General Correspondence: Correspondence with Missouri Canoe Club Secretary M.B. Proctor regarding a dam across the Blue River, W.A. Rule regarding orchard grass seed, Frank Johnston about his land near the park, Board of Election Commissioners Chairman J.M. Lowe regarding a road connecting to the new County Home for the Indigent, Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn, Assistant City Counsel Walter L. Lampkin, treasurer of the Texas-Mexico Immigration Co. on behalf of "The People's Country Club," Commercial Club Secretary E.M. Clendening, Swope Park Superintendent R.T. Proctor, Thomas T. Crittenden regarding a gift of oak trees, Consulting Engineer Ira G. Hendrick with estimates for bridges over the Blue River and the lagoon, Board of Public Works Sewer Engineer Theodore R. Ash about the Blue River, telegrams, C.C. Craver about the need for a head gardener, Board Secretary T.C. Harrington and payroll, Park Engineer Fred Gabelman, Cusil Lechtman, and Attorney Thad. B. Landon protesting on the behalf of a resident near the park to a proposed amusement park on the Evanston Golf Club grounds. Of interest is a letter from Fred Gabelman about a British and American aviation show that attracted an estimated 200,000 people and the subsequent traffic jams on all roads leading to the park (August 29, 1918), letter from W.H. Dunn detailing the loss of the Swope Park Barn due to fire (July 23, 1913), and an undated letter from H.B. Swope. (One sketch in OVERSIZE.) (48 pages), 1901-1902; 1907-1910; 1912-1915; 1918-1921; no date, Box: 12, Folder: 5. George E. Kessler Papers, A0816. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

General Correspondence: Correspondence with Missouri Canoe Club Secretary M.B. Proctor regarding a dam across the Blue River, W.A. Rule regarding orchard grass seed, Frank Johnston about his land near the park, Board of Election Commissioners Chairman J.M. Lowe regarding a road connecting to the new County Home for the Indigent, Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn, Assistant City Counsel Walter L. Lampkin, treasurer of the Texas-Mexico Immigration Co. on behalf of "The People's Country Club," Commercial Club Secretary E.M. Clendening, Swope Park Superintendent R.T. Proctor, Thomas T. Crittenden regarding a gift of oak trees, Consulting Engineer Ira G. Hendrick with estimates for bridges over the Blue River and the lagoon, Board of Public Works Sewer Engineer Theodore R. Ash about the Blue River, telegrams, C.C. Craver about the need for a head gardener, Board Secretary T.C. Harrington and payroll, Park Engineer Fred Gabelman, Cusil Lechtman, and Attorney Thad. B. Landon protesting on the behalf of a resident near the park to a proposed amusement park on the Evanston Golf Club grounds. Of interest is a letter from Fred Gabelman about a British and American aviation show that attracted an estimated 200,000 people and the subsequent traffic jams on all roads leading to the park (August 29, 1918), letter from W.H. Dunn detailing the loss of the Swope Park Barn due to fire (July 23, 1913), and an undated letter from H.B. Swope. (One sketch in OVERSIZE.) (48 pages), 1901-1902; 1907-1910; 1912-1915; 1918-1921; no date, Box: 12, Folder: 5. George E. Kessler Papers, A0816. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/27422 Accessed September 20, 2024.