Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Local organization publications, 1880-1995 and undated, consists of material produced by local Quad Cities organizations, such as clubs, fraternal orders, unions, committees, and other groups. Materials primarily include pamphlets, brochures, letters, event programs, commemorative programs, clippings, and other items. As with the preceding subseries, content related to individual organizations is very slight, and multiple organizations’ materials have been arranged alphabetically with single...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The National Association of Geoscience Teachers records, 1937-2017 and undated, consists of 12 series: Constitution, Group Information and Membership, Acquisition Information, Annual Meeting Records and Correspondence, Awards, Regional Sections, Affiliates, Summer Field Training Program, Journal of Geoscience Education, Printed Matter, Miscellaneous and Photographs.The Constitution (1943-2011) series includes multiples drafts of the constitution with amendments and committee...

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The 8th Big Hike took members of the Black Hawk Hiking Club eastward to destinations such as Chattanooga, Chickamunga, Knoxville, Mount LeConte, and Gaitlinburg in Tennessee; as well as Asheville and the Cumberland Gap in North Carolina.

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The 9th Annual Big Hike found the Black Hawk Hiking Club in places such as Minnehaha Falls, Itasca State Park, Hibbing, White Iron Lake, and Lake Superior Highway in Minnesota; as well as Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lenora Purdy papers, circa 1850-1993 and undated (bulk 1919-1941), includes educational records and career papers of Lenora Purdy, geneological research on the Purdy family, Purdy family records, photographs, drawings, and scrapbooks. The Education series (1919-1952 and undated) contains report cards, diplomas, photographs and works that highlight Lenora's scholastic career as she attended various local schools and colleges, in addition to newspaper articles and other...

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The Notes subseries (1879-1898 and undated) Olsson's personal handwritten notes. Several of them seem to deal with his work as a pastor.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The anniversaries series, 1922-2012, contains materials documenting the various major anniversaries observed by Trinity Lutheran Church. Records related to early anniversaries tend to consist of single anniversary service programs and historical sketches, while later anniversaries (such as the 75th and 100th) reflect yearlong and sometimes multi-year programming, including worship service programs, event programs, historical sketches and retrospectives, scrapbooks, surveys, and dedication...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Writings series (1885-1951 and undated) includes a wide array of written works created by Netta Bartholomew Anderson. Because the purpose of the writing is often unknown due to lack of dates or titles, all of her writings have been compiled together, with the exception of the diaries and journals, which have been separated into their own series. Writings range from class assignments and notes to formal and informal speeches, essays, and articles. As Anderson was a prolific writer, this...

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In 1929, the Black Hawk Hiking Club traveled to Detroit, Michigan; Windsor, Niagra Falls, and Prescott in Ontario; Rochester, Ogdensburg, New York City, and West Point in New York; Burlington and the Green Mountains in Vermont; Portsmouth, Maine; Bloucester, Massachussetts; and Lake Champlain on the New York/Vermont border.