This collaborative project could not have come to fruition without a substantial partnership between the Kansas City Public Library and a number of neighboring organizations. The Project Advisory Board was deeply involved in the initial planning, the solicitation of grant funding, and the digitization itself. The Contributing Partners generously opened portions of their archives to the digitization efforts, allowing individuals to view Missouri and Kansas Civil War documents from anywhere in the world.
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Project Advisory Board
- Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area
- Kansas Historical Society
- Mid-Continent Public Library
- The Kansas City Public Library
- Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas
- National Archives at Kansas City
- University of Missouri Kansas City – LaBudde Special Collections
- The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City
Contributing Partners
- Baker University
- Bates County Historical Society & Museum
- Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
- Bushwhacker Museum
- Cass County Historical Society
- Charles F. Curry Library at William Jewell College
- Confederate Memorial State Historic Site
- Jackson County Historical Society
- John Wornall House Museum
- Johnson County Missouri Historical Society
- Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
- Kansas Historical Society
- Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas
- Lecompton Historical Society
- Lone Jack Historical Society
- Missouri Historical Society & Research Center
- Missouri Local Records Preservation Program
- Missouri State Archives
- Missouri Valley Special Collections at the Kansas City Public Library
- Nancy Hillyard Hampton Library and Archival Center (formerly St. Joseph Museums Reference Library)
- National Archives at Kansas City
- Nodaway County Historical Society Museum
- State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center - Columbia
- State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center - Kansas City
- St. Joseph Public Library
- Watkins Community Museum of History
Web Development Partners
- Innovative (formerly VTLS, Inc.)
Staff
- Dr. Jason Roe, Content Manager, Editor, Featured Document Blog
- David LaCrone, Digital Branch Manager, Project Director
- Dr. Bryan Le Beau, Academic Vice President at the University of St. Mary, Lead Scholarship Coordinator and Manager
- Katie Sowder, Digital History Associate
- Andy Dandino, Web Design
- Dr. John A. Horner, Transcription, Content Quality Assurance
Former Staff
- Jordan Fields, Former Digital Library Services Manager, Project Director, Project Planning, Grant Development
- Hannah Ballard, Project Coordinator, Document Inventory, Promotional, Digitization
- Jessica Berry, Metadata Creation & Management, Transcriptions, Quality Assurance, Supplemental Content
- Cody Kauhl, Metadata Creation & Management, Transcriptions, Quality Assurance, Supplemental Content
- Alex Welborn, Metadata Creation & Management, Transcriptions, Quality Assurance, Supplemental Content
- John Keogh, Digital Librarian
- Lucinda Adams, Transcription Guidelines
- Kelsy Peterson, Metadata Creation & Management, Transcriptions, Quality Assurance
- Perry Collins, Document Inventory, Project Planning
- Carrie Wade, Project Planning, Document Inventory
- Alesha Terry, Transcriptions, Digitization
- Angela Kille, Technical Support, Web Design
- Lynn Walker, Volunteer
- Sherrie Smith, Advisory
Project Advisors
- Crosby Kemper III, Director of The Kansas City Public Library
- Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, Former Deputy Director of The Kansas City Public Library
- Eli Paul, Former Manager of Missouri Valley Special Collections
- Henry Fortunato, Former Director of Public Affairs
- Claudia Baker, Former Director of Development
Special Thanks: Heather Myers, Kristi Austin, Jonathan Hutson, Innovative (formerly, VTLS, Inc.)