Baron Missakian Collection

The Missakian Collection was donated by Nadine Missakian, widow of Baron Siroon Missakian. This collection serves as historical documentation of Laugh-O-Gram Films, a production company established by Walt Disney, a friend of Missakian’s whose office was located across the hall in the same building. Disney’s personal secretary was Nadine, who later married Baron Missakian.

Items in Collection: 376

Topics

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

Earl E Jameson, left and Sam Abend, right, in suits and ties stand next to Free Movies For Shut-Ins white truck parked in street outside unknown location.

Date Published

1932

McConahay Building at 1121-1131 East 31st Street in Kansas City, a two-story Tapestry Brick building with a restaurant on the corner, a dry cleaners, and various other businesses. Laugh-O-Gram's...

Date Published

1922

1930

Walt Disney in flat cap and megaphone, Leslie Mace, and Rudolf Ising in white shirt, bowtie, and flat top boaters hat stand around convertible with unidentified white male and female passengers while...

Date Published

1922

1923

An unidentified German city scene. Buildings and a yard seen.

Date Published

1914

1919

Digital Collections

Earl E Jameson and Sam Abend by truck

McConahay Building

South Central Business Association parade

Unidentified German city

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives