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Includes 11 bound volumes of meeting minutes, May 19, 1931-December 10, 1965; budget information, 1968-1969; and routine correspondence.

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These nine 35mm color slides were taken by Dr. Elmer L. Crowder. His office was in the Whitaker Building and he shot the images from his office window.

The slides document two different downtown Davenport, Iowa circus parades.

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This collection contains early plats and survey reports from Davenport City Engineer and Public Works departments dating from ca. 1854-1910.

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Includes 3 binders of of newspaper clippings, 1980s-1990s; 1 notebook of Iowa Press Clipping Bureau clippings, 1980s; 1 binder of Human Relations Commission papers, 1966-1968; and 2 plaques.

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This collection contains videotapes of Davenport School Board meetings, dating from December 1992 through August 1995.

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Two bound volumes of will transcripts and probate information, 1922-1950, likely from the Davenport firm Heinz and Fisher and its successors (see Acc#2005-24). Includes personal information such as lists of heirs, birth and death dates, etc.

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Fire truck accidents; Fire Chief's accident April 1956; Claims; Bills

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Company ledgers, budgets, sick rolls.

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Original prints hung in 4th Street Fire Station. During 2016 remodel of facility images were removed, duplicated, and framed copies were returned. SC kept originals and duplicates as well as digitized versions from Boyd Fitzgerald Imaging Solutions, as is and adjusted. Amy Driskill, City Archivist, spearheaded this project.

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This collection contains reports of the Davenport Fire Department dated c. 1900-1910; also official report with photographs of Chief Shick's car accident from 23 Apr 1956. Includes a few more recent newspaper clippings regarding the Davenport Fire Department.

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about 150 photographic prints of Davenport High School play Harvey [1955] and cheerleaders c1952-1961; some identification available

Content Description 9 5" binders and 1 clamshell box of biographical information 1950-2016 pertaining to the graduates and spouses of Davenport High School Class of 1950 prepared by donor Marvin Lee. Ephemeral items include Class Reunion Booklets from 1960-2010. Media includes CD prepared ca 2012 called "Davenport Central High School Alumni Directory 2012". Series 1-Classmate marriages and deaths organized chronologically by date of death Binder 1 1951-1987 Binder...

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one 8x10" color print of class reunion group dated July 19, 2000

Directory booklets with classmate names and contact information:

1 from 1990

1 from 1995

2 from 2000

1 from 2005

2-page listing classmate, spouse/guest and residence *originally filed with ephemera

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Five class reunion booklets from Davenport High School's classes of 1932 and 1939 documenting current names and addresses of classmates, reunion dinner menus, etc.

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This collection consists of a 1944 commencement announcement for Davenport High School, two name cards for Hope Swarzendruber and an envelope that was mailed to Wayne Cokayne, Winfield, Iowa with a 3 cent Victory Stamp.

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This collection contains Davenport High School graduate lists for 1864-1905; graduation programs for 1867-1919 (with gaps); public school directories, PTA council handbooks.

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composite print of graduates June 1905 by J.B. Hostetler; cloth embroidered with signatures of the graduates which is partially completed

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This collection contains 1 mounted 8 x 10" photograph of the Davenport High School graduating class of 1926. Also includes 1926 Blackhawk; Trinity Cathedral Directory for 1968, 1976, and 1984; Heritage of a dream : the story of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral; and Keeping posted : special flood edition.

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This collection contains 1 image of the 1907-08 Davenport High School basketball team; 1 image of the Kappa Delta Society dated 1931; 1 copy of the Davenport High School Senior yearbook 1908; and 1 copy of A portfolio of cartoons as published by the Davenport Times 1912- 13.

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Financial Records, By-Laws, Lilac Garden information, garden maps; This collection is being processed. For more information about this collection, please consult with a Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center staff member.

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Collection of nine images taken in 1911 and 1912 of the Davenport Hospital, nurses home, and staff members. The hospital and nurses home was located on East 29th Street (East Twenty-nineth Street).

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Promotional item "Compliments of Davenport Ice and Coal Company". Sure Grip Ice Cube Tongs by Apex. Silver tongs about 4" long.

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This collection contains articles of incorporation for the Davenport Independent Mining Company dated 1909.

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This collection contains minutes and attendance records from 1961-2004, Constitutions and By-Laws dated 1967, 1993 and 1997, color photographic prints - snapshots from the 1990s programs mostly, and correspondence regarding membership.

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Donor created items with images and addresses of painted advertisements on buildings on brick in Davenport, Iowa. These types of paintings are also known as ghost signs.

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This collection consists of one architectural drawing of an oak card catalog cabinet with 150 trays created by E.D.M. for the Library Bureau Division of Rem. Rand Inc. for the Davenport Public Library.

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#1 Jun1999-Dec2000; #2 Jan 2001-Mar Mar 2002; #3 Apr2002 -Dec 2003; #4 Jan 2004-Dec2004; #5 Jan 2005-Jun2006; July 2015 rec'd 1260 VHS master tapes from Communications Office

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Handwritten record of the minutes of early city council proceedings. Some financial records also included.

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This collection represents images that were taken by Daily Times photographers and may have been published in the local Davenport newspaper. Topics include St. Elizabeth's Hospital fire, State of Scott Celebrations, many aerial images.

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Approximately 38 4 x 6" color photographs of the 1993 flood in Davenport.