The Star’s clips – generations of news – donated for public use at UMKC

The Kansas City Star has donated its morgue — generations of news clippings on individuals and subjects — making them directly available to the public through the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

News accounts, features and other reports fill envelopes labeled “Pendergast, Thomas J.,” “James, Jesse,” “Black Panthers Party,” “hospitals,” “hostages” and the like.

“It’s an amazing record, and it’s worth preserving,” said Stuart Hinds, associate dean of collections at the clips’ new home.

A deed of gift transferred the clips to the LaBudde Special Collections department of the Miller Nichols Library at UMKC. A date for when the clips will be available to the public has not been determined.

This story was originally published February 27, 2018 at 9:30 AM with the headline "The Star’s clips – generations of news – donated for public use at UMKC."