L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Description

As the first city manager in Kansas City, L. P. Cookingham had significant influence on the city in the mid-20th century. The collection contains a fairly concise and annotated selection of Cookingham's personal and professional life; inclusive dates are circa 1870-1993. A number of photographs depict the growth of Kansas City during 1939-1990.

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LaBudde Special Collections

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Group picture of children

Group picture of children in period clothes posing in rows.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0536.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002

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Group picture of children

Group picture of children in period clothes posing in rows.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0537.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002

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L. Perry Cookingham sits in miniature wagon led by George Cookingham

L. Perry Cookingham sits in miniature wagon being pulled by goat who is being led by George Cookingham.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0602.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002

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L. Perry Cookingham sits in miniature wagon led by George Cookingham

L. Perry Cookingham sits in miniature wagon being pulled by goat who is being led by George Cookingham.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0603.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002

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White dog sitting on lawn

White dog sitting on lawn.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0699.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002

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Unidentified woman in black dress

Unidentified white woman in black dress.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0718.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002

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Unidentified group standing on the front stoop of a house

Unidentified group (three women, three men, and a dog) standing on the front stoop of a house.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0719.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002

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Childhood farm home of L. Perry Cookingham

Childhood white farm home of L. Perry Cookingham, on hill top with outbuildings and wind mill, Grant Park, Illinois.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0909.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0002