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Horace M. "Pete" Peterson III (November 23, 1945 - March 1992) was an archivist and historian. [1]
Peterson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma [2] and graduated from Central High School in Kansas City in 1964. He attended Arkansas A&M in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1968.
Peterson continued his studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of California, Berkeley and took internships at the National Archives and Record Service in Washington D.C., the National Record Center in Kansas City, Missouri and the J. Paul Getty Museum Management Institute. [3] During his studies, he began to collect valuable artifacts and documents in an effort to preserve the history of African-Americans in the Midwest. These collections would form the beginning of the Black Archives of Mid-America, which Peterson founded in 1976 and would serve as its executive director. [4]
The original Emancipation Proclamation was displayed at Kansas City's Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 1980 due to Peterson's work. [5]
In 1992, Peterson was awarded one of Missouri's highest honors from the Governor of Missouri for outstanding contributions to bridging race relations. He died in a tragic drowning in March 1992. [6] The visitor's center at the museums in the 18th and Vine area of downtown Kansas City is named is his honor. [7]
On December 23, 1978, Peterson married Barbara Peterson in Kansas City.
Peterson also went by the nickname "Pete." [8]
Sporting Kansas City is an American men's professional soccer club that plays in Major League Soccer and is based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and practice facilities are located in Kansas City, Kansas, near CITY Park West. The club competes as a part of the league's Western Conference.
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090, making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States. It is the urban central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center and into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City.
Jackson County is located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri, on the border with Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 717,204. making it the second-most populous county in the state. It includes downtown Kansas City, Missouri and the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri. It is the most populated county in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
James Columbus "Jay" McShann was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Walter Brown, and Ben Webster.
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company was an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operated in 10 Midwestern and Southeastern U.S. states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. KCS had the shortest north-south rail route between Kansas City, Missouri, and several key ports along the Gulf of Mexico.
Worlds of Fun is an entertainment complex with more than 235 acres located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the largest amusement park and water park in the Midwest. Founded by American businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman, the park opened in 1973 under the ownership of Hunt's company, Mid-America Enterprises. Oceans of Fun is a water park that opened in 1982 and is next to the amusement park. Admission to Oceans of Fun is included with the price of admission to Worlds of Fun. Both parks were sold to Cedar Fair in 1995 for $40 million.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is a privately funded museum dedicated to preserving the history of Negro league baseball in America. It was founded in 1990 in Kansas City, Missouri, in the historic 18th & Vine District, the hub of African-American cultural activity in Kansas City during the first half of the 20th century. The NLBM shares its building with the American Jazz Museum.
Jason's Deli is an American chain of fast casual restaurants founded in 1976 in Beaumont, Texas, by Joe Tortorice, Jr. There are currently over 245 locations in 29 states. The menu includes sandwiches, wraps, baked potatoes, pasta, soups, salads, and desserts, as well as catering items such as boxed lunches.
American Century Investments is a privately controlled and independent investment management firm.
Kansas City University (KCU) is a private medical school with its main campus in Kansas City, Missouri and an additional campus in Joplin, Missouri. Founded in 1916, KCU is one of the original osteopathic medical schools in the United States. It consists of both a College of Osteopathic Medicine and a College of Biosciences. KCU is one of the largest medical schools in the nation by enrollment.
The Kansas City Chiefs, a professional American football franchise from the National Football League, are known for their unique "KC" arrowhead logo and red and white uniforms—both almost unchanged since the franchise's relocation in 1963. From 1960 to 1962, the team was known as the Dallas Texans and had very similar team logos and uniforms.
Lucile Harris Bluford was a famous journalist and opponent of segregation in America's education system, and after whom the Lucile H. Bluford Branch of the Kansas City Public Library is named.
The KC Streetcar is in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Streetcar system construction began in May 2014 and opened for service on May 6, 2016. It is free to ride, as it is funded by a transportation development district. As of July 2023, the streetcar has had 12.2 million riders since opening in 2016. Extensions north to the riverfront and south to University of Missouri-Kansas City have been funded, with the southern extension under construction.
The Mid-America Geographical Union (MAGU) is the Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams playing in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and parts of Illinois as a member of USA Rugby.
RideKC is the brand for public transportation systems in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Dustin Burleson is an American orthodontist and consultant.
G. Lawrence Blankinship Sr. (1913–2005) was an African-American businessman and civic leader from Kansas City. He served as the chairman of the Kansas City Black Economic Union for more than 14 years.
The Black Archives of Mid-America also known as BAMA is a learning and research center located in Kansas City, Missouri, focused on the African American experience in the central Midwest.
Bernard Powell was a Black Civil Rights Activist in Kansas City, Missouri. He joined the NAACP at the age of 13 and later founded the Social Action Committee of 20 (SAC-20). Powell was recognized with many honors, such as National Junior Chamber of Commerce's "Outstanding Man of the Year," the Jefferson Award for Public Service's Samuel S. Beard Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Individual 35 & Under in 1978, and has a dedicated park and memorial fountain in Kansas City. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce honors an individual every year with an award with his namesake.
