Research materials concerning Louis Singleton Curtiss 1957-1990

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Research materials concerning Louis Singleton Curtiss 1957-1990

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These research materials regarding Kansas City architect Louis Singleton Curtiss (1865-1924) are those of Curtiss biographer Fred T. Comee. Included is Comee's published article regarding Curtiss, as well as his correspondence, notes, clippings, and photographs which address Curtiss's career.

.75 linear ft (2 boxes)

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University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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Curtiss, Louis Singleton, 1865-1924

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Louis Singleton Curtiss was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on July 1, 1865, the fourth of six children and the second son of Frances Eliva and Don Carlos Curtiss. He enrolled in the University of Toronto in 1884; it is not known whether he graduated. From Toronto he went to Paris, reportedly on a scholarship, to study architecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Louis Curtiss came to Kansas City about 1890. Soon after his arrival, Curtiss established a partnership wit...

Comee, Fred T.

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Louis Curtiss was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on July 1, 1865, the son of Frances Elvira and Don Carlos Curtiss. He studied architecture at the University of Toronto and in Paris. In the late 1800s, Curtiss moved to Kansas City, where he became a partner of Frederick C. Gunn to form the firm of Gunn & Curtiss. Over the next ten years, Curtiss produced progressive designs for many buildings, including Kansas City's Baltimore Hotel, Willis Wood Theater, Boley Clothing Sto...