Background
Pearson, Robert Greenlees was born on February 19, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Ridley Stillson and Agnes (Greenlees) Pearson.
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The J. C. Nichols Chronicle: The Authorized Story of the Man and His Company, 1880-1994
(City planner, developer, community builder, and realtor, ...)
City planner, developer, community builder, and realtor, Kansas Citian Jesse Clyde Nichols (1880-1949) was one of America's most influential entrepreneurs in twentieth-century land development. Adapting the railroad and streetcar suburb to the automobile age, Nichols helped to shape not only his hometown but also the nation. He pioneered the development of both permanently stable (upper middle-class) residential neighborhoods and (in 1923) of the automobile-oriented shopping center, which became the prototype for the postwar shopping mall. As early as 1940, he also initiated mass-produced, mass-market suburban developments. Attesting to his enduring legacy in Kansas City are the Country Club District, a model community of beautiful homes; the Country Club Plaza, a seventy-year-old mecca for shoppers; and a host of well-preserved suburban communities south of the downtown. In addition to his impact on living spaces, Nichols contributed to the social, cultural, and economic life of Kansas City. The Pearsons make clear that he was the driving force behind the Liberty Memorial, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Kansas City University (now the University of Missouri at Kansas City) and the Midwest Research Institute. Active in public service both locally and nationally during the last third of his life, Nichols helped to bring industry to the Plains states and was the man most responsible for making the Missouri River navigable. The authorized story of the man and his company is based on family papers, company records, and archival sources. In addition the authors have drawn on interviews with the Nichols family, company associates and officials, and civic leaders in Kansas City and elsewhere. Lavishly illustrated, the chronicle provides the reader with an insider's view of J. C. Nichols's life, his legacy, and his family.
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Robert Greenlees Pearson
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Education
Bachelor of Arts with honors, U. Kansas, 1938.
Career
Manager corporate public relations, Shell Oil Corporation (New York Head Office), 1938-1971; vice president public relations, Council Better Business Bureau (New York Headquarters), 1971-1973; writer public affairs department, Mobil Oil Corporation, New York City, 1973-1974; senior advisor, Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., New York City, 1974-1985; president, Robert Pearson Associations, Writing Superior vena cava syndrome, Riverside, Connecticut, since 1985. Board of directors National Safety Council. President Fairfield County (Connecticut) Councilon Alcoholism, 1962.
Achievements
Works
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The J. C. Nichols Chronicle: The Authorized Story of the Man and His Company, 1880-1994
(City planner, developer, community builder, and realtor, ...)
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The J. C. Nichols Chronicle: The Authorized Story of the Man and His Company, 1880-1994
Membership
Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945. Member of Riverside (Connecticut). Yacht, Dutch Treat.
Connections
Married Laura Gray Betsy Dodge, January 3, 1945. Children– Bradbury, Wendy, Robert Ridley.
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Religion
congregationalist
Education
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1938
Career
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1938 - 1971
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1971 - 1973
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1973 - 1974
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1974 - 1985