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‘Twas the night before Christmas at The Davenport Club

Posted on December 19, 2022 by SCblogger

While looking for holiday items in the archives we found this festive poem in our ephemera files. It was written in December 1957 for members of The Davenport Club, a social organization active between 1945-1993. The poem starts with the … Continue reading →

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Build a Better Davenport: Temple and Burrows Architects

Posted on June 30, 2017 by SCblogger

We are continuing with the Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program theme of “Build a Better World” by exploring the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s resources on local architects, developers, planners, construction companies, and building materials suppliers. This week the Davenport … Continue reading →

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Come to our Open House Putti Party!

Posted on January 14, 2010 by SCblogger

As our loyal readers know, in 1905, W.C. Putnam generously donated to our library a reproduction of a frieze designed by Donatello in the 1400s. The frieze, which hung in the library’s auditorium for decades, was removed when the original … Continue reading →

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Dancing in the Yuletide Glow

Posted on December 29, 2008 by SCblogger

Beneath the glittering chandeliers women in formal evening gowns danced with their escorts to the music of a live band. Outside the cold December evening passed, but inside hundreds of people warmed by dancing, drinking, and laughter probably did not … Continue reading →

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