Series 3 – Houses
Scope and Contents
These papers document the long life and career of Clason Kyle, as well his family. They include material on his career with Columbus newspapers including his time as the Associate Editor of the Ledger-Enquirer Sunday Magazine and travel editor. They also document his participation in many local, national and international organizations including: American Cancer Society; Bachelor Club; Barter Theater in Abington; Big Eddy Club; Columbus Chamber of Commerce – Stay and See Committee; Columbus Little Theater, Inc.; Columbus Museum (also known at the Bradley Museum and later the Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts; County Club of Columbus; various churches, primarily Trinity Episcopal and Saint George’s Anglican; Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; Historic Columbus Foundation; Kappa Alpha Order (his fraternity of Rollins College); Musemon Fine Arts Camp; The Springer Opera House; Society of Architectural Historians; Three Arts League; Victorian Society of America; Westville among others.
Dates
- Creation: 1800s - 2020s
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (77 boxes )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Processing Information
Clason Kyle owned three houses which were very important to him. He lived in his parents’ house at 925 Blandford Street in the Overlook neighborhood of Columbus for over 90 years. In 1967 he bought an octagon-shaped house 527 1st Avenue which he used as a guest house and as rental property at different times. It was known as “The Folly” or “May’s Folly”. He sold it in 2018. He also owned a summer home, Topside, in Highlands, North Carolina. He also had a keen interest in the Kyle/Spencer house where his grandparents lived at 303 12th Street in Columbus. It is currently the headquarters of the Historic Columbus Foundation.
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States