Charles Wittenmeyer Papers

This collection contains a rare tintype, Ladies Industrial Relief Society papers, Fred Schwengel correspondence, Republican National Party activities, Paul Norton prints, and color slides of Annie Wittenmyer orphanage farmland.

Scope and Content Note/Container List Removed from Accession and cataloged for public shelf October 2004 per ALG: Revised History of Wilton, Iowa containing a complete reprint of Wilton History 1854-1876 by Rider & Stevenson pub 1947 Author: Henry Wildasin See SC 977.768 Wil

Entire Newspapers (disposed of actual papers – see microfilm): Quad City Times Sunday, July 4, 1976 Times-Democrat Sunday, Feb. 23, 1973 The Times-Democrat Sunday, July 30, 1972

Box 1

Research information added: Wittenmeyer’s obituary – Quad City Times Photocopies of images

3 folders Photographic Postcards – local sites [bet 1908-1917] Separated 2014 – moved to Postcard collection Detailed listing prepared to assist with PC Excel doc Most postcards are addressed to Mrs. John N. Horst

Harned & Von Maur Department Store, Davenport, Iowa 6 duplicates;

Putnam Building, Davenport, Iowa;

Masonic Temple, Davenport, Ia.;

Post office, Davenport, Iowa;

Davenport Commercial Club, Davenport, Ia.;

St. Mary’s Home, Davenport, Iowa 2 duplicates;

St. Catherine’s (sic) School, Davenport, Iowa;

St. Katherine’s Hall, Davenport, Iowa;

Girls cottages & campus, Soldiers Orphans Home, Davenport,, Ia.;

Main Office Building, Soldiers Orphans Home, Davenport, Iowa;

Kirkwood Boulevard, Davenport, Iowa.;

Second St., looking west from Brady St., Davenport, IA.;

Second Street from Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa;

Third Street, Davenport, Iowa. The 300 Block Davenport Iowa with it’s 22 active firms has established a world’s record in co-operative advertising 2 duplicates

Aerial Truck-Davenport Fire Dept. Davenport, Iowa

B. J. Palmer Clinic Gardens

B. J. Palmer Clinic Gardens Davenport

B. J. Palmer Clinic Gardens Davenport Iowa No. 2

Fejervary Park, Davenport, Iowa

Fejervary Park, Davenport (flower beds)

Band Stand, Fejervary Park, Davenport, Iowa

The Old Oaken Bucket Central Park, Davenport, Iowa

No caption – of lagoon at Vander Veer/aka Central Park by photographer J. C. Seeman Rustic Bridge Vander Veer Park, Davenport, Iowa.

Davenport, Ia. Conservatory, Central Park.

Green House, Central Park, Davenport, Iowa.

Lake in Central Park, Davenport, Iowa.

Pavilion, Central Park, Davenport, Ia. (sepia tones – postmarked Feb. 28, 1911)

Suburban Island Park, Davenport, Iowa. Davenport, Ia. Suburban Island. Scene near Davenport, Ia. – water, woods Scene near Davenport, Ia. – lane, buildings Scene near Davenport, Ia. – fishermen on water in small boat View of Davenport from Rock Island. View of Davenport, Ia. View from McClellan Heights, Davenport, Ia. Kirkwood Boulevard, Davenport, Ia. – flower beds spell out KIRKWOOD Represents class drilling in figures-Room 40’ x 72’; Height of ceiling, 19 ft. Colonel W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) Moonlight on the Mississippi, Davenport, Iowa. St. Paul – Silver Cresent J S Davenport Iowa – photograph silvering a bit The Ferry “Davenport” by daylight. Between Rock Island, Ill. And Davenport, Iowa Weekly Packet between Davenport, Rock Island and St. Paul (Morning Star) C. M. & St. P. R.R. Depot Moline Ill. View from Watch Tower, Rock Island, Ill. Interior view “Inn” black Hawks Watch Tower Court House, Rock Island, Ill. Longview Park, Rock Island, Ill. Band Stand, Long View Park, Rock Island Arsenal

Gun yard, Rock Island Arsenal, Davenport, Iowa.

Government Bridge from Davenport, Rock Island Arsenal.

Reservoir and Water Tower, Rock Island Arsenal, Davenport, Ia.

Reservoir at Government Island

Row of shops on Government Island

Davenport Memorial Fountain “Scene in Longview Park” Rock Island, Ill.

Looking up toboggan slide Black Hawks Watch Tower

Black Hawk Watch Tower Inn, Rock Island, Ill.

Sunset Drive, Rock Island Arsenal.

Advertisements:

Ready to Hang Lace Curtains – Harned & Von Maur Davenport, Iowa – 1913

Modern Home Plan No. 717 from the White Yard, Davenport, Iowa postmarked April 19, 1917

Spencer Furniture Company, Davenport, Iowa. All prices in plain figures. With calendar for September 1912

Folder on Ladies Industrial Relief Society

Original folder title “FSCS History” believed to stand for Family __ Children’s Services Transferred to 2 archival folders Contents of Folder 1 of 2: Ladies Industrial Relief Society 1958 Annual Summary The First Hundred Years: Ladies’ Industrial Relief Society 1849-1949 [1949 ] Newspaper clipping: The Daily Times, Thursday, September 28, 1933, page 20 regarding Wittenmeyer’s opening of law office in Davenport

Newspaper clipping: no citation available-regarding American Institute of Commerce (A. I. C.) moving from 617 Brady to new location 15th & Brady

Contents of Folder 2 of 2:

Typed and handwritten notes regarding the Ladies Industrial Relief Society Mainly regarding financial items-perhaps used for a speech or in preparation for a report or survey

Removed from a manilla envelope labeled “1952 Newspaper Strike” Tri-City Labor Review published Friday, December 26, 1952

3 maps – City of Davenport [1981]

1980-81 Financial Report – Treasurer’s Report, possibly for Kings Daughters

3 folders Republican National Committee

Letterhead Letters of recommendation [1956, 1960, 1964] Holiday greeting cards [ca 1950-1960]

3 folders of contents of 3-ring binder pertaining to Ginseng and gardening with plat maps of Scott County, IA

Box 2 Election postcards—re: Eisenhower nomination [July 1952] All addressed: Mr. George Feistner Republican National Convention Palmer House Chicago, IL Names and addresses of individuals from Quad City area written on back under words: “IKE is the best man. You nominate him—we’ll elect him.”

The Palimpsest June 1967 Iowa Annie Wittenmyer Home

Information in support of Recommendation for Improvement and Enlargement of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois by The Davenport Bridge Commission an agency of the City of Davenport, Iowa [September 1952] Map included

Public Buildings and Housing: City of Davenport Iowa [December 1947] Wittenmeyer listed as member of City Plan Commission 2 copies

Schools and Park Facilities and the Riverfront Area: City of Davenport Iowa [December 1947] Wittenmeyer listed as member of City Plan Commission 2 copies

Background and Population Growth: City of Davenport Iowa [September 1945] Wittenmeyer listed as member of City Plan Commission 2 copies

Major Streets: City of Davenport Iowa [February 1946] Wittenmeyer listed as member of City Plan Commission 1 copy

Transportation and Transit Facilities: City of Davenport [June 1946] Wittenmeyer listed as member of City Plan Commission 1 copy

The Robert A. Taft Institute of Government: Seminar in Practical Politics at The University of Iowa June 15-28, 1975

1969 Atlas & Directory: Scott County, IA Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 1970 Atlas & Directory: Scott County, IA Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 1971 Atlas & Directory: Scott County, IA Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 1972 Atlas & Directory: Scott County, IA Rockford Map Publishers, Inc.

1978-1979 Scott County Financial Report Karen L. Fitzsimmons, County Auditor

Month by Month Studies in Drawing and 3 Prang art supply lists

Davenport Art Gallery “Prairie Visions – Circus Wonders”

Box 3 Plat map Scott County, IA [date unknown]

1958 Navigation Charts Middle and Upper Mississippi River – Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

BOOKS: 1877 History of Whiteside Co. Ill. By Bent/Wilson Enclosed scratch paper with Hollinshead and Rush surnames written on it Conservation in Iowa [1941] State Conservation Commission

Iowa’s State Parks [1941] State Conservation Commission

Report of the State Conservation Commission [1940 ]

Building, Electrical and Plumbing Code; Including Zoning Ordinance, Smoke Ordinance, Fire Prevention. City of Davenport [1931] - duplicate of SC 690 Bui

Iowa: A Guide to the Hawkeye State Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Iowa [1935] Includes map in pocket in back of book [1938] Duplicate of SC 917.77 Iow 6 folders of correspondence between Congressman Fred Schwengel and Wittenmeyer pertaining to Capitol Historical Society, Republican Heritage Foundation, other [1979-1992]

Box 4 3 certificates Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children (1) United States Capitol Historical Society (2)

3 art reproductions [ date? ] C. B. & Q Station, Rock Island, Ill. (color) C. R. I. & P Station, Davenport, Iowa (color) Milwaukee Depot, Davenport, Iowa (color) Artist: Paul Norton Condition: Some discoloration and dirt Size: 12 x 17” Location: flat archive box, compact shelving

Art reproduction [1985] Davenport riverfront with St. Paul line riverboat Artist: Patrick J. Costello [signed by artist] Condition: fine – some dust/dirt and wrinkles Size: 22 x 28” Location: flat file cabinet; Accession drawer

Photographic print [1961] “Scott County Bar Assn. Apr. 4, 1961” handwritten at bottom center of photo. Eustace Studio written lower right corner. Four rows of men wearing suits and ties and one woman are posed in a courtroom. Image is b&w. Photographer: Eustace Studio Condition: some wrinkling and minor tearing – generally good. Size: 17 x 7” panoramic Location: flat archive box, compact shelving

Slides [1960] Labeled by someone as contour forming, planting, lines and plowing Clara Wittenmyer farm – Lincoln Twp. Al. Spies, Operator Seven individual slides; Color Photographer: unknown Condition: good Size: standard Location: foldered; flat archive box, compact shelving

Pen and ink drawing [no date] “Mr. City Attorney” Man walking down street in fur coat carrying brief case, wearing hat. “Hell, I suppose it’ll warm up tomorrow” written at bottom. Dog “YIPE” ; fire plug Artist: Burl A? Parks Condition: Yellowed/rather brittle Size: typing paper 8.5 x 11” – black ink Location: foldered; flat archive box, compact shelving

Greeting card – reproduction of a lithographic image [no date for card] “Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year from Henrietta and Philip Adler” imprinted inside “From the collection of Davenport Public Museum” on back Lithograph title: “City of Davenport, Iowa From an original lithograph of Sarony, Major and Knapp, 1858” Color Condition: good Size: 5.5 x 8” Location: flat archive box, compact shelving

Tintype [1870-1885] based on “brown period” Size: Full plate measuring 6.5 x 8.5” Condition: good Location: original in flat archive box, compact shelving Scanned by kmo 6/2/2008 Not to umvdia standards Removed from wooden frame with glass – no paper frame Wooden frame saved and located in archive box Large brick building with sign above porch “V. D. Lewis and Bros Store” Four men are standing on the porch. Eleven women and children are standing toward the back of the building. All are dressed in more formal clothing-two of the children are dressed identically. A baby is wearing a long white gown as it is held in its mother’s arms. There are wooden planks laying in the dirt, perhaps for sidewalks. The porch has a variety of items on display. *Attempts to identify the store location have not been successful.

Photographic print; mounted on dark board; sepia tone print Residence with six people standing on front porch Two trees with no leaves in front of home. [December 1907] written on back in upper right hand corner in ink No other identification Photographer: unknown Condition: good Size: 9 x 7” Location: folder; flat archive box, compact shelving

Photographic print; mounted on light brown board; sepia tone print Wooden wagon or cart parked on brick street in front of building with sign saying LaCrosse Plow Co. Office. No identification. [ date unknown ] Photographer: unknown Condition: good Size: 7.5 x 6” Location: folder; flat archive box, compact shelving

Photographic print; mounted on dark brown board; sepia tone print Five men are seated in a narrow room containing a roll top desk with chair, a wooden chair, and a small cot or bed. The men all wear overcoats or jackets and hats. There is a lamp hanging from the ceiling and framed pictures hanging on the walls. There is a door and large window at the end of the room. No identification. [ date unknown ] Photographer: unknown Condition: good Size: 9 x 7” Location: folder; flat archive box, compact shelving Photographic print; removed from picture frame A garden is pictured with a pond and intricate landscaping using rocks including a windmill design. [date unknown] Photographer: unknown Condition: good Size: 10 x 6” horizontal Location: folder; flat archive box, compact shelving

Removed from a manilla envelope labeled “1952 Newspaper Strike” Six 8 x 10” b&w photographic prints of men in front of Morning Democrat and The Daily Times buildings in excellent condition One photograph of a news article and photograph from Dec. 29, 1952 “Tussle on picket line” in Rock Island, Ill.





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