National Archives at Kansas City
Learn more about the National Archives at Kansas City by watching this brief video and how the documents, photographs and artifacts tell the story of who we are as a people and as a nation.
America's Veterans and the National Archives
How does a veteran apply for a copy of his military service records? Can this be done online? How does the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), operated by the National Archives, in St. Louis process these requests? How many requests are received each week? And how long does it take?
The National Archives-produced 3:06 minute Inside the Vaults video short America's Veterans and the National Archives, is a journey inside the vaults of one of the National Archives and Records Administration's largest operations. The video features National Archives employee and veteran Ricky Moe as he traces his own military file.
NPRC staff showcase both the hi-tech and the low tech -- from computer systems that track each request, to painstaking work by conservators to reconstruct documents damaged by a devastating fire in 1973.
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero said As a Navy veteran myself, I know the importance of having access to military records. The NPRC preserves and makes these records available to those who have served our nation.
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2019 Virtual Genealogy Fair Session 3 Immigrant Records: More Than Just Ship Passenger Arrival Lists
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Session Description: The breadth of immigration records available online and in archives can seem overwhelming. This session will identify what original records you can find at the National Archives and what you can discover online. Records discussed will range from passport applications, naturalization documents, passenger arrival lists, and more! Attendees will discover how immigration laws have changed over time and how the records that exist have been impacted by those laws; understand the different types of records available through the National Archives; and learn how to get started with research.
Presenter: Elizabeth Burnes is an Archivist for the National Archives at Kansas City who serves as NARA's Subject Matter Expert for Immigrant Records and is the lead archivist for Alien Files (A-Files) reference. Prior to joining the National Archives staff she held positions at Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri History Museum, Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library, and Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. She received a Bachelor’s degree in History at Truman State University, and a Master’s degree in History and Museum Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Diets, Textiles, & Electricity: Records that Impacted the Domestic Lives of Americans (2016 Apr 11)
Pamela Anderson highlights records available through the National Archives at Kansas City, including those that impacted or improved the domestic lives of American citizens.
TRANSCRIPT: The captioning text is available as a transcript. Send your request to KYR@nara.gov.
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Kansas City, Missouri is one of the many places getting socked by a snowstorm moving across much of
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Nearly a foot of snow in Kansas City, Mo.
CAPTION: Kansas City, Missouri is one of the many places getting socked by a snowstorm moving across much of the country. By evening, the National Weather Service reported nearly a foot of snow and drifts of three-and-a-half feet. (Feb. 1)
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Tour of the United States by Marshall [sic] Foch
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Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964)
Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1113
Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: Reel 1, Foch is greeted by Pershing and Mayor Hylan in N.Y.C. and by Harding at the White House. He reviews Civil War veterans in Richmond, West Point Cadets, and parades in Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City (Mo.), and, with Pershing, St. Louis. He receives degrees from Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Princeton, Columbia (from Pres. Butler), and St. Louis. Foch watches football at Yale and visits Grant's Tomb. Reel 2, Foch, Pershing, Belg. Gen. Jacques, ltal. Gen. Diaz, and Brit. Adm. Beatty pose in Kansas City. Foch speaks in El Paso; reviews the 2nd Div.; views Grand Canyon and a Crow dance in Montana; and is greeted by Sioux at Bismarck, N. D.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov
National Archives Identifier: 24618
Local Identifier: 111-H-1113
The 1940 Census - Introduction
A general overview of the 1940 census as the permanent inventory of the nation, this film emphasizes the responsibility of all citizens to participate. It review the three main parts of the census, including the population, agriculture, and housing schedules, and delves into the background of the census and the reasons behind the questions. The duties of the enumerators are also reviewed, highlighting the three major principles of accuracy, complete coverage, and confidential answers.
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:48 1958 newsreel. KANSAS CITY BLIZZARD. Kansas City is paralyzed by 15 inches of snow, the worst storm in 28 years. Roads are impassable, transportation almost entirely cut off. At least 5 deaths are attributed to the storm.
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Campaign 1970, part 1: GA, VT, NJ, PA, WI, OH, ND, MO, TN
Silent film. President Nixon making campaign stops in: Georgia (Savannah), Vermont (Burlington), New Jersey (Teterboro, Ocean Grove), Pennsylvania (Lancaster), Wisconsin, Ohio (Columbus, Ohio State University), North Dakota (Grand Forks), Missouri (Kansas City), Tennessee (Johnson City).
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Ice storms in Kansas City and Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri - 11 December, 2007
1. Wide shot of street with ice and snow
2. Various of houses with snow
3. Various of resident spreading salt
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Steven Sack, resident who lost electricity in storm:
We'll have to make other arrangements, of course, if it's going to go on for a while. We'll have to, if we're going to be without heat for a while, we'll have to drain the pipes and find some place else to stay.
5. Medium shot of ice-encrusted American flag
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terrance Jacob, resident who lost electricity in storm:
It's not that bad. It's real quick and easy once you go to work early in the morning. It's also great to have a girlfriend that loves candles.
7. Wide shot of Kansas City Power & Light truck pulling up to repair site
8. Medium shot of emergency worker and utility truck
9. Medium shot of downed tree
10. Various of utility crew working in woods
11. Zoom in on ice-covered utility pole
12. Airport sign wide shot, ice covered twigs in the foreground
13. Stranded travellers at Kansas City International Airport
14. Pan of flight departure monitor showing cancelled flights
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cheryl Thomas, stranded air passenger:
Absolutely, I don't understand. We're all standing around trying to figure out what it is that's keeping the planes off the ground because here the weather's fine. And if we listened to the news this morning and got on the Web sites as they directed us to, it told us that after nine o'clock the flights would be up and running, especially around noon and after. I understand maybe later on this evening it might be an issue but right now, I don't understand.
16. Thomas wheeling bag away
Jefferson City, Missouri - 11 December, 2007
17. Various of people on folding beds in shelter
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brenda Schnieders, resident driven by home by storm:
We had to move trees out of the roadway to get out even. My husband's still home in the cold trying to deal with some of this. He hasn't even come in here.
19. Medium shot of cherry picker lifting worker pans to ice-covered tree
20. Close up of worker cutting ice-covered tree limbs away from utility lines
STORYLINE:
A thick glaze of ice brought down power lines and cut electricity to close to a million homes and businesses, closed schools and cancelled flights Tuesday as a major storm blasted the midsection of the United States.
At least 23 deaths had been blamed on the storm system since the waves of sleet and freezing rain started during the weekend.
Officials in the states of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma had declared states of emergency.
US President George W Bush declared an emergency in Oklahoma on Tuesday, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts.
A shell of ice as much as an inch (2.5 centimetres) thick covered trees, power lines, streets and car windshields Monday in parts of Oklahoma and Missouri, with thinner layers elsewhere.
About an inch of ice was expected Tuesday over parts of Iowa, followed by up to 5 inches (13 centimetres) of sleet and snow.
Iowa's largest school district closed for the day in Des Moines, telling its nearly 31,000 students to stay home, and kids across most of Oklahoma and in the Kansas City, Missouri, area stayed home for a second day.
Schools also were closed in parts of Wisconsin, including Milwaukee Public Schools with 85,000 students.
Nearly 600,000 Oklahoma homes and businesses still had no electricity Tuesday, most of them since Monday when power lines began snapping under the weight of ice and falling branches - the biggest power outage in state history.
Some residents on Kansas City didn't appear too perturbed by the cold weather.
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Veterans Personnel Records at the National Archives, St. Louis
This Inside the Vaults video short illustrates the primary purpose of the National Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO — to preserve the nation's military personnel files in perpetuity and to make them available to veterans and other interested parties. Air Force veteran and NPRC archives technician Bruce Bronsema demonstrates how veterans can request copies of their records with a simple online application, available at
As the video details, NPRC receives 4,000 to 5,000 requests each day for military personnel records. According to Director Scott Levins, the NPRC responds to 90 percent of those requests within 10 days. Levins leads viewers through the process from beginning to end, showing where the records are stored and how they are retrieved and copied before being mailed to requestors.
Inside the Vaults includes highlights from the National Archives in the Washington, DC, area and from the Presidential libraries and regional archives nationwide. These shorts present behind-the-scenes exclusives and offer surprising stories about the National Archives treasures. See more from Inside the Vaults at
President Reagan's Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Kansas City, Missouri on October 21, 1984
Full Title: President Reagan's Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri on October 21, 1984
Creator(s): President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Television Office. 1/20/1981-1/20/1989 (Most Recent)
Series: Video Recordings, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Collection: Records of the White House Television Office (WHTV) (Reagan Administration), 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
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Production Date: 10/21/1984
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600
Phone: 800-410-8354, Fax: 805-577-4074, Email: reagan.library@nara.gov
National Archives Identifier:5730544
Cinders and Silence: A Chronicle of Missouri's Burnt District, 1854-1870
A a program hosted by the Missouri State Archives exploring the history of the Burnt District, an area of Civil War conflict located along the Missouri-Kansas border. The program was held at the Missouri State Archives, a division of Secretary of State's office, on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 7 p.m. Author Tom Rafiner spoke about his new book, Cinders and Silence: A Chronicle of Missouri's Burnt District, 1854-1870.
Cinders and Silence provides the first chronicle of Missouri's Burnt District. Between 1854 and 1870, three western Missouri border counties plunged from prosperity to devastation. In the early years of the Civil War, when the border conflict between Missouri and the Kansas Territory intensified, Union soldiers from Kansas leveled homes, barns and fields in western Missouri. In August 1863, William Quantrill's retaliatory raid on Lawrence triggered the issuance of General Order No. 11, forcing the evacuation of all residents, regardless of their allegiance, from rural areas in Jackson, Cass and Bates counties. Over 2,200 square miles were devastated with more than 20,000 civilians displaced.
Silence shrouded the tragedy before author Tom Rafiner spent 11 years recovering and documenting the history of the region. His presentation will explore the dramatic happenings that led to the area's destruction in the 19th century.
The Missouri State Archives is the official repository for state documents of permanent historic value, and is located at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City. All programs at the Archives are free of charge.
40 PHOTOS AERIAL WARFARE OF WORLD WAR I
40 Amazing Vintage Photographs Captured Aerial Warfare of World War I:
World War I was the first major conflict to see widespread use of powered aircraft -- invented barely more than a decade before the fighting began. Airplanes, along with kites, tethered balloons, and zeppelins gave all major armies a new tactical platform to observe and attack enemy forces from above.
Over the course of the war, the role of the military aviator progressed from one of mere observation to a deadly offensive role. Early on, pilots would would fly off armed only with pistols (or completely unarmed) -- by 1918, fighter planes and massive bombers were in use, armed with multiple machine guns and devastating explosive payloads.
Aerial photography developed into an indispensable tool to guide artillery attacks and assess damage afterward. The pilots of these new aircraft took tremendous risks -- vulnerable to enemy fire, at the mercy of the weather, flying new, often experimental aircraft. Crashes were frequent, and many paid with their lives. These 45 amazing vintage photographs of the Great War tell the story of the conflict, and how much it affected the world.
1. A French SPAD S.XVI two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft, flying over Compeign Sector, France ca. 1918. Note the zig-zag patterns of defensive trenches in the fields below. (San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive)
2. German pilot Richard Scholl and his co-pilot Lieutenant Anderer, in flight gear beside their Hannover CL.II biplane in 1918. (CC BY SA Carola Eugster)
3. British Handley-Page bombers on a mission, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph, which appears to have been taken from the cabin of a Handley-Page bomber, is attributed to Tom Aitken. It shows another Handley-Page bomber setting out on a bombing mission. The model 0/400 bomber, which was introduced in 1918, could carry 2,000 lbs (907 kilos) of bombs and could be fitted with four Lewis machine-guns. (Tom Aitken/National Library of Scotland)
4. German soldiers attend to a stack of gas canisters attached to a manifold, inflating a captive balloon on the Western front. (National Archives/Official German Photograph)
5. A German Type Ae 800 observation balloon ascending. (Brett Butterworth)
6. A captured German Taube monoplane, on display in the courtyard of Les Invalides in Paris, in 1915. The Taube was a pre-World War I aircraft, only briefly used on the front lines, replaced later by newer designs. (Bibliotheque nationale de France)
7. A soldier poses with a Hythe Mk III Gun Camera during training activities at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas in April of 1918. The Mk III, built to match the size, handling, and weight of a Lewis Gun, was used to train aerial gunners, recording a photograph when the trigger was pulled, for later review, when an instructor could coach trainees on better aiming strategies. (Harry Kidd/WWI Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection)
8. Lieutenant Kirk Booth of the U.S. Signal Corps being lifted skyward by the giant Perkins man-carrying kite at Camp Devens, Ayer, Massachusetts. While the United States never used these kites during the war, the German and French armies put some to use on the front lines. (U.S. National Archives)
9. Wreckage of a German Albatross D. III fighter biplane. (Library of Congress)
10. Unidentified pilot wearing a type of breathing apparatus. Image taken by O.I.C Photographic Detachment, Hazelhurst Field, Long Island, New York. (National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
11. A Farman airplane with rockets attached to its struts. (National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
12. A German balloon being shot down. (National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
13. An aircraft in flames falls from the sky. (National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
14. A German Pfalz Dr.I single-seat triplane fighter aircraft, ca. 1918. (San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive)
15. Observation Balloons near Coblenz, Germany. (Keystone View Company)
16. Observer in a German balloon gondola shoots off light signals with a pistol. (U.S. National Archives)
17. Night Flight at Le Bourget, France. (National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
18. British reconnaissance plane flying over enemy lines, in France. (National Library of Scotland)
19. Bombing Montmedy, 42 km north of Verdun, while American troops advance in the Meuse-Argonne sector. Three bombs have been released by a U.S. bomber, one striking a supply station, the other two in mid-air, visible on their way down. Black puffs of smoke indicate anti-aircraft fire. To the right (west), a building with a Red Cross symbol can be seen. (U.S. Army Signal Corps)
20. German soldiers attend to an upended German aircraft. (CC BY SA Carola Eugster)
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Police chase suspect through Kansas City metro
Police pursued a truck across parts of the metro Tuesday afternoon.
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Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1192
Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: On World War 1 activities. Reel 1, cattle and beef are inspected in Chicago stockyards. Cows are milked and the milk examined. Bakers sift flour, knead dough, and bake bread. Mules, artillery horses, and cavalry mounts are fed, examined, branded, treated and bandaged, and broken at Fort Sill, Okla. Reel 2 shows Army trucks and drivers at Camp Johnston, Fla. Horses are washed and fed at Camp Dix, N. J. Packs are placed on mules. Troopers saddle their mounts and ride broncos.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov
National Archives Identifier: 24697
Local Identifier: 111-H-1192
Young children show horsemanship by riding at Kansas city, Missouri. HD Stock Footage
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Young children show horsemanship by riding at Kansas city, Missouri.
Young boys and girls show horsemanship riding horses in Kansas City, Missouri. Children riding horses in paddock. Child demonstrates mounting the horse. Young rider demonstrates his expertise in show jumping. A rider stands atop the backs of two horses with a third horse in the middle and jumps the horses over a hurdle. Young horse riders. Location: Kansas City Missouri. Date: November 14, 1934.
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KC Metro-Area Student Debate Series, Part 1
Event date: Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Location: University of Missouri-Kansas City
At the first of two invite-only American Public Square events, KC Metro-area debate students and coaches met at the University of Missouri Kansas City for a campus tour, a meal, and conversation. They engaged with a panel of national and local education experts, who talked about the 2017-2018 National Debate Topic:
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its funding and/or regulation of elementary and/or secondary education in the United States.
Panelists
MATTHEW KATZ
ACERO Charter School Network
MICHAEL MCSHANE
Show-Me Institute
LORÉN TRULL
UnidosUS, formerly NCLR
SÄNDRA WALKER
Teacher, Lawrence Public Schools
Moderated by
NICK HAINES
Executive Producer, KCPT
Roving Reporter
STEPHEN STEIGMAN
KCUR
An American Public Square program
Season 4 // Our Town, Our Country, Our World
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Event sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
In partnership with Debate-Kansas City, KCPT, National Archives-Kansas City, UMKC, and the Harry S. Truman Center at UMKC
Video by Rondevu Pictures
South Kansas City Police Chase
At least three people are in custody following a police chase in south Kansas City.