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Title: Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Description: Information about Excelsior Springs and the Elms Hotel.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Resolved to Relax? Try Water
Description: Descriptive article about the Elms Hotel and Hall of Waters located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Includes information on springs and recent renovation projects as well as photographs.
Date: 2002-01-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Mineral Springs and Spas in Metro Area
Description: Book presents information on historic mineral springs and spas in the state of Missouri. Includes Excelsior Springs and Reed Springs under Clay County and Cusenbary Spring, Jackson Lithia Spring, Vaile Spring and Young's Medical Well under Jackson County. More springs are listed for these counties in the appendix of the book.
Date: 1905-06-26
Object Type: Book

Title: Excelsior Springs, Missouri, The Elms Hotel
Description: Full frontal and side view of the third Elms Hotel building.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Excelsior Springs, Missouri, The Elms Hotel
Description: Front view of one of the earlier Elms Hotel building with horses and buggies in front. This building later burned.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Elms Hotel, Fire-Proof, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Description: Postcard of the Elms Hotel, Fire-Proof, Excelsior Springs, MO Jackson & McIlvain, Architects Copyrighted by Jackson & McIlvain , Kansas City, Mo. Swenson Construction Co., General Contractors
Date: 1912~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: 31st Annual Convention - Missouri Association of Public Utilities
Description: Group portrait of the Missouri Association of Public Utilities taken at their 31st Annual Convention at the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Date: 1937-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Group Portrait with Jack Dempsey
Description: Four men posing for a group portrait. Second from the left with his hands behind his back is heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey. The photograph was likely taken outside the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Date: 1931-11
Object Type: Negative

Title: Group Portrait with Jack Dempsey
Description: Four men posing for a group portrait. The man second from the left, holding a hat is heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey. Another man is standing in the background. The photograph was likely taken at the Elms Hotels in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Date: 1931-11
Object Type: Negative

Title: Boxer Jack Dempsey and Jerry Luvadis
Description: Heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey (right) and his trainer Jerry "The Greek" Luvadis standing next to an automobile waving their hats in the air. The stone building in the background is likely the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Date: 1931-11
Object Type: Negative

Title: Jack Dempsey and Fred Hagel
Description: Professional boxer Jack Dempsey (right) in a mock boxing stance next to Fred Hagel, mayor of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and president of the Elms Hotel.
Date: 1931-11-17
Object Type: Negative

Title: Jack Dempsey and Fred Hagel
Description: Heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey (right) shaking hands with a Fred Hagel, mayor of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and president of the Elms Resort Hotel.
Date: 1931-11-17
Object Type: Negative

Title: The Elms Gets New Owner, Will Undergo Big Renovation
Description: Brief article about the Elms Resort & Spa in Excelsior Springs being sold to Widewaters Group Inc. Extensive renovations are planned for the historic hotel.
Date: 2011-07-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Escape to the Elms
Description: Article details the history of the Elms Hotel and Spa in Excelsior Springs, Missouri and a return to its luxurious roots after recent renovations and new ownership. The hotel's amenties and services, including the Grotto, sauna, ballroom, and restaurant, are described.
Date: 2013-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department
Description: Photos of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and the Elms Hotel.
Date: 1893
Object Type: Book