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Williamson Historical Documents Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-03

Scope and Contents

This is a varied collection curated by a collector. Items have to do with the Upper Mississippi Valley region, the bulk pertaining to Davenport, Iowa.

Unusual items in the collection are Upper Mississippi River Refuge Trap Tags and Key 1940-2000, envelopes from the first flight of U.S. Air Mail Routes 107 (including Davenport) and 98, and early jazz audio recordings on vinyl featuring Bix Beiderbecke.

Postcards: Separated - see PC Collection

To access published items or media please use our online catalog and search using the accession number.

Dates

  • Creation: 1866-2000

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials are available for use in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center only.

Request permission before copying materials.

Personal digital cameras and scanners are allowed in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center on a case-by-case basis. The items that a researcher may want to scan or photograph must be examined and evaluated for physical condition, copyright issues, and donor restrictions by staff.

Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Extent

3.22 Linear Feet (in one 2.5" letter-size manuscript box, oversized photograph box, and 33 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Archives and Manuscripts I. Photographs II. Ephemera III.Artifacts IV. Educational Materials

Separated items include: I. Published items II. Media - Audio Recordings III.Postcards

Physical Location

Range 33 Section 09
Range 44 Section 01 OS Photo Box 4: 1 photographic print

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository

Contact:
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Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States