this city’s history, or the history of the nation,
without understanding how Jews have interacted among themselves, and in the
broader society. The Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City is
tasked to collect and make available a range of stories that compose our
region’s history. Without the Jewish materials WHMC-KC has already gathered and
the wealth of material we might collect in a Jewish Community Archives
partnership, our collection would be incomplete at best.
An organization composed of individuals and
organizations in the Kansas City community, The Jewish Community Archives of Greater Kansas City,
supports and cooperates with The Western Historical
Manuscript Collection-Kansas City in establishing the Jewish Community Archives. This special emphasis in
collecting and programming will gather primary documents and promote an understanding and
appreciation of the Jews in the Kansas City region. Among the current WHMC-KC
holdings relating to the Jewish experience are:
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B
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Leo and Ida Rose Feingold Photograph Collection (1580kc) [JCA]
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Janice Finkelston Collection (1525kc) [JCA]
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Bea Firestone Flam (1932-2008) Collection (1659kc) [JCA]
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Paul and Doris Flam Collection (1685kc) [JCA]
- Bernard
Fremerman Family Papers (1394kc) [JCA]
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H
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Irari Club Foundation Records (1263kc)
[JCA]
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Isaacs and Company Records (1230kc) [JCA]
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P
R
S
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- Tenenbaum
Family Papers (1478kc) [JCA]
- Benjamin Terte (1891-1964) Papers
(1491kc) [JCA]
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Donald H. Tranin (1927-2007) Papers (1635kc) [JCA]
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Uri Seiden and Associates Records (1627kc) [JCA]
V
- Hy Vile (1902-1984) Papers (1265kc) [JCA]
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Mary Weiner Papers (1558kc) [JCA]
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Shirley Copaken White Papers (1393kc) [JCA]
- Sidney L.
Willens (1926- ) Papers (1170kc) [JCA]
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Wollman Family Collection (1595kc) [JCA]
- Woolf Brothers Company Records (KC0282) [JCA]
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David Zeff Papers (1646kc) [JCA]
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Michael Zuk, Jr. Papers (1602kc) [JCA]
We welcome additional
collections of organizational and business records and personal papers. A
document that answers many of the common questions about the work of the Western
Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City and how donations are handled may
be found at
http://www.umkc.edu/WHMCKC/Forms/Questions.pdf or you may call David Boutros
at (816) 235-1543.
Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City
302 Newcomb Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City
5123 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
(816) 235-1543 WHMCKC@umkc.edu
Last revised:
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
© WHMC-KC, University of Missouri
