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1 THE STATE HISTORCIAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-KANSAS CITY K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers folders (44 cubic feet) 2 microfilm reels and 2 oversize items Personal and professional papers of a scientist, civic leader, and president of the Midwest Research Institute encompassing a range of economic and community development activities regionally and nationally. BIOGRAPHY Dr. Charles N. Kimball was president emeritus of Midwest Research Institute (MRI) at the time he donated these papers to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection. His association with MRI spans more than three decades of Institute growth and outstanding achievement. As president of MRI from 1950 to 1975, Dr. Kimball provided the executive leadership for MRI to become one of the nation s most prominent not-for-profit research organizations in science and technology. He subsequently served as chairman of the Institute s Board of Trustees until 1979, when he assumed the position of president emeritus. During this period, Dr. Kimball has also been an acknowledged leader of Kansas City and the Midwest. The story of Charles Newton Kimball did not begin in Kansas City, but in Boston. Of English-Irish parentage with a firm background in New England, he was born April 21, 1911, in Charlestown, near Boston, right on Bunker Hill. He grew up in a working-class neighborhood, and saved enough and worked enough to pay his way through Northeastern University, from which he received his undergraduate degree. He enrolled in graduate school at Harvard University, where he earned master s and doctorate degrees, in 1932 and 1933 respectively. His first job was with RCA, which launched him on a career in the then relatively new field of telecommunications, and involved him in electronics and aircraft equipment. While working at RCA, Dr. Kimball also taught in the New York University graduate program for two years ( ).

2 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page ii Charles Kimball first came to Kansas City during World War II as vice president and director of the Aircraft Accessory Corporation, later called Aireon Manufacturing Company. He worked there on radar counter-measure devices and developed radio communications systems for moving trains. He later was employed by the C.J. Patterson Company, where he applied electronics to the baking and milling industries. In 1948, Kimball left the Kansas City area to become the technical director of the research division of Bendix Aviation Corporation in Detroit. But he had caught the attention of Kansas City s leadership, and in early 1950 he received an urgent call to return and accept the presidency of Midwest Research Institute. This he did, and in 1950 on his 39th birthday, he returned to Kansas City as president of the fledgling research institute. During the ensuing years, the name of Charles Kimball became synonymous with that of Midwest Research Institute, which had been founded in 1944 to assist in broadening the economic base of the region. MRI s research efforts, especially designed to stimulate economic development in America s heartland, depended on identifying the research needs of paying sponsors and meeting those needs with careful, practical scientific investigations. The Institute also served as a clearinghouse for scientific information to be shared with the community, and as a focal point of technical assistance to large and small industrial and agricultural interests, as well as to state, local and federal agencies. A major interest at Midwest Research Institute under Kimball s leadership was the transfer of specialized technology from one industry to more generalized use among many industries. One example of this commitment to technology transfer was a major NASA program contracted to MRI to distribute advances gained from aerospace research into U.S. domestic markets. The underlying belief in the fundamentally productive relationship between technology and society is expressed in two books of selections compiled from Kimball s public presentations: Problems and Promises Technology in a Changing World (1968) and Interface: Technology/Society (1973). Kimball s impact extends far beyond the business environment of MRI. The leadership qualities which led the MRI Board of Directors to engage him in 1950, soon came to play a major role in promoting Kansas City and encouraging its social, economic, and cultural development. He became one of Kansas City s and the Midwest s biggest boosters, personally active in campaigns to bring major league baseball to Kansas City, to establish Kansas City as one of the ten federal regional centers, and to integrate the University of Kansas City into the Missouri University System. Among the organizations with which he has worked to promote the Greater Kansas City area are the Mid-Continent Development Council, the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, the Civic Council, the Kansas City Area Economic Development Council. Perhaps the most significant effort was his work with Hallmark board chairman Donald J. Hall to establish the Kansas City

3 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page iii Prime Time organization. They directed public relations activities to enhance Kansas City s visibility and image throughout the nation, to identify the city as an area for economic development, and to stimulate convention and visitor business for the city. The high point of the Prime Time effort was Kansas City s role as host city for the 1976 Republican National Convention. In the philanthropic arena, Kimball was president, then chairman of the United Way, and helped to reshape that organization s direction. He has led in the establishment of two organizations of great importance to the community s future. He has been a leader in the Clearinghouse for Midcontinent Foundations since its start in 1975, and was the first chairman and founding father of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, established in He actively supports the Mid America Heart Institute at St. Luke s Hospital, and is a guiding force behind the St. Luke s Foundation. Kimball worked with both traditional and non-traditional educational institutions to advance educational opportunities in Kansas City. The University of Kansas City, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Kansas City Art Institute, Rockhurst College, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Menninger Foundation in nearby Topeka were among those who benefited from his specialized efforts. In 1957, he was one of the founders of Science Pioneers, the organization which sponsors the annual Greater Kansas City Science Fair and other science educational activities. Since its earliest days, the Kansas City Fair has been recognized as one of the most successful of such endeavors across the country. While MRI has been the central focus of Kimball s business life, two corporate boards were especially important to him Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, on whose board he served from 1962 to 1976, and Trans World Airlines and Trans World Corporation, where he as a board member 1965 to Kimball did not limit his vision to the Kansas City area, or even to the Midcontinent region. In 1957, President Eisenhower called on him to chair a White House conference on research and development for small business. Drawing on his leadership abilities, his business contacts from throughout the nation, and his vision of what could be, Kimball conducted a most successful conference. Likewise, his work with the Committee for Economic Development, the Young Presidents Organization, and the Chief Executives Forum permitted Kimball to promote the Kansas City area while working for the greater good of the entire nation. In 1977, he became a member of the Advisory Council for the Office of Technology Assessment, a research arm of the U.S. Congress, and he was chairman of this prestigious committee for four year. Kimball himself realized the benefits of space age technology when on the eve of the Institute s 25th anniversary annual meeting in May of 1970, he was rushed to St. Luke s Hospital for the insertion of a pacemaker to correct a heart regulatory problem. He has had five replacements in the intervening 17 years.

4 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page iv A Sunday painter of watercolors since 1954, Kimball has had his works displayed in public spaces on a number of occasions. His greatest post-retirement interest, though, has become genealogy and family history. He has published books recounting the history of his own and his wife s families through several generations. Whether it related to directing scientific research, community development, fund-raising efforts, or the use of technological accomplishments, Kimball has adhered to his favorite injunction, Chance favors the prepared mind. And he often encourages others to benefit by accepting that advice as well. PROVENANCE Dr. Charles N. Kimball donated his personal and professional papers to the University of Missouri by a contract signed on May 8, The materials were received in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri-Kansas City on May 14, 1981 as accession KA0082. Dr. Charles Kimball gave these additions to his personal and professional papers as accessions KA0394 (January 1, 1987), KA0414 (April 18, 1987), KA0418 (May 13, 1987), KA0490 (October 31, 1988) and KA0608 (October 16, 1990). COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS: The donor, Dr. Charles N. Kimball, has given and assigned to the University all rights of copyright which the Donor has in the Materials and in such of the Donor s works as may be found among any collections of Materials received by the University from others. PREFERRED CITATION: CONTACT: Specific item; folder number; Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers (KC0055); The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City [after first mention may be abbreviated to SHSMO-KC]. The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City 302 Newcomb Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City 5123 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO (816) SHSofMO-KC@umsystem.edu

5 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page v DESCRIPTION OF THE PAPERS The Charles N. Kimball Papers are divided into divisions and sections which reflect Kimball s varied professional and personal interests and activities. A complete listing of these may be found in the Table of Contents. In general the papers are straight forward in their contents and arrangement. It should be understood, however, that though the papers arranged into eleven divisions, related materials may be located within other divisions or sections. Generally the divisions are sorted chronologically or with subseries arranged by type of document. When necessary additional descriptive notes have been added. As Kimball s activities and roles within the community and MRI changed over the years, so did the nature and arrangement of the records. Very distinct changes can be discerned with Kimball s retirement from MRI s presidency in 1975, and again in 1979, when he stepped down from his position as chairman of the Board of Directors. NOTE: Additions to the previously inventoried materials and have been interfiled into those folders where possible. However, some documents could not be integrated and new folders were made to accommodate these materials using the same series and subseries titles, and when necessary new subseries created. These additional materials are physically filed at the end of the original collection but the listing of these folders have been placed in the Inventory where they would be if the integrated into the collection. Therefore the folder numbers may occasional appear out of order.

6 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page vi TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION... i - ix A. Provenance... i B. Biography... i C. Description of the Papers... iv D. Copyright and Restrictions...v E. Table of Contents... vi II. PERSONAL This series contains news articles written about and by Charles Kimball, scrapbooks, and correspondence which Dr. Kimball regarded as special. Also included are notes and drafts to Kimball s books, Problems and Promises Technology in a Changing World (1968) and Interface Technology/Society (1972). Much of the material for these books is duplicated in the Speeches series. The folders are arranged chronologically. A. Biographical Materials and Scrapbooks...1 B. Articles and other Personal Papers, C. Correspondence and notes related to Kimball s Book, Problems And Promises Technology In A Changing World, D. Articles and other Personal Papers, E. Correspondence and notes related to Kimball s Book, Interface Technology/Society, F. Articles And Other Personal Papers, G: Calendars, III. SPEECHES This division has materials related to the many public presentations Kimball gave between 1953 and It is divided into two sections: correspondence, and drafts and notes. It should be noted that Dr. Kimball would often use the same speech, modified for several different audiences. A. Speeches, Correspondence...6 B. Speeches, Notes/Drafts...8 IV. CORRESPONDENCE, GENERAL This series was Kimball s office file. It is the largest division, containing primarily business and professional correspondence and records from the time of Kimball s appointment as President of Midwest Research Institute in 1950, until the donation of his papers to the University of Missouri. Because of the centrality of this series, it includes information and items relating to all the other divisions. The general order of the folders and the continuity of their contents within the General Correspondence series has been preserved, though an effort has been made to smooth out and reduce the record keeping differences of Kimball s secretaries. The files were originally arranged into several alphabetical series with packets of correspondence, notes, reports, etc. from an

7 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page vii individual or business stapled together. Each packet could cover a number of years and contain materials on various unrelated subjects. The several alphabetical series have been merged into a single chronological set with an alphabetical subseries for each year. A list of correspondents has been prepared for each folder in the subseries in order to facilitate access to the materials. Three cautions about this arrangement: 1. When correspondence is filed under the name of a business with a personal name as part of its title, it is usually located under the last name of the principal, i.e. J.C. Nichols Company is usually filed under N for Nichols. 2. Materials may be filed either under the personal name of an officer in an organization or under the name of the organization or sometimes under both. 3. As different secretaries assumed responsibility for the files, changes occurred in the way materials were arranged, i.e. previous to 1968, most of the items related to the functioning of MRI were placed into a series called Interoffice. After this date the items were dispersed among other files and a much smaller series, MRI, created. A B C D E F G V. MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE This division relates to the corporate activities of MRI, particularly the annual meetings and Midcontinent Perspectives, a lecture series initiate by Kimball in Also included are sections concerned with the MRI s interaction with other research institutes. A. Midwest Research Institute, General...96 B. Midcontinent Perspectives Note: the Midcontinent Perspectives Series Lectures have been republished at C. Kimball Fund See also under Midwest Research Institute, General D. Midwest Research Institute Publications E. Research Institutes F. Basic Research Associates VI. COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT As noted earlier, Dr. Kimball has devoted considerable effort to the economic development of the Midwest, in general, and Kansas City, in particular. This series contains his files from a number of the organizations and committees in which he participated, including the important Prime Time organization. The folders are arranged chronologically within the six sections. A. Mid-Continent Development Council B. Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City C. Kansas City-Committee for Economic Development...109

8 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page viii D. Committee for Economic Development E. Civic Council of Greater Kansas City F. Prime Time VII. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS The series contains correspondence and reports from local universities and colleges. Individual sections deal with the Kansas City Art Institute and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (formerly the University of Kansas City). Also included are folders relating to the Science Pioneers organization. A. Colleges and Universities B. Kansas City Art Institute C. University of Kansas City/University of Missouri-Kansas City D. Science Pioneers VIII. FOUNDATIONS Two of the several foundations with which Kimball has been active, the Kansas City Association of Trusts and Foundations and the Menninger Foundation, are represented in these folders. A. Kansas City Association of Trusts and Foundations B. Menninger Foundation IX. GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES Dr. Kimball s chairmanship of President Eisenhower s Conference on Small Business, and his service for the Office of Technology Assessment are documented within this division. The materials are arranged chronologically within their respective sections. A. President s Conference on Small Business B. Office of Technology Assessment X. YOUNG PRESIDENTS ORGANIZATION/ CHIEF EXECUTIVES FORUM Dr. Kimball was able join the Young Presidents Organization by virtue of assuming the presidency of MRI before the age of 40. These records pertain to his activities and contacts within YPO and its associated organizations. A. Young Presidents Organization B. Young Presidents Foundation C. Chief Executives Forum XI. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES Beyond the not-for-profit world of MRI, Dr. Kimball has served as a member of the board of several for-profit organizations. This series contains the record of his work as a board member for TWA and St. Luke s Hospital of Kansas City.

9 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page ix A. Trans World Airlines (TWA) B. St. Luke s Hospital of Kansas City XII. PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs have been removed (and replaced with photocopies) from the main body of the collection and placed into this special division. The arrangement of the series parallels the organization of the papers as a whole. X. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS Included here are audio tapes of speeches, meetings, and events..

10 KC0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 1 INVENTORY: PERSONAL Biographical Materials and Scrapbooks Folder 1. Personal, Articles, Folder 2. Personal, Articles, 1975 Folder 3. Personal, Articles, Folder 4. Folder 5. Folder 6. Folder 7. Personal, Biographical notes Personal, Lists of articles and speeches Personal, lists of paintings Personal, Scrapbooks Folder Personal, Undated - Plat Map of Mission Hills, Kansas. Articles and other Personal Papers, Folder Personal Record of Papers, Articles and Presentations by Charles N. Kimball. Folder 8. Folder 9. Folder 10. Folder 11. Personal, Kimball Undergraduate Thesis Personal, Kimball Undergraduate Thesis, Pictures Personal, Doctoral Thesis Personal, Miscellaneous Correspondence Folder Personal, A Method of Determining the Operating Characteristics of a Power Oscillator E. L. Chaffee and C. N. Kimball. Folder 12. Folder 13. Folder 14. Folder 15. Folder 16. Folder 17. Folder 18. Personal, Article Written for RCA Review Personal, Kimball Patents Personal, Notes for Lectures at New York University Personal, Radio Communications in American Railroad Operations and Social Factors Affecting the Adoption of a New Technology By Albert H. Small (1948) Personal, Letters of Congratulations on Appointment as President of Midwest Research Institute Personal, Bendix Aviation Corp. Research Labs, Synopsis of Facilities Personal, Patterson Mixatron

11 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 2 Folder 19. Folder 20. Folder 21. Folder 22. Personal, Patterson Mixatron Personal, IRE Fellow Award Personal, Famous Artist School Personal, Northeastern University, Commencement Speech and Honorary Degree Folder Personal, Trends in Research and Technology by Charles Kimball. Folder 23. Folder 24. Folder 25. Folder 26. Folder 27. Personal, Trip to Europe Personal, Historical Sketch of MRI Personal, Letters of Congratulations on becoming member of Board UKC Personal, Articles in U.S. News and World Reports Personal, Emunah Award (6 December) Folder Personal, Articles Folder Personal, Articles Folder Personal, Articles Correspondence and notes related to Kimball s Book, Problems And Promises Technology In A Changing World, Folder 28. Folder 29. Folder 30. Folder 31. Folder 32. Folder 33. Folder 34. Folder 35. Folder 36. Personal, Correspondence Regarding, Problems and Promises Technology in a Changing World Personal - copy of Kimball s book, Problems and Promises Technology in a Changing World Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Engineering s New Role in a Changing Environment Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Some Changes Ahead Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Technology & Regional Economic Development Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Emunah Award Acceptance Remarks Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Intellectualism and Economic Development Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Research & Industrial Progress Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Not-For-Profit Institutions in the Nation s Research Establishment

12 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 3 Folder 37. Folder 38. Folder 39. Folder 40. Folder 41. Folder 42. Folder 43. Folder 44. Folder 45. Folder 46. Folder 47. Folder 48. Folder 49. Folder 50. Folder 51. Folder 52. Folder 53. Folder 54. Folder 55. Folder 56. Folder 57. Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Some Urban Implications of the Space Program Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Technology Transfer Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Views on Regional Development Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Changing Quality of Main Street Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Water Resources and Economic Growth Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Practical Applications of Research Methods to Highway Transportation Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Product Development-Highlights of a Nationwide Survey Among Small Businessmen Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, The Inquiring Mind Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Why Science Influences Community Progress Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, The New Hero Image Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Obstacles & Opportunities in University-Industry Relationships Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Research & Development -and Opportunity for Trucking Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Changing Demands of Science and Technology Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Opportunities in the Understanding of Science Personal - draft article for Problems and Promises, Motivation Behind Accomplishment Personal, Notes/Mailing Lists for Problems and Promises Personal, Letters relating to Problems and Promises (April) Personal, Letters relating to Problems and Promises (May) Personal, Letters relating to Problems and Promises (June) Personal, Letters relating to Problems and Promises (July) Personal, Letters relating to Problems and Promises

13 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 4 Articles and other Personal Papers, Folder 58. Folder 59. Folder 60. Personal, Letters about CNK illness and missing Annual Meeting Personal, Kansas City Star article about Kimball Personal, Letters of congratulations on being named Mr. Kansas City Folder Personal, Articles Correspondence and notes related to Kimball s Book Interface Technology/Society, Folder 61. Folder 62. Folder 63. Folder 64. Folder 65. Personal - copy of Kimball Book, Interface Technology/Society Personal, Notes relating to Interface Personal, Notes relating to Interface Personal, Correspondence relating to Interface (September) Personal, Correspondence relating to Interface (October) Folder 66. Personal, Correspondence relating to Interface (November - December) Folder 67. Folder 68. Folder 69. Personal, Notes relating to Interface Personal, Correspondence relating to Interface (January) Personal, Correspondence relating to Interface (February) Folder 70. Personal, Correspondence relating to Interface (March - July) Articles and other Personal Papers, Folder 71. Folder 72. Folder 73. Folder 74. Personal, Letters of congratulations from certain MRI Alumni on 25th Anniversary as MRI President Personal, Letters of congratulations: Annual Trustees Citation, Resignation as President of MRI and becoming Chairman of the Board of MRI Personal, Calendar (January - August) Personal, Letters of congratulations concerning speech at Westminster College Folder 75. Personal, History, Friends and Philosophy of Charles N. Kimball prepared by Susan Wilkerson for KCPT Folder 76. Personal, Letters of congratulations upon retirement as Chairman of Board of MRI

14 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 5 Folder Personal, Boston A City Upon a Hill by James Ames. Folder Personal, Correspondence, Genealogy Chart, Information, New England Historic Genealogical Society Folder Personal, Kansas City Business Leader Hall of Fame (Junior Achievement) Folder 77. Personal, 1984 Book review by CNK, Inventions: The Patented Works of R. Buckminister Fuller Folder Personal, Correspondence concerning Charles Kimball s art show. Folder Personal, The Personality of Winston Churchill lecture by Sir John Colville. Folder Personal, Letters relating to Midwest Research Institute: Some Recollections of the First 30 Years, Folder Personal, 1987, Undated - Letters Relating to Midwest Research Institute: Some Recollections of the First 30 Years. Folder Personal, Kansas City: 100 Years of Business Calendars, Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar

15 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 6 Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar (This is a calendar for the full year and is in addition to the months documented in Folder 73) Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar Folder Personal, Calendar SPEECHES Speeches, Correspondence Folder 78. Speeches, Correspondence, 1953 Folder 79. Speeches, Correspondence, 1954 Folder 80. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1955 Folder 81. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1955 Folder 82. Speeches, Correspondence, January - March 1956 Folder 83. Speeches, Correspondence, April - June 1956 Folder 84. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1956 Folder 85. Speeches, Correspondence, January - May 1957 Folder 86. Speeches, Correspondence, June - December 1957 Folder 87. Speeches, Correspondence, January - December 1958 Folder 88. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1959 Folder 89. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1959

16 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 7 Folder 90. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1960 Folder 91. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1960 Folder 92. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1961 Folder 93. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1961 Folder 94. Speeches, Correspondence, January - December 1962 Folder 95. Speeches, Correspondence, January - July 1963 Folder 96. Speeches, Correspondence, August - December 1963 Folder 97. Speeches, Correspondence, January - March 1964 Folder 98. Speeches, Correspondence, April - June 1964 Folder 99. Speeches, Correspondence, July - August 1964 Folder 100. Speeches, Correspondence, September - December 1964 Folder 101. Speeches, Correspondence, January - March 1965 Folder 102. Speeches, Correspondence, April - July 1965 Folder 103. Speeches, Correspondence, August - September 1965 Folder 104. Speeches, Correspondence, October - December 1965 Folder 105. Speeches, Correspondence, January - February 1966 Folder 106. Speeches, Correspondence, March - May 1966 Folder 107. Speeches, Correspondence, June - September 1966 Folder 108. Speeches, Correspondence, October - December 1966 Folder 109. Speeches, Correspondence, January - March 1967 Folder 110. Speeches, Correspondence, April - June 1967 Folder 111. Speeches, Correspondence, July - September 1967 Folder 112. Speeches, Correspondence, October - December 1967 Folder 113. Speeches, Correspondence, January - March 1968 Folder 114. Speeches, Correspondence, April - June 1968 Folder 115. Speeches, Correspondence, July - September 1968 Folder 116. Speeches, Correspondence, October - December 1968 Folder 117. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1969 Folder 118. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1969 Folder 119. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1970 Folder 120. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1970 Folder 121. Speeches, Correspondence, 1971

17 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 8 Folder 122. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1972 Folder 123. Speeches, Correspondence, July - December 1972 Folder 124. Speeches, Correspondence, January - June 1973 Folder 125. Speeches, Correspondence, July - October 1973 Folder 126. Speeches, Correspondence, November - December 1973 Folder 127. Speeches, Correspondence, January - August 1974 Folder 128. Speeches, Correspondence, September - December 1974 Folder 129. Speeches, Correspondence, January - September 1975 Folder 130. Speeches, Correspondence, October - December 1975 Folder 131. Speeches, Correspondence, January - July 1976 Folder 132. Speeches, Correspondence, August - December 1976 Folder 133. Speeches, Correspondence, January - March 1977 Folder 134. Speeches, Correspondence, April - September 1977 Folder 135. Speeches, Correspondence, October - December 1977 Folder 136. Speeches, Correspondence, January - July 1978 Folder 137. Speeches, Correspondence, August 1978 Folder 138. Speeches, Correspondence, September - December 1978 Folder 139. Speeches, Correspondence, January - December 1979 Speeches, Notes/Drafts Folder Speeches, Undated - Motivation Behind Accomplishment: The Importance of Creativity in Research Folder 140. Folder 141. Folder 142. Folder 143. Folder 144. Folder 145. Folder 146. Speeches, New Products Can Be Made to Order, February 9, 1954 Speeches, How Research Will Help Build Kansas City, February 12, 1954 Speeches, Speech to The Mercury Club of Kansas City, February 23, 1954 Speeches, Speech to the Conference of Correspondent Bankers (K.C. MO), March 5, 1954 Speeches, New Products Can Be Made to Order, September 28, 1954 Speeches, Building Facts into Factories Speeches, Progress Through Research

18 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 9 Folder 147. Speeches, Regional Resources and Trends, February 3-4, 1955 Folder 148. Folder 149. Speeches, Diversification - Key to Employment Stabilization, June 15, 1955 Speeches, Lecture Before National Institute for Commercial and Trade Organization Executives, June 30, 1955 Folder 150. Speeches, Automation, November 10, 1955 Folder 151. Speeches, Building Facts into Factories, December 1955 Folder 152. Speeches, Building Facts into Factories, January 25, 1956 Folder 153. Speeches, Harnessing the Power of Ideas, February 16, 1956 Folder 154. Speeches, Materials, Techniques and Problems of the Future, April 24, 1956 Folder Speeches, Some Observations of the Industrial Future of Kansas June 7, 1956 Folder 155. Speeches, How Management Looks at Industrial Research, June 11, 1956 Folder 156. Speeches, Trends in Industrial Research, July 22, 1956 Folder 157. Speeches, Influence of Research on Industrial Progress, October 8-12, 1956 Folder 158. Speeches, Competition for Executives Time, October 24, 1956 Folder 159. Folder 160. Folder 161. Folder 162. Folder 163. Folder 164. Speeches, Speech at Water Resources for Industry Conference, November 30, 1956 Speeches, Speech to Kansas City Society of Financial Analysts, December 12, 1956 Speeches, Speech to Independence Junior Service League, January 10, 1957 Speeches, Speech to St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, January 16, 1957 Speeches, Speech to the Society of Clinical Surgery, March 29, 1957 Speeches, Techniques for Improving the Effectiveness of Research, April 2, 1957 Folder Speeches, The Practical Application of Research Methods to Your Business April 9, 1957 Folder 165. Speeches, Progress Through Research, May 3, 1957

19 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 10 Folder 166. Folder 167. Folder 168. Speeches, Mill Order or Warehouse Order? Only O.R. Can Really Solve This Problem, May 10, 1957 Speeches, Arts and Sciences - Pioneers in Progress, May 29, 1957 Speeches, Speech to the Hallmark Leadership meeting, June 15, 1957 Folder Speeches, Highlights of Nationwide Survey Among Small Businessmen (at President s Conference) September 23, 1957 Folder 169. Speeches, Motivation behind Accomplishment, October 4, 1957 Folder 170. Speeches, Progress through Research, October 22, 1957 Folder Speeches, The Russian Sputniks: Challenge to American Education October 28, 1957 Folder Speeches, The Next Decade: How Research Will Shape the Future January 15, 1958 Folder Speeches, Education in America: How Does it Measure Up? January 20, 1958 Folder 171. Folder 172. Folder 173. Speeches, Rockhurst College Visiting Scholar Symposium, January 24, 1958 Speeches, Speech to American Marketing Association, March 27, 1958 Speeches, Speech to Life Insurance Underwriters (First and Second Lectures), June 23, 1958 Folder Speeches, The Significance of Science to the Executive November 17, 1958 Folder 174. Folder 175. Folder 176. Folder 177. Folder 178. Speeches, Speech for SPI Meeting Speeches, Will KC Prosper in this Scientific Age? January 7, 1959 Speeches, The Impact of Technology on Tomorrow, January 13, 1959 Speeches, Research and Development Assistance for Small Business outside of the Company, March 2-3, 1959 Speeches, Speech to Kansas State Chamber of Commerce, April 20, 1959 Folder 179. Speeches, The Inquiring Mind, June 5, 1959 Folder 180. Speeches, Scientific America, June 26, 1959

20 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 11 Folder 181. Folder 182. Folder 183. Folder 184. Folder 185. Speeches, Proprietary Products Research and Development, September 9-10, 1959 Speeches, Industrial Research and Its Role in the Borrower s Future, October 6, 1959 Speeches, Speech to Heartland U.S.A. Development Committee, October 29, 1959 Speeches, Role of Physical Sciences in Medicine Speeches, Opportunities for Progress in the 1960s, May 11, 1960 Folder 186. Speeches, America s 1960 Revolutionary Army, May 12, 1960 Folder 187. Speeches, Challenge to Tomorrow s Leaders, June 5, 1960 Folder 188. Folder 189. Speeches, Will Researchers Run Out of Problems? June 20, 1960 Speeches, Five Minute Speech Before the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, June 29, 1960 Folder 190. Speeches, Speech to Junior League, September 16, 1960 Folder 191. Folder 192. Folder 193. Folder 194. Speeches, Science and Its Effects on the Economy of the Middlewest, October 5, 1960 Speeches, Notes for Speech at National Electronics Conference, October 10, 1960 Speeches, Speech to American Chemical Society, October 12, 1960 Speeches, Speech to Future Farmers of America, October 13, 1960 Folder 195. Speeches, Talk Honoring Hallmark, October 26, 1960 Folder 196. Folder 197. Folder 198. Folder 199. Folder 200. Speeches, Speech to Edison Electric Institute Meeting, November 15, 1960 Speeches, Why Science Influences Community Progress, February 21, 1961 Speeches, Kansas Industry and Commerce at the Crossroads, April 17, 1961 Speeches, Speech to Kansas University Conference on Research, May 12, 1961 Speeches, Why Science Must Influence Missouri s Progress, May 16, 1961

21 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 12 Folder 201. Folder 202. Speeches, Speech to Arthur D. Little, Inc., Research for Progress, July 27, 1961 Speeches, Speech to Financial Analysts Seminar, August 22-23, 1961 Folder 203. Speeches, The New Hero Image, August 24, 1961 Folder 204. Folder 205. Folder 206. Folder 207. Folder 208. Speeches, Meeting Changes in Manpower Requirements, September 25-26, 1961 Speeches, Address at University of Kansas City, December 4, 1961 Speeches, Speech to Quarterly Meeting of Senior Staff, December 12, 1961 Speeches, Higher Education and Research and the State Economic Growth Speeches, Some Economic Benefit From Space Technology, March 12, 1962 Folder Speeches, The Dependence of Missouri s Economic Growth on Higher Education and Research April 9, 1962 Folder Speeches, Report to the Annual Dinner Meeting of Trustees [MRI] Hotel Muehlebach, Kansas City, Missouri May 1, 1962 Folder Speeches, Address Before Annual Dinner Meeting of MRI Trustees May 3, 1962 Folder Speeches, The Importance of Science to the Future of Kansas May 4, 1962 Folder 209. Speeches, Speech to Sunset Hill Assembly, October 18, 1962 Folder Speeches, An Assessment of the Scientific and Technological Capabilities Available in the State of Missouri October 30-31, 1962 Folder Speeches, Higher Education - A Key to Economic Growth November 9, 1962 Folder 210. Folder 211. Folder 212. Speeches, Speech to National Machine Tool Builders Association, November 14-16, 1962 Speeches, Address to Eagle Scouts Speeches, Obstacles and Opportunities in University and Industry Relations

22 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 13 Folder Speeches, An Assessment of the Scientific and Technological Capabilities Available in the State of Missouri 1963 Folder 213. Folder 214. Speeches, Will Oklahoma Prosper in this Scientific Age? January 10, 1963 Speeches, Speech to Kansas City University Fund Raising Meeting, January 16, 1963 Folder 215. Speeches, Speech to Kansas City Rotary Club, January 17, 1963 Folder 216. Speeches, Speech to MRI Wives, January 17, 1963 Folder 217. Folder 218. Folder 219. Folder 220. Speeches, Speech to Editors of Area Newspapers, February 21, 1963 Speeches, Some Opportunities and Obstacles in Transferring New Technology Among Various Sectors of the Economy, March 29, 1963 Speeches, Speech to Avila College Commencement, May 31, 1963 Speeches, The Relationship Between Economic Growth and the Transfer of Technology, September 26, 1963 Folder Speeches, The Economic Importance of Science and Technology October 2, 1963 Folder 221. Folder 222. Speeches, Why Isn t the Missouri Basin Prospering in the Space Age? October 8, 1963 Speeches, Role of Non-Profit Institute and Its Relationship to Industry and Government, February 3-4, 1964 Folder 223. Speeches, Speech to Butler Manufacturing, February 7, 1964 Folder 224. Folder 225. Folder 226. Folder 227. Folder 228. Speeches, The Effect of Science and Technology on the Future Worth of the Midwest, February 22, 1964 Speeches, Speech to Pembroke Country Day Students, March 3, 1964 Speeches, What We Can Accomplish in Kansas City in this Century? April 29, 1964 Speeches, Changing Demands of Science and Technology, June 15, 1964 Speeches, Speech to Midwest Governors Conference on Economic and Industrial Development, June 22, 1964

23 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 14 Folder 229. Speeches, Speech to Life Officers Investment Seminar, June 24, 1964 Folder 230. Speeches, The Changing Role of MRI, September 1964 Folder 231. Folder 232. Folder 233. Folder 234. Folder 235. Folder 236. Speeches, Speech to Teachers of St. Joseph Public School System, September 3, 1964 Speeches, Speech to Midwest Governors Conference on Economic Development for the Midwest, September 10, 1964 Speeches, Economic Growth for Bartlesville and The Middlewest, October 23, 1964 Speeches, Economic Value of New Technology, October 28, 1964 Speeches, Opportunities in the Understanding of Science, October 28, 1964 Speeches, Speech to Board of Chamber of Commerce, October 30, 1964 Folder Speeches, Some New Growth Potentials for this Region [Arkansas] November 4, 1964 Folder 237. Speeches, Report to the CED Meeting, November 18-19, 1964 Folder 238. Speeches, Speech to Great Lake Pipelines, November 24, 1964 Folder 239. Folder 240. Folder 241. Speeches, Speech to Vendo Management Group, Management for the Future December 30, 1964 Speeches, A New Growth Potential for Nebraska, January 27, 1965 Speeches, First NASA Regional Technology Utilization Programs - A Three Year Report, March 3, 1965 Folder 242. Speeches, Speech to Hallmark Board, March 16, 1965 Folder 243. Speeches, Some Contributions Engineers Can Make to the Economy, March 19, 1965 Folder Speeches, The Important Role of the Scientist in the Transfer of Technology March 25, 1965 Folder 244. Speeches, Speech to Dedication of Commerce Towers, April 1, 1965 Folder Speeches, Keynote Address at the 40th Annual Conference of the American Industrial Development Council April 5, 1965

24 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 15 Folder 245. Speeches, Some New Responsibilities of Scientists, April 24, 1965 Folder 246. Speeches, Speech to Washburn University, May 7, 1965 Folder 247. Folder 248. Folder 249. Folder 250. Folder 251. Folder 252. Speeches, Speech to Commencement at Barstow School, June 10, 1965 Speeches, Last Days of Ten Cotton Stocking and the Stethoscope, June 23, 1965 Speeches, Hearings before Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development Committee on Science and Astronautics U.S. House of Representatives, July 8, 1965 Speeches, Some Urban Implications of the Space Program, September 20, 1965 Speeches, Technology and Regional Economic Development, September 27, 1965 Speeches, Speech to Trustees of Spindletop Research, Inc., October 4, 1965 Folder 253. Speeches, Speech to Missouri Municipal League, October 7, 1965 Folder 254. Folder 255. Folder 256. Folder 257. Speeches, Engineers New Role in a Changing Environment, October 18, 1965 Speeches, Speech to AEC Accelerator Site Selection Committee, November 10, 1965 Speeches, A Midwesterner s View of Regional Development, November 19, 1965 Speeches, A New Approach to Regional Development, December 2, 1965 Folder 258. Speeches, Speech to Eagle Scouts, December 28, 1965 Folder 259. Folder 260. Folder 261. Folder 262. Folder 263. Speeches, Technology and Regional Economic Development, January 6, 1966 Speeches, Annual Meeting of Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, January 26, 1966 Speeches, Knowledge and Regional Economic Development, March 10, 1966 Speeches, Developing New Mexico Today for Tomorrow, April 7, 1966 Speeches, Research and Development - Challenge and Opportunity for Trucking, April 19, 1966

25 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 16 Folder 264. Folder 265. Speeches, Board of Governors - Association of Stock Exchange Firms (K.C. MO), May 2, 1966 Speeches, Ground Breaking Ceremonies at Avila College, June 28, 1966 Folder 266. Speeches, Expanding the Midwest s Economy, July 18, 1966 Folder 267. Folder 268. Folder 269. Folder 270. Folder 271. Speeches, Quality Goals for Rocky Mountain Development, September 1, 1966 Speeches, Transforming Tucson s Goals into Action, September 20, 1966 Speeches, Economic Development Potentials in the Midwest, September 22, 1966 Speeches, Planning for the Future of the City, September 26, 1966 Speeches, The Changing Quality of Main Street, November 28, 1966 Folder Speeches, Quality Goals for Oklahoma November 28, 1966 Folder Speeches, Quality Goals for Colorado s Development December 1, 1966 Folder Speeches, Common Problems of Town and Gown January 6-7, 1967 Folder 272. Speeches, St. Louis Regional Mail Users Council Forum, (K.C. MO), January 19, 1967 Folder Speeches, Statement Before the Special Subcommittee on Scientific Manpower Utilization of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare U. S. Senate January 26, 1967 Folder 273. Folder 274. Speeches, General Agents and Managers Man-of-the-Year Dinner (K.C. MO), February 9, 1967 Speeches, TAPE - Review of Paper Technology Transfer by Committee for Science and Public Policy, February 19, 1967 Folder Speeches, Technology Transfer April 3, 1967 Folder Speeches, Industrial Promotional Activities How Midwest Research Institute Can Be of Assistance May 10, 1967 Folder Speeches, The Impact of Science and Technology on Regional Development May 18, 1967 Folder 275. Speeches, Speech at the Pierson Luncheon for the Kansas City Star Directors, May 29, 1967

26 K0055 Charles Newton Kimball ( ) Papers Page 17 Folder Speeches, Towards a Closer Coupling Between Engineering Schools and the Civilian Economy June 22, 1967 Folder 276. Speeches, The Evolution of NASA and TU Program, July 12, 1966 Folder Speeches, Effective Research on Urban Problems August 4, 1967 Folder 277. Speeches, TWA Chief Pilots Training, August 17, 1967 Folder 278. Speeches, Joint Economic Committee Hearings (United States Senate), October 2, 1967 Folder Speeches, Summary of Remarks as Leader of Discussion Forum on Educating Ourselves October 7, 1967 Folder Speeches, Observations on Technology Transfer October 10, 1967 Folder 279. Speeches, Speech to the St. Louis YPO, February 16, 1968 Folder 280. Speeches, Hostess Graduation Speech, March 13, 1968 Folder 281. Speeches, TAPE - TWA Hostess Graduation, March 13, 1968 Folder 282. Folder 283. Folder 284. Speeches, Opportunities Ahead for the Business Schools, April 23, 1968 Speeches, Planning for Quality Urban and Regional Programs, May 5, 1968 Speeches, Remarks at the National Manpower Conference (Stillwater, Ok.), May 18, 1968 Folder Speeches, Evening Remarks Before the Twenty-Third Annual Dinner Meeting of Trustees of MRI May 22, 1968 Folder 285. Folder 286. Folder 287. Folder 288. Folder 289. Speeches, Speech to Group of Wealthy Kansas City Women, June 6, 1968 Speeches, Remarks at the Deciding the Future Conference, July 17-19, 1968 Speeches, Today s Education and Tomorrow s World, September 10, 1968 Speeches, Remarks to the Alumni Group at Sunset Hill School, September 25, 1968 Speeches, Remarks - General Manager s Meeting - AT & T Long Lines Division (Excelsior Springs, MO), October 8, 1968