Research Catalog

Title

Kenneth and Helen Spencer of Kansas : champions of culture and commerce in the Sunflower State / Kenneth F. Crockett.

Author

Crockett, Ken.

Publication

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2014.

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Description

206 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

• "Discover the fascinating lives of an influential and iconic Kansas couple: Kenneth and Helen Spencer"--
• "The story of Kenneth Aldred Spencer and Helen Foresman Spencer"--

Alternative Title

Kenneth and Helen Spencer of Kansas

Subject

• Spencer, Kenneth Aldred, 1902-1960
• Spencer, Helen Foresman, 1902-1982
• Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. > History
• 1900-1999
• Businessmen > Kansas > Biography
• Philanthropists > Kansas > Biography
• Married people > Kansas > Biography
• Chemical industry > Kansas > History > 20th century
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity
• Kansas > Biography
• Kansas > Economic conditions > 20th century

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Spencer Legacy Begins -- The First Spencer in Coal -- The Second Generation -- Spencer's Early Years -- Kenneth's P&M Career Begins -- The Career Continues, Patriotism Blossoms and Military Chemical Works Inc. Is Successful -- The Spencer Chemical Company -- Spencer Businesses, 1943-1960 -- John L. Lewis -- The Midwest Research Institute, the Kenneth Spencer Foundation and 2900 Verona Road -- Kenneth, the Man and Sportsman -- Kenneth's Death and the Estate -- Helen Foresman Spencer and the Foresman Family -- The Sale of Spencer Chemical Company -- The Spencer Era Ends -- The Kenneth and Helen Spencer Foundation -- Helen's Death -- Epilogue.

ISBN

• 9781626193895 (paperback)
• 1626193894 (paperback)

LCCN

^^2013047422

OCLC

• 861324274
• SCSB-10520445

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library