Masonic Library housing rare volumes and historic artifacts
The Cedar Rapids Masonic Library hosts a vast collection of rare books including a 1495 Bible and a 1470 Lucan Pharsalia. It preserves a 1734 Free Masons constitution, a Lincoln telegram, and a large Robert F. Bower collection. Open weekdays with group tours by advance notice.
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Caesar
Pompeii
Lucan
Nero
Joseph Smith
The
Nauvoo
Ill
America
Free Masons
Philadelphia
Ben Franklin
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Horace Greeley
Keith Arrington
Grand Lodge
London
Arrington
Robert F. Bower
Keokuk
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Muscatine
Iowa City
Davenport
Theodore S. Parvin
Bower
Cedar Rapids
Coe College Gains New Additions to Permanent Art Collection
The two newly donated sculptures join Coe College’s permanent collection. Ronald Bladen contributed a plywood relief model from his artist residency, displayed in the Dows Fine Arts Center lobby. James and Mrs. Schramm donated a bronze head and serigraph titled Chord by John Pope, with Head with Braids by William Lasansky.
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Coe College
Ronald Bladen
New York City
Coe
Karen Woods
Mechanicsville
Dows Fine Arts Center
James Schramm
Burlington
William Lasansky
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
John Pope
University of Northern Iowa
Jefferson Noted Inventor and Patent Office Pioneer
Washington AP reports Thomas Jefferson, first U S Patent Office supervisor, was an inventor of note though he never sought a patent. His works include a mold board improvement for plows and a folding chair that doubled as a walking stick, reflecting his broad ingenuity.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. Patent Office
U.S
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