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Title
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Kansas City Crossroads: We Want Ike
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Description
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Brief profile of Kansas City Mayor Ilus Davis. The Mayor's leadership style is described, as well as his civil rights stance.
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Date
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2002-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Ike Davis--A Man and His City
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Description
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Photo and interview of Ilus Davis at the age of 62, "mayor of Kansas City from 1963-71, during a time when mayors considered wearing bullet-proof vests to work," recently (1979) becoming the "first vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City." Discussion of his views on the city's national status in general, its economy, roads, sewers, and other infrastructure, employment, public transportation, housing, neighborhoods, race relations, police department, schools and desegregation, and need for open public space in Downtown.
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Date
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1979-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Leader: Ilus W. Davis
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Description
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Photo and bio of Ilus Davis, "a former president of the Missouri Bar Association and now our Mayor," describing his projects during his mayorship starting in about 1962.
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Date
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1965-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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In Memoriam: Ilus "Ike" Davis
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Description
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Obituary for Ilus W. "Ike" Davis (1917-1996), "former mayor of Kansas City, attorney, and [State Historical] Society [of Missouri] trustee," describing his life and career. Born in Kansas City, graduated from both Kansas and Missouri Universities, served in World War II and was on the Kansas City City Council from 1948 to 1955, became mayor in 1963 until 1971, and served as president of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners from 1973 to 1977.
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Date
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1997-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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'Give 'Em Hell, Mayor Davis!'
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Description
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Photos and article about one day in the life of Kansas City Mayor Ilus Davis, with insights on his activities and discussions of various civic issues of the late 1960s, following the race riots.
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Date
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1968-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
