Browse Collections (77 total)

Photo File: Streets

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Photographs and negatives of streets, neighborhood additions, and road work in Decatur, IL.

Contributors: various people, companies

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Photo File: Recreation

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Photographs and negatives of recreation in Decatur, IL, including: sports, winter activities, swimming, gun club, hunting, racing, recreation center,…

Contributors: various people, clubs, companies

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Photo File: Railroads

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Photographs of the Wabash, Illinois Central, Illinois Traction, and Illinois Terminal railroads in Decatur and Macon County. This includes: steam…

Contributors: various railroad employees

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Charlotte Meyer Collection: Historic Buildings of Decatur, IL 8.001

The Charlotte Meyer Collection: Historic Buildings of Decatur, IL contains research and photos used in the books "People and Places in Old Decatur",…

Contributors: Charlotte Meyer, Margaret Meyer, Zonta Club

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Alfred W. Brink Scrapbook Collection 2012.01

The Alfred W. Brink Scrapbook Collection contains Mr. Brink's major accomplishments in his life's work as a Project Superintendent at the Christy and…

Contributors: Alfred W. Brink

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Decatur Public Library Records #1.001

The Decatur Public Library Records contains the institutional records of the library. Included are documents and photographs pertaining to the…

Contributors: staff, board members

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George Wells Papers 2014.07

The George Wells Papers is a collection of sermons, commentaries, translations of Livy, and documents written by George Wells.

Contributors: George Wells

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Hibbs Personal Papers 5.005

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The Hibbs Personal Papers is a collection of biographical materials, documents, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera…

Contributors: Henry Peyton Hibbs, William Henry Hibbs, John Franklin Hibbs

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Jane Hamand Correspondence Collection #5.001

This is a collection of correspondence from Jane Hamand. The collection also has information about Lincoln Memorial Collection at the Decatur Public…

Contributors: Jane Hamand, Alice G. Evans, Minnie Dill

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Kreher Family Collection 2018.15

Collection of photos, school documents, scrapbooks, and family histories pertaining to the Kreher, Johnston, and Fulk families.

Contributors: M. Beatrice (Fulk) Kreher, Betty J. (Kreher) Nicholls, Charles Kreher, Charles F. Kreher, Charles H. Kreher, Charles R. Kreher, Ida A. (Johnston) Kreher

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