{"id":15856,"date":"2022-09-17T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=15856"},"modified":"2022-09-18T22:16:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T03:16:59","slug":"found-in-a-library-book-a-davenport-mayor-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2022\/09\/17\/found-in-a-library-book-a-davenport-mayor-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Found in a Library Book: A Davenport Mayor Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We find curious artifacts in books from time to time. A couple of weeks ago when we were featuring our collegiate yearbooks we found two pen drawings by an Art Kroppach. Davenporters should be familiar with Mr. Kroppach. He was Davenport’s mayor for a decade from 1944 to 1954. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We made another interesting connection to this artifact in our collection. We have a portrait of Arthur that was painted in 1947 by Gay Tydeman who lived at 304 Union Arcade. This painting was submitted into the the artist competition at the Mississippi Valley Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of these two beautiful sketches and our portrait of Art, we wanted to learn more about the life of Arthur Robert Kroppach. Arthur was born on September 22, 1921 to Robert Kroppach and Grace Darling in Burlington, Iowa. He attended elementary and high school in Burlington. He continued his education at the University of Iowa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n