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.
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.
Asa Turner established the first Congregational Church west of the Mississippi and became its pastor. Turner beckoned the Iowa Band to join him in what is now Grinnell Iowa in 1842.
Leonard Fletcher L.F. Parker span style=color: rgb(62, 19, 14); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; was a professor of Greek and Latin at Iowa College from 1860-70 and professor of history from 1888-98. In Grinnell, he was involved with the public schools and the Underground Railroad. /span
