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Letter to John Moorman 1995

This is a thank you note and certificate from the Department of the Treasury for John Moorman. This letter thanks him for supporting VITA, volunteer income tax association, in the Decatur Pubic Library by offering tax services to our patrons.

Letter to Request to Address Board of Directors - November 17, 1994

This is a letter from Steven Luker requesting to address the Board of Directors concerning the matter of multi media computer, CD-ROM discs, and additional purchase of magazines.

Letter to the Board of Directors December 1993

This is a letter from a student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Matt Hawley, requesting the board of directors to consider opening the Decatur Public Library on Sunday.

Levi P. Graham

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Photograph of Levi P. Graham (d. 1907). He was a patent attorney and inventor. Graham invented a seed corn sorter, and had several other patents on corn planting machinery. The photo was taken by Smith of Decatur, and ran in the Decatur Herald on…

Lewis E. Coonradt

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Photograph of Dr. Lewis E. Coonradt (b. 10/23/1870, d. 6/8/1943) standing with a weather box. He was the son of Jacob H. Coonradt, and opened a dentist office in the Fenton Block on Water St in August 1895. He became the official weather man of…

Lewis Stitt

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These are the glass negatives of Lewis Stitt. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL on April 18, c. 1915.

Lewis W. Shade

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Photograph of Lewis W. Shade; He was connected with the Bennett & Shade Insurance Agency in Decatur. He is very prominent in clubs and activities of Decatur. He is a member and former president of the Decatur Motor Club, (1928) president of the…

Lewis W. Stuckey

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Photograph of Lewis W. Stuckey; Retired Decatur furniture dealer. He retired from the furniture business in Decatur for 41 years. He was a partner of Weilepp & Stuckey furniture firm which opened a store in 1918 at 432 N. Water St. Later the business…