Background
Budde, Kenneth James La was born on January 20, 1920 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Arno Peter and Claire (Devoy) Laboratory.
Budde, Kenneth James La was born on January 20, 1920 in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Arno Peter and Claire (Devoy) Laboratory.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Wisconsin, 1941; Bachelor of Library Science, University of Wisconsin, 1942; student, University Chicago, 1943-1944; Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, 1954.
Student assistant, University of Wisconsin Library, 1939-1942; senior library assistant, Milwaukee Public Library, 1942; librarian, Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press, 1944-1946; instructor English, Milton (Wisconsin) College, 1946-1947; director libraries, U. Missouri at Kansas City, 1950-1985; assistant professor of history, U. Missouri at Kansas City, 1958-1961; associate professor, U. Missouri at Kansas City, 1961; professor, U. Missouri at Kansas City, 1962-1985; professor emeritus, U. Missouri at Kansas City, since 1985.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1944. Member American Library Association, American Studies Association, Bibliographical Society of America, Missouri Library. Association (chairman college and university division 1954-1955), Kansas City Posse of Westerners, Wisconsin Memorial Union, Mid-Continent American Studies Association (president 1963-1964, arts editor journal.
1959-1963), Organization American Historians, Society Architectural Historians, Garden History society, Decorative Arts Society, Rockhill Tennis Club, Beta Phi Mu, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta.