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Residence - 421 W. William St. - Oglesby Home

These are historical accounts of the residence and its owners at 421 W. William St.

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman)

This is the oral history of Mrs. Horace B. Garman. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 31, 1983. The interview includes her childhood and working at the YWCA.

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Photograph of Alice Glore Evans, the Second City Librarian

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Photograph of Alice Glore Evans, wife of Richard Evans who died in 1881. She was the second city librarian after her husband, Richard Evans, unexpectedly died.

Tags: 1881, Alice Evans, Alice Glore, Alice Glore Evans, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Evans, Glore, Librarian, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library, Richard Evans, Second

Photograph of 440 W. Main St.

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Photograph of the cabin in the yard at 440 W. Main St., where Mrs. Alice G. Evans, Decatur Librarian, and Miss Ella Glore, sister of Mrs. Evans resided. In 1931 Heston I. Baldwin bought the property and tore down the house and added the ground to the…

Tags: 440 W. Main St, 452 W. Main St., Alice Evans, Alice G. Evans, Baldwin, Cabin, Decatur IL, Ella Glore, Evans, Glore, Heston Baldwin, Heston I. Baldwin, house, Librarian, Main St, Photo File: Houses

Book Account June 1918

Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees annual report June 1918

Tags: Alice Evans, annual report, board, Board of Trustees, Book Account, circulation statistics, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, documents, June 1918, Registration Statistics

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Residence - 421 W. William St. - Oglesby Home

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman)

Photograph of Alice Glore Evans, the Second City Librarian

Photograph of 440 W. Main St.

Book Account June 1918

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