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Special Collections
563/326-7902

Davenport Public Library
321 Main Street
Davenport, Iowa 52801
Phone: 563.326.7832
Fax: 563.326.7809
TDD/TTY: 563.326.7843
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Davenport City Archives

The Davenport Public Library serves as the officially designated archives for the City of Davenport.  Some of the City’s historical records have been transferred to the Special Collections to provide better preservation of and access to these materials.  Some major collections of City records include Parks Department Records, City Council minutes and proceedings; Davenport Bridge Commission records and minutes, and Davenport Levy Commission records.  Davenport Building permits dating from about 1923 to about 1970 have been microfilmed and are also available.  Archive collections for which finding aids have been created are listed below.  Click on the link to view the finding aid.   Please contact the Center staff for additional details about our holdings.

Accession #  2005-12  Davenport Bridge Commission Minutes

Accession #  2005-13  Davenport Civil Rights Commission historical information

Accession #  2000-01  Davenport Engineering Department Survey books

Accession #  2004-70  Davenport Museum of Art records

Davenport Police Records

Davenport Magistrate Records

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