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Angeline Petskeyes personal items
This collection contains 6 diaries, each covering 5 years (1943-72) written by Davenport resident Angeline Petskeyes. Addition: March 2008 received funeral book of Angeline (1898-1983) and her son Roderick C. Petskeyes' baby book. Contains many photos, family history information on Petskeyes, Walthers, Hirzel.
Annie Wittenmyer Home Contact Notebook from Branch
This collection contains the contact book and information kept at the Davenport Branch Library located at Annie Wittenmyer. Contains names and addresses of residents of the orphanage and some entries name people they are looking for.
Annie Wittenmyer Home photographs, 1931-1945
This collection contains photographs taken at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home/Annie Wittenmyer Home between 1931-1945 showing views of farm, grounds, and some staff members and a 1926 Blackhawk high school year book.
Annie Wittenmyer Home scrapbook
Antoine LeClaire and Adlai Stevenson signatures
This collection contains 1 signature of Antoine LeClaire (signature only), and 1 signature of Adlai Stevenson on a typed letter to Henry B. Hook.
Antoine LeClaire land patent documents & research
This collection consists of photocopies pertaining to LeClaire's land acquisitions from 1832 Sauk and Fox treaty including certified copies of patents and maps.
The land patents are regarding the 640 acres in Davenport and 640 acres in LeClaire. This was provided for in Section 6 of the 1832 Treaty with the Sauk and Fox where LeClaire acted as an interpreter. There is also a copy of the 1842 Treaty with the Sauk and Fox.
Architectural drawings for Renwick Buildings. et al
This collection contains blueprints for William G. Renwick buildings dated 1929-1930. Sears, Roebuck B type Retail Buildings, Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Architects Burnham Brothers Incorporated and Nimmons, Carr and Wright. Tunnicliff, Davenport city engineer.
Architectural & Historical Survey 2004-2005
This collection contains copies of CDs documenting the Davenport Central Business District. Includes building files, scanned images of aerials, people, streetscapes, structures (indexed), Putnam Museum images, digital color images and black and white rolls of film. Info also online.
Architectural plans Voss residences
This collection contains blueprints of plans for 4 residences: 915 West Locust, 911 West Locust, 907 West Locust, and 1720 Marquette, ca. 1912-1916; architects Ebeling and Harfst.
Armil-Wass Family History and Photograph Album Collection
Armil-Wass family history, digital copies of 2 Armil-Barrett family albums and the individual tintypes, cabinet photographs, and cartes de visites contained within, and poster of the Glen Armil housing addition in Davenport.