Union Station Kansas City collects items of significance that represent the history of Kansas City and the region. This collection activity dates to 1939, when the organization operated as the Kansas City Museum Association. The organization collected broadly; museum collections of art, local history, archeology, natural history, ethnography, Native American cultures, clothing and textiles; and archival collections of photographs, film and manuscripts. Four collections are of national significance and continue to be requested for research, publication and exhibition: the photograph collection, the Native American collection, the clothing and textile collection, and the harness and tack collection associated with Loula Long Combs, daughter of the builder of Corinthian Hall.
Under its new mission and structure, USKC will focus its collecting on the following areas:
Regional Kansas City History with an emphasis on economic and transportation history. Subjects include, but are not limited to: the rail industry with emphasis on the rail lines that supported Union Station; the era of R.A Long (1880-1940) and the carriage collection associated with Loula Long Combs and Corinthian Hall; and Kansas City businesses and industry, particularly retail and manufacturing.
Native American collections, particularly those of the Kansas City region, including recently-created objects.
Clothing and Textiles with emphasis on growing the collection of 20th century clothing.
Civic Life including ephemera, photographs and news footage (film and video) related to local politics.
Science and Exploration.
Staff Contact Information
Director of Collections & Curatorial Services
Denise Morrison
archive@unionstation.org
(816) 460-2052
Registrar
Sarah Wood-Clark
sclark@unionstation.org
(816) 460-2225
Curatorial Specialist, Three-Dimensional Collections
Lisa Shockley
shockley@unionstation.org
(816) 460-2055
Curatorial Specialist, Archives
Rebecca Martz-Burley
rmartz@unionstation.org
(816) 460-2054
Preparator
Ryan Schaub
rschaub@unionstation.org
(816) 460-2234
Database Specialist
Sally Patterson
spatterson@unionstation.org
(816) 460-2053
If you would like to donate items to the collections, please contact the Registrar, Sarah Wood-Clark. The collections are open to the public for research by appointment only. To schedule an appointment to visit the archives, please contact Rebecca Martz-Burley. To schedule an appointment to visit the three-dimensional collections, please contact Lisa Shockley.
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