Project Partners & Staff

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.

Project Advisory Board

Contributing Partners

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.)