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What Was In The Water In Davenport? – Books about Davenport Writers

Posted on February 24, 2023 by SCblogger

We are thrilled to be hosting Marcia Noe on Saturday, February 24, 2023, at 1:30pm at The Library | Main to talk about her latest book: Three Midwestern Playwrights: How Floyd Dell, George Cram Cook, and Susan Glaspell Transformed American … Continue reading →

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The Truth Will Out:  Annie Wittenmyer

Posted on October 13, 2022 by SCblogger

In preparation for a recent program featuring Annie Wittenmyer and the orphanage she is forever linked to in Davenport, Iowa, inconsistencies within reference works were found bringing up a number of questions. Turning to some basic documents used for family … Continue reading →

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Davenporters of Note: Jasper Eugene Wood

Posted on September 6, 2021 by SCblogger

Jasper E. Wood was born July 27, 1901, in Monmouth, Jackson Co., IA to Everett and Elsie Gertrude (Preston) Wood. His parents divorced soon after and his mom remarried and moved to Tipton, Cedar Co., IA. In 1920 he was … Continue reading →

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Library Leadership: Directors We Have Known

Posted on April 18, 2013 by SCblogger

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 →

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Davenporters of Note: Samuel Francis Smith

Posted on May 10, 2010 by SCblogger

  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 →

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Kathryn Kirschbaum: First Woman Mayor of Davenport

Posted on March 25, 2010 by SCblogger

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 →

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