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Lee D. Pigott's Oral History #2

This is the second oral history of Lee D. Pigott. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1982. The interview includes his time as a minister.

Tags: 1982, Baptist Church, basketball, Betty Turnell, boys' club, Cameron MO, Cleveland Avenue Baptist Church, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Ministerial Association, Decatur Public Schools, Dr. Cameron Harmon, Durfee School, education, Epworth League, interview, June 1982, Kansas City MO, ladies' Sunday School class, Lee D. Pigott, Malleable Iron, manual training, McKendree College, Methodist Church, Millikin University, ministry, Missouri Conference, Missouri Wesleyan College, Murphysburo IL, Naval Air Force, Naval Aviation, oral history, Principal, Prof. Cole, recording, religious life, superintendent of schools, U.S. Naval Force, World War I, WWI

Lee D. Pigott's Interview #1

This is the oral history of Lee D. Pigott. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 30, 1978. The interview includes his youth and his teaching career.

Tags: 1978, AB degree, Ada Holtwick Caudle Pigott, aluminum scrap drive, Antoinette County KS, apprenticeship, Armistice Day, aviation mechanic, basketball, Betty Turnell, boys' club, cabinet making, car repair man, Carpenter's Union, Centennial Junior High School, Charles Lee, childhood, Christmas program, Christopher Wren tower, corporal punishment, counseling departments, Cy Gentry, Decatur Board of Education, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Kiwanis Club, Decatur Public Schools, Dennis School, distributive education, diversified occupations, Dr. Cameron Harmon, Dr. Lloyd Trump, Durfee School, Durfee School principal, Enlistment, farmhand, fathers' club, forced retirement, Ford Foundation, Gaither farm, Gastman School, Great Lakes Naval Academy, growth pattern, gymnasium, high school diploma, ice wagon, Illinois Junior High School Association, industrial education, interview, janitor, January 1978, Kansas, Kansas City MO, Ku Klux Klan, Lebanon IL, Lee D. Pigott, Lee Decatur Pigott, Lincoln School, Little 19 Basketball Tournament, Logan School, machinist, Malleable Iron Company, manual training, Mary W. French School, master's degree, Mayor, McKendree College Academy, Methodist Church, Millikin University, Miss Elizabeth Crowder, Mobile and Ohio shop, mothers' club, Mr. Jones, Murphysburo IL, Naval Aviation, North Central Association, Oakland Junior High School, Oakland School, Oke Summers, Oklahoma, Old Clothes Day, oral history, Pekin IL, Pekin Starch, Pfeifer, Pines Community Center, Principal, PTA, quitting school, R.S.W. McDavid, Railroad YMCA, recording, Roosevelt Junior High School, Spanish flu, staff utilization, Superintendent Engleman, Third United Brethren Church, Torrence Park, truancy, Ulrich School, University of Illinois, vocational automobile mechanics, vocational building trades, vocational cabinet making, vocational drafting, vocational electricity, vocational sheet and metal, vocational work, Warren School, wheat harvest crews, wooden paddle, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Woodworking, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII, YMCA, young people's group

City Librarian's monthly report - October 1994

This is the October monthly report by the city librarian, John Moorman. In this report he discusses Sunday hours, staff workshops and conferences, audio cassettes, bookmobile, internet access, Jump Start, Decatur Pubic Schools, group visits and…

Tags: 1994, audio cassettes, board of directors, Board of Trustees, bookmobile, building maintenance, circulation stats, City Librarian, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Decatur Public Schools, group visit and tours, internet access, John Moorman, Jump Start, monthly report, October 1994, staff vacancies, staff workshops and conferences, Sunday hours, Volunteers

Board of Directors Meeting - March 15, 1990.

These are the minutes and agenda from the Board of Directors meeting on March 15, 1990. At this meeting the board discussed city librarian's report, committee reports, bills and payments, RPLS, Friends of the Library, Avenues of Excellence, Revenue,…

Tags: 1990, Agenda, avenues of excellence, bills and payments, board of directors, Board of Trustees, bookmobile, budget, City Librarian's Report, CLSI, Committee Reports, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Decatur Public Schools, executive session staffing, Friends of the Library, James Seidl, March 1990, Meeting, Minutes, promotional brochure, Revenue, RPLS

Board of Directors Meeting - February 15, 1990

These are the minutes and agenda from the Board of Directors Meeting on February 15, 1990. At this meeting the board discussed the city librarian's report and committee reports consisting of bills and payments, reference department, phone…

Tags: 1990, Agenda, avenues of excellence, bills and payments, board of directors, Board of Trustees, city librarians report, Committee Reports, Computer, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Decatur Public Schools, February 1990, finance and policy committee, First Night, Friends of the Library, James Seidl, Longevity pay plan, Meeting, Minutes, phone directories, policy change, promotional brochure, Reference Department, vacation time

Arthur W. Kinkade

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

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

Mrs. Ira N. (Mary) Barnes

Photograph of Mrs. Mary Barnes (b. 5/13/1838, d. 8/22/1931), the wife of Dr. Ira N. Barnes. Mary Barnes was a charter member of the Decatur Art Class, and taught in the Decatur Public Schools for many years. Mary Barnes was also active in civic…

Tags: 1930, biography, civic educational organizations, Decatur Art Class, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, Ira N. Barnes, Mary Barnes, Mrs. Ira N. (Mary) Barnes, Photo File: Biography

Faculty Brush College School #1, 1961

Photograph of the faculty in 1961 of Brush College School #1.

Tags: 1961, Brush College Elementary School, Brush College School #1, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, Faculty, Teachers

Brush College School #1 (1925)

Photograph of Brush College School #1 in Decatur, IL 1925.

Tags: 1925, Brush College School #1, Decatur Elementary School, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, Schools

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