Kivett and Myers Records (KC289)

Kivett and Myers Records (KC289)

Clarence Kivett (1905-1996) was born Clarence Kivovitch in St. Paul, Minnesota, on October 18, 1905, and his family moved to Kansas City when he was one year old. He received a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Kansas in 1928, changed his name, and began working for the Kansas City firm of Madorie and Bihr. He then went to work for Hoit, Price, and Barnes, but left in 1931 due to the work slowdown caused by the Depression. Kivett maintained his own office for several years, and in 1945, started the firm of Kivett and Myers, Architects and Planners with Ralph E. Myers. Myers was born on November 30, 1917, and received a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Illinois in 1940. Kivett and Myers merged with Howard Needles Tamen and Bergendoff in 1975.

This collection contains materials which document individual structures that the architectural firm of Kivett and Myers designed from the 1950s through the 1970s. The records chiefly consist of newspaper clippings and printed materials generated by Kivett and Myers for promotional and informational purposes. Interspersed are clippings, articles, and a small amount of personal correspondence about Clarence Kivett, his wife Margaret, and their activities in Kansas City’s professional, civic, and Jewish communities. 1945 - 1984.

See Howard, Needles, Tammen, and Bergendoff (HNTB) Records (KC268) for the architectural drawings from the Kivett and Myers firm.

Six cubic feet, oversize materials.

updated: Tuesday, November 01, 2005
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