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Mr. Donald E. Minton's Oral History

This is the oral history of Donald E. Minton. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on November 14, 1988. The interview includes his time with the Decatur Fire Department.

Personnel Memo - November 1988

This is a memo from James Seidl to the board regarding staff personnel upgrades. These following positions were changed: technical services clerk, administrative clerk, library clerk supervisor, circulation librarian, page, telephone page, catalog…

Photo aerial of downtown Decatur, on a postcard.

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Photograph on a postcard. Aerial view of downtown Decatur, taken in 1988.

Tags: 1988, Aerial View, Buildings, Decatur Celebration, Decatur IL., downtown Decatur, Photo File: Buildings

Photos of Staff Meetings at North Street Location taken in 1988.

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Photographs of Staff Meetings, Baby Talk, Adult Division, North Street Location.

Tags: 1988, Adult Division, Baby Talk, Bev Hackney, Childrens Dept., Claudia Quigg, Decatur IL., Decatur Public Library, Eve Shade, Katie Gross, Kellli Flynn, North Street Branch, Phyllis Johnson, Reference Librarians, Staff Meeting

Public Notice and Schedule of 1989 regular meetings for the Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees

This is the public notice and schedule of the 1989 regular meetings for the Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees.

Tags: 1988, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, James Seidl, meetings, public notice

Public Participation at Board Meetings - November 1988

This is a memo from James Seidl to the Board of Trustees with the rules and regulations for the public to participate at Board meetings. The following is mentioned in the memo" bylaw addition, permitted, open meetings, comments, questions, time…

Tags: 1988, board meetings, board of directors, Board of Trustees, bylaws addition, comments, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, James Seidl, memo, November 1988, open meetings, permitted, public participation, questions, time limit, written prior notice

Reclassification Study - November 1988

This is a memo from James Seidl to the Board of Directors familiarizing them with the reclassification study and its points. The points consist of upgrades, library positions, staff comments, confidentiality, telephone page and grade nine.

Tags: 1988, board of directors, Board of Trustees, confidentiality, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, grade nine, James Seidl, library position, memo, November 1988, reclassification study, staff comments, telephone page, upgrade

Richard E. Reeves' Oral History

This is the oral history of Richard E. Reeves. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on April 19, 1988. The interview includes his childhood, family life, work, and missionary work with the First United Methodist Church.

Tags: 1988, Africa, Air Force, airplane mechanics, Annual Conference, April 1988, Architectural Drafting, Architecture, Aviation Cadet, Barnes Hospital, Bert Templeton, Betty Turnell, Building Committee, Burks Pumps, Children, council of ministries, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Company, Dr. Paul Burt, educational wing of church, engineering, Executive Vice-President, Faculty, First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Ghana, interview, Joyce Reeves, jurisdictional conference, Kenya, Liberia, missionary work, Mississippi, mock-ups, national church, nurse's training, official board, oral history, parish relations, pastor, Pentagon, Ploughboy Prom, Rantoul IL, recording, recruitment college tour, Richard E. Reeves, salesman, San Francisco, Sertoma Club, Sierra Leone, St. Louis MO, Student Council, Sunday school teacher, teaching aids, UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief, University of Illinois, US Office of Education, Vice-President of Engineering, Vice-President of Marketing, Washington University, water and sanitation problems, Webster-Cantrall Hall, Weldon IL, Wells, Wesley Foundation, World War II, WWII, Yale University

Richard Rodgers's Oral History #2

This is the second oral history of Richard Rodgers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on Decatur 12, 1988. This interview included information about Decatur in the early 1900s.

Statistical Report - July, August, October - 1988

This is the statistical report for July, August, and October of 1988. In this report the following are reported: circulation, technical services, financial report, staff strengths, current vacancies, computer down time, and patrons registered.

Tags: 1988, August 1988, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Circulation, computer down time, current vacancies, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Financial report, James Seidl, July 1988, October 1988, patrons registered, staff strengths, Statistical Report, Technical Services

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