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Photograph of Fire Truck Designed by Fire Chief

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Photograph of a fire truck designed by Fire Chief Will Platt of Decatur. Costing nearly $17,000 and weighing almost 8 tons, the truck embodied a radical change in cab style and equipment. Seven men, including the driver, rode in the cab; none on the…

Tags: 1939, ACME, Chief, Decatur IL, Design, fire, Fire Department, Fire truck, Photo File: Fire Department, Truck, Will Platt

Ad Hoc Committee - Relations with RPLS - February 1983

These are the minutes of the Ad Hoc Committee meeting in February 1983 dealing with relations with Rolling Prairie Library System. Items discussed were termination of permanent loan book allotment, per capita grant, reciprocal borrowing, history of…

Tags: ad hoc committee, cataloger's position and salary, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, February 1983, history of payments, Meeting, Minutes, Per Capita Grant, Reciprocal borrowing, Relationship with RPLS, Robert Dumas, rules and regulations, State Library Task Force, termination of permanent loan book allotment

Ad Hoc Committee on Relations with Rolling Prairie Library System - March 1983 - minutes

These are the minutes of the Ad Hoc Committee meeting in March 1983. Item discussed concerning the relationship with Rolling Prairie Library system and the reciprocal borrowing were finance data of RPLS, State Library, Research and Reference centers,…

Tags: ad hoc committee, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, financial data, inter library loans, March 1983, Meeting, Minutes, proposal to Board, Reciprocal borrowing, Research and Reference centers, Robert Dumas, Rolling Prairie Library System Relations, State Library

Ad Hoc Committee Meeting - Relations with Rolling Prairie Library System - March 1983 - meeting

These are the minutes of the Ad Hoc Committee meeting in March 1983 dealing with relationships with Rolling Prairie Library System. Item discussed were revised rules of the state library, library system act, conversion to multi type libraries, inter…

Tags: ad hoc committee, alternate directors, Collection Development, conversion to multi type libraries, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, equity, infringement, inter library loaning, library system act, March 1983, Meeting, Minutes, primary concerns, Reciprocal borrowing, revised rules of the state library, Robert Dumas, Rolling Prairie Library System, system-wide fees

Ad Hoc Committee - Goal and Evaluation - September 1987

These are the minutes of the Ad Hoc Committee meeting for Eval of city librarian in September 1987. Items discussed were ideas of Chuck Phillips from the city of Decatur, goal setting, revised goals, public relations, long range plans, needs access…

Tags: ad hoc committee, board of directors, Chuck Phillips city of Decatur, Decatur ILL, Decatur Public Library, disaster and emergency evacuation plan, evaluation of city librarian, goal setting, James Seidl, library foundation brochure, Long Range Plans, management and supervisory skills seminar, Meeting, Minutes, needs access with DPS#61, Public Relations, revised goals, September 1987

Ad Doc Committee on Evaluation of Head Librarian - Minutes - May 1985

These are the minutes of the ad hoc committee in evaluation of head librarian in May 1985. A draft of procedures to evaluate the head librarian was presented and approved.

Tags: ad hoc committee on head librarian evaluation, board of directors, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, draft approved, draft of procedures for evaluation, draft presented, May 1985, Minutes, Robert Dumas

Commercial Sales Proposal Agreement - ADT Security - August 1994

This is a commercial sales agreement with ADT Security for a security system including a closed circuit television, monitor, camera, splitter, and recorder dated August 1994.

Tags: 1994, ADT Security, August 1994, board of directors, Board of Trustees, camera, closed circuit television, Commercial Sales Agreement, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, John Moorman, monitor, recorder, splitter

Photo of Bruno and Augusta Riedel owners of Riedel Dairy.

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Photograph of home of Bruno and Augusta Riedel, 1026 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. Presumably Augusta Riedel standing on the porch in the picture. Alhambra Studio next door took the picture in 1925. Couple started living here in 1924, dairy structure…

Tags: 1026 N. Water St., Alhambra Studio, Augusta Riedel, Bruno Riedel, Business, Dairies, Decatur IL., Photo File: Business, Riedel Dairy

Annual Reports 1924-1930

Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees annual reports from 1924-1930.

Tags: 1924-1930, Alice G. Evans, annual reports, board, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, documents, Minnie Dill, pdf

Monthly Report: June 1905-May 1908

Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees monthly reports covering June 1905 to May 1908.

Tags: 1905-1908, Alice G. Evans, board, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, documents, June 1905-May 1908, monthly reports, reports

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