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Agreement Card: Books for the Blind

An agreement card issued by the Iowa Library Commission's Traveling Library for the collection of Books for the Blind.

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Book Caravan

Individuals gather by the Iowa Traveling Libraries, Book Caravan, in front of the Ola-Babcok Miller (State Library) building in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Borrower Postage Card: Traveling Library Collection

Borrower postage cards were sent to patrons or potential patrons of the Traveling Library, to gather information for various needs.

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Children reading at a library extension site.

Children using the collection at a rural extension site of the Iowa State Traveling Libraries, Rural Extension Services.

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Dating Slip: Traveling Library

Dating slips would be used in each book to document the date it was loaned.

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Early Interlibrary Loan

Filling a request for a interlibrary loan.

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Ernestine Grafton was born in Hubbard City, Texas on Jan. 17, 1913, the daughter of Louis D. Grafton and Connie Newton. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University, Waxahachie, Texas in 1933, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Library…

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Iowa Library Commission, State Traveling Library Collection

This photo shows the office of the Iowa Library Commission and State Traveling Library, located on ground floor of the State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa.

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