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Davenport Public Library's Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center is dedicated to assisting you to find local history and related information. Special Collections staff provide brief answers and/or photocopies of pages for patrons who request that information be mailed or faxed to them.
To obtain copies of obituaries, marriage notices and other records indexed on this site please fill out the form below. Patrons are strongly encouraged to request copies of specific records rather than making broad research requests.
Please note that our fees have recently changed:
Copies of records are $3.00 each, which includes the cost of copying and mailing the record, up to five photocopied pages. Extra copies are $.20 each. You may request up to five records at a time. Funds generated in this manner will be used by the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society and the Davenport Public Library to purchase additional materials for the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. Lengthy records, such as divorce or probate files may require payment of a $15.00 research fee.
Patrons requesting in-depth research services, including requests for specific records for which no date information is available, will be charged a minimum research fee of $15.00. This fee includes 60 minutes of research time and copying and mailing up to 5 pages. Any additional copies will be billed at $.20 each.
Prepayment is not required; we will send a billing statement with the information you have requested.
We attempt to answer all questions within ten (10) working days, but some questions may take longer as they require more extensive research.
Please fill out all parts of the form below. You must choose a state; for non-US residents, please select Iowa and simply fit the rest of your address into the available space. Click on Submit button to send.
If this form will not go through, or if you receive an error message, please send your request via direct e-mail at SpecialCollections@davenportlibrary.com.