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James Siburt's Oral History

This is the oral history of James Siburt. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 31, 1984. The interview covers his time working for the Railway Express.

This is a comparison chart of fee for Decatur Public Library and surrounding libraries. Adult, children's, video, and reserve fines and fees are shown. Cities include Bloomington, Champaign, Elgin, Rockford, Peoria, and Springfield.

Tags: 1995, Adult, Bloomington IL, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Champaign IL, children's, Comparison Fee Schedule, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Elgin IL, fees, Fines, John Moorman, Peoria IL, reserve, Rockford IL, Springfield IL, video

Photograph of the Illinois Terminal R. R. Officials in 1908

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Photograph of the Illinois Terminal R. R. officials taken in 1908. Left to Right, rear row: R. McCalman, engineer; W.H. Burke, purchasing agent; J.P. Doan, general supt. at Jacksonville; M.L. Burry, general supt. at Decatur; J.J. Tremper, general…

Tags: 1908, bell, Bloomington IL, Bosenbury, Bramble, Burke, Burry, Champaign IL, Danville IL, Decatur IL, Doan, employees, Engineers, Fischer, Glover, Granite City IL, Handshy, Hoagland, Illinois Terminal R. R., Jacksonville IL, Johnson, Linn, Managers, McCalman, Murphy, Murray, Officials, Pepper, Springfield IL, Stephens, Trains, Tremper, Urbana IL

Arthur W. Kinkade

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Photograph of Arthur W. Kinkade. He was the business manager for the Decatur school district from 1915 to 1922, and the manual training instructor in the Decatur public schools from 1910 to 1915. From 1923 to 1927, he was living in Seattle, WA and…

Tags: 1913, advertising director, Arthur W. Kinkade, biography, business manager, Champaign IL, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, Decatur Pump Co., Federal Rural Resettlement Administration, officer and personnel manager, Photo File: Biography, progress engineer, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle WA, Wasson Studio

Arthur W. Kinkade

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Photograph of Arthur W. Kinkade. He was the business manager for the Decatur school district from 1915 to 1922, and the manual training instructor in the Decatur public schools from 1910 to 1915. From 1923 to 1927, he was living in Seattle, WA and…

Tags: 1936, advertising director, Arthur W. Kinkade, biography, business manager, Champaign IL, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, Decatur Pump Co., Federal Rural Resettlement Administration, manual training instructor, office and personnel manager, Photo File: Biography, progress engineer, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle WA

Aaron Kaufman

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Photograph of Aaron Kaufman (d. 12/2/1938). He managed one of Decatur's leading men's clothing stores for 45 years. He opened a clothing store in Decatur in 1888, 9 years after opening the Kaufman store in Champaign. He retired in 1933, and the…

Tags: 1932, Aaron Kaufman, biography, Champaign IL, charter member, Decatur Club, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Elks Club, Kaufman Store, Knights of Pythias, men's clothing store, Photo File: Biography, Seitz, Sessel's Inc., Temple B'Nai Abraham

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James Siburt's Oral History

Comparison Fee Schedule

Photograph of the Illinois Terminal R. R. Officials in 1908

Arthur W. Kinkade

Arthur W. Kinkade

Aaron Kaufman