Chester Arthur Reynolds (1887 – December 11, 1958), was a Kansas City, Missouri, native and entrepreneur who was once the President of Lee Jeans, and later founded the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (formerly National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center).[1]
Named in honor of Reynolds, the "Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award" is awarded each year during the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Western Heritage Awards.[2]