Betz Family Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials primarily collected by, created by, and about the Betz Family in Kansas City, Missouri. This includes original deeds from Kansas City, as well as family correspondences in both English and German. The collection also contains a number of photographic negatives, including many taken by Carl Egmont Betz, a family tree in French of the Garrigues family, and a folder of materials related specifically to Carl Betz. Also contained in the collection is a Poll Book for Kansas City’s Precinct 1, Ward 13 for the 1940 United States Election.
Dates
- Creation: 1874 - 1960
Creator
- Betz, Carl, 1854-1898 (Person)
- Betz, Carl Egmont (Person)
- Betz, Annette (Person)
- Betz, Alma (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Carl Betz was born in 1854 in Illinois, and was a pioneer in Physical Education in the United States. In 1886 in Kansas City, Missouri, Betz introduced the first permanent physical education program in public schools in the United States. For recognition of his work in physical education, he was granted a silver medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition, and a medal at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Betz was married to Louise Wittig Betz and had several children, including Carl Egmont Betz, Annette “Nettie” Betz, and Alma Betz, who are all also documented in the collection.
Full Extent
0.209 Linear Feet (8 folders)
Language of Materials
English
German
French
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Betz Family Collection
- Subtitle
- A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Author
- John Mason
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository