Notes on Davenport History by Mc Nabney
Scope and Contents
Compiled by Roy F. McNabney of Davenport. This was pulled from the SC vertical file and is composed of handwritten notes citing newspaper articles that pertain to Davenport. This handwritten list was alphabetized and typed in 1986 by Davenport librarian Rita Specht. Currently two copies are available in open stacks SC 977.769 IND.
Also included in folder are four typed letters to librarians in various communities with research requests by Mc Nabney for information pertaining to Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois dated October 21, 1941.
Dates
- Creation: 1940s
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Biographical / Historical
Roy Francis Mc Nabney (1879-1974) was born in Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois to parents George and Ettie. By 1900 the family had moved to Davenport, Iowa. He married but had no children. During his life his occupation is noted in city directories as bookeeper, office manager, clerk, service manager, writer but a 1974 article in the Quad-City Times newspaper states he was hired as chief of the records department at Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1915, was a federally subsidized writer under the Works Progress Administration and served for years as the historian for the Davenport Public Museum. He spent years researching the stage coach and postal system in the hopes of publishing a book, which unfortunately did not come to fruition.
Extent
1 Files (one file)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 37 Section 1 w/other X items
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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