Issues of the Call, Kansas City’s long-running African-American newspaper, are available in the Microfilm Department on the 3rd Floor of the Central Library.Issues for each paper are arranged in chronological order. Complete runs of these newspapers are accessible in the Microfilm Department on the 3rd floor of the Central Library.MVSC staff are available to assist patrons in navigating this index and locating the appropriate microfilm and microfiche. The collection is indexed by subject (places, events, businesses, people, organizations, etc.) and dates from 1900 through 1994. An extensive newspaper clippings collection is available for use in the Missouri Valley Room.Kansas City Star/Times and Kansas City Journal-Post Note: Researchers may obtain copies of microform articles via printing, email, saving to a flash drive, or by submitting an order with the Library’s Document Delivery Department. Kansas residents may also use their valid state-issued ID to access through the Kansas State Historical Society. Selected Kansas newspapers are accessible via the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website.Selected Missouri newspapers are accessible via the State Historical Society of Missouri and the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website.Midcontinent Public Library card holders can also access small local newspapers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries via. Each library requires their own physical or electronic library card for use. Digitized "historical" issues of the Kansas City Star and Times are available via the Newsbank Database through the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library and Midcontinent Public Library.Textual issues (no images) of the Kansas City Star since 1991 are accessible with a valid KCPL library card.The following is an overview of accessing newspapers printed in the Kansas City area and region. ![]() While many libraries and archives have some amount of physical newspapers in their collections, digitized and microfilmed versions are preferred for public use and long-term preservation. Newspapers can be a gold mine of historical and genealogical information, but are not always easy to find and use.
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