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R         Connor Hotel (Joplin, Mo.).

136                  Collection, 1908-1978.

                                    Two folders, photocopies.

 

 

 

This collection includes an illustrated promotional booklet, photographs, and newspa­per clip­pings concerning the Connor Hotel in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.  The lavish building was begun by Thomas Connor in 1906.  It opened in 1908 and closed in 1969.  The building col­lapsed while being readied for demolition in 1978.

 

Folder 1: “Hotel Connor,” a fifty-four page promotional booklet copyrighted by the manage­ment upon the opening of the hotel in 1908.  The booklet is illustrated, and contains adver­tisements by the principal contractors and builders.*

 

Folder 2: Clippings and miscellaneous material pertaining to the history of the Connor Hotel and the ultimate destruction of the building, 1960-1978.

 

*25 Dec 1960         Joplin Globe          Front Portion of Connor Hotel Sold to Alsonett; Firm Bought Annex in 1946

*25 Dec 1960         Joplin Globe          Relieve or Regret

*30 Jan 1966          Joplin Globe          Connor Elegance Recalled

*12 Feb 1967         K.C. Star                Sale of Joplin Hotel Recalls Colorful Past

19 Feb 1970           Joplin Globe          Connor Sale Looming?

01 Aug 1971          Joplin Globe          Hotel took more than year to build, cost $750,000

*01 Aug 1971        Joplin Globe          Hotel ownership still in dispute

14 Feb 1975           The Chart              ‘Grand Lady’ Stands vacant at 4th and Main ...

02 Sep 1976           Joplin Globe          Group Gains Option to Purchase Connor

*n.d.                       K.C. Star?              Historic Hotel Eyed for New Library Site

02 Sep 1976           Joplin Globe          Connor Property Proposed as Site of New Public Li­brary

02 Sep 1976.          Joplin Globe          Historic Connor Towers Once Center of Attraction

n.d.                         K.C. Star                Connor Hotel Saga Not Over Yet

20 Nov 1976          Joplin Globe          Downtown Group Nears Goal In Drive to Acquire Con­nor

21 Nov 1976          Joplin Globe          Save the Connor

07 Jan 1977            Joplin Globe          Connor Owner Grants Extension on Sale Option

25 Feb 1977           Joplin Globe          City Receives Little Response From Public on Fate of Connor

28 Feb 1977           K.C. Star                New Hope for Historic Hotel

n.d.                         Joplin Globe          City to Ask Board to Condemn Hotel

16 Mar 1977           Joplin Globe          Inspector, Newsmen Tour Connor Tower

n.d.                         Joplin Globe          City Orders Repairs Must Be Made to Connor Tow­ers Hotel Structure

23 Apr 1977           Joplin Globe          State Historian Recommends Connor Remain On Regis­ter

30 Apr 1977           Joplin Globe          Downtown Group Ratifies Agreement

20 May 1977          Joplin Globe?        Soaring Sapling

14 Jun 1977            Joplin Globe          HEW Representative to Inspect Connor

15 Jul 1977                                             Study Shows Connor Suitable for Library

17 Aug 1977          Joplin Globe?        Connor Decision Due Next Week

13 Sep 1977           Joplin Globe          Agency Delays Decision on Demolition of Connor

01 Nov 1977          Joplin Globe          Connor Towers Meeting Set for Thursday Night

?? Nov 1977          Joplin Globe          Public Meeting Set November 3 on Connor Site for Li­brary

16 Nov 1977                                          Officials Say No Proposals to Save Connor Submit­ted

n.d.                         Joplin Globe          Officials Reach No Decision on Connor During Meet­ing

03 Dec 1977           Joplin Globe          No Proposals for Connor as Monday Deadline Nears

07 Dec 1977           Joplin Globe          Connor to be Torn Down to Make Room for Library

09 Dec 1977                                           Board Authorizes Execution of Connor Memoran­dum

13 Dec 1977           Joplin Globe          Connor End in Sight

14 Dec 1977                                           Letter to the Editor by Osmund Overby

20 Dec 1977           Carthage Press     Deadline Today To Save Connor Hotel

21 Dec 1977           Joplin Globe          State Official to Execute Connor Agreement Today

23 Dec 1977           Joplin Globe          Officials Continue Efforts on Connor Issue

24 Dec 1977           Joplin Globe          Connor Agreement Memorandum Mailed

22 Jan 1978                                            Connor Annex Plans Proceed

05 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Grand Lady of the Past

05 Nov 1978          Focus                     R.I.P. Connor Hotel: 1906-1978

*12 Nov 1978        Ariz. Republic       5 trapped as vacant hotel falls

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Joplin Man, One Of 3 Missing

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          ‘It Just Came Down ... in a Big Fog’

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Search Dog Draws Credit

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Worker Survives 82-Hour ‘Burial’ In Connor Ruins

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Connor ‘Swayed’ Before Dropping

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Explosives to Demolish Connor Annex on Sunday

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Connor Hotel Annex Reduced to Rubble

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          The City Says Thanks

29 Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Annex Goes Down

?? Nov 1978          Joplin Globe          Garvin Gamble on Connor Ended in Disappointment

n.d.                                                         Six pictures of Connor rooms

n.d.                                                         Poem, “The Connor,” by: Elizabeth Nolan Wilson

 

 

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