We wish to acknowledge and give special thanks to our gracious donors and contributors.

• T. H. Benton and R. P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/UMB Bank Trustee, Visual Artists and Galleries Association, Inc., (VAGA), New York, N.Y.
• Bonnie Brook Historical Society
• George Washington Carver National Monument
• A. P. Green Foundation
• Scott Joplin House State Historic Site with special thanks to Vicki Love
• Kansas City Call
• Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society
• Limited Editions Club
• Missouri State Archives
• Newton County Historical Society
• J. C. Penney Foundation, with special thanks to Joan Gosnell, JCPenney Archives Collection at DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
• David Rees
• Western Historical Manuscript Collection
• William Woods University