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Lend-A-Hand Club Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1989-11
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the content found in the cornerstone of the 1922 Lend-A-Hand building located at 105 Main Street (Main St.) in Davenport, Iowa. Additionally, there are scrapbooks dating from 1895-1943 and a variety of ephemeral items relating to Lend-A-Hand and national and local organizations, many of which held their meetings in the Lend-a-Hand Club building.
Dates:
1895-1943
Lend-A-Hand Club Records
Collection
Identifier: 1998-10
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials recording the activities and operation of the Lend-A-Hand Club. Primiarly the records consist of financial records and resident room records of women who rented rooms at Lend-A-Hand. Additionally, the materials include lists of board of directors and community organizations, signs of rules and regulations for those staying at Lend-A-Hand, as well as a representative sample of construction and architectural records.
Dates:
1944-1976
Northwest Davenport Liedertafel Ladies [Damen Zirkel] Records
Collection
Identifier: 2015-18
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials recording the activities and actions of the Northwest Davenport Liedertafel Ladies.
The collection's materials were mostly handwritten by the executive board and the membership.
The collection's materials were mostly handwritten by the executive board and the membership.
Dates:
1921-2008; Majority of material found within 1950-1985
P.E.O. Chapter FJ Records
Collection
Identifier: 2014-08
Scope and Contents
This collection was created by the P.E.O Sisterhood Chapter FJ of Davenport, Iowa. It's officers and membership recorded and created these materials. The collection contains recording secretary's book with treasurer's reports, a history of the local chapter, photographic prints, and scrapbooks from the 1950s through 2003. The documents in this collection also include biographical information about their membership such as member Patricia Barry, an actress, and LaWanda Roudebush, former...
Dates:
1919-2011
Tuesday Club Papers and Yearly Program Books
Collection
Identifier: 1991-04
Scope and Contents
The Tuesday Club papers date from 1951 to (current) and measure 2.4 linear
feet. The papers are arranged in 3 series: Papers presented by members,
Programs/Yearbooks, and Miscellaneous Items.The Papers Presented by Members series (1951- current) includes about 100
research papers that Tuesday Club members have prepared for presentation at
their meetings. Most are typed and have bibliographies. These papers are
arranged alphabetically by name of author through mid-2006. As papers...
Dates:
1892-2019
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About the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center:
The Special Collections Department of the Davenport Public Library was established in 1982. In November of 1999, the newly renovated department opened to better serve its community and was renamed the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. The Center acquires, arranges, describes, preserves, and makes available local history and genealogical materials concentrating on those pertaining to Davenport, Scott County, and Eastern Iowa.
Books and other printed materials in the collection can be found using a Library Search. For additional digital resources, browse the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive. For more information about specific subjects relating to Scott County History, please browse the Research Guides.
Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center
Davenport Public Library
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490
(563) 326-7902
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com
Davenport Public Library
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490
(563) 326-7902
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com
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