The Civic Improvement League of St. Louis: Correspondence with Secretaries Earle Layman, Mayo Fessler, Roger N. Baldwin, and Louis B. Budenz; Presidents Henry T. Kent, Chas. A. Stix, John H. Gundlach, Frank P. Crunden, Flint Garrison, and Henry Wright; payroll for drafting; and photographs of Jefferson Barracks regarding a proposed highway connecting it to the city. Of interest is report on "Suburban Parking Scheme" (January 15, 1904), letter listing points of consideration for future development (December 18, 1905), letter listing members of the Committees on Boulevard System and Outer Belt Park System (February 8, 1906), report "An Ordinance Creating a Municipal Art Commission” (December 4, 1913), letter from Secretary Baldwin with reference to keeping Charlotte Rumbold in St. Louis (October 22, 1915), letter from President of Forest Park College Anna Sneed Cairns regarding the mining of fire clay under Forest Park, and a letter listing members of the Housing Program Committee along with a report. Includes a notice to members to vote for the passage of the "Subway Amendment" and for the purchase of the "Old Fair Grounds," a pamphlet listing the constitutional amendments to be voted for (on November 3, 1908) and the league's arguments for and against their passage, a brochure listing the league's membership qualifications and officers, and a referendum regarding league policy and membership fees. Of interest is a copy of the Civic League's publication "Public Affairs" (August-September 1914). (Sketch for proposed highway to Jefferson Barracks by Henry Wright and George Kessler in OVERSIZE.) (129 pages), 1904-1915; 1918; 1919, Box: 4, Folder: 17. George E. Kessler Papers, A0816. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

The Civic Improvement League of St. Louis: Correspondence with Secretaries Earle Layman, Mayo Fessler, Roger N. Baldwin, and Louis B. Budenz; Presidents Henry T. Kent, Chas. A. Stix, John H. Gundlach, Frank P. Crunden, Flint Garrison, and Henry Wright; payroll for drafting; and photographs of Jefferson Barracks regarding a proposed highway connecting it to the city. Of interest is report on "Suburban Parking Scheme" (January 15, 1904), letter listing points of consideration for future development (December 18, 1905), letter listing members of the Committees on Boulevard System and Outer Belt Park System (February 8, 1906), report "An Ordinance Creating a Municipal Art Commission” (December 4, 1913), letter from Secretary Baldwin with reference to keeping Charlotte Rumbold in St. Louis (October 22, 1915), letter from President of Forest Park College Anna Sneed Cairns regarding the mining of fire clay under Forest Park, and a letter listing members of the Housing Program Committee along with a report. Includes a notice to members to vote for the passage of the "Subway Amendment" and for the purchase of the "Old Fair Grounds," a pamphlet listing the constitutional amendments to be voted for (on November 3, 1908) and the league's arguments for and against their passage, a brochure listing the league's membership qualifications and officers, and a referendum regarding league policy and membership fees. Of interest is a copy of the Civic League's publication "Public Affairs" (August-September 1914). (Sketch for proposed highway to Jefferson Barracks by Henry Wright and George Kessler in OVERSIZE.) (129 pages), 1904-1915; 1918; 1919, Box: 4, Folder: 17. George E. Kessler Papers, A0816. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/27209 Accessed November 12, 2024.