Alice Richardson-Sloane Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) items, Esek Steere Ballord papers, Tyler genealogy, images, Rock Island Arsenal Golf Course circa 1906, Diamond Lady inaugural cruise, funeral items, Iowa adoption list, birth and death records for Scott County, probate index, divorce extractions, and Hostetler panoramics of the Mason property.
Dates
- Creation: various
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.
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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.
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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.
Biographical / Historical
This is a collection of items donated by Alice Richardson Sloane that either belonged to her families of origin or were from the genealogical business she shared with her husband, L.T. Sloane.
Extent
4.97 Linear Feet (in 5 boxes: one 5" manuscript, two oversize flat, two record center cartons. )
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 37 Section 10;
Map Case 3 Drawer 10 4 oversized images by Hostetler of Mason property.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Physical Description
fair to excellent
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com