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L. Perry Cookingham Collection

L. Perry Cookingham Collection

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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

1 - 4 of 4 items

Glen Hopkins receiving the American Society for Public Administration's L.P. Cookingham award

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Glen Hopkins in bowtie shaking L. Perry's hand with his left hand and holding American Society for Public Administration's L.P. Cookingham award with the other in restaurant. L. Perry stands next to...

Date Published

1979-05-08

Ground Breaking - City Center Square

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L. Perry Cookingham at the City Center Square groundbreaking ceremony with Tom Tierney holding a ceremonial shovel, Col. Robert Sweeney, Ernie Dick holding shovel, George Melton and McClosky also with...

Date Published

1975

Ground breaking for Northland Fountain

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Charles Garver and L. Perry Cookingham both with a foot on a shared shovel stand next to Dr. Milton Ferguson and Mayor Richard Berkley both also have a foot on a shared shovel at the Northland...

Date Published

1981-04-28

L. Perry Cookingham stands in front of stage at KC Zoo with Joan Embery

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L. Perry Cookingham, Sandy Berkley, Joan Embery, Richard Berkley, and Anita Gorman stand in front of stage at KC Zoo.

Date Published

1985-05

Clear selected
Gelatin silver prints
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Special events

Types (Collection)

photographs (4)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (4)
Group portraits (4)
Portrait photographs (3)
Snapshots (1)
(-) Gelatin silver prints (4)

Time Periods (Collection)

1971-1980 (2)
1981-1990 (2)

Subjects (Collection)

Public relations (4)
City managers (3)
Buildings (2)
Mayors (1)
Zoos (1)
(-) Special events (4)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

(-) Kansas City Metropolitan Area (4)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (4)
Berkley, Richard L., 1931- (2)
Berkley, Sandy (1)
Embery, Joan (1)
Garrey, Charles (1)
Gorman, Anita B. (1)
Hopkins, Glen J. (1)