Kenneth & Helen Spencer of Kansas:

Kenneth & Helen Spencer of Kansas:

Champions of Culture and Commerce in the Sunflower State

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Publication Date: 28th January 2014

Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the twentieth century. Kenneth grew up in the small town of Pittsburg, Kansas, but by the 1950s, his innovation in the chemical and coal industries had earned him mention in Forbes" magazine for his role as one of the nation's great industrialists. But it is the couple's remarkable philanthropic work that stands as their true legacy, preserved in places like the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Helen Foresman Spence... Read More
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Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the twentieth century. Kenneth grew up in the small town of Pittsburg, Kansas, but by the 1950s, his innovation in the chemical and coal industries had earned him mention in Forbes" magazine for his role as one of the nation's great industrialists. But it is the couple's remarkable philanthropic work that stands as their true legacy, preserved in places like the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Helen Foresman Spence... Read More
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Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the twentieth century. Kenneth grew up in the small town of Pittsburg, Kansas, but by the 1950s, his innovation in the chemical and coal industries had earned him mention in Forbes" magazine for his role as one of the nation's great industrialists. But it is the couple's remarkable philanthropic work that stands as their true legacy, preserved in places like the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art.."
Details
  • Pages: 208
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 28th January 2014
  • State: Kansas
  • Illustration Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781626193895
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business
Author Bio
Kenneth F. Crockett holds a BA from Central Missouri State University and a JD from Washburn University. He served as Assistant United States Attorney for the state of Kansas, then First Assistant City Attorney in Topeka and Special Assistant Attorney General for the state of Kansas. He went on to practice private law and taught at both the college and graduate levels.
Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the twentieth century. Kenneth grew up in the small town of Pittsburg, Kansas, but by the 1950s, his innovation in the chemical and coal industries had earned him mention in Forbes" magazine for his role as one of the nation's great industrialists. But it is the couple's remarkable philanthropic work that stands as their true legacy, preserved in places like the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art.."
  • Pages: 208
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 28th January 2014
  • State: Kansas
  • Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781626193895
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business
Kenneth F. Crockett holds a BA from Central Missouri State University and a JD from Washburn University. He served as Assistant United States Attorney for the state of Kansas, then First Assistant City Attorney in Topeka and Special Assistant Attorney General for the state of Kansas. He went on to practice private law and taught at both the college and graduate levels.