L. Perry Cookingham Collection

The L. Perry Cookingham Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City during the late 1970s through early 1980s by Mr. Cookingham. The collection contains a fairly concise and annotated selection of Cookingham’s personal and professional life. Inclusive dates are circa 1870-1993. Photographs depict the growth of Kansas City during 1939-1990.

Items in Collection: 1,803

Topics

Kansas City History

Politics & Government

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L. Perry Cookingham seated in middle of row with staff besides him and standing in row behind him all behind a conference table in the City managers office. Group includes C.T. Thatcher, Phillip...

Date Published

1958-10-06

L. Perry Cookingham standing with staff, C.T. Thatcher, Phillip Geissal, Rollan Agard, Melvin Hatcher, Hayes Richardson, Fred Johnson, Reed McKinley, Shelly, Jack Fahlin, Jerry Brownlee, Thomas Patton...

Date Published

1958-10-27

T. Thomson, Oliver Swanson, John Justin, L. Perry Cookingham, Mayor Thomas McCann, and Tiny Gooch stand around William Jones former City Manager Fort Worth who sits behind desk in his office.

Date Published

1959-06

L. Perry Cookingham seated with booklet in hand with staff seated around a conference table, C.T. Thatcher, Phillip Geissal, Rollan Agard, Melvin Hatcher, Hayes Richardson, Fred Johnson, Reed McKinley...

Date Published

1958-10-06

Tom Chenoweth, L. Perry Cookingham, Tom Maxwell, and Bob Turner all wearing name tags.

Date Published

1954-11-07

Digital Collections

L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Admin. staff

Admin. staff - just before the end

Cookingham posing with new and old staff in Fort Worth

K.C. Staff meeting

Three famous "grads" of the "College of Municipal Knowledge"

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