Theodore Sutton Parvin <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Theodore+Sutton+Parvin+%0D%0AState+Library+of+Iowa+%0D%0ATerritory+of+Iowa+">Theodore Sutton Parvin State Library of Iowa Territory of Iowa </a> Portrait of Theodore Sutton Parvin. Gue, B.F. (1899). Biographies and Portraits of Progressive Men of Iowa. Theodore Parvin, p. 156. Conway and Shaw. Conway and Shaw 1899 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa. Book Theodore Sutton Parvin <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Theodore+Sutton+Parvin+">Theodore Sutton Parvin </a> A portrait of Theodore Parvin is included in the Annals of Iowa article "A Library in the Making: Pioneer History of of the Territorial and State Library of Iowa." In 1838, Robert Lucas, who had been appointed Governor of the new Territory of Iowa, selected Parvin for his private secretary. He accompanied the Governor to Burlington, where he was appointed to take charge of the Territorial Library. Annals of Iowa State Historical Society of Iowa 1912 Johnson Bringham <span>State Library of Iowa, Des Moines, IA. </span><span>For questions about copyright, contact the State Library of Iowa at </span><a title="State Library of Iowa" href="http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/" target="_blank">http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org</a> <span>This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). </span><a title="In Copyright" href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank">http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en</a> Robert Lucas' proclamation of Theodore Parvin as Territorial Librarian. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=State+Library+of+Iowa+%0D%0ATheodore+Parvin+%0D%0AState+Librarian+%0D%0ATerritory+of+Iowa+">State Library of Iowa Theodore Parvin State Librarian Territory of Iowa </a> Theodore Parvin's commission as Iowa's territorial librarian, as proclaimed by Governor Robert Lucas. Reprint of Annals of Iowa, October 1912 Bringham, Johnson. A Library in the Making: Pioneer History of the Territorial and State Library of Iowa. p. 11 State Historical Society of Iowa 1839 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa. Cedar Rapids Masonic Library <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Theodore+Sutton+Parvin+%0D%0AMasonic+Library+">Theodore Sutton Parvin Masonic Library </a> Image of the Masonic Library in Cedar Rapids published in the Iowa Library Commission Report, 1905-1906 Iowa Library Commission Report Iowa Library Commission Report, 1905-1906, p. 60 State Printer 1907 Emory H. English This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.