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Mary Atkins
Title
Mary Atkins
Description
File containing material about Mary McAfee Atkins, or Mary Atkins, associated with the founding of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Included is a copy of her death certificate.
Object Type
Vertical File
Kansas City Crossroads: Strangers Made Art Gallery Possible
Title
Kansas City Crossroads: Strangers Made Art Gallery Possible
Description
Brief article describing the early history of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Mary McAfee Atkins and William Rockhill Nelson left a combined amount of approximately $3 million for an art museum, which opened December 10, 1933.
Date
2002-08
Object Type
Magazine Article
Here Lies Kansas City: A Collection of Our City's Notables and Their Final Resting Places
Title
Here Lies Kansas City: A Collection of Our City's Notables and Their Final Resting Places
Description
Photo and biographical sketch of Mary McAfee Atkins (1836-1911), the partial namesake of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, widow of wealthy Downtown realtor and miller James Burris Atkins, or James Atkins. Donor of "totally without warning, $350,000 to Kansas City for the establishment of an art museum here."
Date
1984
Object Type
Book