Memphis, Board of Park Commissioners: Correspondence with Secretary, Treasurer, and General Manager of Galloway Coal Co. Cyrus Garnsey; Board Chairman Robert Galloway of Galloway Coal Co.; Playgrounds Association President Susie V. Scruggs; Kansas City Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn; and Park Commissioner John T. Willingham of Memphis Coffin Co., and a bid from George A. Riddle & Co. Roofers of St. Louis. Letters refer to Overton Park, the Forrest Park Monument, the zoo, the Yazoo Valley and a concrete railroad bridge, the illness of Kessler's mother, and Brinkley Park. Of interest is a letter regarding the enlargement of the Overton Park Zoo (May 19), notes for design of fence for grazing animals in the zoo, letter regarding the comfort station and music pavilion in Court Square, Confederate Park, and a small sketch and map of park system with proposed sites. (A brochure from Robert Galloway's Evergreen Subdivision and street guide, "Paul's Map of Memphis," in OVERSIZE.) (118 pages), 1909
File — Box: 21, Folder: 3
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
- 1909
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