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Title
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James Gibson
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Description
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Information about James Gibson, the 23rd mayor of Kansas City in 1883, elected at the age of 34 and dying at the age of 69, coming to Kansas City in 1871 and becoming city attorney with residence at 2917 Tracy Avenue.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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James Gibson
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Description
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Head and shoulders portrait; mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, 1883.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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James Gibson
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Description
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Photo and bio of James Gibson (1849-1918), mayor of Kansas City in 1883, judge and lawyer "with offices at Missouri Avenue and Main Street," a native of Cooper County, Missouri, coming to Kansas City in 1871 and residing "at the National House at 5th and Central" Streets, then at 727 Forest Avenue, and then at 2934 Tracy Avenue, helping "to dedicate the new Central High School at 11th and Locust" Streets and the Gillis Theater.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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SC85 Charles S. Stevenson Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Charles S. Stevenson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1895, but grew up in Olathe, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. He worked at Hallmark Cards from the end of World War I until 1960. After retirement he became a free-lance writer for the Kansas City Star. He was very active in local social, civic, and military affairs. He died in 1985 in Kansas City, Missouri.<br><br> The collection provides information on the first 48 mayors of Kansas City, Missouri, serving the city between 1853-1971. The papers represent the files that Mr. Stevenson kept while he was writing a series of articles concerning Kansas City mayors which appeared in the Kansas City Star and Times in 1975-1976. Items found in the folders include rough drafts and final drafts of the articles, personal notes, photocopied newspaper clippings, and correspondence. The personal correspondence includes letters from relatives of some of the former mayors.
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Date
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1975/1976
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
