Press Release: May 11, 2009
National Archives at Kansas City
It’s Big Exhibit Features Unique Items from Region’s History
For More Information Contact:
Kimberlee Ried
(816) 268-8000
Kansas City, (MO)…On May 22, 2009, the National Archives at Kansas City will premiere a new exhibit It’s Big: celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Rarely seen items from the archives’ holdings will be on display to the public in It’s Big, running from May 22, 2009-January 23, 2010. This exhibition will feature big documents, big events, big personalities, and big ideas from the region’s history. Organized by the National Archives at Kansas City, It’s Big features pieces of American history including: audio clips from the FBI’s surveillance of Kansas City mobsters; the original complaint from Brown v. Board of Education, the case that ended school segregation; documents and photos of famous personalities with a local connection, including Negro Leagues baseball player Roy Tyler and Kansas City founding father John Calvin McCoy; and many of the famous and infamous signatures found in the National Archives holdings, including Abraham Lincoln, Leon Trotsky, Sitting Bull, Thurgood Marshall and the Birdman of Alcatraz.
The exhibition begins with a video featuring a sampling of the rich history that awaits you inside. Visitors can experience the many treasures that the National Archives has been saving for them through a blend of documents, photographs, maps, audio, and exhibit interactives.
Admission, hours and additional information
It’s Big: celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives and Records Administration is a free exhibit. The National Archives at Kansas City is open Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. for exhibits viewing and Tuesday–Saturday from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. for research. For additional information call 816-268-8000 or visit the National Archives at Kansas City web page.
The National Archives at Kansas City is one of 13 facilities nationwide where the public has access to Federal archival records. It is home to more than 50,000 cubic feet of historical records dating from the 1820s to the 1990s created or received by nearly 100 Federal agencies. Serving the Central Plains Region, the archives holds records from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The facility is located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. The National Archives at Kansas City is open Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. for exhibits viewing and Tuesday–Saturday from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. for research.
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