Correspondence with City Plan Commission Secretary Ernest Tucker; Chairman Herbert V. Jones; Consulting Engineer R.E. McDonnell of St. Paul, Minnesota; Mayor George H. Edwards; John A. Bryan of St. Louis regarding insurance maps; and President of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce F.C. Sharon, and telegrams. Of interest: Ordinance #31017 establishing a City Planning Commission (October 10, 1917); letter to Tucker encouraging the establishment of a committee within the commission to study real estate issues, both business and residential, in order to better plan future building (September 9, 1920); letter from Tucker stating that Commission Chairman Herbert V. Jones established committees to study transportation, industries, and commercial districts (December 4, 1920); letter to Tucker regarding zoning and population density (March 29, 1921); Park and Boulevard Fiscal Program for 1921 (April 13, 1921); reservation of an easement for certain utilities for Nichols Land Co. (May 31, 1921); telegram announcing the death of Mayor Cowgill (January 20, 1922); letterhead for City Park and Plan Week with Ernest Tucker as committee secretary (May 27, 1922); and 13-page report submitted to commission for consideration concerning survey of Kansas City. (144 pages), 1917; 1920-1922; 1923
File — Box: 9, Folder: 10
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
- 1917; 1920-1922; 1923
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
- From the Collection: Kessler, George Edward, 1862-1923 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository