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Collection Development 2018-present
This is a collection of items chosen to diversify and enhance the library's collection of local history materials. Items have been purchased at sales, online, etc.
Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation Collection
Colonial Dames
Colonial Dames-Davenport Borough
This collection contains minutes of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of American in the State of Iowa, Davenport Borough from 1944-2002.
Company C 8th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment photograph
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.
Composition Books of Minnie Schick Fregin
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.
Conrad Tinky Myers diary and supporting materials
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.
Construction site photographs (unidentified locations)
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.
Cook's Point Collection
1 oversized box of memorabilia used at reunions for Mexican-American local neighborhood called "Cook's Point".