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Pageant and Masque of St. Louis: Correspondence with Chairman of the Pageant Committee John H. Gundlach, who names Kessler vice chairman of the Productions Committee and chairman of the Committee for Stage Setting; Chairman of Sub-Committee for Stage Setting Architect Louis LaBeaume; Attorney and Secretary of Executive Committee Luther Ely Smith; Executive Secretary Clinton Fisk; Secretary Charles Parsons Pettus; Chairman of Productions Committee William LaBeaume; Assistant Chairwoman of Production Committee Charlotte Rumbold; Superintendent of Construction Nelson Cunliff; Chairwoman of the Writer's Bureau Mrs. (B.J.) Charlotte Taussig; Chairwoman of Committee on City Conference Mrs. (Ernest H.) Laura Kroeger; and Chairman of Finance Committee Charles A. Stix. Includes pamphlets describing the pageant, report on committee and office rules, "Report of Advisory Visit for the St. Louis Pageant" by William Chauncy Langdon, "Draft of Letter to Be Sent to Prominent Men and Women in Other Cities," report on "The Development of Municipal Recreation," list of members of Kessler's committee, and bids and estimates. Of interest is a letter dated November 26, 1913, concerning a trip to the Cahokia Mounds by committee members and the Missouri Historical Society. (132 pages), 1913-1914

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 20

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.

Dates

  • 1913-1914

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 16.8 Cubic Feet ( (35 boxes; 4 oversize folders))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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