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Photo of Rev. Jerome H. Smart
Photograph of Rev. Jerome H. Smart, former Christian Church minister in Decatur, (died 11/6/1913). Veteran of the civil War and entered ministry about 1870. For several years associated with "The Christian," a paper published in St. Louis, later…
Monthly board of Trustees minutes of September 1959
This is the minutes of the September 25, 1959 monthly board meeting. Also included are the minutes from the Personnel Committee and Policy Committee meetings on September 18, 1959, the minutes from the Properties Committee meeting on September 21,…
Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes of October 1959
This is the minutes from the Finance Committee meeting on October 21, 1959 and the monthly board meeting on October 30, 1959. Also included is a list of bills for October.
Special meeting of Board of Trustees - November 1959
This is the minutes from the special called board meeting on November 16, 1959. At this meeting, the board discussed shelving bids for the Magic Carpet Room, a report on Civil Service, the Illinois Library Association meeing, and approval of the…
Photo of Rev. Eugene M. Smith, pastor First Christian Church
Photograph of Rev. Eugene m. Smith (died 9/13/1923). Rev. Smith former pastor of the First Christian Church in Decatur. He came to Decatur in 1908 and remained until 1915, when to went to Carthage, IL. In 1910 he was elected president of the Northern…
Photos of A. E. Staley Mfg. Co.
Post card of the Staley Office Building at night. Photograph of the Dust Collector. Photograph of man watching conveyor belt. Photograph of A. E. Staley baseball field. Photograph of the Staley Office building with flood lights. Photographs of…
Monthly board of Trustees Minutes of June 1959
These are the minutes from the monthly board meeting on June 5, 1959, the special meeting for consideration of the budget on June 11, 1959, and the Finance Committee meeting on June 19, 1959. Also included is a letter from Robert A. Grohne (Mayor)…
Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes and Special Meeting - July 1959
These are the minutes from a special meeting with the City Council Manager on July 13, 1959, and the regular monthly board meeting on July 31, 1959. Also included is a list of bills for July.
Monthly Board of Trustees Monthly Minutes - August 1959
This is the minutes from the monthly board meeting on August 25, 1959. Included with the minutes are August's bills, a letter from C. Eugene Fluss (City Clerk), a letter from Peoria Public Library, a letter from Byron M. Merris (Corporation Counsel…
Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - April 1959
Minutes from the budget study meeting on April 22, 1959 and the monthly board meeting on April 24, 1959. Also included is a list of bills for April 1959.