William Rockhill Nelson Trust records, 1901-1970.

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William Rockhill Nelson Trust records, 1901-1970.

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The records consist primarily of correspondence and financial records that document the activities of the Trust prior to the construction the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the building of the collections, and continues

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Nichols, Jesse Clyde

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William Rockhill Nelson Trust

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The will of William Rockhill Nelson provided for the establishment of the William Rockhill Nelson Trust, which was to use the income from his estate for the purchase of fine art. The first board of trustees was comprised of William Volker (Chairman), J.C. Nichols (Vice-Chairman), and Herbert V. Jones (Secretary). They were appointed in March 1926 by Stratton D. Brooks, president of the University of Missouri, E.H. Lindley, president of the University of Kansas, and W.B. Bizzell, president of the...

Nelson, William Rockhill, 1841-1915

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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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There was only one individual to hold an exhibition design related curatorship at the Museum. This was D. Craig Craven. Craven joined the Museum staff in March 1964 as the exhibitions designer. The following year the position title was changed to assistant curator of exhibitions. In 1970 Craven was promoted to curator of exhibitions. He left the Museum in 1973, after a short stint as the adjunct curator of exhibitions. From the description of Curator of Exhibitions records, 1967-1972...