L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Description
As the first city manager in Kansas City, L. P. Cookingham had significant influence on the city in the mid-20th century. The collection contains a fairly concise and annotated selection of Cookingham's personal and professional life; inclusive dates are circa 1870-1993. A number of photographs depict the growth of Kansas City during 1939-1990.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Arthur Church's vacation home - Ute Pass

Wood home with a Ford Super Deluxe Woodie Station Wagon parked outside in wooded lot on hill side. The valley of Ute Pass can be seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1006.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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HWC in Florida

Harriette Cookingham in polka dot dress and jacket with turban/headscarf holding palm frond.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1007.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Jenny Lake Ranch

Log cabins in a stand of pine trees.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1008.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Top of glacier colder than in winter

L. Perry in blue jacket standing on glacier in mountain valley.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Our ship back from Scandinavia

Postcard of a white cruise ship Ocean Princess on open water.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Just a little fun

L. Perry wearing suit, tie and sweater standing with his arm around a woman in a pink and black lace trimmed burlesque dress and large pink feather in her hair who has her leg up in the air.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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L. Perry shaking hands with a man in a white jacket and epaulettes

L. Perry in suit and tie shaking hands with a man in a white jacket and epaulettes.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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They made me do it

Two women in pink burlesque costumes with large feather plumes and rhinestone jewelry stand on either side of L. Perry who wears suit and tie. All stand in front of doors of Four Seasons restaurant.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1059.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Colleen & me Scandinavia '88

L. Perry wearing red sweater over blue button up shirt next to Colleen who wears a blue sweater over striped collared shirt stand on gangplank with orange Ocean Princess Nassau life preserver.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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All of us

Large group of people in formal wear including L. Perry and Colleen standing and sitting on stools around a grand piano in cruise ship lounge bar.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1061.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Our table on O. Princess

Group of people in formal wear including Colleen and L. Perry three women and one other man sit at table in dining hall of cruise ship.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Colleen and L. Perry pose for picture

Colleen in black dress and jacket with yellow blouse stands next to L. Perry who wears a suit and tie posing for picture in unknown location.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Stockholm

Unidentified street with pedestrians, cars, and buses.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Heritage Leningrad

View of the General Staff Building in the Palace Square in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) showing the tripartite triumphal arch adorned by sculptures.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Setting sun over - Leningrad

Sunset over Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) as seen from cruise ship on Neva Bay.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-1066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002