Box 12
Contains 18 Results:
Nursery: Correspondence with Board Secretary T.C. Harrington regarding the need for a head gardener and plant list. (7 pages), 1914 Jan
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Railroads: Correspondence with General Superintendent of the Frisco System A.J. Davidson, Board President Franklin Hudson, City Counselor E.C. Meservey, Vice-President of the Missouri Pacific Railway Co. C.S. Clark, Chief Engineer of Frisco Line M.C. Beyers, Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn, Board Secretary F.P. Gossard, Vice-President of the Frisco Line W.C. Nixon, and Assistant B.F. Wood, and telegrams and Resolution #9277. (37 pages), 1902; 1910; 1912-1914; 1916
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Shelter House: Correspondence with Maud M. Miles regarding her bronze tablets for the Shelter House. (13 pages), 1905; 1911
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Swope Memorial: Correspondence with Board President D.J Haff; Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn; Sculptress Evelyn Longman of New York City; Sculptor Karl Bitter of New York City; Sculptor Frank Ewell; Board Presidents C.C. Craver, Cusil Lechtman, and William C. Scarritt; Board Secretary T.C. Harrington with payroll; attorney for Swope estate John C. Paxton regarding the interment of Swope's remains and request for a list of architects for the memorial; Architect John Van Brunt; Architect W.H. Schumacher; and Architects Wilder & Wight regarding the inscription on the entablature and the use of Mt. Airy granite. Of interest is a letter from Wight & Wight confirming the completion of the Swope Memorial (July 15, 1918). (92 pages), 1911-1913; 1915-1918; 1922
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Swope Park Protection League: Correspondence with F.E. Nettleton regarding the removal of the "Uglies" in the park. (2 pages), 1921 Apr
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Subdivision and Surrounding Land: Correspondence with Harris Lipscomb, Sidney P. Allen Investments, J.V. Kendall Realty Co., Mayor Thomas T. Crittenden, Board Presidents Henry D. Ashley and C.C. Craver, William T. Hall & Co. Investments in Realty, and Park Engineer Fred Gabelman. (17 pages), 1908-1909; 1912; 1914; 1919
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Trolleycars, Streetcars, and Roads: Correspondence with D.J. Haff, a report to Board Secretary T.C. Harrington concerning trackless trolleys, Board President Franklin Hudson and Thomas M. Barr about a shelter house at the terminus of the street railway in the park, Board President C.C. Craver about an extension of the Prospect car line, Metropolitan Street Railway Co. President B. Corrington, J.M Lowe regarding 67th Street, Park Engineer Fred Gabelman, and C.C. Christie of Waverly Brick & Coal Co. about an extension of Hickman's Mill Road. (28 pages), 1902; 1906; 1912-1914
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Zoo: Correspondence with Water Department Chief Engineer William G. Goodwin, Board President A.J. Dean, Park Engineer Fred Gabelman, and Architect Ben J. Lubschez. (9 pages), 1908-1909; 1914-1915
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.