Roaring Rivers Camps and Hotel: Correspondence with Investment Broker Roland E. Bruener regarding a possible site for a resort in the Ozark Mountains, President of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad John Scullin, President of W.A. Rule Investment Co. Rule regarding a quarry of marble and stone in the area, W.H. Dunn, Attorney Edward E. Yates regarding building a cottage at the resort, and George H. Carpenter, Jr. Of interest is a letter from Bruener to Kessler listing Dunn as landscape architect and George Carpenter & Sons as the primary investors in Roaring Rivers. Includes two brochures, five postcards, and three unsigned contracts. (85 pages), 1905-1906; 1908; 1913-1914; 1921-1922
File — Box: 15, Folder: 1
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
- 1905-1906; 1908; 1913-1914; 1921-1922
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