Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Columbia Building

Photograph of the Columbia Building located at 322-338 North Main St. Business located there were Akers & Sanford Furniture, Stoves & Carpets, Post Office and Dr. James L. Bevans. Second photo shows where the Columbia building used to be.

Tags: 322-338 N. Main, Akers & Sanford Furniture, Buildings, Columbia Building, Decatur IL., Dr. James L. Bevans, Haines & Essicks, Photo File: Buildings, Post Office

Colored Post card to Dottie Sargeant from Henry Hibbs - 1917

This is a colored post card sent by Henry Hibbs to Dottie Sargeant from Petersburg FL dated September 27, 1917. Dottie Sargeant lived at 857 E. Lincoln St, Decatur IL. It has a couple on the front of the card under a tree holding hands. There are…

Tags: "I can't tear myself away", 1917, Bamforth Publishers, colored post card, couple, Decatur IL, Dottie Sargeant, Henry Hibbs, Hibbs Personal Papers, holding hands, path, Petersburg IL, post card, September 27, trees

Collective Bargaining Agreement - May 2012 to April 2017

This is the collective bargaining agreement of the library union #268 with the city of Decatur and the Decatur Public Library. Dated May 2012 to Apri 2017

Tags: AFL-CIO, american federation of state county and municipal employees, City of Decatur, collective bargaining agreement, council 31, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, LeeAnn Fisher, Local union 268, May2012 to April 2017

Collection Maintenance Report Decatur Public Library 1987

This is a collection maintenance report of the Decatur Public Library to the Board of Directors in 1987. This report includes information on classed material print, unclosed material non-print, classed material audio-visual, additional cataloging…

Tags: 1987, additional cataloging statistics, additional process and mendery statistics, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Classed Audio-visual material, Classed Print Material, Collectiona Maintenance, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, James Seidl, June 1987, Unclassed Print Material

Col. W. Lutz Krigbaum

Photograph of Col. W. Lutz Krigbaum taken by Wasson Studio of Decatur, IL. Article on back of photo; "Krigbaum, Col. W. Lutz. During World War I he commanded Decatur's own company A, 124th machine gun battalion, and won a Distinguished Service Cross…

Tags: Camp McCoy Wisc., Co. A 124th, Decatur Chapter D.A.R., Distinguished Service Cross, Illinois National Guard, Legion of Merit, Patriot's Honor Roll, Valley Forge PA., W. L. Krigbaum, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII