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Title
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SC206 St. Mary's Episcopal Church Collection
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Description
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church was organized in 1857 under the name St. Luke’s. The name was changed in 1879 to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, and it absorbed St. George’s congregation in 1989. Since its beginning, the Church has had a significant role within the Kansas City community and Western Episcopal Diocese. This collection consists of records created and maintained by church leaders and parishioners.
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Date
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1828/2014
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Portraits of William Gillis and Mary Troost
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Description
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Portraits of William Gillis and his niece, Mary Troost, in 1847, and illustrated map of the location of his farm in 1846 in Kansas City between 27th, 28th, Holly, and Jarboe Streets, in relation to surrounding Penn Valley Park, Coleman Highlands, Southwest Boulevard, and the state line.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Doctor and Mrs. Benoist
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Description
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A 12-page typewritten paper originally written for the Art Gallery Studies class at the University of Kansas City. Includes information on Benoist and Mary Ann Troost as well as the Troost portraits done by George Caleb Bingham.
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Date
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1953
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Fashionable Pearl Street
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Description
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Description of the occupation by William Gillis and his niece, Mrs. Mary Troost, "at the northeast corner of Fourth and Locust Streets" in 1869, previously occupied by "Mr. Wheatley of Hubbell, Wheatley & Co., wholesale business men at Delaware Street and the Levee," with Gillis "then resid[ing] at his country home, now 2727 Holly Street."
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Date
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1921-10-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Marriage of Benoist Troost to Mary Ann (Kennerly) Barkley
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Description
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Footnote about the marriage of "Dr. Benoist Troost [1786-1859], the City's first resident physician" to "Mrs. Mary Ann (Kennerly) Troost" or Mary Troost in the Saint Francis Regis Catholic Church in 1845.
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Date
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1923-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
