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An Outsider Takes a Peek into the Life of William R. Royster, the Last of Kansas City's Old Time Politicians
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| Title | An Outsider Takes a Peek into the Life of William R. Royster, the Last of Kansas City's Old Time Politicians |
| Abstract | Photos and biographical article about William Reid Royster, or William Royster, "still judged by some to be the most powerful man in Kansas City" politically in 1970. Growing up in Northeast Kansas City (as a member of the Scarritt family) and in 1939 helping to remove Boss Pendergast as a member of the Citizens Association before becoming a city councilman in 1959 "with offices "on the 20th floor of the Scarritt Building" and residence at "the old Scarritt home where he lives with his 94-year-old mother" at 2500 Gladstone Boulevard. |
| Author | Susan White
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| Date | March//1970 |
| Source | Kansas City Town Squire |
| Location | q051 K159 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Number | 4 |
| Page | Cover, 19-23, 67-71 |
| Local Subject | Royster, William R.
Scarritt Family
Scarritt-Royster Residence
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 118155 |
| CONTENTdm number | 17609 |
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