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Title: Herman Robert Sutherland
Description: Obituary for Herman Sutherland of Sutherland Lumber Company. Sutherland died December 28, 2006, at the age of 93.
Date: 2006-12-30
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Dwight D. Sutherland Sr. Dies at 81
Description: Dwight Sutherland's father Robert Sutherland founded the Sutherland Lumber Company in 1917 in Hugo, Oklahoma. As of 2003, the company had 60 locations in 15 states with a strong presence in Missouri and Kansas. Dwight joined the company after World War II. He also provided leadership to the American Royal, and served as its president in 1983 and 1984. Obituary is on facing page, B3:5. Sutherland died October 25, 2003.
Date: 2003-10-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Inside a Family Feud
Description: Story details the feud and legal battles going on within the Sutherland Family concerning the privately held Sutherland Lumber Company which was started in 1917 by Robert Sutherland in Hugo, Oklahoma. "A long-simmering family dispute over how the company is run has burst out in the open in a lawsuit filed in Delaware, where several Sutherland-related family businesses are incorporated." The children of the late Dwight Sutherland, Sr. are involved in the litagation.
Date: 2006-06-07
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1909-1938, Page p046
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 17th Street south to W. 19th Street and from the State Line east to Liberty Street, showing buildings, streets, railroads, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1938
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p167
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 17th Street south to W. 21st Street and from Wyoming east to Holly Street, showing buildings, railroads, and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1949
Object Type: Map

Title: Four Thousand Main Building
Description: Photograph of the Four Thousand Main Building, at the southwest corner of 40th and Main Streets in the early 1980s, and a three-story apartment building at 4006-4008 Main Street. At the time of the photo, 4000 Main served as the headquarters for Sutherlands Lumber Company. The apartment building to its south was demolished in 2017.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1957, Page p167
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 17th Street south to W. 21st Street and from Wyoming east to Holly Street, showing buildings, railroads, and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Biography of Robert R. Sutherland, Jr. (1884-1941), Lumber Yard Owner
Date: 1999
Object Type: Biography

Title: The Sutherland Lumber Company
Description: Photo and full page ad about the history of the Sutherland Lumber Company, "founded in 1917 in Hugo, Oklahoma, by Mr. Robert Sutherland" and "grow[ing] to be the largest privately owned lumber company in the nation" with a branch in Kansas City.
Date: 1982-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: What Next for the Secretive Sutherlands
Description: Profile of the Sutherland Lumber Company, based in Kansas City and owned and operated by the Sutherland family headed by Herman Sutherland. Description of its operations and prominent position in the national lumber industry despite competition from fellow Kansas City-based Payless Cashways, Incorporated.
Date: 1982-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: What Next for the Secretive Sutherlands
Description: Article discussing the changes including possible expansion at Sutherland Lumber Company.
Date: 1982-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

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