photo by: Richard Gwin

From left, Kansas City Monarchs players Willie Brown and Ted Strong were team members, and now are part of Spencer Research Library's small but interesting collection of memorabilia from the Negro Leagues era.

photo by: Richard Gwin

The Kansas City Monarchs pose for a picture while the team bus burned in route to a game.

photo by: Richard Gwin

The Spencer Research Library has a small but interesting collection of memorabilia from the Negro Leagues era, like this baseball paycheck.

photo by: Richard Gwin

The Spencer Research Library has a small but interesting collection of memorabilia from the Negro Leagues era. Librarian Deborah Dandridge holds a poster from a game between the House of David and Kansas City Monarchs clubs.