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1. . ..Presenting J. C. Nichols: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month . ..Presenting J. C. Nichols: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month May//1948 Photo and biographical article about Jesse Clyde Nichols, or J. C. Nichols, 67-year-old founder of the Country Club District, Country Club Plaza, J. C. Nichols Company and a nationally prominent urban...
2. 1000 Acres Restricted, Country Club District: J. C. Nichols 1000 Acres Restricted, Country Club District: J. C. Nichols June//1909 Restricted to single residences only, ranging in value from $3,000 to $10,000 and up. Large lots and acre tracts with city conveniences. No monotonous repetition of the same design of houses.Ample parkways...
3. A Guide to the New Foot Trails and Bridle Paths in Mission Hills. .. A Guide to the New Foot Trails and Bridle Paths in Mission Hills. .. April//1922 Flying field on 1922 map of the Country Club District. Located at 67th Street between Belinder and Porter Roads (west of Belinder Road).
4. A Guide to the New Foot Trails and Bridle Paths in Mission Hills and Indian Hills Country Club District A Guide to the New Foot Trails and Bridle Paths in Mission Hills and Indian Hills Country Club District 1922-04 Trails in the Mission Hills and Indian Hills area, shown in color.
5. A Home District Beautiful A Home District Beautiful February 1921 Photos, architectural drawings, and article about the Country Club District of Kansas City, with details of its beauty and design and history, including an interview with "J. C. Nichols, designer and builder...
6. A Machine for Forgetting A Machine for Forgetting January 23-29, 1997 Author of article criticizes Kansas City for purposely trying to destroy evidence of its past to create a sanitized, suburbanized city. He particularly dislikes J. C. Nichols' developments because they...
7. A Map of the Country Club District A Map of the Country Club District 1930 Map of the Country Club District with drawings illustrating people, places, and events in Kansas City history.
8. A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo. A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo. 1896 Photo and bio of Seth Ward, a pioneer real estate investor and former western trader of Westport. Born in Virginia in 1820 and moving to Independence in 1838 and operating as a trader on the Santa Fe Trail...
9. A Political Boss at Bay: Thomas J. Pendergast in Federal Prison, 1939-1940 A Political Boss at Bay: Thomas J. Pendergast in Federal Prison, 1939-1940 July//1992 Photos, illustrated caricatures, and biographical article about Tom Pendergast (1872-1945) during and after his 1939-1940 federal prison term (at Leavenworth, Kansas) for tax evasion. Description of his...
10. A Young City Will Greet You A Young City Will Greet You February//1939 Photos and article about tourist sites in Kansas City for the "1939 Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs in Kansas City. Description and history of...
11. Adapting Architectural Style to the Needs of a Locality Adapting Architectural Style to the Needs of a Locality March//1917 Article by Harbourne Belcher of the firm of Shepard & Belcher, architects of Kansas City, about addressing the needs of "domestic architecture," giving examples in the Country Club District and Mission...
12. And We Now Have Our Own Flying Field And We Now Have Our Own Flying Field April-May//1922 Photo and article about the air show at the American Legion convention.
13. As Mrs. E. S. Yeomans Recalls Border Star School As Mrs. E. S. Yeomans Recalls Border Star School October/15/1921 Reminiscences by Mrs. E. S. Yeomans about the Border Star School close to Wornall Road, and its teachers and students who went on to Barstow and Harvard.
14. Bernard Corrigan Residence Bernard Corrigan Residence Folder containing a nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places for the residence of Bernard Corrigan (1847-1913), "a contractor, street railway magnate, and real estate speculator" moving...
15. Biography of Edward Tanner (1896-1974), Architect Biography of Edward Tanner (1896-1974), Architect 2003
16. Biography of J. C. Nichols (1880-1950), Developer Biography of J. C. Nichols (1880-1950), Developer 2003
17. Biography of Sid J. Hare (1860-1938) and S. Herbert Hare (?-1960), Landscape Architects Biography of Sid J. Hare (1860-1938) and S. Herbert Hare (?-1960), Landscape Architects 2008
18. Brush Creek Brush Creek n.d. View of bridge over Brush Creek in the Country Club District of Kansas City, Missouri.
19. Buildings, Apartments, and Homes in Country Club Plaza Buildings, Apartments, and Homes in Country Club Plaza April 9, 1905 Book contains photos of many of the original buildings, apartments, and homes in the Country Club Plaza area including the businesses and gasoline stations.
20. C. C. Peters Residence C. C. Peters Residence Postcard of the home of C. C. Peters at 55th and State Line