The Kansas City School of Law was incorporated in May of 1895 and first opened its doors to students on September 7, 1895. Originally, it was housed in the basement of the New York Life building, located downtown at Baltimore and 8th street. After thirty-two years and two moves, the Law School moved to its new location at 913 Baltimore Avenue in 1926. The new building was designed by Wilkinson & Crans and was planned to have two classrooms to house up to 550 students. The original law school building is still standing, now part of the historic Library District. On May 19, 1938, the Kansas City School of Law merged with the University of Kansas City. The merger was said to meet the needs of both institutions; the University gained the Law School’s valuable library of over 10,000 books, and the School of Law gained the distinction of being part of a University instead of operating in isolation. It is at this time that the Pandex transitions to the Kangaroo. In 1963, the law school moved with Kansas City University as it was merged with the University of Missouri; the two becoming known as the University of Missouri at Kansas City. The School of Law made its final move in 1974 to UMKC’s main campus, into the building that it occupies today.
The Leon E. Bloch Law Library is pleased to present its collection of historic yearbooks from the Law School’s history here. For the consistency of this collection, both the Pandex and the Kangaroo Yearbooks have been given consecutive volume numbers. The Kangaroo does not originally have volume delineations.
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The Kangaroo, Volume LIX
1964
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Kangaroo, Volume XLVII
1952
Yearbook for The University of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Kangaroo, Volume XLV
1950
Yearbook for The University of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Kangaroo, Volume XLIII
1948
Yearbook for The University of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Kangaroo, Volume XLII
1947
Yearbook for The University of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Kangaroo, Volume XXXIX
1944
Yearbook for The University of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations. Yearbook for The University of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXXI
1936
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXX
1935
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXIX
1934
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXVIII
1933
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXVII
1932
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXVI
1931
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXVI
1931
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXV
1930
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXIV
1929
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXIII
1928
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXII
1927
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XXI
1926
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XX
1925
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XIX
1924
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XVIII
1923
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XVII
1922
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XVI
1921
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XV
1920
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
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The Pandex, Volume XIV
1919
Yearbook for Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri, includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.