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John Kleinschmidt Collection of Grinnell Local History Series
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Grinnell College Plat Maps, 1883-1932

Series 1 consists of items from Grinnell College Plat Maps, 1883-32, a display sponsored by Grinnell College as part of the College sesquicentennial celebration and curated by John Kleinschmidt, with assistance from Karla Niehus. It was displayed at the Grinnell Community Art Gallery November 22- December 13, 1996. Items included copies of Sanborn maps of Grinnell College area, photographs and captions, and descriptive material. Items are arranged in the box in the order in which they were displayed around the wall in the Community At Center. Each item is numbered on the verso. Some photographs came from Kleinschmid's personal collection. Other photos are from the College Archives and were filmed by Jack Robertson and printed by Midwest Photo Co. of Omaha. Most in the latter category have an Archive location number for the original indicated on the verso.

Photographs

Boxes 1 and 1a contain photos and information about residential buildings. Box 2 contains material on commercial buildings, churches, and some disaster photos. Box 3 contains oversized maps, articles, etc.