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Record Group: 0 C Record Sub-Group: 21 Records Title: UMC; University General; Memorabilia; Eleanor Starnes Collection Dates: 1958-1960 Volume: 1 cubic foot, 1.25 linear feet Scope and Content Note (A00-11) This Record Sub-Group contains an oil portrait of Homer Croy and two related items. The portrait was painted and donated by Eleanor Starnes, a professional portrait painter and a personal friend of Croy. In addition, there is a blue ribbon granted by the Missouri State Fair for the portrait and a newspaper article featuring the portrait. Note to Researcher: The news clip and ribbon are contained on the back of the painting, which is hanging on a wall in University Archives' Reading Room. For additional information concerning Homer Croy see Record Group 22 C, Sub-Group 21, Record Group 1 C, Sub-Group 2, Record Group 6 C, Sub-Group 5, and University of Missouri Honorary Degree Recipients [link to external site which is no longer maintained by University Archives]. Biographical Note: Homer Croy (1883-1965) was a University of Missouri student from 1903-1907 who was a well-known newspaperman, humorist (see copies of the Missouri Oven), and novelist. He was a member of the first graduating class of the world's first school of journalism. Never graduating, he went straight into a career in journalism, writing for newspapers in Kansas City, St. Louis, and New York City. His career as a novelist included books about the history of the frontier, a biography of Will Rogers, an autobiography, and a bestseller which later became a movie entitled West of the Water Tower (1923). Series Descriptions: This Sub-Group is not divided into separate record series. Inventory Item 1 - Oil portrait of Homer Croy by Eleanor Starnes Item 2 - Blue ribbon awarded to the portrait from the Missouri State Fair, 1960 Item 3 - Newspaper clipping from the St. Joseph, Missouri, News-Press describing the exhibition of the Homer Croy portrait at a Hobby Show sponsored by the St. Joseph Hobby Club Search our Holdings

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