Country Club District, correspondence with J.C. Nichols: Correspondence with the president of J.C. Nichols Investment Co. regarding various issues and problems surrounding the development and maintenance of the Country Club District. Includes an invitation to Sunset Hills Community Dinner at the Mission Hills Country Club (Tuesday April 20, 1920), the Country Club District Bulletin (September 20, 1921), telegrams, a printed mailing card with a quote from Kessler advertising the Country Club District, and an invitation to owners of the Country Club District to hear a lecture by Mrs. Philip Martineau of England and author of "The Herbaceous Garden." Of interest is a color brochure for Sunset Hills. (118 pages), 1907-1910; 1913-1917; 1919-1923
File — Box: 13, 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
- 1907-1910; 1913-1917; 1919-1923
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