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Mercy Hospital School of Nursing items
Mary Anna Spillane's diploma, cap, and pins from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing class of 1945, newspaper clippings about the class, and a red leather enclosure from Davenport High School.
Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) Bix Beiderbecke radio programs
A series of nineteen one-half-hour original tape-recorded radio programs on the life and music of Leon Bix Beiderbecke. A creative aural history thesis by James Robert Grover produced by Miami University, Ohio.
MidAmerican Energy Company Collection
This is a collection of photographic prints and negatives that were taken in 1997 of original photographs that belonged to MidAmerican Energy, formerly Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric. There is identification for the majority of images provided by the donor. See Accession 2009-04 for scans of originals for many of these prints.
The Historical Documents series includes a chronology of the business as well as several booklets that detail the history and growth of the company.
MidCoast Fine Arts Collection
This collection is made up of photographs, advertising, printed material, and records produced by the organization which were assembled by Sherry C. Maurer.
File names and dates were transferred to archival folders and placed in the same order as received.
See timeline located in Box 1 prepared by Sherry Maurer for additional details.
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.
Milton Howard/Smith Family History Research Files
Photocopies of research materials on the family history of Milton Howard (or Milton Smith) collected by Karen Orozco-Gutierrez, descendant.
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.