"Discover the fascinating lives of an influential and iconic Kansas couple: Kenneth and Helen Spencer"-- Provided by publisher.
"The story of Kenneth Aldred Spencer and Helen Foresman Spencer"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
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.
