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Clarence Sowers' Oral History

This is the oral history of Clarence Sowers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell. The interview includes his career in construction.

Hugh Baker's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Hugh Baker's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 28, 1985. The interview includes his time working for the Mueller Company, and his father's dairy farm.

Tags: 1985, alcoholism committees, automobiles, Betty Turnell, building homes, changes to milking, Chatanooga TN, childhood, City Milk Inspector, civic boards, company town, Construction, Cows, Dairy Farm, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Mental Health Center, diptheria, electricity, epidemic, family life, farm, farmhouse, farming, Great Depression, harvest dinners, hired hands, hobbies, Hugh Baker, interview, June 1985, Liberty Bonds, marine engineering, Mary W. French School, mechanical engineering, Milk Delivery, Mueller City, Mueller Company, Mueller family, Mueller IL, Mueller Pottery Plant, naval architecture, OH65, oral history, pasteurization, Plant 3, public parks, recording, Recreation, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Salvation Army board, sanitary conditions, sound recording, South Shores, sterilization, tenant's house, The Mueller Land Improvement Trust, transcription, University of Michigan, World War I

Construction Grant Agreement Resolution - March 17, 1972

This is the resolution to acknowledge the work accomplished through the Construction Grant Agreement on the renovation of the North St. Building into the new main library building.

Tags: 1972, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Carol A. Brandt, Construction, Construction Grant Agreement, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, March 1972, North St. building, Resolution

Board of Directors Meeting on January 16, 1970

This is the agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on January 16, 1970. At this meeting, they discussed the reorganization of the books from the closed Dill Branch and what would happen to the Evans Branch now that work was being…

Tags: 1970, Agenda, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Construction, Decatur Public Library, Dill Branch, Evans Branch, January 1970, Minutes, Robert Dumas