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INVENTORY
Kaester Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1916-1917
Scope Notes: This collection consists of one partially bounded book of duplicate letters written by Kaester.
Folder 1 – 1 item
(1973-106) partially bounded book of duplicate letters
Subject Heading Cross Reference
Documents & Letters
INVENTORY
Kelling Family Collection (1993-31)
Inclusive dates 1897-1972
Scope Notes: This collection contains newspaper clippings, several information booklets, one memorial book, and one piano roll mostly related the Kelling family and the agricultural activities of William and Otto Kelling.
Folder 1
Booklet – Scott County Iowa Farm Directory 1965-1966
Folder 2
Booklet – State Constitution and Exhibition, Iowa Corn and Small Grain Grower’s Association Feb. 1931
Folder 3
In Memoriam book – William H. Kelling, d. Oct 1, 1956, 101 yrs. Old.
Folder 4
Booklet – Buffalo Bill and Congress Rough Riders of the World, 1897
Folder 5
Booklets and flyers related to orchard
• 1941 Nursery Guide, The West Hill Nurseries (Plants)
• 1942 Price list from The West Hill Nurseries
• Catalog of New Fruit, New York State Fruit Testing Cooperative Association
• 1939 Price list from New York State Fruit Testing Co-op Association
Folder 6
Booklet – #12 8th year, second half art instruction booklet for Otto Kelling
Folder 7
Newspaper clippings (copies) – 86 sheets total
Folder 8
Newspaper clippings (originals) – 60 clippings total
One Piano Roll, Music Player – Plays the song “Take me to the Land of Jazz”
Subject Cross Reference
Arts—Fine—Painting
Entertainment & Amusements—Circus & Sideshow
Entertainment & Amusements—Fairs—Mississippi Valley (see newspaper clippings)
Farms & Farming—Crops—Field
Farms & Farming—Organizations—Misc.
Farms & Farming—Special Types—Orchards
Music—Recordings & Equipment
Roads & Highways—Interstates (see newspaper clippings)
Schools & Education—Misc.
Social Life & Customs–Funerals
Portrait—Cody, William F.
INVENTORY
Millie Lois Meetz Kittlaus Collection accession #1967-139
Inclusive Dates: 1934 – 1944
Scope Notes: This collection contains letters and a newspaper article centering around Kittlaus’ involvement with the Davenport fire department.
Folder 1 – 19 items
1. letter to ? from Kittlaus; June 1, 1935; about a Fire Collection for Iowa State Firefighters Convention
2. letter to Kittlaus from Linden T. Harris; July 5, 1935, about Linden’s interest in Kittlaus’ small models of old fire engines
3. letter to Kittlaus from J.J. Cunningham; June 6, 1935; about seeing Kittlaus’ collection
4. letter to Kittlaus from Harry J. McFarland; June 4, 1935; about seeing Kittlaus’ collection
5. letter to Kittlaus from Dorothy Griffin; May 31, ?; about inviting Kittlaus to a luncheon at the Blackhawk
6. letter to [Kittlaus] from Joseph Valentine; April 1, 1944; about thanking Kittlaus for her congratulations to him and his sympathies with her deceased mother
7. letter to Chief Kelley from Kittlaus; July 26, 1938; about congratulating Chief Kelley on becoming Chief of Department
8. letter to John H. Jebens from Kittlaus; July 16, 1938; about commemorating 100 years of Davenport Fire Department
9. letter to Kittlaus from Dinty Moore; March 28, 1937; about items fro a collection
10. newspaper article about “Looking Backward”
11. letter to Kittlaus from F.H. Grace; date ?; about glass model of an engine
12. letter to “public forum editor” from Kittlaus; date ?; about problems caused by false alarms
13. letter to Kittlaus from John E. Cater; Nov. 28, 1931; about destroyed old fire engine
14. letter to Kittlaus from Herman J. Amish; Nov. 5, 1934; about Amish’s cancellation to visit Davenport
15. letter to Kittlaus from Edward J. Kelly; Oct. 11, 1934; about account of Chicago Fire of 1871
16. letter to Kittlaus from Harry D. Breene; Oct. 18, 1934; about receiving Kittlaus’ poem and modeled badge
17. letter to Kittlaus from Herman J. Amish; Oct. 19, 1934; about his plans to visit Davenport
18. letter to ? from Kittlaus; June 3, 1935; about request for display cases
19. letter to Paul H. Connors from Kittlaus; May 19, 1934; about a fire in Chicago
Subject Heading Cross Reference
Fire and Fire Departments–Equipment and Firemen–Central Station (Davenport)
Fire and Fire Departments–Fires
People
Herman J. Amish
Harry D. Breene
John E. Cater
Paul H. Connors
J.J. Cunningham
F.H. Grace
Dorothy Griffin
Linden T. Harris
John H. Jebens
Chief Kelley
Edward J. Kelly
Harry J. McFarland
Dinty Moore
Joseph Valentine
INVENTORY
Knox Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1886-1919
Scope Notes: Contains documents pertaining to court proceedings, community politics, and personal letters.
Folder 1 – 54 items
13 Legal Proceedings
20 City of Princeton
21 Personal
Subject Heading Cross Reference
Cities–Princeton, Iowa
Documents & Letters
INVENTORY
Kornder Family 1999-84
Inclusive Dates c. 1898-1967
Box One
Scope notes: Letters between Roger Kornder, his family and friends. The majority of the letters are from his family (Gertrude and Louis Kornder, his parents, Elsie and Daisy, his Aunts) while he was at college. Most of the other letters are from Roger to his parents or from Rogers friends.
Some of the other letters are to Louis and Gertrude Kornder from family, friends, and business.
Folder 1
Letters to Roger Kornder, From Gertrude Kornder with notes from others included, 1938.
Some newspaper articles included.
62 items total
Folder 2
Letter to Roger Kornder, From Gertrude Kornder with notes from others included, 1939.
101 items total
Folder 3
Letters to Roger Kornder, From Gertrude Kornder with notes from others included, 1940.
69 items total
Folder 4
Letters to Roger Kornder, From Gertrude Kornder with notes from others included, 1941.
44 items total
Folder 5
Letters from Gertrude Kornder, To Roger Kornder, 1938.
35 items total
Folder 6
Letters from Gertrude Kornder, To Roger Kornder, 1939.
77 items total
Folder 7
Letters from Gertrude Kornder, To Roger Kornder, January to May 1940.
68 items total
Folder 8
Letters from Gertrude Kornder, To Roger Kornder, September to December 1940.
41 items total
Folder 9
Letters from Gertrude Kornder, To Roger Kornder, 1941-1944 and undated.
107 items total
Folder 10
Letters to Roger from other family members (Ada, Dolores, Dode, Lenore), 1938-1943
One letter from Gertrude to both Roger and Ada.
16 items total
Folder 11
Letters from Louis Kornder to Roger Kornder, 1935-1941
60 items total
Folder 12
Letters to Roger Kornder from Elsie Kornder, 1937-1944
34 items total
Folder 13
Letters to Roger Kornder from Daisy, 1939-1940
34 items total
Folder 14
Letters to Gertrude, from family (Daisy, Elsie, Lenore, Ada and Clarence),
6 items total
Folder 15
Letters from G. H. Gunter to Roger Kornder, 1943-1944
21 items total
Folder 16
Letters from Roger Kornder to family (Parents, Aunt Daisy) 1938-1939, 1967
67 items total
Folder 17
Letters from Roger Kornder to family (Parents, Aunt Daisy) 1940 and undated
24 items total
Folder 18
Letters from Charles Rochau to Roger Kornder, 1934-1943
52 items total
Folder 19
Letters from Bob and Anna Sliberburg to Roger Kornder, 1942-1944
31 items total
Folder 20
Letters from W.J. Ross (Bill), to Roger Kornder, 1940-1944
28 items total
Folder 21
Letters from Donald J. Maus to Roger Kornder. 1943
8 items total
Folder 22
Letters to Roger Kornder from Blair H. Philip Bridge, Winnie, Keith Jurgens and Kathleen, 1928-1943
8 items total
Folder 23
Letters from David C. Werner, To Roger Kornder1943-1944
12 items total
Folder 24
Letters from Michael to Roger Kornder,1939
9 items total
Folder 25
Letters from Mr. And Mrs. Homer White to Roger Kornder, 1938-1931
7 items total
Folder 26
Letters to Gertrude from family members (Lenore, Rieber, Grandmother, Daisy, Elsie, Polly, and Ada) 1912-1939.
32 items total
Folder 27
Letters from Jack Logan and Wayne Christian to Roger Kornder, 1943
9 items total
Folder 28
Letters from Jim Moore, R.F. Johnson, Hovde Family birth announcement, Valentine, Steven Borwick, and Dick Dutler To Roger. 1939-1943
12 items total
Folder 29
Letters between Louis and Gertrude, 1915-1938
27 items total
Folder 30
College papers, Roger Kornder
55 items total
Folder 31
Letters bundled together from 1941
42 items total
Folder 32
FRIENDS AND BUSINESS LETTERS TO LOUIS AND GERTRUDE KORNDER, 1912-1943
31 ITEMS TOTAL
FOLDER 33
MISC. 24 ITEMS TOTAL
SUBJECT CROSS REFERENCE
COMMUNICATION
DOCUMENTS AND LETTERS
MEDICINE
MILITARY AND WAR
MUSIC
NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICALS
SCHOOL AND EDUCATION
SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
CITIES
Box Two
Scope Notes: This box contains different documents from the Kornder family. Programs from different events which they attended, wedding announcements of those close to the family, post cards, holiday cards, and school documents from Louis and Roger Kornder are located here.
Folder 1
Blotters and manuals
6 Items total
Folder 2
Programs
12 Items total
Folder 3
Programs
10 Items total
Folder 4
Wedding Announcements 1898-1910
20 Items total
Folder 5
Wedding Announcements 1911-1915
15 Items total
Folder 6
Wedding Announcements 1916-1918
12 Items total
Folder 7
Greeting/Holiday Cards
24 Items total
Folder 8
Greeting/Holiday Cards
20 Items total
Folder 9
Postcards 1906-1921
22 Items total
Folder 10
Postcards 1922-1944
21 Items total
Folder 11
Postcards undated and those with unreadable dates
28 Items total
Folder 12
Louis Kornder School Documents
Tri-state District Medical Association notebook, Oct. 1924
Northern University notebook, 1916-1917
Signal Notebook Feb. 28, 1911
Signal Notebook
4 Items total
Folder 13
Louis Kornder School Documents
2 Rush booklets 1908
Biology notebook
Postcard to Gertrude
Black and Red Editorial staff card
Graduation announcement
Louis and Gertrude wedding announcement
7 Items total
Folder 14
Roger Kornder School documents
School Assignments
49 Items total
Folder 15
Roger Kornder School documents
Assignments
Some loose paper assignments, some booklet type assignments
25 Items total
Folder 16
Roger Kornder School documents
Assignments: Reports, multiple page assignments.
8 Items total
Folder 17
Roger Kornder School documents
University notebook
Several multiple page assignments
24 Items total
Folder 18
Roger Kornder School Documents
Tests and study materials
38 Items total
Folder 19
Roger Kornder School Documents
Certificate of Promotion
Coe College receipts
Exam schedule
Two sets of note cards
One assignment
6 Items total
Folder 20
Newspaper clippings
Musical article about Mrs. Kornder and Mrs. Hodve
Wedding announcement article for Louis and Gertrude
Russian pianist article- local
4 Items total
Folder 21
Misc.
16 Items total
Subject Cross Reference
Communication
Documents & Letters
Music
Medicine
School & Education
Social life & customs
Travel
Cities
Box 3
Scope Notes: This box contains several bound notebooks.
Folder 1
Red (leather?) 3 ring journal, pages loose. Handwriting looks like it belonged to Gertrude.
1 Item
Folder 2
3 cloth covered books
Rogers Baby Book
Photo album
Orange notebook, almost blank
Folder 3
3 yearbook notebooks, 1951, 1952, 1947
has the years scratched and somewhat rewritten. 1951 may be ’57, 1952 may be ’54, 1947 may be ’59. Belonged to Louis.
Folder 4
2 hard bound (one leather) travel notebooks
1928 and 1930
Folder 5
Travel Journals
One paperback Compass Tours notebook
One hardback jounal 1964
Folder 6
2 Yearbook Notebooks, 1948-1949
Subject Cross Reference
Travels
Transportation
Social life and Customs
Cities
Countries
Hotel, Motel, Restaurant, Tavern
Oversize Documents
The Coe Cosmo
Oct. 6, 1940
April 2, 1941
The Davenport Democrat
July 4, 1898
INVENTORY
Kornder Family Collection 2003-022
Donor: Lucille Fleischman
Location: LIB-ARCH-R17-S3C
Inclusive dates: 1877–2001
Scope Notes:
This collection focuses on the Kornder family: Dr. Louis H. Kornder married Gertrude Elphick in 1915, and they had one child named Roger L. Kornder in 1919. It is composed of photographs and documents.
Louis was born in Wisconsin in 1888. He went to medical school at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University and graduated in 1918. He also had residencies in Vienna and London in the late 1920s. He became a junior partner at the Hagaboeck-Stokes-Maxwell Medical Clinic in Davenport. He retired from medicine in 1954. Additionally, he became president of the Davenport Public Museum board in the early 1950s. He retired from the positon after 17 years in 1968. He participated in many local organizations and he enjoyed travelling. He passed away in 1973.
Gertrude was born in London and graduated from Chicago Musical College in 1907. She taught students to play the piano and pipe organ. She was also involved with the First Presbyterian Church and work for choral societies. She and her whole family enjoyed traveling and gardening. Gertrude lived to be 94, and she passed away in 1979.
Roger was born Dec. 14, 1919 in Davenport, Iowa. He earned a master’s degree in biology from the University of Iowa. He taught science and art until 1972 when he retired. He played the piano well just like his mother, and he belonged to many organizations like the Putnam Museum, Outing Club, Etude Club and First Presbyterian Church. Roger lived to be 79, and he passed away in 1999.
Inventory
Box 1 (1 of 1)
• Folder 1 Louis H. Kornder (from magnetic album)
o University of Chicago graduate school matriculation card [student registration card] for Louis Kornder, September 30, 1913, #49600
o Phi Chi Medical Fraternity membership card, Louis Kornder, May 29, 1914
o Application for Admission to Rush Medical College in affiliation with the University of Chicago, July 19, 1913
o Recommendation from Accredited School from Ripon College, signed by dean
o List of credits earned by Kornder at Ripon College in Wisconsin during 1909-1913, dated April 22, 1918
o Letter from W. Harley Barber, Registrar in Ripon College’s Department of Physics, recommending Kornder for a scholarship at the University of Wisconsin, dates February 21, 1913, 2 half-sheets
o Membership certificate to the Golden R Club of Ripon College
o Program for Commencement Exercises for Ripon College Class of 1963, multiple pages
o Letter from Kornder to the Members of the Ripon College Class of 1913 regarding a fifty year reunion, dated December 19, 1963, 2 pages
o Letter from Kornder to Dr. Clarence J. Rodman concerning a class fund, dated September 14, 1963
o Program for Northwestern University’s Sixtieth Annual Commencement Wednesday, June 12, 1918 in Evanston, Illinois, multiple pages
o Marriage service program for Louis Henry Kornder and Gertrude Mary Elphick contains early photos, 25th wedding anniversary, and 50th wedding anniversary photos and a newspaper clipping
o Invitation to Northwestern University’s Sixtieth Annual Commencement in 1918
o Certificate declaring Kornder a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society, dated April 23, 1963
o Letter from the Iowa Medical Society offering life membership to Kornder, dated April 29, 1973
o Brochure for Mercy Hospital Centennial Doctors’ Recognition Dinner October 30, 1969
• Folder 2 Louis H. Kornder (from magnetic album) [Continued]
o Letter from the State Board of Medical Examiners certifying Kornder to practice medicine in the state, dated October 1, 1918
o Article by Kornder called “Hydrocephalus and Choked Disk in Dogs”, booklet with multiple pages
o Certificate of Recognition to Kornder from Mercy Hospital of Davenport, dated October 30, 1969
o Certificate from the American College of Surgeons sent in bereavement of Kornder’s death to his family and friends
o Military registration card for Louis Kornder, June 5, 1917
o Local board military registration card for Louis Kornder
o Article by Kornder called “The Value of Absolute Alcohol for Removing Adherent Paraffin Sections from Paper or Pasteboard Trays”, 1916
o Article by Kornder called “Five Cases of Strangulated Hernia, Complicated by Acute Appendicitis”, 1919
o Article by Kornder called “A Statistical Review of 109 Consecutive Cholecystectomies”, 1941
o Article by Kornder called “Benjamin Rush and the Influenza Epidemic of 1789”, 1948, 3 pages
o Article by Kornder called “Enterostomy as an Emergency Measure in the Surgical Treatment of Intestinal Obstruction in Cases of General Peritonitis Following Purulent Appendicitis”, 1919
o Article by Kornder called “The Psychology of the Sick-Room, Small Things Which Aid in Recovery”, 1924
o Illuminated certificate in foreign language (German?) dated 1888, possibly a marriage, baptism, or wedding certificate
o Death certificate for Kornder from the Province of Ontario, date of death September 27, 1973, age 84
o Deed to plot in the Oakdale Cemetery in Davenport
o Funeral memorial book from Whattam Funeral Home in Ontario, 8 pages
o Encapsulated obituary newspaper clipping from the Times Democrat September 30, 1973
• Folder 3 Photographs and News Clippings
o Photograph in Wisconsin, 1913, Kornder and Ted Bart (sp?) doing a geology trip in Ripon College
o Photograph in Ripon, Wisconsin, 1913, portrait of Louis Kornder
o Photograph in Ripon, Wisconsin, 1913, graduation portrait of Kornder, handwritten notes on back
o Four photographs adhered to construction paper-like material, each picture has a caption: “misery loves company”, “commencement”,” a study in (illegible handwriting?)”, and “the pals”
o Photograph of a group of 11 men and women dressed in nice outfits, black and white, woman in center holds an item that says “Crimson ‘13”, stamp on back says “Vic Sandberg Green Lake, Wisconsin”
o Photograph portrait of Kornder
o Photograph portrait of Kornder, handwritten notes on back
o Photograph portrait of Kornder, small
o Photograph portrait of Kornder
o Photograph portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Kornder
o Newspaper article called “Dr. L.H. Kornder Retires After 35 Years of Practice”
o Newspaper article from the November 18, 1928 issue of the Davenport Democrat and Leader called “Dr. Kornder Writes of London Traffic, Hyde Park, and Thames Boats”
o Newspaper article from the November 27, 1928 issue of the Davenport Democrat and Leader called “Where Doggie Draws the Milk Wagon, Wind Turns Wheels of Flour Mills”
• Folder 4 Davenport Rotary Club
o Typed speech delivered by Kornder to the Davenport Rotary Club June 25, 1951 called “Purposeful Living”, 9 pages
o Program for the Golden Anniversary Dinner Dance for the Davenport Rotary Club at the Blackhawk Hotel November 11, 1961
o Death announcement for Kornder via the Rotary Club
o Newspaper article called “Dr. Kornder Raps Labor Government in Rotary Speech”
o Newspaper article called “Dr. L.H. Kornder is Nominated for Presidency of Rotary Club”
o Newspaper article called “Museum Knowledge Source, Not Attic, Rotarians Told”
o Advertisement for a program organized by Kornder and the Internal Service Committee called “The College and International Understanding” by Sister Sabina Mary March 12, 1962 at the Hotel Blackhawk
• Folder 5 Putnam Building and Trust Davenport Public Museum and Art Gallery
o Laying of the Corner Stone announcement October 1877
o Probate paperwork for the Trust filed November 1957, 9 pages
o Newspaper article “W.C. Putnam was Man of Great Civic Pride”, published mid-1950s
o Booklet with specifications and other information about the Putnam Building, fundraising note inside dated June 1910
o Newspaper article “Museum Recovers Cornerstone, Finds Old Papers, Coins”, published circa January 1965
o Full-page newspaper advertisement for the Putnam building
o Black and white photograph featuring 15 well-dressed men and women; they are in a room lined with shelves of books; there is a desk in the foreground with books, pens, papers, and a phone; no names associated
o Multiple newspaper articles and advertisements about the Putnam building, published September 1957
o Newspaper article “Dr. L. H. Kornder Gives Painting to Art Gallery Here: New Acquisition is Canvas by Celebrated Artist, Doris Rosenthal”, published November 1945 in The Daily Times
o Newspaper article “Art Gallery at Davenport Opens Today”, published May 1963 in Des Moines Sunday Register
o Newspaper article “Kornder’s collect Egyptian, Grecian Items for Museum, published 1961 in Times
o Newspaper article “Museum Group to Hear talk by Dr. Kornder”, published 1961
o Newspaper article “Davenporters Sail for Europe” about Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Kornder
o Newspaper photograph of Kornder and Don Herold discussing an Egyptian tapestry, published 1964
o Newspaper article “Museum Enrolls 1,000 Members!”, published circa early 1960s
o Newspaper photograph of Don Herold, Joseph Patterson, and Kornder and some restored fire department equipment, publish 1964
o Newspaper article “Elect Volkens at 100th Museum Meeting”
o Newspaper article “Palmer Museum Gets OK of Court”
o Newspaper article “Start Excavation Survey for Museum Next Week”, published 1960 in the Democrat
o Newspaper photograph of Kornder featuring items for a time capsule in the new museum cornerstone for the 84th anniversary, published 1961
o Newspaper article “Dr. Kornder: Will Sell Old Museum (Gallery’s Fate is Uncertain)”, published 1963
o Newspaper article “The Art of Serving the Future”
o Newspaper article “Plan Board Will Consider Site of Museum-Gallery”
o Newspaper photograph announcing Kornder was elected President of the Davenport Public Museum board of trustees
o Newspaper article “Civic Leaders Endorse Combined Art Gallery-Museum”, published 1953 in the Daily Times
o Newspaper article “Progress Toward a gallery-Museum”, published circa mid-1950s
o Newspaper article “Civic Leaders Study Museum, Gallery Plans”
o Short essay “Dr. Louis H. Kornder Honored”, perhaps a draft for an obituary?
o Memorial Resolution to honor Kornder, signed by President Hawkinson, dated February 11, 1974 on museum stationary
o Resolution In Honor of Dr. Louis H. Kornder letter on Putnam Museum stationary signed by Secretary David A. Smith
o Program for Davenport Public Museum Centennial Banquet 1967
o Program for the Davenport Public Museum Laying of the Cornerstone event October 1961
o Black and white photograph of the Cornerstone Laying event in 1961, features to well-dressed men behind
o Program for the Davenport municipal Art Gallery Laying of the Cornerstone event March 1962, hand-written note on back
o Newspaper article “A $2 Million Investment in Culture: The Arts Get a Fine New Home in Davenport” published November 24, 1963 in the Des Moines Sunday Register
o Newspaper article “Dedicate Art Gallery; Public Opening Today”, published May 5th, 1963 in the Sunday Times Democrat
o Brochure advertising the benefits of becoming a member of the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, called “Friends of Art”
o Black and white photograph featuring Kornder admiring a work of art, stamp on back says “Times Photo by Joe Boll Davenport, IA”
o News Release from the Davenport Public Museum, address given by Kornder at the Laying of the Cornerstone 1961, 4 pages, laminated
• Folder 6 University of Dubuque
o Newspaper article “Dr. Kornder to get Honorary Degree from University of Dubuque”
o Newspaper article “A Salute to Dr. Kornder” about retiring from Museum board
o Newspaper article “Small College Vital in Education-Dr. Couchman”, Kornder featured in accompanying photograph
o Newspaper article, quote by Kornder regarding the United Nations
o Newspaper article “Dr. Kornder Named to Membership on Dubuque University Board”
o Kornder’s honorary degree dated May 29, 1966
o Speech at degree presentation “Citation for Dr. Louis H. Kornder” presented by Donald B. Blackstone
o Black and white photograph featuring Kornder in cap and gown and 6 other well-dressed men and women standing in front of a building outside
o Letter from Gaylord M. Couchman thanking Kornder for a year-end gift dated January 18, 1963
• Folder 7 Kornder Family and Home
o Newspaper article “Travel Pictures”
o Newspaper article “New Plant Food Made of Bark”, Kornder featured in accompanying image, published October 7, 1956 in the Democrat-Times
o Newspaper article “South Africa is Serious War Threat: Dr. Kornder”
o Newspaper article “Garden Beauty”
o Black and white photograph of Kornder garden June 1964
o Another black and white photograph of Kornder garden June 1964
o Color photograph of Kornder gravestone
o Black and white professional photograph of three children: Louis, Adel, and Alfred Kornder
o Black and white photograph of young man
o Newspaper obituary for Kornder
o Postcard to Kornder from War Department, Notice of Classification, dated January 23, 1918
o Membership certificate for the State Historical Society of Iowa 1922
o Memorial newspaper obituary for Kornder in protective case
o Wedding announcement for Louis and Gertrude, 1915, includes envelopes
o Black and white photocopied photograph of Gertrude
o Black and white photocopied photograph of Louis and baby Roger, captioned “Proud Father”
o Black and white photocopied photograph of Louis, Gertrude, and Roger
o Black and white photocopied photograph of directly after Roger’s birth, Gertrude, Roger, Daisy (sp?) and Mrs. Elphick
o Black and white photocopied photograph of Louis and Gertrude, captioned “Newly Married”
o Black and white photocopied photograph of Louis and Gertrude, captioned “First Trip Overseas”
o Black and white photocopied photograph of Louis, Gertrude, and Roger, captioned “Young Kornder Family”
o Black and white photocopied photograph of Louis, Gertrude, and Roger, captioned “On Way to England”
o Clergyman’s Record, paperwork for Louis Kornder’s funeral
o Newspaper obituary “Dr. L. H. Kornder; Ex-Museum Chief” published 1973 in Times-Democrat
o Newspaper obituary “Gertrude Kornder” published 1979 Quad-City Times
o Color photograph of Louis and Gertrude on their 50th anniversary
o Color photograph of 9 men in suits sitting and standing around a table, decoration on the back wall says 1969, possibly a reunion?
o Color photograph of Gertrude, caption on back reads “My dearest one—Mother. Gertrude Elphick Kornder—taken in the garden at our summer home “Lilac Lodge” one of her last pictures 1978. Dated 1885-1979 94 ½ years old.”
o Black and white portrait of Gertrude, caption on back reads “At home 227 W. Lombard 1934-1935 at the fine Weber piano. Gertrude Mary Elphick Kornder. To the dearest Mother one son could ever have. Roger, 12/1/82”
o Program for Dedication Week of the First Presbyterian Church Davenport, Iowa November 30 to December 9, 1924
• Folder 8 Speeches and Presentations by Dr. Kornder
o “Small Things Which Aid in Recovery: The Psychology of the Sick Room”, 9 pages
o “Radio Address 1936”, 8 pages
o “The Philosophy of Nursing: A Commencement Address for the Graduates of Mercy Hospital Training School June 5th 1946”, handwritten, 8 pages
o “Progress and Human Nature”, 7 pages
o “A Museum is a Pocket of Civilization”, 9 pages
o “Louis and Clark and Their Exploration of Louisiana”, 15 pages
o “Ever the Same as Yesterday”, 12 pages
o “A Force to the Reckoned With”, 14 pages
o “England Today”, 18 pages
o “Cornwall”, 5 pages
• Folder 9 Roger Kornder Career and Activities
o Correspondence from Moline Public School concerning salary dated July 25, 1969
o Speech “A Time to Reflect” presented at the Putnam May 5, 1995, 2 pages
o High school diploma dated June 10, 1938
o Commencement program 1938
o Commencement program from Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa dated March 19, 1943
o University of Kansas University Extension Certificate dated June 12, 1953
o Certificate of Recognition from the First Presbyterian Church dated April 24, 1988
o Receipt from Moline Monument Company concerning a gravestone dated October 10, 1979
o Memorial booklet from Roger’s funeral, handwritten notes and newspaper clipping of obituary, 14 pages
o Newspaper clipping of Roger’s obituary from the Quad-City Times January 27, 1999
o Memorial obituary clipping from Weerts Funeral Home in protective covering
o Program from Roger’s funeral
o Statement of Death by Funeral Director form, two pages
o Photocopied articled called “Donor Spotlight: Roger Kornder” from the Putnam Museum magazine November-December 2001
o Newspaper article in protective covering about the Kornder’s backyard garden
• Folder 10 Two Greeting Cards and Gertrude Kornder Memorial Booklet
o Handmade card including 4 black and white photographs (possibly of Roger) bound with pink ribbon, message on front says, “To Mother and Father on Mother’s Day”
o Handmade card including 7 black and white photographs of the family bound with cream ribbon, message on front says, “To the Dearest Mother of All”
o Memorial booklet from Gertrude’s funeral, handwritten notes and newspaper clippings of obituary, 10 pages
o Funeral expenses statement from Weerts, Hill, & Fredericks Funeral Homes
o Funeral expenses statement from Weerts, Hill, & Fredericks Funeral Homes
o Funeral expenses statement from Weerts, Hill, & Fredericks Funeral Homes
• Folder 11 Photos
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude (and possibly Roger) sitting on logs near a body of water
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude (and possibly Roger) sitting on a fence near a field surrounded by trees
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude (and possibly Roger) sitting on some rocks in a field surrounded by trees
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude (and possibly Roger) standing on a deck near a body of water
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude sitting on logs near a body of water
o Black and white portrait of Gertrude as a young woman
o Black and white portrait of Gertrude as a mature woman
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude (and possibly Roger) sitting on a fence near a field surrounded by trees
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude (and possibly Roger) standing by a car on a dirt road surrounded by trees
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude (and possibly Louis) standing on a large passenger ship deck
o Black and white portrait of Gertrude and Louis as a mature couple
o Color photograph of Gertrude and Louis, caption on the back says, “Lake Arrowhead, California, April 1974”
o Newspaper clipping featuring a picture of Gertrude
o Black and white portrait of Gertrude and probably Roger wearing a sailor’s outfit
o Black and white portraits of Gertrude and probably Roger in a folding binder
o Photocopy of Elsie S. Kornder from March 20, 1976, handwritten note “My dearest Aunt Elsie. R.K.” Attached was a color photograph of Roger and Elsie, handwritten note on back says, “Hunting Art Gallery, San Moreno, California, Spring 1968 Pasadena, My Dearest Aunt in California Elsie Roger. Adele—please save this for me. It is excellent of Elsie and I treasure this print.”
o Black and white photograph of directly after Roger’s birth, Gertrude, Roger, Daisy (sp?) and Mrs. Elphick
o Black and white photograph of Louis, Gertrude, and Roger standing near a tree
o Black and white photograph of Louis, Gertrude, and Roger right after Roger’s birth
o Black and white photograph of Louis pushing Roger in a baby carriage outside
o Black and white photograph of Roger standing outside near a house
o Black and white photograph of Louis and Roger standing in a field surrounded by trees
o Black and white photograph of Louis and Roger standing in a field surrounded by trees
o Black and white photograph of Gertrude and Roger standing in a field surrounded by trees
o Black and white photograph of Louis and Roger sitting on a fence near a field surrounded by trees
• Folder 12 Photos (cont.)
o Black and white photograph of Roger standing on a rocky hill near some mountains
o Black and white photograph of Roger sitting on a bench near a house and a tree
o Black and white photograph of Roger standing in a yard in front of a house
o Black and white photograph of Louis, Gertrude, and Roger standing on the deck of a passenger ship, handwritten date on back says September 10, 1929
o Black and white photograph probably of Roger standing with a bicycle in the yard in front of a house
o Black and white photograph of five men and women, caption on back says, “July 1949 on S.S. Queen Mary, New York, South Hampton, reading from left to right: C.G. Bonard, Mr. and Mrs. Kornder, Miss Oliver, Roger”
o Black and white photograph of a man (Louis or Roger?) wearing a suit outside near the columns of a building
o Black and white portrait of a young man
o Black and white photograph of a young man standing on the steps of a porch
o Black and white photograph of young man sitting on a rocky outcropping
o Black and white photograph of Roger playing the piano, caption reads, “Had scholarship at Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa”
o Black and white photograph of Louis and his new car, captions read, “Dad’s new car Spring 1935, had this car at least 20 years.”
o Black and white portrait of a young man, probably Roger
o Black and white portrait of a young man, probably Roger
o Black and white photograph of young man in a light, plaid jacket stand outside in front of a house, caption on back says “1939”
o 8 by 10 black and white portrait of a young man, probably Roger, and a terrier dog
o 8 by 10 black and white portrait of a young man, probably Roger
o 8 by 10 color-tinted (?) portrait of young man, probably Roger
o Black and white photo of Roger in a back yard wearing a cap and gown, handwritten caption on back says “high school graduation”
o Black and white photo of Roger in a back yard wearing a cap and gown
o Black and white photograph of Roger in a back yard at winter wearing a long, black coat
o Black and white photograph of Roger in a back yard wearing a dark leather coat
o Black and white photograph of Roger speaking in a classroom and referring to notes
o Black and white photograph of Roger outside a building wearing a cap and gown, handwritten note on back says, “November”
o Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Sunday Tribune called, “Youth on the Campus: Coe College”, features images of students
o Black and white photograph of Roger and approximately 30 male students in a classroom, handwritten note on back reads, “Mr. Kornder, 207A, Hi-Y Club 1958-59, Ricky Green Pres, Gary Ishimal (sp?) Vice Pres, Jim Wilson Treasure, Bob Wise Secretary”
o Black and white photograph of 13 men on a basketball court wearing silly costumes, handwritten note on back says, “Student faculty Game, March 1959”
o Invitation to May events at the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, on Friday, May 8 “Mr. Roger Kornder will present an illustrated lecture in color on his recent travels in the British Isles and to European countries. A special group of slides on Norway will be utilized at this lecture.” The front cover features a black and white image with the caption, “Along the grand canal, Venice by Roger Kornder”
o Newspaper clipping announcing lectures by Roger Kornder “Cro-Magnon Man and His Art” and “The Making and Preparation of Anatomical Models” to the Augustana Art Association
o Newspaper clipping from the Daily Dispatch November2, 1951, with article titled “Illinois Art Educators Will Meet Next Weekend in Moline, accompanying photograph features Roger and 6 other men and women
• Folder 13 Photos (cont.)
o Newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of Roger and some of his souvenirs from his travels that summer including Egypt
o Black and white photograph of Roger wearing a light colored suit standing outside in front of a porch
o Black a white photograph of Roger teaching in front of a classroom with a film projector, caption on front edge says, “ Gurton, will you please take that rattler out of my lizards”, back caption says, “March 1964 Roger, taken in my classroom”
o Black and white photograph of two men standing outside near a tree and they are wearing nice cloths, date on the back in December 25, 1964
o Black and white photograph of two men wearing tuxedos at a church, possibly for a wedding
o Color photograph of two men standing in a yard, time stamp says July 10, 1996
o Black and white photograph featuring three well-dressed men, caption on back reads, “Dubuque University, Tuesday March 30, 1992, James Lindsay, Dr. Norman Borlang world-renowned agriculturalist, and Roger Kornder”
o Black and white photograph of Roger wearing a light colored-suit and standing on the deck of a ship
o Color photograph of Roger wearing a coat and standing in front car
o Black and white photograph of a dinner on the Stella Oceanis featuring a band, everyone sitting at Roger’s table signed the back of the photograph and wrote comments
o Black and white photograph of the Queen of Bermuda, June 1963
o Color photograph of six well-dressed eating dinner, Roger and his parents appear
o Short article, possibly from a school newsletter, about Roger’s summer travels
o Color photograph of Roger standing in front of signs. One reads, “Welcome aboard S.S. Rotterdam Holland-America Cruises” and the other says, “Around the World in One Hundred Days-1980”
o Black and white photograph of Roger and his parents on board the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
o Color photograph of Roger and his parents, back caption says, “S.S. Empress of Canada, August 1969”
o Color photograph of Roger and his parents walking down a ramp and carrying personal items
o Color photo of Roger and Gertrude
o Newspaper article about Roger’s travels
o Black and white photograph of Roger and Louis having drinks and watching performers in native dress, note on back says, “Caves of Amaya, Granada, Spain, July 1954”
o 8 by 10 black and white photograph of two well-dressed men shaking hands, caption on back says, “Paul N. Norton, 75th Birthday Celebration, February 1984”
o Black and white photograph of three men and women around a table holding reading materials, caption on back says, “April 1962, Wilson Jr. High, Roger Kornder, Jerry Swanson, and Mrs. Efflandt”
o Color photograph of two well-dressed men, caption on back says, “To Roger from Dr. Peterson, University of Dubuque, gala conclusion of fund raising $12.5 million, you helped make June 6, 1986 a memorable evening—a milestone in the history of the University, signed Walt”
o Page from The Gold Book, June 1993 featuring images of people who participated in the gala for the Putnam Museum’s 125 anniversary
o Article about The Outing Club, Roger and his parents are discussed, 2 pages
o Black and white photograph of Roger laying in a bed, captions read, “First surgery, at St. Luke’s, Roger 1986”
o Color photograph of 4 well-dressed men and women standing outside of a house, caption on the back reads, “Kenosha, Wisconsin, Stuart, Roger, Mom, and Dad, June 20, 1971, Adelis (sp?) and June (sp?) 50th Anniversary”
o Color Polaroid photograph of Roger sitting in a nicely-furnished room
o Color photograph of Roger sitting at a table with a large birthday cake with candles, caption on back says, “Roger celebrated his birthday, December 1993”
o Small document with an etching of a boat on the water, captions say “Sail on and on and on, Ex Libris Roger Kornder”
• Folder 14 Thesis
o Comic image of a little boy making a mess and an exasperated mother. The phrase “The Little Helper” is under the image. A handwritten comment says, “Little Roger at his best.”
o Roger’s thesis titled, “Cro-Magnon Man: His Culture and Religion”, 42 pages
• Folder 15 Certificates
o Certificate from Selective Service identifying Louis Kornder as an Examining Physician for Scott County Local Board Number 1 in Iowa, dated May 20, 1941
o Certificate of Appreciation from the President of the United State for Louis Kornder’s efforts in the Selective Service
o Certificate from the American College of Surgeons declaring Louis Kornder a Fellow, dated October 13, 1933
• Roll 1 Certificates Continued
o Wisconsin Common School diploma for Louis Kornder dated June 30, 1904
Subject Headings
BOATS & BOATING
CHURCHES & RELIGION–PRESBYTERIAN
CITIES–DAVENPORT
DOCUMENTS & LETTERS
HISTORIC SITES & MUSEUMS–DAVENPORT PUBLIC MUSEUM
HISTORIC SITES & MUSEUMS–PUTNAM MUSEUM
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
INTERNATIONAL
MEDICINE–DOCTORS
MUSIC
ORGANIZATIONS & CLUBS
PORTRAIT
SCHOOL & EDUCATION
TRAVEL
