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Title
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Sherman W. Dreiseszun
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Description
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Obituary for Sherman W. Dreiseszun who died December 3, 2007, at his home in Leawood, Kansas. He was "a two-time past President and President for Life of Kehilath Israel Synagogue, member of its Men's Club; past President of the Menorah Medical Center Board of Directors; Chairman Emeritus of the Menorah Legacy Foundation Board;...and founding board member and officer of the Jewish Heritage Foundation." He was the business partner and uncle of Frank Morgan, banker and local real estate developer, who died in 1993.
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Date
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2007-12-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Frank Morgan: Kansas City's Mystery Millionaire
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Description
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Special report with photos about the career of real estate developer and "Kansas City's biggest banker," Frank Morgan, and his various influences on the businesses and shape of the city, including some of Downtown's tallest buildings and suburban shopping centers.
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Date
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1990-03-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Enough, Already
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Description
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Photo and biographical article about Frank Morgan, "59, a reclusive banker and developer" of Kansas City. Description of his transformation of the Downtown skyline with construction of several skyscrapers in the 1980s and corresponding construction of five suburban shopping malls, partly financed through his Merchants Bank.
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Date
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1986-01-27
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Banker Morgan's Legacy Still Touches Lives and Shapes a City
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Description
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Frank Morgan died in 1993 and was very influential in the development of the Kansas City metro area. He "had a hand in the construction of Town Pavilion, One Kansas City Place and 12 Wyandotte Plaza, among other projects. In Johnson County, Morgan sold some of the property that became Corporate Woods, built Metcalf South Shopping Center and Oak Park Mall, and helped bring about the development of Executive Hills office park. In the Northland, his imprint is on Executive Hills North and Metro North Mall." Article is part of a silver anniversary series of articles in the Kansas City Business Journal which profile seminal business figures of the past 25 years. Includes Morgan's picture.
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Date
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2007-05-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Look at Frank Morgan
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Description
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Photos, illustration, map (of his real estate holdings north of the river), and biographical article about Frank Sherman Morgan, or Frank Morgan, a "low profile" business executive and real estate developer in Kansas City "particularly along Barry Road." Description of his life and career, born about 1927 and raised in Kansas City and becoming a "financier, developer and banker" involved in the construction of several local shopping malls (Metcalf South Shopping Center in 1967, Indian Springs Shopping Center in 1971, Oak Park Mall in 1975, Metro North Shopping Center in 1976, and Bannister Mall in 1980) and other projects such as "the new AT&T skyscraper and retail complex" in 1984.
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Date
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1984-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
