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Dorothy Austin's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Dorothy Austin's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 21, 1984. The interview includes her family history, childhood, working at J.C. Penney, and her work at Ullrich School.

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1 - Transcription

This is the transcription of Richard Rodgers' first oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, OH75, oral history, pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, sound recording, sound recordings, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, transcription, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

Finance and Properties committee meeting - February 1984 - minutes

These are the minutes of the finance and properties committee meeting in February 1984. Items discussed were in house independent computer, expectations, reasons for, circulation, cataloging, CLSI, and cost.

Tags: cataloging, Circulation, CLSI, cost, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, expectations, February 1984, Finance and Properties, in house independent computer, Meeting, Minutes, reasons for, Robert Dumas

Finance and Properties Committee Meeting - February 1984 - minutes

These are the minutes of the Finance and Properties committee meeting in February 1984. Items discussed were proposed budget discussion and approval, in-house computer problems, RPSL, CLSI, visit to Lincoln library, and personnel services account.

Tags: CLSI, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, February 1984, Finance and Properties, in-house computer problems, Lincoln Library visit, Meeting, Minutes, personnel services account, proposed budget discussion and approval, Robert Dumas, RPLS

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1 - Recording

These are the recordings of Richard Rodgers' first oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, OH75, oral history, out houses., pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, sound recording, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, transcription, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

Dorothy Austin's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Dorothy Austin's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 21, 1984. The interview includes her family history, childhood, working at J.C. Penney, and her work at Ullrich School.

Board of Directors Proposed Budget for 1984-1985

This is the proposed annual budget for the Decatur Pubic Library for 1984-1985. It was dated February 1984.

Tags: 1984, annual budget, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, February 1984, Robert Dumas

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