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Library Foundation Establishment Memo December 4, 1989

This is the memo describing the establishment of the Decatur Public Library Foundation on Decmeber 4, 1989. This memo list the order of events leading up to the beginning of the foundation including founding events, articles of incorporation, filing…

Tags: 1989, articles of incorporation, board of directors, Board of Trustees, by-laws, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Dick Lockmiller, founding events, James Seidl, library endorsement committee, library foundation, memo, officers, Registration, State of Illinois

Library Fund Check Register For Invoices 2011

These are the check registers for invoices from the library fund for 2011. Included are check number, check date, vendor, item amount, item description, account number and account description.

Library Funding - October 1994

This is the funding for the library for October 1994. It includes revenues, expenditures, and a funding history from 1988 to 1993.

Tags: 1994, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Pubic Library, Expenditures, funding history 1988-1993, Funding report, John Moorman, October 1994, Revenue

Library Insurance Coverage Memo - October 25, 1973

This is a memo from Roswell Prince about the library's insurance coverage.

Tags: 1973, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Irish-Behnke, library insurance coverage, Lloyd Irish, memo, October 1973, Roswell Prince

Library Journal article, Automated System Marketplace 1988

This is an article from the April 1, 1989 Library Journal concerning automated systems marketplace by Robert Walton and Frank Bridge.

Tags: 1989, April 1989, Article, automated systems, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Frank Bridge, James Seidl, Library Journal, Robert Walton

Library Staff Resolution - January 15, 1971

This is the resolution presented to the library staff in recognition of their work during the move of the entire library from December 8, 1970 to January 4, 1971.

Tags: 1971, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Carol Brandt, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, January 1971, library move, Library Staff, North St. building, R. Schuerman, Resolution

Library User Guidelines - 2012

These are the library user guidelines dated February 2012. These guide lines were taken from the Decatur Public Library Security Policy

Tags: Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Decatur Public Library Security Policy, February 2012, LeeAnn Fisher, library user guidelines, personnel policy and public relations

Library Week Official Proclamation - April 10, 1972

This is an official proclamation from the City of Decatur for Library Week on April 16-22, 1972.

Tags: 1972, April 1972, board of directors, Board of Trustees, City of Decatur, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, James H. Rupp, Library Week, Mayor, official proclamation, Right to Read program

Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt

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Photograph of Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt. Lt. Mechtoldt died Feb 26, 1938. Retired naval officer and veteran of World War I. He left Decatur in 1911. He had been the Navy 21 years and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Photo taken by…

Tags: 1918, Arlington National Cemetery, biography, Decatur IL., Lieut. H. C. Mechtoldt, Lt. H. C. Mechtoldt, Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt, Naval Officer, Navy, Wasson of Decatur, World War I, WWI

Light House Quality Food Products - Grocery Ad

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This is the glass negative of the Light House Quality Food Products advertisement. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: ad, advertisement, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, grocery store, Light House Quality Food Product, negative, Wasson Studios

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