History of UMKC University Libraries

Books available at UMKC Libraries

UMKC Library history bibliography

• Decker, Clarence R., and Mary Bell Decker. A Place of Light: A Story of a University Presidency. New York: Hermitage House, 1954.
• Kansas City Public Service Institute. Report on Kansas City University: Kansas City, Kansas, 1923.
• LaBudde Special Collections Department. "Miller Nichols Library Building: 40 Years of Service and Counting." University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2009. http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/mnl-building/beginnings.htm
• Scofield, Carleton F. A History of the University of Kansas City: Prologue to a Public Urban University. Kansas City, MO: The Lowell Press, 1976.
• Tompkins, Philip. The history of the library 1933-1983: The University of Kansas City, The University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kansas City, MO: The Lowell Press, 1991.
• "History of Miller Nichols Library." University of Missouri-Kansas City. 1995. http://library.umkc.edu/lc/mnl-history
• "LaBudde Special Collections Department-About." University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2012. http://test.library.umkc.edu/spec-col-about
• "LaBudde Special Collections Department-Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Collection." University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2012. http://test.library.umkc.edu/spec-col-collections/labudde
• "Miller Nichols Library and Learning Center Expansion and Renovation." 2012. University of Missouri-Kansas City. http://library.umkc.edu/newmnl
• The dedication of the General Library: University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kansas City, MO: University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1970.