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- Tags: Decatur IL
Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman) - Recording
Tags: "Crystal Bird" Club, "Decoration Day", "Frolic", "stock company", 1983, African-American girls club, Al Jolson, Alice Evans, army wives, Art Class, Bachrach store, Barney Fulton, Bijou Theatre, Billy Sunday, block man, Bob Hope, bond sales drives, Camp Kiwanis, Carnegie Library, childhood, Christmas store, colored girls, Corn Carnival, cottages, Crystal Bird, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Florence Love, Frank Curtis, Gastman School, Georgia Leaflet, Governor Oglesby Mansion, Great Depression, Greenwood Cemetery, Howard W. Schaub, interview, Jake Latham, Jane Hamand, Jane Hamilton, Kiwanis Club, Louis Nichol's candy store, March 1983, Marietta Street School, Miss Abel, Mrs. Alice Bering Evans, Mrs. James Millikin, new city dam, O.W. Smith, OH90, oral history, Powers Grand Opera House, Powers Grand Theatre, president, recording, Red Cross, renovated YWCA building, Roy Christy, Sam Malleous, social work, sound recording, Study Class, transcription, vice-president, World War II, WWII, YWCA
Mrs. Corwin Johns' Interview - Recording
Tags: "Personal Recollections", 1978, A.P. Hill, Adlai Stevenson, Betty Turnell, Charles Adlai Ewing, childhood, Corn Carnival, Decatur Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Decatur IL, Dr. and Mrs. Panhallegon, Dr. H.C. Johns, Eugenia Ewing Johns, fire department races, Illinois Board of Agriculture, Illinois Breeders' Association, interview, J. Petticord, Jane Martin Johns, Johns family, Johns Hill, Judge R.W. Race, March 1978, Miss Mary French, Mr. and Mrs. Millikin, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Powers, Mrs. Corwin Johns, Mrs. Oglesby, Natatorium, OH89, Old Decatur, old High School, oral history, recording, Rev. Fielding Ewing, Riverside Park, Samuel Powers, shorthorn cattle, sound recording, swimming lessons, train service, transcription, Wood Street School
January 1999 Board of Directors meeting
Tags: 199/2000 budget, Agenda, application and certification payment, bids for new roof, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Bookmobiles, circ division, City Librarian's Report, continuation sheet, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, December minutes, Expenditures, extension services, Finance and Properties, group visits, Illinois Power, invoice PSA, John Moorman, lease of property, maintenance division, Meeting, Mid States General, Minutes, monthly circ stats, new building, reports, Revenue, RPLS, staff training, Standards for Illinois Public Libraries, Statistical Report, tech services, Volunteers, waiver of lien and affidavit
Robert H. Kramer's Oral History - Recording
Tags: 1982, Albert Spaulding, Argenta IL, Benny Goodman, Betty Turnell, big band music, Canada, Carol Lawrence, changes to music, Chicago Symphony, childhood, Cincinnati Symphony, clarinet, classical music, dance bands, Decatur IL, Decatur Municipal Band, Dick Coffeen, Doc Severinsen, interview, Jack Benny, junior high school, Kate Smith, Mattoon IL, Millikin Symphony, Millikin University, Monty Mountjoy, Mt. Zion IL, Murray College, music course, music teacher, National Symphony Orchestra, North Dakota, OH85, oral history, recording, Robert H. Kramer, September 1982, sound recording, Symphony Guild, Taylorville IL, Thompson-Kramer Music, Tiny Hill band, transcription, travelling band
R. Wayne Gill's Oral History
Tags: "Stuck at Taylor's College", 1980, academy, Albert Taylor Hall, Aston Hall, athletic director, Barracks, basketball, basketball and track coach, Bethany College, Betty Turnell, Bill Muer, business manager, Business Manager Emeritus, changes to Millikin University, Charlene Wood, chemistry, childhood, City of Decatur, Clyde Hart, coach, Davida McCaslin, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, dormitories, Dr. Albert Taylor, Dr. Claire A. Garber, Dr. Fellows, Dr. J. Roger Miller, Dr. John C. Hessler, Dr. Malone, Dr. McKay, Dr. Tyler, Dr. William Casey, engineering, Flora IL, G.I. Bill, Gastman School, Gorin Library, Grace Patton Conant, Griswold Physical Education Center, Hank Gill, Industrial Arts Department, interview, James Millikin, Jimmy Ashmore, Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Lake Geneva WI, Liberal Arts Building, March 1980, Millikin National Bank, Millikin University, Norman Wann, Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, oral history, Powers Building, Professor L.M. Cole, Professor Townsley, R. Wayne Gill, recording, Recreation Department, SATC, School of Music, Scovill Science Hall, Secretary-Treasurer, Student Army Training Corps, Superintendent of Recreation, veterans, vocational training, West Virginia, William Henderson, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII
Board of Directors Meeting - February 1999
Tags: accounts, Agenda, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, bookmobile, City Librarian's Report, construction sheets, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Expenditures, February 1999, Foundation, FRED, Illinois State Library, income tax assistance, invoice Phillip Swager and Assoc., January minutes, John Moorman, Meeting, Minutes, monthly circ stats, payment Mid State General, reports, Revenue, RPLS, self check machine, Standards for Illinois Public Libraries, Statistical Report, thank you notes, videos, Volunteers, waiver of lean, workshops and training for staff
September Board of Directors meeting packet - 1999
Tags: Agenda, August minutes, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, City Librarian's Report, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Expenditures, Finance and Properties, Founation, grand opening committee, John Moorman, Meeting, Minutes, move in 3 weeks, payment to Mid State General, reports, Revenue, RPLS, thank you notes
October Board of Directors Meeting - 1999
Tags: Adult Services, Agenda, assistant city librarian, assistive tech grant, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Bookmobiles, budget proposals, circ division, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, compensate division heads for extra duty, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Expenditures, Finance and Properties, GEAC, guard shack, John Moorman, Levy Request, Library Network Support Intern, Meeting, Minutes, new Shilling Local History Room, October 1999, personnel policy and public relations, phone system, policy reviewed, reports, Revenue, Sept 7 ribbon cutting day, September minutes, staffing conditions, Statistical Report, Stereo World, yourng adult division
November Board of Directors Meeting - 1999
Tags: Agenda, and expenditures, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, budget, children's division, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, Decatur Area Writers Fair, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Extension Division, Foundation, friends, John Moorman, library tours, maintenance division, Meeting, Minutes, new facility adjustment, newsletter, November 1999, October minutes, reports, Revenue, RPLS, Standard for Illinois Public Libraries, Statistical Report, thank you notes, workshops and training
Board of Directors meeting July 1999
Tags: Adult Division, Agenda, bills and payroll, board of directors, Board of Trustees, children's division, circ division, circ stats, City Librarian's Report, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, evaluation of city librarian, Expenditures, Extension Division, Finance and Properties, internet usage, job description Information Specialist children's, John Moorman, July 1999, June minutes, LAN menu, library building progress, library parking, maintenance division, Meeting, meeting room policy, meeting schedule personnel policy and pubic relations, meeting schedule regular board meeting, Minutes, payment Craftmasters, payment Mid States General, personnel policy and public relations, regular meeting schedule for finance and properties, reports, Revenue, sexual harassment policy, signage, staff conference ALA, Statistical Report, Summer Reading Program