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1. A96-3-3 - Book

   Book, autograph, 4" w x 2 3/4"l x 1/2" h, royal blue fabric, Cover- printed in silvertone- flourishes and decorative lines, in blue- "Children's Delight," sticker of floral bouquet in center, Back- plain, Spine- silvertone flourish, Inside cover- printed in goldtone- "Autographs" with flourishes. Family members, friends and a teacher expressed their sentiments to Amelia Struckmann (1868-1935) through poems and/or writing after which they signe...

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2. L75-4-1 through 5 - Manuscript

   "The Story of Saint Peter Damian Parish" author not credited The history of the church from its beginning in 1929 and its Our Lady of Sodality formation, up to the church's 25th anniversary in 1975. Bartlett Catholics celebrated mass for the first time in the Village on June 14, 1942 in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Buerger. The member's first house of worship was completed in September 1950. St. Peter Damian is Bartlett's third oldest hous...

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3. L75-4-6 through 7 - Letter

   "To Whom it may Concern" written by Louisa Shields, 1929 "It was the time the 3K's were on the rampage. I could hear them from my window, voices from the fields..." The Ku Klux Klan was active in this area at the time. They were targeting people of color and Catholics. As a response to this "rampage," Louisa Shields "took courage and asked the Catholic ladies whom I knew..." to begin the foundation of the formation of St. Peter Damian Church i...

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4. L78-20 - Poem

   Green paper folder, with white label on which is typed, "Poems by Stella Krumfuss," containing 31 typed poems (writings) by Christella "Stella" Krumfuss (1884-1972). At times she wrote under the pen name "Esskay." Her wrings reflected the era in which she lived and historic looks into the past. Poem titles include "Bartlett-Small Town," "Teen Agers." "Visions," "Harold Mayer," The Old Rail Fence," "Lunch Time" and more. Some works focus on the...

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5. M06-14-5 - Letter

   Letter, 8 1/2" x 11", paper, 1 page, single sided, dated September 15, 1932, sent to the Bartlett Hills Country Club from Alice M. Glos, owner of the golf course, letting the club know the monetary totals the Glos family has paid on the lots which make up Bartlett Hills. The total amount paid was $300.00 with interest of $6.00. Edmund and Harriet Glos where the owners of the golf course at that time.

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6. M96-1-502 - Book, Composition

   Composition book, 6 3/4" w x 8 1/4" l. cardboard front and back cover, green/black design, cloth spine, printed on cover- "Composition Book Belonging To...erased...in ink, "Bartlett Public School", book begins with entries dated January 26, 1933 and ends with February 15, 1933. The dated entries consist of different entered words, written out phonetically also, with a brief definition following. Each dated entry exhibits handwriting by different ...

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7. M96-1-58 - Letter

   Letter, 8 1/2" x 11", paper, single sided, Front- red background with illustration of village on the bottom with words in white- "Christmas Greetings" across top, printed in black- "Christmas 1955, Dear Friend: Being able to say 'Thank You' to good friends and customers...Sincerely, H. H. Schultz Hardware" Annual holiday thank you letter sent by Schultz Hardware to their customers. The store was once located at 110 W Bartlett Avenue.

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8. M96-1-66 - Letter

   Letter, 8 1/2" x 11", paper, Front- illustration of car driving down a snowy road at night, church on right, farm on left, hills in background. In blue- "Christmas 1953, It doesn't Have to Be Christmas.......for us to thank our good friends...Sincerely H. H. Schultz Hardware", Back- nothing. H. H. Schultz Hardware opened its first location at 120 W. Bartlett Avenue. In 1926, Herman H. Schultz built a two-story building and moved operations to ...

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