Liberty Memorial: Correspondence with Vassie J. Ward regarding an artist and design, Architects Wight & Wight, President of the Liberty Memorial Association R.A. Long, Vice-President of the Association J.C. Nichols, Hughes Bryant, Architect Edward Buehler Delk, and chosen architect H. Van Buren Magonigle. Of interest is a report on the use of city property for a memorial (October 17, 1919), a memo with price estimates and materials (November 15, 1922), a letter regarding the association's control of grounds and buildings and reference to submitting memorial plans to the City Plan Commission (June 13, 1922), and a letter about the dedication of the memorial site with a list of scheduled events (October 20, 1921). (One sketch in OVERSIZE.) (115 pages), 1918-1919; 1921-1923
File — Box: 13, Folder: 31
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
- 1918-1919; 1921-1923
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