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Title
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Beecher Ladies of Quality Hill
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Description
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Biographical description of Edward Allen, the husband of Mrs. Agnes Beecher Allen, arriving in Kansas City in 1865 and becoming mayor in 1867 before building a home for the family, including other members of the Beecher family, at 1313 Pennsylvania Avenue on Quality Hill.
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Obituary for Edward Allen
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Description
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Obituary for Edward Allen, a teacher for 21 years, including English at Arrowhead Junior High School, dying on June 8, 1968.
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Date
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1968-06-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Portrait of E.H. Allen
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Description
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Head and shoulders portrait of E.H. Allen, mayor of Kansas City.
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Date
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1867
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Edward Allen
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Description
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Photo and biographical sketch of Edward Herrick Allen, or Edward Allen (1830-1895), successful businessman, lawyer, and Republican mayor of Kansas City in 1867. Description of his life and career as a native of Connecticut coming to Kansas City in 1865, with residences at 1304 Pennsylvania Street and later at 1313 Pennsylvania Street.
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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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Edward Allen
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Description
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Photo and biographical sketch of Edward Allen (1830-1895), chairman of the Board of Trustees of the First Congregational Church in Kansas City and former mayor of the city.
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Date
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1909
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Object Type
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Book Section
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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
