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Title
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Charles Evans Whittaker
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Description
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Biography of Federal Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973), a justice for that court in the 1950s and a successful lawyer in Kansas City before that starting in the 1920s.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Description
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Front entrance view of the Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse located on 9th Street between Locust and Oak in downtown Kansas City. View is looking toward the north. The courthouse services the Western District of Missouri.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Description
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Full, street-level view of the Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse located on 9th Street between Locust and Oak in downtown Kansas City. View is looking toward the north, showing the front of the building. The courthouse services the federal court for the Western District of Missouri.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Description
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Exterior, close up view of the main extrance to the Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse located on 9th Street between Locust and Oak in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View is looking toward the north.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Ilus W. Davis Park
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Description
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View looking toward the north showing the Ilus W. Davis Park under construction. The Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse is visible at the north end of the park area. Also in view is the construction site sign which lists the Kansas City Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, project management office, architect (Frewen Architects, Inc.), and general contractor (Vanum Construction). Sign also has a illustration of the finished park.
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Date
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2001-06-30
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Ilus W. Davis Park
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Description
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Roof-top view of Ilus W. Davis Park, looking toward the north. Photograph was taken from the top level of the City Hall building. The Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse is in view at the north end of the park. Streets in view going north and south include Oak Street on the right and Locust Street on the left. Intersecting streets include 10th Street which cuts through the park and 9th Street at the north end of the park. The U.S. Department of Transportation Regional Headquarters building that houses the Federal Aviation Administration is located on the southeast corner of 9th and Locust (901 Locust St.). A portion of the old Kansas City Public Library building is visible on the northeast corner of the same intersection. A large round reflecting pool is visible in the lower center of the picture.
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Date
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2002-05-30
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles Evans Whittaker
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Description
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Biographical description of Judge Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973), "United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri" in Kansas City from 1954 to 1956, replacing Albert Reeves and replaced by R. Jasper Smith. Native of Troy, Kansas coming to Kansas City in 1920 and becoming a lawyer and later president of the Missouri Bar Association in 1954 and Missouri State Supreme Court judge in 1956.
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Date
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1994
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Kansas City Biography: Charles E. Whittaker
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Description
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Article about the life of Kansas City lawyer and later United States Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Whittaker and the 1998 new federal courthouse named for him at 9th and Locust Streets, with photos.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Magazine Article