Horace M. Peterson III

CTL-E-3193 · Person · other · 1945–1992

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Horace M. Peterson III (1945-1992) founded the Black Archives of Mid-America in 1974 after collecting African American artifacts since adolescence. His vision also drove the Kansas City Jazz Museum, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and the restoration of the historic Gem Theater. He died in a drowning accident in March 1992 at age 46.

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Also known as: Horace Peterson

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Kansas City, Missouri — based in
Horace M. Peterson III moved to Kansas City, Missouri as a child, graduated from Central High School there, and founded the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City in 1974.

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Black Archives of Mid-America — founded by → this record

Sources

Visit KC - BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA
African American Registry - Black Archives Of Mid-America is Founded
Flatland KC - Black Archives of Mid-America Marks 50th Anniversary

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