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Midwest Families: A Genealogical and Historical Compendium
PDF format digital file of 423 page publication (1979) by Michael John Kearney and Lis von Kaenel. 79,032 KB PDF Adobe. See collection SC 929.2 Kea
Miller Collection
This small collection consists of the appointment card of Dr. J.S. Weber and a sepia toned photograph measuring 5 x 7" of the interior of a bank, probably the Northwest Davenport Savings Bank. Dr. Weber was the first bank President and was on the Board of Directors.
Minnie M. Fregin Papers
This collection is made of up two series and contains six five-year diaries kept by Minnie (Schick) Fregin from 1931-1945 and 1962-1975 in which she documents family events, daily activities, and weather. Donors have added some notes within the diaries which highlight certain events and dates.
The other part of the collection includes the annotated recipe files maintained by Minnie Fregin and her sister, Edna Schick, most of which are handwritten.
Miscellaneous items from Oakdale Cemetery office
This collection contains 1 image of the STUTT family burial plot; 1 lithograph titled "Davenport Iowa" by Hageboeck; 1 image of the Peterson Paper Company building dated 1965; some advertisements for Oakdale Abbey ca. 1930; newspaper clippings; and reprint images Susan Glaspell.
Miscellaneous Local History Items
This collection consists of two published books by author Herb Plambeck, 1 newspaper clipping of the 1977 Des Moines Sunday Register pertaining to Walcott, Iowa, a 1972 Scott County Historical Society Tour Script, a copy of "My Life" Story by Zella Schuett Steffen (1908-2000, and a "100 Year Story of John & Minnie Steffen Family" by Arlene Vincent.
Miscellaneous local history items
Mississippi Hotel
For more information about this collection, please consult with a Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center staff member.
Mississippi River Bend Porcelain Decorators
This collection contains Minutes, financial documents, membership lists, by-laws and rules, miscellaneous documents from this local organization; member of Iowa and World Organization of China Painters.
Mississippi River Boating
Donor's grandfather took these movies while boating on the Mississippi River. "He docked at Davenport and usually went north from there. I'm not sure where the locks are, but the movies show the boat going through them. They may show the areas before changes were made."
Mississippi River Flooding in Davenport, Iowa April 2013
These digital images were taken by a Special Collections staff member on April 22, 2013 in Davenport, IA to document the flooding.