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Collection
Identifier: 1994-01
Scope and Contents
Slides show variety of views of Le Claire, Iowa.
Dates:
1980
Collection
Identifier: 2024-17
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the Historical Sketch and General Roster of August Wentz Post. No. 1 G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) of Davenport, Iowa from 1881-1925. Found in between pages 18-19, a photograph of George Leamer in his uniform during his service in the Civil war, a photograph of George Leamer, Gus Reading, and James H. Wilson in 1920 at Mr. Leamer's farm, and two articles published in 1905 and 1960 relating recollections about the Fourth of July during George Leamer's...
Dates:
1862-1960
Collection
Identifier: 2011-08
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a panoramic print, a scrapbook of newspaper clippings dating from 1940-60, 22 images of April 1952 Davenport flood, and Clintonian, the Clinton High School yearbooks, copies dating from 1944-47 and 1949. The panoramic print is dated October 10, 1921 and is of Le Claire Public School school, superintendant H.L. Dole, teachers and pupils taken by Vaughn of Des Moines, IA. It has some tears and chips. It was humidified and is in an enclosure to keep it...
Dates:
1921-1960
Collection
Identifier: 2016-03
Scope and Contents
"Minute Book of LeClaire Ladies Cemetery Association" containing names of charter members, dues paid, minutes from meetings 31 Aug 1905 through 1910, annual report 1911-1912 published in newspaper.
Dates:
1905-1950
Collection
Identifier: 2008-21
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 2 ledgers: 1 for French and Hecht that documents an early Employee Sickness and Death program and 1 for Bettendorf Metal Wheel Company that documents employee attendance.
Dates:
1892; 1935-1948
Collection
Identifier: 2019-15
Scope and Contents
Description from Deed of Gift written by donor: "Business cards from Lee Eldridge post dated 1926 fell out of ceiling at 1404 East 10th Street, Davenport."
Three business cards for Lee E. Eldridge, 37 McManus Building advertising insurange for fire, tornado, etc. two of which are quite dirty. Color printing. Larger than standard business cards.
Davenport Democrat 2 May 1902 page 7: "Lee E. Eldridge fire insurance has moved his office to room 37 McManus building...
Dates:
1902
Collection
Identifier: 2021-17
Scope and Contents
This collection is made up of five separate legal proceedings in various courts.From Surrogate's Court in King's County, NY is a photocopy of the trustee's reports on the Divine Burtis estate in 1907 regarding the sale of the Kimball House and Burtis House located in Davenport, Iowa.
Next is a photocopy of the articles of adoption for Sarah E. Blackwood in 1901 which were recorded in Deed Book 64, Scott County Iowa Land Records.
County Court of Scott...
Dates:
1859-1907
Collection
Identifier: 1989-11
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the content found in the cornerstone of the 1922 Lend-A-Hand building located at 105 Main Street (Main St.) in Davenport, Iowa. Additionally, there are scrapbooks dating from 1895-1943 and a variety of ephemeral items relating to Lend-A-Hand and national and local organizations, many of which held their meetings in the Lend-a-Hand Club building.
Dates:
1895-1943
Collection
Identifier: 1998-10
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials recording the activities and operation of the Lend-A-Hand Club. Primiarly the records consist of financial records and resident room records of women who rented rooms at Lend-A-Hand. Additionally, the materials include lists of board of directors and community organizations, signs of rules and regulations for those staying at Lend-A-Hand, as well as a representative sample of construction and architectural records.
Dates:
1944-1976
Collection
Identifier: 2021-36
Scope and Contents
This collection consists largely of items collected by Kier on the 2nd American Expeditionary Forces trip to Paris in 1927.
I. American Legion Auxiliary Drill Corps
II. American Legion Auxiliary
III.Personal
Dates:
1918-1973; Majority of material found in 1927
