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Miss Lelah Foster

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Photograph of Miss Lelah Foster (d. 11/13/1942), the County Recorder from 1920 to 1932. Foster was one of the first women in the nation to serve in an elective office, and the first in Macon County. She was active in the state Republican Women's…

Thomas Davis

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Photograph of Thomas Davis (d. 1913). He was a pioneer in Macon County, IL, and owned the first building in Macon, IL. He was the donor of the WCTU water fountain, and knew Abraham Lincoln. The Davis School east of Macon, IL is named after him. …

Letter to Decatur Public Library, Decatur IL - September 1995

This is a thank you letter from Partners in Education to the Decatur Pubic Library. It thanks the library for including Partners in their recent display.

Macon County Prevailing Wage Rate - May 2009

This is a copy of the prevailing wage rate for May 2009 in Macon County. This is used by the library for the Per Capita Grant with the State of Illinois.

League of Women Voters - photograph - sign

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Photograph: 3 unknown women of the League of Women Voters with a LWV-TV sign presenting "The Letter"