Box 12
Contains 18 Results:
Boat House: Correspondence with Superintendent W.H. Dunn and Secretary/Treasurer of The Star Boat Co. James G. Guinotte regarding boats and a boat house on the lagoon. (4 pages), 1912 July
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Boy Scout Camp: Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn and E.C. Wright, Jr., concerning a national movement among the Boy Scouts to plant trees in memory of Theodore Roosevelt. (3 pages), 1919 Mar
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Bridge, 71st St.: Correspondence with Consulting Engineer Ira G. Hendrick, Park Engineer Fred Gabelman, W.I. Ayres of the Kansas City Park Department, Consulting Engineer L.R. Ash, Consulting Engineers from Waddell & Son R.C. Barnett and N. Everett Waddell, and Board Secretary T.C. Harrington. (45 pages), 1909; 1914-1916; 1918
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Concessions Pavilion: Correspondence with board member Fred S. Doggett. (2 pages), 1908 Mar
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
General Correspondence: Correspondence with Missouri Canoe Club Secretary M.B. Proctor regarding a dam across the Blue River, W.A. Rule regarding orchard grass seed, Frank Johnston about his land near the park, Board of Election Commissioners Chairman J.M. Lowe regarding a road connecting to the new County Home for the Indigent, Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn, Assistant City Counsel Walter L. Lampkin, treasurer of the Texas-Mexico Immigration Co. on behalf of "The People's Country Club," Commercial Club Secretary E.M. Clendening, Swope Park Superintendent R.T. Proctor, Thomas T. Crittenden regarding a gift of oak trees, Consulting Engineer Ira G. Hendrick with estimates for bridges over the Blue River and the lagoon, Board of Public Works Sewer Engineer Theodore R. Ash about the Blue River, telegrams, C.C. Craver about the need for a head gardener, Board Secretary T.C. Harrington and payroll, Park Engineer Fred Gabelman, Cusil Lechtman, and Attorney Thad. B. Landon protesting on the behalf of a resident near the park to a proposed amusement park on the Evanston Golf Club grounds. Of interest is a letter from Fred Gabelman about a British and American aviation show that attracted an estimated 200,000 people and the subsequent traffic jams on all roads leading to the park (August 29, 1918), letter from W.H. Dunn detailing the loss of the Swope Park Barn due to fire (July 23, 1913), and an undated letter from H.B. Swope. (One sketch in OVERSIZE.) (48 pages), 1901-1902; 1907-1910; 1912-1915; 1918-1921; 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.
Dairy Farm: Correspondence with Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn regarding a model dairy farm to be funded by Mr. Volkner. (12 pages), 1912
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Hickman's Mill Road Bridge: Report from R.C. Barnett. (8 pages), 1912 Oct
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Loose Flagpole: Correspondence with Attorney Frank Titus representing Jacob L. Loose, president of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. Loose would like his flagstaff to be 200 feet high and inquires as to the size of the base and the flag. Also correspondence with Board Secretary T.C. Harrington with payroll, Board President Henry D. Ashley, Cusil Lechtman with reference to the Meyer Blvd. entrance for the location of the flagpole, Park Engineer Fred Gabelman, Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn, and Board President C.C. Craver, and a program for the dedication dated Monday June 5, 1915. (39 pages), 1912-1915
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Mall: Correspondence with Board Secretary T.C. Harrington and Park Engineer Fred Gabelman. (6 pages), 1915; 1918-1919
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Meyer Blvd. Entrance: Correspondence with Park Engineer Fred Gabelman with a plan to make it the park's principle entrance. (3 pages), 1916 June
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.