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Bessie Marvin - Millikin University Student

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This is the glass negative of Bessie Marvin, a Millikin University student. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s, and was used in the Millidek yearbook.

Tags: Bessie Marvin, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Millidek, Millikin University, negative, student, Wasson Studios, woman, yearbook

Betty McArthur's Coming Out Party

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Photograph of Mrs. William Barnes Sr., Mrs. Selim McArthur, and Betty McArthur at Betty McArthur's coming out party at the McArthur home in Chicago, IL in 1941. The photo is an Associated Press wirephoto, and ran in the Decatur Herald and Review on…

Beulah Pelton - Decatur High School Student

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This is the glass negative of Beulah Pelton, a Decatur High School student. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: Beulah Pelton, c. 1915, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, DHS, Glass Negative, negative, student, Wasson Studios, woman

Bid Resolution - September 11, 1970

This is the bid resolution to sale the Carnegie Library, dated September 11, 1970.

Tags: 1970, bid resolution, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Robert L. Schuerman, Sale, September 1970, W.A. Sappington

Bill and Payroll for December 1988

These are the bills and payroll for December 1988 for the Decatur Public Library pertaining to date of request, vendor, amount, check number, check date, description, trusts, capital projects, personal services, contractual services, commodities and…

Tags: 1988, amount, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, capital overlay, capital projects, check date, check number, commodities, contractual services, date of request, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, description, James Seidl, personal services, trusts, vendor