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Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1994-07

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photocopied research materials relating to the George Davenport Family residing on what is known as Arsenal Island, Rock Island, IL. The topics included are relating to business interests, correspondence, genealogy, and early Rock Island history. Highlighted in this collection are letters referring to shipping materials to build the first home in the Quad City area, circa 1833. Most of this collection consists of photocopies, reproduced from originals...

Dates: 1994

Found in: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

Colonial Dames

Collection

Identifier: 2015-14

Scope and Contents Scrapbooks and records of Board of Managers meetings for the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Iowa.Scrapbooks document the organization's activities. Some photographs are included. Binder of invitations to meetings 1938-2006 collected by Alice Richardson Sloane. Records of Meetings of Board of Managers 1896-1917. Additional minutes of meetings and financial reports 2005 April - 2013 June. Brief Inventory: Box 1 Minutes: Board...

Dates: 1896-2006

Found in: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

Colonial Dames-Davenport Borough

Collection

Identifier: 2006-21

Scope and Contents

This collection contains minutes of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of American in the State of Iowa, Davenport Borough from 1944-2002.

Dates: 1944-2002

Found in: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

Company C 8th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment photograph

Collection

Identifier: 2004-73

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of original Civil War era photograph showing group of eight men in uniform including Lytle Stephens seated on the right; believe to have been taken St. Louis c1863.

Dates: 1863

Found in: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

Composition Books of Minnie Schick Fregin

Collection

Identifier: 2019-45

Scope and Contents

Minnie Schick was a Davenport native. These three books appear to have been from her 8th grade school year and contain verses from songs, compositions, and lessons. Each composition book contains cursive handwriting.

See also 2006-04 and 2023-01 regarding Schick/Fregin families.

Dates: 1906-1907

Found in: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

Conrad Tinky Myers diary and supporting materials

Collection

Identifier: 2003-03

Scope and Contents

1859 diary of Scott county resident, believe may have belonged to Conrad Tinkey Myers. Photograph album taken apart and images placed in archival envelopes. Variety of school books and novels. Bank book and checkbook from Citizens National Bank [ca. 1902]. Flood of 1965 special edition of The Clinton Herald. Miscellaneous lose documents and objects. Other materials date up to 1965. Inventory available.

Dates: 1859-1965

Found in: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

Construction site photographs (unidentified locations)

Collection

Identifier: 1989-06

Scope and Contents

Images show construction sites; two are labeled as Jefferson School (town unknown) in April and May 1927. One postcard is addressed to Mr. J.H. Hunzinger Davenport, Iowa from C.M. Young. The postmark is British Columbia and the date is July 7, 1923; rest of the images have no identification.

Dates: 1920-1929

Found in: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center