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1. Biography of Henry Francis McElroy (1865-1939), City Manager Biography of Henry Francis McElroy (1865-1939), City Manager 1999
2. Eugene D. Brown Dies at 80 Eugene D. Brown Dies at 80 May 17, 2008 Article about Eugene Brown, chairman of the old Eugene D. Brown Co. Realtors, who died May 14, 2008. The company was known for its Brown Bear logo and "had more than 400 employees when Brown sold it to...
3. He Locates Factories He Locates Factories February 1900 Article discusses George Fisher, "the young real estate dealer who recently moved from Chicago to Kansas City and opened an office in the American Bank building." Fisher, in the practice of locating factories,...
4. KC's 'West Side Strategy' Puts All of Downtown on Track KC's 'West Side Strategy' Puts All of Downtown on Track September 28, 2007 Article in series "Catalysts," marking 25th anniversary of Kansas City Business Journal, discusses Phil Kirk's early and key role in the revival of downtown Kansas City. Working with Bill Deramus he designed...
5. Dream Small Dream Small February 1-8, 2008 Article profiles Botwin Family Partners LP and general partner Diane Botwin. The company owns the property at 75th and Washington in Waldo that was destroyed by a disastrous fire in February 2007. Botwin...
6. Kirk Serves as Quiet Architect of Downtown's Rebirth Kirk Serves as Quiet Architect of Downtown's Rebirth June 29-July 5, 2007 Article profiles Phil Kirk and his role in attracting businesses back to downtown Kansas City. In particular, Kirk was instrumental in providing financial support for the purchase of the former Bank of...
7. Community Minded Community Minded April 2, 2010 Article profiles Phil Kirk upon the occasion of his being awarded the Jim Davis Award for his contributiions to Kansas City's downtown redevelopment. There is also information about Kirk's company, DST...
8. Abstracts Collection Finding Aid Abstracts Collection Finding Aid 1832-1972 (bulk 1832-1890) Assortment of abstracts, most of them for historical Kansas City areas, but a few are of other places. Documents are transcriptions or copies of transcriptions of the original documents. Abstracts include...
9. KCResources, page 18 KCResources, page 18
10. Behind the Scenes with James E. Burke Behind the Scenes with James E. Burke August 1981 Biographical article about Kansas City lawyer and land developer James Burke, describing his important but relatively unseen influence in Kansas City's development starting in 1930, describing interactions...
11. Albert Holmes Albert Holmes 1908 Biographical sketch of Albert Holmes, "city treasurer of Kansas City," born in Iowa in 1876 and coming here in 1882, entering his father's real estate business until elected treasurer in 1904.
12. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of Andrew Baker, "a Kansas City capitalist" especially in apartments and other residential real estate, moving to Kansas City in 1869 "as conductor on the Missouri Pacific Railroad,"...
13. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of H. Robert Ennis, a realtor born in Ireland in 1870 and emigrating to Kansas City to join "the Kansas City, Missouri, Gas Company" and then the real estate business.
14. The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men //1878 Biographical sketch of Henry Kumpf, "comptroller of the city of Kansas," born in Germany in 1830 and emigrating to Kansas City in 1865 as "United States Storekeeper from 1868 to 1871," then turning to...
15. Jesse Porter Jesse Porter 1938 Biographical sketch of Jesse Porter, a realtor in the Westover Building in Kansas City. Born in Kansas City in 1861 and starting in the real estate business "in partnership with his brother, James B. Porter,...
16. The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men //1878 Biographical sketch of John Campbell, a realtor from Ireland entering the U. S. in around 1838, working for his "uncle, Colonel Robert Campbell, an importer and outfitter for Western trades" in Saint Louis,...
17. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of Samuel Boyer, "the first republican ever elected to the office of county clerk." He was born in Pennsylvania in 1858 and started his career as a teacher in Illinois, moving to Nebraska...
18. Wiley Cox Wiley Cox March 20, 1905 Biographical sketch of Wiley Cox, president of the Kansas City State Bank at 812 Delaware Street, born in Mississippi in 1848 and starting in the banking business in Springfield, Missouri, arriving in...
19. Missouri Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members--Past and Present Missouri Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members--Past and Present 1935 Biographical sketch of William Barron, "district appraiser for the Home Owners Loan Corporation, with office in the R. A. Long building in Kansas City," becoming involved with the financial and real estate...
20. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of William Boone, "a member of the firm of Platt and Boone, real estate dealers, with offices at Tenth and Walnut streets." He was born in Kentucky in 1868 and arrived in Kansas City...