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Donald Muirhead's Oral History
Tags: 1985, A.E. Staley, Betty Turnell, blood bank, Blue Mound IL, changes to farming, childhood, Clinton IL, consolidated high schools, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Donald Muirhead, Dr. Herbert Bavor, Elwin-Mt. Zion black-top, expansion of airport, family life, farmer, Farmers for Adlai, Harristown IL, IL, Illinois Association of County Officials, interview, Long Creek Township, Louise Mueller, Macon County Board of Supervisors, November 1985, oral history, pro rata cost, recording, Red Cross, retirement, rural electrification, school, soybeans, Staley Company, State Board of Education, tornado, Volunteer, Wapella
William Franklin's Oral History
Tags: 1986, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bill Franklin, Citizen's Building, clients, Customers, Danville IL, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, insurance business, interview, March 1986, Millikin University, Mobil Corporation, Navy, office manager, oral history, recording, service station, Socony Vacuum Oil Company, St. James School, St. Patrick's Grade School, St. Teresa High School, Stephen Decatur High School, trucking firm, William Franklin, World War II
November Board of Directors Minutes - 1997
Tags: 1997, 3M self check machine, Adult Services, Agenda, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, brochure, budget, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, Computers, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Expenditures, Finance and Properties, Foundation, friends, fundraising, H%R negative collection, ILA convention, John Moorman, maintenance division, Meeting, Minutes, November 1997, Oct minutes, Poets in Person, reports, Revenue, RPLS, Standards for Illinois Public Libraries, Statistical Report, thank you notes, Wasson glass plate collection, WWI materials
Dorothy Austin's Oral History
Tags: 1984, Austin family history, Benjamin Austin, Betty Turnell, Blue Mound IL, Bookkeeper, cashier, childhood, Decatur IL, Dennis School, Dorothy Austin, Eleanor Warnick, family history, February 1984, first automobile, former students, George Muirhead, Hieronymous Mueller, interview, J.C. Penney Store, Longview Housing Project, Mary W. French School, Millikin University, Mr. J.C. Penney, Mr. Ullrich, Mrs. Ewing, Oakland School, oral history, Principal, recording, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Stephen Decatur High School, Teacher, teaching, Ullrich School, University of Illinois, William Austin
December 1997 Board of Directors Meeting
Tags: 1997, Agenda, Biennial survey of depository libraries, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, book return drops, budget, children division, circ division, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, December 1997, Expenditures, finance and property, Foudation, Foundation, fundraising activities, GEAC, internet access guidelines and policy, internet user policy, John Moorman, Meeting, Minutes, November minutes, OSHA regulations, personnel policy and public relations, real estate firms, reports, Revenue, RPLS, schematic design Sears project, standards for Public Libraries, Statistical Report, tech services, technology plan, thank you letters, Volunteers, workshops and training
R. Lee Slider's Oral History
Tags: "para-archaeologist", 1984, archaeological surveys, archaeology, Betty Turnell, Bob Hall, Bruce McMillan, Buses, C.G. Holland, Civil War Roundtable, community transportation, construction business, County Board of Supervisors, cultural interpreter, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, environmentalism, Florence White, Fort Daniel Regional Park, Friends Creek Regional Park, G.I. Bill, Great Depression, Griswold Conservation area, Illinois State Museum, impersonation, interpretive naturalist, interview, January 1984, Korean War, letter for gasoline, Longbons Roofing and Sheet Metal Company, Macon County Conservation District, Macon County Historical Society, Melody Arnold, Millikin University, Navy, Norman Greenberg, Oakley Reservoir, oral history, pre-historic Indian sites, R. Lee Slider, recording, Rock Springs, Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery, Rommel's African Corps, ROTC, Sand Creek Reservation, Smithsonian Institute, The Illinois Conservation Act, Trobaugh log house, vice-president, war trophies, World War II
October Board of Directors Meeting 1997
Tags: 1997, Adult Division, Agenda, annual report to printer, architect, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Bookmobiles, budget, campaign fund division, capitol fund drive, children's division, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, contract for architectural services, damaged books, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Expenditures, Extension Division, Finance and Properties, Foundation, GEAC, insurance rate increase, John Moorman, Levy Request, library brochure, library building grant, Local History, Meeting, Minutes, news paper article, OCLC, October 1997, Per Capita Grant, Poets in Person, Preston Jackson, PSA agreement, reports, resolution application state, Revenue, RPLS, Sears Building, September minutes, Standards for Illinois Public Libraries, star inservice, Statistical Report, technology division, thank you letters, video cabinet, Volunteers, Wasson Photo Project
September 1997 Board of Directors Meeting Packet
Tags: 1997, adult services division, Agenda, August minutes, Baby Talk, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, book list, brochure, budget, capitol fund drive, children's division, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, construction grant application, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Expenditures, Extension Division, Foundation, friends, GEAC, John Moorman, Library Child Care Connection, long range plan, Meeting, Minutes, Personnel Policy and Pubic Relations, Poets in Person, Preston Jackson, report, Revenue, RPLS, September 1997, software policy, Standards for Illinois Public Libraries, Statistical Report, Summer Reading Program, tech services, technology plan, thank you letters, Volunteers
Board of Trustees Meeting August 1997
Tags: 1997, Agenda, August, bills and payroll, board contact information, board of directors, Board of Trustees, bond for officers, Bookmobiles, campaign contribution policy, children's division, children's network, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, Collection Development, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, DPS#61, Expenditures, Extension Division, Finance and Properties, Foundation, GEAC, gift acceptance policy, gift recognition policy, John Moorman, July minutes, library solocitations policy, Local History, Meeting, Minutes, NOW checking account, Poets in Person, reports, Revenue, RPLS, staff in-service, Standards for Illinois Public Libraries, Statistical Report, Summer Reading Program, thank you letters, Volunteers
Board of Directors meeting July 1997
Tags: 1997, 3-M self check machine, Agenda, ALA, architect, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, budget, capital campaign chair, capitol fundraising, children's division, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, Collection Development, collective negotiations, Committee Appointments, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, DPS#61, Expenditures, Extension Division, Finance and Properties, Foundation, friends, Gallery 510, GEAC, John Moorman, July 1997, June's minutes, Local History Room, Meeting, Minutes, Northwest Restoration and Preservation Society, personnel policy and public relations, Preston Jackson, processing, RCC, reports, Revenue, RPLS, staff in service committee, staff training and workshops, Standards for Illinois Public Libraries, Statistical Report, Summer Reading Program, Technical Services, Volunteers