Muscatine History Collection

Muscatine History Collection A wide variety of artifacts, ephemera, photographs, and archives makes up the muscatine history collection. items in this collection are from muscatine county, and most are specifically tied to the city of muscatine. The archive currently features photographs from the collections of davenport public library, augustana college, buffalo historical society, galesburg public library, putnam museum, rock island county historical society, rock island public library, and musser public library in muscatine.

Muscatine History Collection The muscatine history collection has grown substantially with the gift of a few thousand artifacts from the estate of jim burr. as the “go to guy” for all things muscatine history related, jim was a walking encyclopedia of local history. The mississippi river collection spans the entire length of the river with paintings, prints, maps, artifacts, sculpture, and ephemera. works by henry lewis, john mix stanley, captain seth eastman, william bunn, frederick oakes sylvester, and joachim ferdinand richardt are part of this collection. Some great reference material available at musser public library. the history of muscatine county 1879. see 1879 table of contents. muscatine county history 1889. see 1889 biographical and historical index. the history of muscatine county; from the earliest settlements to the present time 1911. The history of muscatine county, iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c.

Muscatine History Collection Some great reference material available at musser public library. the history of muscatine county 1879. see 1879 table of contents. muscatine county history 1889. see 1889 biographical and historical index. the history of muscatine county; from the earliest settlements to the present time 1911. The history of muscatine county, iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c. State historical society of ia has preserved records including birth, marriage & death records, wills & probates naturalization papers for muscatine county. Known as a local history expert, jim burr avidly collected muscatine history items for most of his life. in 2022, the estate of jim burr began donating his muscatine history collection to the muscatine art center. Includes index, advertisements, brief history of muscatine county, and portraits of early also available in digital form. The npbm preserves and interprets the history of pearl button manufacturing in the united states, focusing on the contribution of the workers, entrepreneurs, and mussels of muscatine, iowa.

Muscatine History Collection State historical society of ia has preserved records including birth, marriage & death records, wills & probates naturalization papers for muscatine county. Known as a local history expert, jim burr avidly collected muscatine history items for most of his life. in 2022, the estate of jim burr began donating his muscatine history collection to the muscatine art center. Includes index, advertisements, brief history of muscatine county, and portraits of early also available in digital form. The npbm preserves and interprets the history of pearl button manufacturing in the united states, focusing on the contribution of the workers, entrepreneurs, and mussels of muscatine, iowa.