Alvamar Estates collection
Overview
The Alvamar Estates collection includes correspondence, legal and financial papers, research, and photographs pertaining to the planning and develpoment of the Alvamar Estates and public golf course in Lawrence, Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: June 1, 1966 - December 31, 1968
Creator
- Alvamar Estates (Kan.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of Alvamar
Created in 1967 by Bob Billings, Alvamar Estates is a golf course and residential development on Kasold Drive in Lawrence, Kansas. Billings served as the first president of Alvamar Estates and partnered with John McGrew of McGrew Real Estate. Other significant stakeholders in the development of Alvamar Estates included Mel Anderson who built the golf course with first-of-its-kind zoysia grass fairways and Attorney John Brand who served as the Alvamar Estates secretary and one of the many shareholders involved with the project. Alvamar Estates eventually grew beyond its original boundaries and would later contribute to the westward expansion of the city of Lawrence.
[Information retrieved from the collection; “Moving West” Lawrence Business Magazine, 2022; and the 2024 information page of the Orinon Golf Management website]
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Papers in this collection were grouped and labeled by Spencer staff based on their understanding of the contents.
Physical Location
RH MS 1608
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, unknown.
- Title
- Guide to the Alvamar Estates Collection
- Subtitle
- Alvamar Estates collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by eje. Finding aid encoded by eje.
- Date
- 2024-7-3
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/3367767568
- Preferred citation
-
Alvamar Estates collection, RH MS 1608, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository