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Long Range Planning Committee Meeting and Minutes - October 1994

These are the minutes of the Long Range Planning Committee meeting in October 1994. At this meeting the committee discussed exterior building goals, bookmobile, parking, roof, signage, stairway gallery, and a citizen's survey.

Tags: 1994, board of directors, Board of Trustees, bookmobile, citizen's survey, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, exterior building plans, John Moorman, Long Range Planning Committee, Meeting, Minutes, October 1994, Parking, roof, signage, stairway gallery

Photo of Lt. Bartlett Field Cole and Janet (Dillehunt) Cole Wedding

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cole, Lt. Bartlett Field Cole and Janet (Dillehunt) Cole, 6/24/1945. Logan-Markham in Portland, Oregon. Article attached to photo: "Lt. (J.G.) and Mrs. Bartlett Field Cole were married last Sunday in Portland,…

Tags: Decatur IL, Great Lakes, Navy, Portland OR, World War II, WWII

Eddy and Dorothy in 1934

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Photograph of Eddy and Dorothy in 1934.

Tags: 1934, Besalke Family Collection, Chicago IL, Dorothy, Eddy, Logan Studio

Bookmobile Bid Letters - February 1973

These are three bids to purchase the old bookmobiles from the Library.

Tags: 1973, bid letters, bids, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Bookmobiles, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, February 1973, Joseph R. Pinkleton, Lloyd Templeton, Robert L. Williams, Templeton Transportation

J. Arthur Keith

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Photograph of J. Arthur Keith (b. 12/28/1878, d. 10/8/1951). He was an employee of Gebhart-Gushard Co. for 40 years before retiring in 1946. He was one of the original employees of the William Gushard Co. that was founded in 1906. Keith was also a…

Tags: 1921, biography, Central Christian Church, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Gebhard-Gushard Co., J. Arthur Keith, Lindquist Studios, Lindquist's, Photo File: Biography, William Gushard Co.