Box 21
Contains 30 Results:
Memphis, Board of Park Commissioners: Correspondence with Park Chief Engineer and Superintendent F.G. Knight, Frank A. Seifert Plastic and Cement Co. of St. Louis regarding cartouches for the Board's restaurant building, Henry Wright, Board Chairman Robert Galloway of Galloway Coal Co., W.H. Bates, Board member John R. Godwin, and Kansas City Park Superintendent W.H. Dunn. References to Overton Park, John T. Fargason residence, Gaston Park, Bickford Park, and Riverside Park. (37 pages), 1904; 1906-1907
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Memphis, Board of Park Commissioners: Correspondence with D.W.C. Perry of St. Louis; Park Commissioner John T. Willingham of Memphis Coffin Co.; Board Superintendent Philip W. Thomas; Board Chairman Robert Galloway of Galloway Coal Co.; Secretary, Treasurer, and General Manager of Galloway Coal Co. Cyrus Garnsey; and Henry Wright. References to Overton Park, Confederate Park, zoo, and Riverside Park. Of interest is letter regarding Capt. J. Harvey Mathes Memorial in Confederate Park (April 16), specifications for gateway and shelter at entrance to Overton Park (April 17), preliminary outline for shelter and refreshment pavilion at zoo entrance (April 21), and a report to the Board regarding Overton and Riverside Parks (December 10). (A copy of the Civic Affairs Journal (October 31) in OVERSIZE.) (49 pages), 1908
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
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
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Memphis, City Plan Commission: Correspondence Commission Secretary C.C. Pashby and Chairman Wassell Randolph. (6 pages), 1920
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Memphis, H.P. Johnson residence: Correspondence with Vice-President of Union Sand and Material Co. H.P. Johnson. (4 pages), 1909
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Memphis, C. Hunter Raine residence: Correspondence with President of The Mercantile Bank of Memphis C.H. Raine, Contracting Engineer H.W. Brennan, Henry Wright, and Park Chief Engineer and Superintendent F.G. Knight, and telegrams. Includes a recapitulation and estimate (June 21) and one small sketch. (29 pages), 1906
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Memphis, C.N. Wisner property: Correspondence with Wisner. (2 pages), 1909
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Memphis, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mary Chatham Chapter #474: Correspondence with Board Superintendent Philip W. Thomas, Chapter Chairwoman Mrs. Harry Miller regarding improvements to lamp posts and plaques in Forrest Park, and a bid from Earl H. Israel of the J.L. Mott Iron Works of St. Louis (December 23, 1908). (One sketch of lamps and memorial plaques in OVERSIZE.) (44 pages), 1908-1909
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Jackson: Picture of the "Electro-Chalybeate Artesian Well" in OVERSIZE. (1 page), 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.
Dallas, J.S. Armstrong property: Correspondence with Hugh E. Prather and Capt. Sidney Smith regarding development of 1400 acres purchased by the president of Armstrong Packing Co. for park purposes. (3 pages), 1906-1907
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.