Box 32
Container
Contains 13 Results:
Banks: Correspondence and related financial documents with various financial institutions and individuals including John J. Mastin & Co., Thomas H. Mastin, John C. Tate, the New England National Bank, the Fidelity Trust Bank, the Title and Savings Trust Co., and the New England Safe Deposit Vaults Co. (48 pages), 1892-1894; 1906-1907; 1911; 1913-1914; 1916-1921
File — Box: 32, Folder: 1
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:
1892-1894; 1906-1907; 1911; 1913-1914; 1916-1921
Correspondence (General): Correspondence with District Clerk H.W. Jones, Dallas, Texas, regarding naturalization papers for Edward E. Kessler; a program from the "Reunion of the 11th Indiana Infantry Zouaves" from Camp Robinson; a memorial of Artist Lathrop Ripley from Estes Park, Colorado, Mt. Washington Cemetery, Kansas City, regarding a deed to a lot; and a form letter sent out to notify people of Kessler's death. (14 pages), 1901; 1914; 1916; 1918; 1923
File — Box: 32, Folder: 2
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:
1901; 1914; 1916; 1918; 1923
Correspondence (in German): Correspondence and business receipts, containing no translations. (27 pages), 1890-1891; 1893; 1913; no date
File — Box: 32, 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:
1890-1891; 1893; 1913; no date
Estate of Clotilde Kessler: Correspondence, including letters of condolence, with Kessler's sister Miss A.L. Kessler; American Storage & Moving Co.; Teachenor-Bartberger Engraving Co.; Charles Calloway; Attorney D.J. Haff; the Sanger Brothers of Dallas, Texas; President of the Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College J.C. Hardy; Secretary of the Missouri State Board of Health F.E. Miller; Attorney William C. Michaels; and the United States Mortgage & Trust Co. regarding shares in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Of interest is a list of Kessler's mother's goods to be shipped from the Globe Storage Co. of Kansas City to the Westmoreland Hotel in St. Louis (November 22, 1910). (34 pages), 1906; 1910-1912; 1917; 1920
File — Box: 32, Folder: 4
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:
1906; 1910-1912; 1917; 1920
Farm, Merriam, Kansas: Correspondence and receipts with the South Missouri Lumber Co.; Hall & Willis Hardware Co.; Argentine Sand Co.; Bollman Bros. Pianos & Organs; Central Coal & Coke Co.; McCelland, Stumpf & Peltzer Brick Manufacturing Co.; J.R. Mercer Jewelry; Robert Fuchs Baking Co.; Doggett Dry Goods Co.; Mann & Bowser Groceries; C.A. Brockett Cement Co.; A.P. Wasson Roofing; Bruce Lumber Co.; Standard Oil Co.; J.W. Merrill Lumber; President of Grand Avenue Railway Co. Walter H. Holmes; President of Phenix Stone and Lime Co. C.R. Hunt; Osborne & Pitrat Interior Decorators; M.M. Hannah of the Kansas City; Wyandotte & Northwestern Railroad; Bradbury Piano; T.G. Graham; Ft. Scott and Santa Fe Elevator; John J. White; Dr. D.C. Lane; Landscape Engineer Philip W. Thomas; Secretary L.M. Allyn; R.O. Larsen regarding a fence between their properties; J.R. Cunningham regarding a rock road; Kessler's Attorney William C. Michaels; Attorney John C. Stearns regarding drilling for oil and gas; and Real Estate Agent Frank E. Lott. Of interest is a meeting notice to "All citizens having interests in or near Merriam, South Park, Rosedale, Shawnee and Lenexa regarding the construction of an electric railroad” (January 2, 1894), a rental agreement between Kessler and A. Huffort (November 30, 1895), a "Notice of Termination of Tenancy and Demand of Surrender of Possessions to William Sharpnack” (January 21, 1922), and a sketch and notes including materials and measurements for an addition to the house. (One advertisement for a "Trotting Stallion" named "Dunderburg" in OVERSIZE.) (97 pages), 1889-1895; 1902; 1908; 1913-1914; 1916-1917; 1920-1922; no date
File — Box: 32, Folder: 5
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:
1889-1895; 1902; 1908; 1913-1914; 1916-1917; 1920-1922; no date
Vanderbilt Place, Kansas City, Missouri: Correspondence and receipts with Kansas City Mantle Co.; Case & Dorks; Bradbury Pianos; the Household Fair; Brown Book & Stationery Co.; the Columbus Buggy Co.; Robert Keith Furniture & Carpet Co.; Standard Oil Co.; Henry Thilenius Saddles and Harness; Richards & Conover Hardware Co.; The Zahner & Battell Manufacturing Co.; D. Richmond Pumps; Hose & Supplies; H.A. Stevens Instrument Maker; Tailor Ed H. Howe; Browning, King & Co. Fine Clothing; Egelhoff Shoe Co.; Jeweler F.W. Meyer; George H. Buecking Fine Groceries; A.W. Stevenson Fine Cigars; The McCord & Nave Mercantile Co.; Creamery Package Manufacturing Co.; City Treasurers Albert E. Holmes and Ben Jaudon; R.C. Barnett; Howard E. Huselton; P.H. Hovey & Son; Dr. D.C. Lane; Kessler's real estate broker, C.C. Craver; U.S. Sartin Real Estate Co.; Ruby E. Pate; W.L. Morrison Investment Co.; Kansas City Apartment Building Co.; Emil J. Schutzel; G.F. Mosher Co.; Lee Smith Realty Co.; Attorney William C. Michaels; Board of Park Commissioners Secretary T.C. Harrington; and Welsh Realty & Loan Co. Of interest is a petition from Elizabeth Gentry, Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, for construction of a boarding house on Kessler's property at Locust and 42nd (June 7, 1920) and a copy of contract for the sale of four of Kessler's lots in Vanderbilt Place (February 16, 1923). (74 pages), 1889; 1892-1895; 1907; 1912-1914; 1916; 1918; 1920-1923
File — Box: 32, Folder: 6
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:
1889; 1892-1895; 1907; 1912-1914; 1916; 1918; 1920-1923
Vandeventer Place, St. Louis, Missouri: Correspondence and receipts with Missouri Tent & Awning Co., Kingshighway Apartments Co., Kanter Electric Co., William D. Robinson & Co. Roofers, W.B. Hawkins Contract Plastering, Wrought Iron Range Co., The Century Ornamental Glass Co., Bridge & Beach Manufacturing Co., Schaefer Plumbing Co., Exterminator W.D. Hussung, F. Churchill Whittemore Co. with home insurance, United House & Window Cleaning Co., Woker Plastering Co., Engelman-Jahns Painting Co., D.I. Bushnell & Co. Seeds, William Schray & Sons Florists, Forshaw Stove Repairs, Day Rubber Co., Ornamental Wire and Iron Co., Cozzens Heating & Construction Co., Treasurer of Vandeventer Parks Francis G. Eaton, H.M. Edmunds, J.F. Fortner, Secretary Eda Sutermeister, Napoleon Hill Cotton Co., Judge Franklin Ferriss, City Collector Edmond Koeln, Architect James P. Jamieson, Dorn Brothers, Humphrey Co., Rialto Decorating and Painting Co., Anderson's Family Laundry, Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, Polar Wave Ice & Fuel Co., John H. Gundlach regarding the use of Vandeventer Place as a subject in the publication "Beautiful St. Louis," Attorney and Vandeventer Place Treasurer Thomas M. Pierce, and J.C. Nichols. Of interest is a letter to George Seibel for Kessler's first house payment (November 4, 1905), notes on the sale of 51 Vandeventer Place to Kessler (April 16, 1913), an itemized account of repairs (May 14, 1913), a notice for the annual meeting of lot owners and the annual report of the Advisory Committee of Vandeventer Parks (January 17, 1916), and a copy of a case brought by Vandeventer Place Treasurer Thomas M. Pierce and its residents against St. Louis Union & Trust Co. protesting the use of two "dwelling" residences as a hospital and boarding house (June 9, 1922). (109 pages), 1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1913; 1916-1922; no date
File — Box: 32, Folder: 7
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:
1905-1906; 1909; 1911-1913; 1916-1922; no date
Insurance: Correspondence with the Travelers Insurance Co.; Underwriters Hunter, Ridge & Bryant; W.H. Markham & Co.; the Fidelity and Causalty Co.; Kansas City Life Insurance Co.; the Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd.; Brown, Mann & Barnum; and the New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. (66 pages), 1891-1893; 1905-1907; 1913-1915; 1917-1922
File — Box: 32, Folder: 8
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:
1891-1893; 1905-1907; 1913-1915; 1917-1922
Legal: Correspondence with Attorneys Parker & Hamilton of Olathe, Kansas, about a land suit brought by Charles Bluejacket and William C. Michaels regarding Kessler's lawsuit against the Central Kansas Fair Association and an unsigned power-of-attorney form. (56 pages), 1901-1902; 1909; 1913
File — Box: 32, Folder: 9
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:
1901-1902; 1909; 1913
Medical: Receipts from Woodward, Faxon & Co. Wholesale Druggists; Dr. T.H. Hudson; Dr. S.C. Delap; Dr. D.J. McMillen DDS; Optician Dr. Julius Baer; Haller & Beck Bonaventure Drug Store; Sacred Heart Sanitarium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Scarlet Oaks Sanatorium in Cincinnati, Ohio. (12 pages), 1889; 1892-1893; 1895; 1910; 1912; 1917-1918
File — Box: 32, Folder: 10
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:
1889; 1892-1893; 1895; 1910; 1912; 1917-1918