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Library Leadership: Directors We Have Known
In honor of National Library Week, we thought we’d take a look at those who have led the Davenport Public Library over the past 111 years. Even with this brief amount of information, it’s interesting to note how the education, … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Local History
Tagged biography, C. Daniel Wilson, directors, Edna Geisler, Elizabeth Martin, Grace Delphine Rose, Grace Shellenberger, Harold Goldstein, Judith Ellis, Kay Runge, KennethWayne Thompson, LaWanda Roudebush, Library staff, Marilla Waite Freeman, Meg Sarff, Oswald H. Joerg, Stella V. Seybold
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Davenporters of Note: Samuel Francis Smith
Son of the highly respected man who composed the lyrics to “America”; one time Mayor of Davenport, charter member of Davenport National Bank, organizer, director and attorney for Union Savings Bank; president of the Iowa Bankers’ Association; … Continue reading
Kathryn Kirschbaum: First Woman Mayor of Davenport
Kathryn Kirschbaum was born August 30, 1931, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Frank and Esther (Kiplinger) Goll. She graduated from Denison College in Grandville, Ohio, in 1953 with a degree in “Citizenship”. She was First Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged biography, Davenport, Davenport (Iowa), Mayors, Women, Women's History
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