Administrators and children with clothes donations
From left to right are an unidentified white female nurse, Jerry Cohen, an unidentified white man, Dr. Ned Smull, Caroline Schulte, and Mr. Black, all seated in a row and examining a donation of...
Ardis Wilmore typing at her desk
Ardis Wilmore, former Director of Nurses, sitting at a typewriter. A Santa Claus decoration is hanging on the window beside her.
At the mayor's Christmas party
Two white children at the mayor's Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital. The boy is in a wheelchair and attached to an IV bag. The girl is in front of him and playing with an inflatable Santa...
Carol McCune hands Charles D. Swint a check
Carol McCune presenting a check to Charles D. Swint. Standing to the right of McCune is Joe Cooper and Roger Liston. A Christmas tree is between Swint and McCune.
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
A hospital ward crowded with unidentified people and patients (African American and white, men, women, boys, and girls), some in hospital beds, celebrating Christmas. Christmas decorations are on one...
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
A hospital ward crowded with unidentified people and patients (African American and white, men, women, boys, and girls), some in hospital beds, celebrating Christmas. Paper Christmas trees lay in...
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
A hospital ward crowded with unidentified people and patients (African American and white, men, women, boys, and girls), some in hospital beds, celebrating Christmas. Paper Christmas trees lay in...
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
Large crowd of unidentified people and patients (African American and white) packed into a room for a Christmas celebration at Children's Mercy Hospital. Several patients are in hospital beds and...
Christmas decorations in front of the hospital's entrance
A large Santa's sleigh and reindeer mounted in front of the hospital's entrance on Independence Avenue. The sleigh is set on a tall platform and the reindeer appear to be flying in the air. A wire for...
Cindy Roberts, Carol Belt and other volunteers
Group of largely unidentified Children's Mercy Hospital Volunteers (white women, white men, one African American man) and one white male physician. Carol Belt is seated second from left in the first...
Delivering books to the children at Christmas
One little white girl sitting on a white female nurse's lap and another small African American child in wheelchair receiving presents and books from a white woman and two white men, (man handing book...
Desert table at a Christmas party
Four women (two African American and two white) and one African American man holding baked goods standing around a table filled with pastries and desserts for a Christmas party at Children's Mercy...
Doctors and nurses with patient
Doctors (white men) and female nurses (one African American, one white) around the hospital bed of a patient in an oxygen tent. From left to right: Dr. Lauer, Dr. Thomas Holder, Linda Morgan, R.N...
Dr. Dreher speaking with a woman
Dr. Dreher, with his back to the camera, speaking with an unidentified white woman in glasses. A holiday banner is on the wall in the background with a Santa figure and reading "Merry Christmas".
Dr. Ned Smull accepting a donation of clothing
Dr. Ned Smull accepting a donation of clothing and shaking hands with an unidentified white woman. Mayor of Kansas City, Charles Wheeler, is standing next to the woman. The clothes, along with a box...
Dr. Shopfner and others at a buffet table
Unidentified white man (left) and Dr. Shopfer (second from the left) in line getting food at a buffet table during a hospital holiday party. An unidentified white woman is handing a cup to another...
Elves, Santa, and Mrs. Claus visit a boy
Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) along with two elves (both white) visiting a young white boy during the Hallmark Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Claus is holding a paper bag with...
Enjoying the employee Christmas party
Unidentified groups of white women seated at tables and eating during the employee Christmas party. There are candles and other decorations around.
Examining a toy dump truck
Two unidentified white women and one white man examining a toy dump truck while standing beneath a large Christmas tree crafted from Christmas stockings on a table behind them. Event for Children's...
Gene Austin playing piano and singing
Gene Austin playing piano and singing for patients (white girls and boys) and other visitors (white women) around Christmas time. A large Christmas tree is next to the piano and cribs are in the...
Holiday event attendees
Attendees (one African American man, the others white women and men) seated and eating during a holiday event in Nurse Hall. Dr. Vernon James (far left), John Stockwell (standing), and Margaret Weaver...
John O'Donoghue playing Santa
John O'Donoghue, Kansas City Athletics pitcher, playing Santa Claus and entertaining African American girls in wheelchairs. They are all holding onto his sleigh bells. A group of hospital employees...
Lobby Christmas party for the children
Christmas party in the lobby of Children's Mercy Hospital for the patients (all white boys and girls except for one African American child). Nurse Iris Jensen is standing behind the children, many of...
Looking at a Christmas tree made of Christmas stockings
Two unidentified white women and one unidentified white man looking at a large Christmas tree made from Christmas stockings on a table. Laying on the table next to the tree are various unwrapped toys...
Mr. and Mrs. Claus entertaining patients
Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) entertaining patients (African American and white), nurses, and staff (white women seen) in the lobby during a Christmas show for the children. Santa's holding up...