Press Release: July 1, 2007
Central Plains Region
National Archives Lecture Explores Labor History
Kimberlee Ried
(816) 268-8072
(Kansas City, Missouri) – American workplaces have undergone a series of tremendous changes since the mid-19th century, when 60 percent of Americans made their living from farming.
The Way We Worked is an exhibit, created by the National Archives and on loan from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, documenting the history of American workplaces with approximately 85 framed and captioned photographs from the National Archives. The exhibit will be on display at the Kansas City Central Library, 14 W. 10th St., through August 19th.
On Thursday, July 12, Archivist Tim Rives from the National Archives - Central Plains Region in Kansas City offers a local perspective, illustrated by labor records found I nthe holdings of the Central Plains Region at 7 p.m. at the Central Library.
The images in The Way We Worked are divided into five themed categories: Where We Worked, How We Worked, What We Wore to Work, Dangerous and Unhealthy Work, and Conflict at Work.
Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. Call 816.701.3407 to secure a seat for either or both events or RSVP at: http://www.kclibrary.org/rsvp/wayweworked/.
A wine and cheese reception will precede the presentation at 6 p.m.
The Central Plains Region is one of 14 facilities nationwide where the public has access to federal archival records. It is home to more than 43,000 cubic feet of historical records dating from the 1820s to the 1990s created or received by nearly 100 federal agencies. The Central Plains Region houses records from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The facility is located at 2312 E. Bannister Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131. It is open to the public Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (816) 268-8000 or visit the Central Plains Region web page.
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