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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Biography of John Barber White (1847-1923), Lumber Magnate and Library Donor Biography of John Barber White (1847-1923), Lumber Magnate and Library Donor 1999
2. John Barber White John Barber White June/28/1933 Article about the bronze bust in the Missouri Valley Room of the Kansas City Public Library of John Barber White (or John White) sculpted by Jorgen Dreyer and donated along with White's genealogical library....
3. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of John Barber White, or John White, "one of the conspicuous figures among the lumbermen of the west, being secretary and treasurer of the Missouri Land & Lumber Company." Born in New...
4. John Barber White Papers Finding Aid John Barber White Papers Finding Aid 1896-1929 (bulk 1901-1921) Born on December 8, 1847, successful lumberman John Barber White moved from New York to Missouri in 1879 to help organize the Missouri Lumber & Mining Company, headquartered in Kansas City. He worked nationally...
5. John Barber White Bust John Barber White Bust circa 1935 Bust of John Barber White by local artist Jorgen C. Dreyer.
6. Whose Forest Is This?: Hillfolk, Industrialists, and Government in the Ozarks Whose Forest Is This?: Hillfolk, Industrialists, and Government in the Ozarks October 1, 2006 Discussion of the efforts and controversy over conservation in the Ozarks. Mention of John B. White's company Missouri Lumber and Mining Company in Grandin and White's role as advocate of conservation,...
7. Holiday House Association Holiday House Association ca1930 Folder contains a fold-out pamphlet with photographs and a smaller pamphlet with stick illustrations as well as a postal envelope. The Holiday House Association of Kansas City was a non-profit group who...
8. John Barber White Residence John Barber White Residence 1989 Full frontal and partial side view of house at 616 E 36th Street.
9. John Barber White Residence John Barber White Residence 1992 Full frontal view of house at 616 E 36th.
10. Mrs. John Barber White Mrs. John Barber White n.d. Full-length standing portrait of Emma Siggins White, John Barber White's wife.
11. Group of Men Caught on Movie Film Group of Men Caught on Movie Film 1916? Group of men believed to be associated with the Missouri Valley Historical Society. The man on the right is thought to be John Barber White, long time president of the group. The other men are not identified....
12. Kansas City in Caricature Kansas City in Caricature 1912 Illustrated caricature of John Barber White, or John White, secretary and general manager of the Missouri Lumber & Land Exchange Company.
13. White White December 1922 Illustration (of the White family coat of arms) and article about the genealogy of the family of John Barber White, or John White, "president of the Missouri Valley Historical Society."
14. Logs Waiting to Be Processed for Lumber Logs Waiting to Be Processed for Lumber January 10, 1909 Lumberyard with logs floating in foreground waiting to be shunted into shed on left of photo and sent up a ramp into large white building in background for lumber processing. Two chimneys visible in background....
15. Stacks of Lumber Stacks of Lumber January 10, 1909 Lumberyard with view down pathway between high stacks of lumber.
16. John Barber White John Barber White January/6/1923 Obituary for John Barber White (1847-1923), or John White, a lumber magnate and library donor. Raised in New York and coming to Kansas City in 1892 as co-organizer of the Missouri Lumber & Mining Company,...
17. John Barber White John Barber White March 17, 1872 Oval portrait of John Barber White at age 25. Handwriting on back of photo says ""March 17, 1872, East Brady, Penn.""
18. Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania 1913 Photo (of John Barber White) and description of the genealogy of John Barber White, a lumber executive and conservationist of Kansas City. Born in New York in 1847 and coming here in the late 1800s, "appointed...
19. Notable Kansas Citians of 1915-1916-1917-1918 Notable Kansas Citians of 1915-1916-1917-1918 1925 Photo and bio of John Barber White, a lumber executive and genealogy book collector born in New York in 1847 and moving to Missouri in 1879 and then moving his headquarters to Kansas City, being appointed...
20. Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men 1925 Photo and bio of John Barber White, or John White (1847-1923), a lumber magnate, environmental conservationist, and library donor. Native of New York coming to Kansas City in 1892 to establish his lumber...