Decatur, Illinois

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents, records, photographs, research, and publication materials from the Bear Hybrid Company. The collection is 2 linear feet and includes historical information on the formation and business practices of Bear Hybrid Company. The collection was donated by Janice Mandernach on March 20, 2017. Two envelopes containing an assortment of materials originally marked “Records and Promotionals” were sorted into the Printed Material Series and Conferences Series. A...

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...