Ingward Petersen Papers
Scope and Contents
The highlights of this collection are papers related to Petersen’s military service; a large hand-drawn map of 718-722 Brown Street as it was in 1907; and a series of plays and musicals written by Ingward and Robert Petersen when they were youths.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-1967
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Ingward Petersen was born in 1896, and lived in Davenport for most of his life. He was an Army veteran of World War I, and a member of American Legion Post 26. Petersen married Irene De Reu in 1924, and they had a daughter, Joan. Irene died in 1967, and in 1973, Petersen married Arline Fredenburg. He owned and operated Petersen’s Men’s Store in Moline, and retired in 1966. Petersen died November 5, 1980.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The highlights of this collection are papers related to Petersen’s military service; a large hand-drawn map of 722 Brown Street as it was in 1907; and a series of plays and musicals written by Ingward and Robert Petersen when they were youths.
Extent
2 Box(es)
1 maps : Very large hand drawn map of Davenport's Brown Street neighborhood as remembered is located in Map Case 3 Drawer 11; encapsulated.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 37 Section 3; Map of yard plans in map case 3 drawer 11
- Author
- Ellen Miller
- 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