Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection (K1311) Collection Number: K1311 Collection Title: Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection Dates: 1965-1995 Creator: Corey, Raymond E., 1936-1995 Abstract: This collection consists of the photographic work of Raymond Corey, a staff photographer for The Kansas City Star from 1965 to 1980. The collection primarily contains negatives, slides, and photographs produced by Corey in the course of his career with The Kansas City Star. Additionally, there is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings containing the articles in which Corey’s work appeared, and oversize photographic reproductions of his work. Collection Size: 8.45 cubic feet (292 folders, 49,489 negatives, 741 slides, 437 photographs) Language: Collection materials are in English. Repository: The State Historical Society of Missouri Restrictions on Access: Collection is open for research. This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City. If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. Collections may be viewed at any research center. Restrictions on Use: Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Rights & Reproductions on the Society’s website for more information about reproductions and permission to publish. Preferred Citation: [Specific item; box number; folder number] Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection (K1311); The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City [after first mention may be abbreviated to SHSMO-Kansas City]. Donor Information: The collection was donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by Daniel Corey, Randall Corey, Tanya Glennon, and Lee Wadsworth on March 1, 2014 (Accession No. KA2191). Processed by: Processed by Mimi Loran, June 2018 (K1311) Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection Page 2 Historical Note: Raymond Corey was born May 1, 1936, to Mae and John Corey in Kansas City, Missouri. Corey’s parents were separated prior to his birth, and he had little contact with his father. When Corey was 16, his mother died of a heart attack, leaving him on his own. It was during this time that Corey took a position with the Associated Press located in the Kansas City Star building. Corey’s primary task was transmitting and receiving photographs. This began Corey’s lifelong love of newspapers and photography. Although Corey never finished high school, many of the members of the Associated Press became his mentors and teachers. In order to fulfill his dream of being a news photographer, Corey borrowed money to buy a used camera. He began shooting sports and news events and gained experience composing, developing, printing, and even selling a few photographs. In 1959, Corey got his first job as a news photographer with the Coffeyville Journal. Corey stayed in this position until 1963, when he was hired by The Kansas City Kansan. While working for the Kansan, Corey earned a National Press Photographer’s Association Award for a photograph of a criminal being apprehended by police after robbing the Brotherhood State Bank. In 1965, Corey began working for The Kansas City Star as a staff photographer. While working for the Star he followed social, political, and sporting events, including the Kansas City race riots in 1968, the funeral of Harry S. Truman in 1972, and the Teacher Strikes of 1974. Corey worked for the Star until he retired in 1979. He continued to work as a freelance photographer until his death in 1995. Arrangement: The collection has been arranged into the following four series with seven subseries. The materials within the series have been arranged by material type. Materials have been arranged chronologically within the folders where applicable. Original order of the photographs was maintained as much as possible. Biographical Event Photography Negatives Slides Photographs Personal Papers Scrapbook Oversize Exhibit Photographs Photographs Publications Go to top (K1311) Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection Page 3 Scope and Content Note: Biographical This series contains certificates and awards that Corey earned throughout his career, miscellaneous correspondence between Corey and professional colleagues, and photographs of Raymond Corey. Event Photography This series consists of negatives, slides, and photographs that Corey took while on assignment as a staff photographer. The negatives subseries forms the bulk of the collection and spans the majority of Corey’s career as a photographer. The social, political, and sporting events of Kansas City from the 1960’s through the 1980’s are reflected in these images. The events that Corey covered included the Kansas City race Riots, Kansas City Chiefs football games, political rallies, labor actions, Harry S. Truman’s funeral, American Royal events, and personal interest pieces. Corey kept the majority of his assignments separated and identified. Corey’s system of separation and order, along with the titles that Corey created for these images, has been maintained for researchers, and is searchable by folder and title in the appendix. There is also a large quantity of unidentified negatives. Where possible, these have been left in the same order that Corey maintained. In addition, this subseries includes some unidentified negatives that Corey left rolled. These negatives have been separated into bound folders, with the quantity of rolls indicated. The slides subseries consists primarily of unidentified materials. Corey organized the slides into separate boxes. This separation has been maintained for the researcher, with dates when available, and can be found in the appendix. The photographs subseries consists primarily of selected photographs that were developed for the purposes of exhibition, display, or entry into photographic competitions. These images have been separated by title and identified when possible. They can also be found in the appendix. Personal Papers This series consists of a photocopied scrapbook. The scrapbook spanned the bulk of Corey’s work at The Kansas City Star and consists of newspaper clippings, which feature the photographs Corey took as staff photographer along with the accompanying article. The State Historical Society of Missouri does not possess the original scrapbook. This series has been arranged chronologically. Oversize This series consists primarily of oversize reproductions of Corey’s work. There are oversize exhibit pieces and photographs of some of Corey’s more famous photographs. In addition, there are some publications, which include Corey’s work. Container List: f. 1 Biographical Box 001 f. 1 Biographical, 1965-1971 f. 2-252 Event Photography Go to top (K1311) Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection Page 4 f. 2-197 Negatives f. 2-64 Identified, 1966-1968 Box 002 f. 65-130 Identified, 1968-1981 Box 003 f. 131-161 Identified, 1986-1995 f. 162-197 Unidentified, no date Box 004 v. 1-46 Unidentified, no date Box 005 f. 198-210 Slides f. 198-202 Identified, 1969-1990 f. 203-210 Unidentified, no date f. 211-252 Photographs f. 211-240 Identified, 1968-1979 f. 241-246 Identified, no date f. 247-252 Unidentified, no date f. 253-263 Personal Papers f. 253-263 Scrapbook, 1964-1978 f. 264-292 Oversize Box 006 f. 264-266 Exhibit Photographs, no date Box 007 f. 267-269 Exhibit Photographs, no date Box 008 f. 270-291 Photographs f. 270-275 Identified, 1979-1979 f. 276-278 Unidentified, no date Box 009 f. 279-291 Unidentified, no date f. 292 Publications, 1969 Index: Index Term Folder Image American Royal Rodeo 6, 9, 61-63, 67, 74, 76, 78, Yes 94, 108, 157 Civil rights demonstrations--Missouri--Kansas City 49 Yes Dole, Robert J., 1923- 106, 111, 221, 271 Yes Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 111, 149, 234 Yes Kansas City Chiefs (Football team) 35, 58, 75, 77, 80, 98, Yes 108, 117, 149, 151, 198, 200, 202 Kansas City Royals (Baseball team) 58, 119, 146, 151, 231, Yes 241 Kansas City star (Kansas City, Mo. : 1885) 1-291 Yes Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 82, 138, 160, 202, 222 Yes Legislators 33, 34, 65, 72, 81, 106, Yes 107, 109, 111, 118, 134 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 225, 231 Yes Photojournalism 1-292 Yes Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 24, 85, 95, 121, 158, 225, Yes 231, 241 Go to top (K1311) Raymond E. Corey Photograph Collection Page 5 Appendix: Appendix consists of negatives, slides, and photographs taken over the course on Corey’s career as a photojournalist. Note that the titles provided were created by Corey for his purposes. The appendix includes folders 2-274, and all unidentified and undated images have not been included in this appendix. Title Medium Date Quantity Sheet Number Folder Moon and Ice Picture, Negatives 1/28/1966 53 0001-0002 2 “Brenda” Circle Theater Negatives 2/1966 22 0003 2 Aerial #1 Negatives 7/11/1966 24 0004 2 Home Section Negatives 7/28/1966 67 0005-0006 2 Miss Teenage America Negatives 9/9/1966 48 0007-0008 3 -Accident: 18th and Benton, Negatives 9/10/1966 32 0009 3 2 Boys on Bicycle -Swope Park Feature Parade of Homes Negatives 9/14/1966 43 0010-0011 3 Churchill Church, Fulton, Negatives 9/23/1966 46 0012-0013 3 Missouri Herdsman Negatives 9/26/1966 108 0014-0016 3 Orpheus Statue – Lobby of Negatives 9/27/1966 43 0017-0018 4 Music Hall Water Pollution Negatives 9/27/1966 29 0019 4 Democrats Negatives 9/29/1966 14 0020 4 Teacher’s Strike Negatives 10/3/1966 27 0021 4 Home Section: Negatives 10/4/1966 34 0022-0023 5 -High Rise Apartments -Lyon’s Club Candy Drive United Fund Negatives 10/7/1966 21 0024 5 Mug Shot: TWA Pilot Bill Negatives 10/13/1966 3 0025 5 Moore Man on Telephone Building Negatives 10/18/1966 12 0026 5 University of Missouri- Negatives 10/18/1966 5 0027 5 Kansas City, Dean and Directors Swope Park – Giving Away Negatives 10/22/1966 18 0028 5 Flowers Debbie Bryant Negatives 10/26/1966 192 0029-0034 6 American Royal Negatives 10/1966 16 0035 6 Kansas City Philharmonic Negatives 10/1966 9 0036 6 Orchestra United Fund Negatives 10/1966 5 0037 7 Baltimore Bank: Chiefs and Negatives 11/10/1966 3 0038 7 Insurance Promotion -John Whyte United Fund: Counting Negatives 11/11/1966 15 0039 7 Absentee Ballots Go to top (K1311) Raymond E.