UMKC LaBudde Special Collections & University Archives

04/23/2026

Thanks to our attendees who joined us for UMKC Libraries' Introducing the Digital Archives of Edgar Snow! Those who missed the virtual event can watch the recording on YouTube! https://youtu.be/PbsV93wpSno?si=H-jM5hZ-ddpQrgJ3 Want to help us meet more of our project goals? Donate to University Archives and the Edgar Snow Collections here: https://library.umkc.edu/sca/university-archives/donate/

Special thanks go to:
🌐 Missouri Humanities for the generous grant that funded Digital Project Fellow Anh Vo's work on the Snow digital archives project.

🌐 Anh Vo for sharing an update on her work, including more than 4000 scanned images and more than 3000 metadata descriptions.

🌐 Sun Hua and Xue Wang of Peking University for sharing current partnerships between US and Chinese universities and scholars.

🌐 Mēgan Oliver, UMKC Head of Digital Projects, for hosting and moderating the event.

🌐 Team University Archives Becky Becker and Coryell Deege for the virtual tour and show-and-tell in the Edgar Snow Reading Room.

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04/21/2026

There's still time to register for our virtual event, Introducing the Digital Archives of Edgar Snow, happening this evening, April 21 at 8:00PM Central Standard Time!

The Digital Projects team invites you to an international virtual presentation sharing our project to make the Snow Archives available online to researchers across the globe. ...

04/16/2026

Unable to visit the Edgar Snow Reading Room in person? Want a sneak peek at the Edgar Snow Digital Collection & Exhibition before it goes live in Summer 2026? Tune in to UMKC Libraries Digital Projects team's international virtual presentation, Introducing the Digital Archives of Edgar Snow! Join us Tuesday, April 21 at 8PM US Central Standard Time, which is Wednesday, April 22 at 9AM China Standard Time. Register here:

The Digital Projects team invites you to an international virtual presentation sharing our project to make the Snow Archives available online to researchers across the globe. ...

04/16/2026

What have UMKC University Archives & Digital Projects been up to? 👀We're continuing the hard work to bring the Edgar Snow Digital Collection & Exhibition to life! In the meantime, please feel free to check out our Edgar Snow Reading Room in the Special Collections & Archives Reading at UMKC Libraries https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWpSEdviUHN/

04/08/2026

The UMKC Libraries, in collaboration with the The University of Kansas, are proud to announce a multi-year partnership to preserve the physical and digital archives of Stand Up KC and the Missouri Workers Center. This landmark collection, documenting years of grassroots organizing for fair wages and labor rights, will be permanently housed in UMKC LaBudde Special Collections & University Archives. More info here:

Archive established for Stand Up KC

03/12/2026

Kansas City community and beyond! Have you used UMKC LaBudde Special Collections & University Archives or UMKC Marr Sound Archives services lately? Now through March 20, the UMKC Libraries are gathering feedback to plan for the Libraries' next chapter. We invite you to share your perspective via the 2026 Library Survey: https://umkc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0j3kWYU2SgKLmT4
Photo credit: Coeds on Scofield Hall (Old Admin Building) Rear Stairs, 1936. UMKC University Archives.

03/05/2026

Join our friends at UMKC Libraries' Digital Scholarship Services & Center for Digital and Public Humanities for a drop-in Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, March 17th from 11AM-3PM in Miller Nichols Library Room 325. Digital Scholarship Fellow Katie Antrainer will host an optional Wikipedia training on March 10 at 11AM in Miller Nichols Library's Digital Collaboration Studio Room 312. The training will be recorded and made available to view.

To register for the Edit-a-thon: https://libcal.library.umkc.edu/event/16132567
To register for the workshop: https://libcal.library.umkc.edu/event/15864484

Did you know that there are about 400,000 biographic articles about women on Wikipedia, and about four times that about men? Participants can edit Wikipedia articles about notable Kansas City women to help close the gender gap on Wikipedia.

03/05/2026

Thank you to our nine donors who raised $735 total for Special Collections and Archives! We see you and we appreciate you helping us take steps forward to support UMKC GLAMA, UMKC Marr Sound Archives, and UMKC LaBudde Special Collections & University Archives.

Protect UMKC’s history by supporting Library Special Collections and Archives.

03/03/2026

Today's the day! March 3-4, 2026 is UMKC's Giving Day. UMKC Libraries will feature Special Collections and Archives fundraisers for UMKC GLAMA, UMKC Marr Sound Archives, LaBudde Special Collections, University Archives, Digital Projects, the Starr Women's Hall of Fame Archives, and the Edgar Snow Collections. You can give here:

Protect UMKC’s history by supporting Library Special Collections and Archives.