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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1975

Page

21

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.

Switzerland 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.

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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