Box 9
Contains 10 Results:
"About Kansas City." Advertising pamphlet with map. (16 pages), ca. 1916
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Board of Fire and Water Commission, resolutions adopted by Board of Park Commissioners on water distribution in parks. (2 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
"A Report of the Investigations of Crowded Districts," Supervisor of Playgrounds Elenore K. Canny. (5 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
"Kansas River Floods. Is There a Remedy?," Civil Engineer W.E. Newbert, Seattle, Washington. (File includes two blueprints, one blueprint has been moved to OVERSIZE.) (11 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
"Parks and Boulevards," estimates and comparisons. (2 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
"Parkways," The Paseo, 63rd Street, Gillham Road, Spring Valley Plaza, Budd Park Esplanade, West Pennway, and Mill Creek, Swope, Ward and Blue Valley Parkways. (13 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
"Parkways and Boulevards," understanding the necessary connection between parks and boulevards and suggested improvements. (4 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
"Kansas City, A Pearl in the Evolution of American City Planning," in German, 2 copies. (22 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
"Specifications for Constructing Artificial Stone Sidewalks," report and contract with the Board of Park Commissioner, and contract with the Street Department. (18 pages), No date
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Correspondence with City Plan Commission Secretary Ernest Tucker; Chairman Herbert V. Jones; Consulting Engineer R.E. McDonnell of St. Paul, Minnesota; Mayor George H. Edwards; John A. Bryan of St. Louis regarding insurance maps; and President of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce F.C. Sharon, and telegrams. Of interest: Ordinance #31017 establishing a City Planning Commission (October 10, 1917); letter to Tucker encouraging the establishment of a committee within the commission to study real estate issues, both business and residential, in order to better plan future building (September 9, 1920); letter from Tucker stating that Commission Chairman Herbert V. Jones established committees to study transportation, industries, and commercial districts (December 4, 1920); letter to Tucker regarding zoning and population density (March 29, 1921); Park and Boulevard Fiscal Program for 1921 (April 13, 1921); reservation of an easement for certain utilities for Nichols Land Co. (May 31, 1921); telegram announcing the death of Mayor Cowgill (January 20, 1922); letterhead for City Park and Plan Week with Ernest Tucker as committee secretary (May 27, 1922); and 13-page report submitted to commission for consideration concerning survey of Kansas City. (144 pages), 1917; 1920-1922; 1923
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.