For our first exhibit of the year, we are taking a look back at life in Davenport a century ago. What kinds of books were children and grown-ups checking out from the library? What were the people attending the symphony listening to? What did new construction houses look like? Where were the predominantly African-American neighborhoods located? Stop by the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at the Davenport Public Library during the month of January 2020 to see these items in person!
- Map of African-American residential patterns in 1920 compiled by Craig Klein from Accession #2004-67.
- Fiction published in the 1920s from the SC Fiction Collection.
- Novels by Floyd Dell published in the 1920s.
- Children’s books published in the 1920s from our Childrens’ Exhibit Collection.
- Bix Beiderbecke 1924 vinyl album recorded in 1924 in Richmond, IN and New York City.
- Bix Beiderbecke’s modern piano suite published in 1928.
- Davenport Blues: a modern composition for the piano by Bix Beiderbecke published in 1927.
- 1920s photograph album from Accession #2011-01 Lilah [Mergy] Bell Personal Papers
- Davenport High School Yearbook The Blackhawk volume 7, 1924.
- “City Champs 1925” photograph taken by J.C. Seemann of the Davenport Cardinals semi-pro football team.
- Davenport Municipal Art Gallery Catalogue of 334 paintings: the gift of C.A. Ficke, 1925.
- “Review of the Year” published in the Davenport Democrat and Leader on Friday, December 31, 1920.
- “Library Records Show Davenport Best Read City in U.S.” published in the Davenport Democrat and Leader on Friday, December 31, 1920.
- Who’s Who in Davenport 1929.
- 117 House Designs of the Twenties from the Gordon-Van Tine Co.
- Homegrown: an Iowa memoir, 1920s-’30s by Robert P. Long.
- Carrie Catt: feminist politician by Robert Booth Fowler.
- A Research Guide to the 1920 Census by George Forby.
- 1925 Census of Iowa.
- Tri-City Symphony Orchestra Programs 1925-1929.
- The Palimpsest Index Vols 1-10 1920-1929.
- 1920-1921 Annual Report of the City Officers of the City of Davenport, Iowa.
- Iowa Banking During the 1920s by Herbert William Bohlman.
- Jazz on the River by William Howland Kenney.
- Bix: the Davenport album by Rich Johnson with Jim Arpy and Gerri Bowers.
- Floyd Dell: the life and times of an American Rebel by Douglas Clayton.
(posted by Cristina)
