Decatur, IL

Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, letters, news articles, Christmas cards, and memorial cards from the Besalke family. The collection is .5 linear foot, and includes biographical information on the family. The collection was donated by David and Karen Frahlman. There was no apparent order to the collection, so it was organized with the researcher in mind.

Scope and Contents This collection contains information pertaining to the history of the Board of Trustees of the Decatur Public Library. The collection is 16.5 linear ft., and covers the Board members, minutes, and reports. The materials in this collection have been accumulated over the last 145 years. The materials were separated from the main institutional collection to form their own collection. The materials were kept in the same organization they had been in previously. The collection is housed in...

Scope and Contents This collection contains information that pertains to the history of the Decatur Public Library. The collection is 22 linear ft, and covers the different buildings that housed the library, departments, staff, and collections. As an institutional collection, the materials have been accumulated over the last 144 years. This is the first time they have been organized together as a whole, though there are sections of the collection that was already organized, and that organization has been kept...

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials pertaining to Dr. Aaron Wolever, mostly letters. The collection is .5 linear foot. This collection was transferred from the Springfield-Greene County Library in 2019. There was no order to the collection, so it was organized with the researcher in mind.