This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Social events and library notes from the era
Social events column edited by Miss Edith Gillespie details Card games hosted by Mrs. Musson and Miss Walker on South Chestnut Street, a Bridge Whist Club gathering at West Sixth Street with luncheon, and upcoming host Miss C. L. Campbell. The Carnegie Book House visit highlights loan statistics for classic titles, district library meetings led by Miss Adams, and Iowa Library Commission activities promoting library extension and services across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IF. R. Musson
Nell Walker
Bridge Whist
W. A. Follett
West Sixth Street
C. L. Campbell
Carnegie “Book House
C. N
A. M. Wiliamson
Princess Virginia
Satan Sanderson
Hattie Erminie Pires
Francis Hodgson Burnett
Gilbert Parker
Myrtle Reed
Quota Watonna
Miss Adams
State Library Association
Middle West
Alice S. Tyler
Des Moines
Iowa Library Commission
State University
Adams
Daily Democrat