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Material Selection and Collection Development Policy December 1994

This is the material selection and collection development policy for Decatur Public Library. Requirements are mission of library, community, clientele, selection criteria, evaluation criteria, gifts, withdrawals, requests, reconsiderations, and…

Material Selection Policy Meeting - May 1987

These are the minutes of the material selection policy meeting of May 1987. Items discussed were selection policy, library bill of rights, acquisitions, organization, circulation, promotion, library mission, patrons' needs, clientele, format, books,…

Mattie A. Gorin

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Photograph of Mattie A. Gorin (b. 3/30/1860, d. 12/18/1942). She was the sister of O.B. Gorin, former president of Millikin National Bank. She was also the daughter of Jerome Gorin. The Gorin family settled in Decatur in 1833. This photo was…

Mattie Horn - Millikin University Student, Pi Beta Phi, Pi Mu Theta

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These are the glass negatives of Mattie Horn, a Millikin University student, and member of the Pi Beta Phi and Pi Mu Theta sororities. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur IL in the early 1900s, and used in the…

Maude Embree

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This is the glass negative of Maude Embree. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Maude Hinz

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This is the glass negative of Maude Hinz from Argenta, IL. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Maude Stanfield - Millikin University Junior, Pi Beta Phi

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This is the glass negative of Maude Stanfield, a Millikin University Junior, and member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s, and was used in the Millidek yearbook.

Maumee and Erie Canal in Ohio (1931) - Between Napoleon and Toledo

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Photograph of the Maumee River and Erie Canal between Napoleon and Toledo, OH in 1931.

Maumee River and the Erie Canal

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Photograph of the Maumee River and Erie Canal in Ohio, May 1929.

Maurice Goodwin

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This is the glass negative of Maurice Goodwin. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.