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Photographs of 1646 Buena Vista

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Photographs of 1646 Buena Vista taken in 1990. This was Marjorie Tomes rental house, originally a Decatur Defense home.

Tags: 1646 Buena Vista, 1990, Buena Vista, Decatur Defense Home, Defense Home, house, Marjorie Tomes, Photo File: Houses, Tomes

Photograph of the Class of 1950 Reunion

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Photograph of the Class of 1950 forty year reunion taken during alumni weekend in June of 1990. Names listed left to right.
Row One: William M. Tangney, Merril Cameron Dees '48, Mrs. Staley, Alice Jones Lambrick, Bill Dickinson, Marian Anderson…

Tags: 1950, 1990, Alumni, Alumni Weekend, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Group, high school, High School Reunion, Photo File: Schools, reunion, school, Schools, Stephen Decatur High School

Standards for Illinois Public Libraries - Illinois State Library Association - Avenues of Excellence

This is the standard for Illinois State public libraries used by Decatur Public Library and the Board of Directors. It is called Avenues of Excellence. It is issued by the Illinois State Library and contains resources and goals consisting of…

Delegation Nomination Memo Illinois State Library July 23, 1990

This is the delegation nomination form memo for the regional White House Conference from the Illinois State Library July 23, 1990. This memo discussed the nomination format, the nomination form, the White House Conference, regional meetings for…

Tags: 1990, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, delegation nomination form, Illinois State Library, July 1990, libraries and information centers. James Seidl, memo, nominating delegation, regional meeting, Springfield IL, White House Conference

Amherst Hardy's Oral History

This is the oral history of Amherst Hardy. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on February 28, 1990. The interview includes his early life, working for the Herald and Review, and his experience during World War II.

Tags: 1990, Amherst Hardy, amphibian forces, assembly plants, Associated Press A-Wire, Barracks, bill collector, Blue Book, Bob Barracks, Bob Yoder, Buryl Engleman, Buses, carnivals, CCC Camp, changes to Decatur, Circus, city hall, Civilian Concentration Corp, Comet automobile, David Felts, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Dennis School, destroyer tender repair ship, English major, Espirito Santo, February 1990, flash signals, Football, Forrest Kyle, Great Depression, H. Allen Smith, ham radio, hospital evacuation ship, Howard Millard, interurban line, interview, Jane Lee, Japan, Jeffry automobile, Jitney buses, John Stacey hanging, Kennedy Assassination, Kintner Gymnasium, Layah Riggs, Lincoln Theater, Millikin University, Morse code, Moweaqua coal mine collapse, Mr. Lindsay, Navy, newsboys, newspaper plant, old courthouse, oral history, Otto Kyle, Pan-American automobile, Paul Aird, police beat, prize fights, Prohibition, PWA, radio man, recording, reporter, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Roosevelt New Deal Program, Sam Tucker, SATC, Shellabarger Building, short wave radio, Streetcars, Student Army Training Corps, telegraph reporter, trip to Maine, vaccinating pigs, Veterinarian, wooden block pavement, World War I, World War II, WPA, WWI, WWII

Mrs. Jane Lee's Oral History

This is the oral history of Mrs. Jane Lee. She was interviewed by Robert Williams on January 31, 1990. The interview includes her life in Decatur, and working for the Herald and Review.

Tags: "HMS Pinafore", "Little Prince", "Quality Street", "Red Mill", 1990, Alex Van Praag Sr., Armistice Day, Betty Jo Eickenberry, Central Railroad Depot, childhood, classified ad department, DAR, Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Dr. Jones, Elmer Nickel, Ethel Parkinson, Fires, Freda Douthit, GAR, Glee Club, Governor Oglesby Mansion board, Grand Army of the Republic, Great Depression, grocery stores, H.C. Schaub, Helen Gorham, Herald and Review, home birth, Howard Millard, ice block, Illinois Central Railroad, Indian schools, international traveling, Interurban, Interurban station, interview, January 1990, Jeanette MacDonald, Lake Decatur, Lincoln School, Linn and Scruggs, Louise Fyke, Macon County Conservation District, Macon County Hospital, Macon County Newsletter, Marietta School, Moweaqua mine disaster, Mrs. Jane Lee, Mt. Zion IL, oral history, plays, Poetry, poetry club, recording, Red Cross, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Shellabarger Mansion, St. Mary's Auxiliary, stalker, Stephen Decatur Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, streetcar, Switchboard, Toonerville Trolley, Transfer House, traveling, typing, Westminster Presbyterian Women, Women's Relief Corp, World War I

Railroad Index Map (7/10/1990)

This is a railroad index map of Decatur, IL showing the different railroads that came through the city.

Tags: #8.003, 1990, 7/10/1990, collection, Decatur Blue Print Company, Decatur IL, Illinois Power Company, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-141, Macon County, map, Maps, railroad, railroad companies, railroad index map, Railroad Map Collection

Request for Reconsideration of Library Material - March 1990

This is a request for reconsideration of library material issued by patron Philip Wilson in regard to the video The Last Temptation of Christ which he finds offensive. Reason for removal are also included.

Tags: 1990, March 1990, Philip Watson, reasons for removal, Request for Material Reconsideration, request for removal of material, The Last Temptation of Christ, video cassette

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