Scott County Historic Preservation Society Collection
Scope and Contents
Brus family CDV & Cabinet Card album 1880-1892
25 cabinet cards 16 cdvs; 2 identified images - mostly Davenport IA photography studios; bridal couples, busts 1880-1892; some research on Brus family by Coky Powers
*Dance card/invitation or Grand Ball 1892 Maysville IA Terpsichorean Society
*Postage size image of woman 19th century? NOT gem tintype
property abstract of title for 1126 Perry Street 1837-1984
paperback booklets home canning [1919] and Iowa trees in winter [1938]
1 abstract of title;
1 photographic print 5x7" sepia of adult male in military uniform identified by donor as wearing a winter officer's uniform with Washinmgton District Command patches, Airborne Infantry U.S. Army, 10th Army patch and signal corps. Image is by Bawden Brothers.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1945
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Scott County Historic Preservation Society, Inc. (SCHPS) is a nonprofit organization committed to the cause of historic preservation in Scott County, Iowa. Purposes Are... 1. To identify and foster the preservation of historic sites and buildings. 2. To engage in the research and study of historic sites and buildings with the appropriate governmental agencies. 3. To actively pursue the registration of historic sites and buildings with the appropriate governmental agencies. 4. To develop funding to aid in the preservation of historic sites and buildings. 5. To educate the public on the value and need for historic preservation. 6. To provide a forum for historic preservation issues. 7. To be public advocates of the cultural and economic benefits of historic preservation.
Extent
1 unknown (Collection is being processed.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 33 Section 1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
General
album images scanned jpg and tif by CAP, removed from album by kmo, sleeved individually; abstract in document preservation binder; booklets foldered: physical processing complete
- 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