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Welcome to ''Encyclopedia Dubuque'', a website dedicated to the history of the "Masterpiece on the Mississippi," Dubuque, Iowa – Iowa’s oldest city!

The basis of ''Encyclopedia Dubuque'' is the book, ''Dubuque: The Encyclopedia''. Written in 1991 by [[LYON, Randolph W.|Randolph W. LYON]] and published by [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE| First National Bank of Dubuque]] (now [[U.S. BANK|U.S. Bank]]), ''Dubuque: The Encyclopedia'' was designed as a table-top reference to Dubuque's history. Organized in alphabetical order, the entries were quick to locate and easy to read. Sales of the original ''Dubuque: The Encyclopedia'' were brisk. Over the years, the encyclopedia was frequently cited in the local newspaper, the [[TELEGRAPH HERALD|''Telegraph Herald'']], as a source of information, and copies at [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY|Carnegie-Stout Public Library]] had to be rebound due to heavy use.

As Dubuque reached its sesquicentennial, the Dubuque City Council announced that it would fund ten applications from local historical societies or groups with projects involving Dubuque history. The [https://carnegiestout.org/carnegie-stout-public-library-foundation/ Carnegie-Stout Library Foundation] chose to apply for a grant to convert the aging printed edition of ''Dubuque: The Encyclopedia'' to an expandable digital format. This grant application was approved in 2008, establishing the threshold for a new and exciting approach to local history.

I would like to thank the Carnegie-Stout Library Foundation for its encouragement and support of this innovative project. I have especially appreciated the support given to this project by Michael May at Carnegie-Stout Public Library. My technical support came from Angela and Ransom Briggs of Iowa City and Jason Burds of Carnegie-Stout Public Library. In addition to all the people who provided pictures and information for the book, I would like to add my deep appreciation to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Bob Reding]]. Always willing to answer questions or provide material for pictures, Bob has been a treasure.

I dedicate this project to my wife, Ruth, who has enjoyed with me our life in this wonderful community and encouraged me at every moment to record its fascinating history.

Randolph W. Lyon

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The encyclopedia was made possible by a grant from the [https://www.cityofdubuque.org/ Dubuque City Council’s 175th Anniversary Celebration Committee]. The encyclopedia was also made possible by [https://locations.usbank.com/index/iowa/dubuque/dubuque-branch.html U.S. Bank Dubuque Branch] which donated full copyright ownership of the original 1991 print edition of [https://catalog.carnegiestout.org/Record/4210 Randolph Lyon’s ''Dubuque: The Encyclopedia''] to the Carnegie-Stout Library Foundation.

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[[File:Carnegie-Stout Public Library Throughout the Ages.JPG|left|thumb|235px|[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Carnegie-Stout%20Public%20Library%20Throughout%20the%20Ages.pdf Carnegie-Stout Public Library – Throughout the Ages by Susan A. Henricks, Ph.D., Library Director, and edited by Rosemary Kramer, Secretary, Library Board of Trustees, 2021]|link=http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Carnegie-Stout%20Public%20Library%20Throughout%20the%20Ages.pdf]]
[[File:grandopening1.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Grand opening. Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838]]
[[Image:0125.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Carnegie-Stout Public Library is a local landmark funded in part by [[CARNEGIE, Andrew|Andrew CARNEGIE]]. It was placed on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]] on August 1, 1975.

Early efforts at offering library services included that of R. Spaulding. a book seller, music dealer and generally a patron of art. His book store was the first in Dubuque. Early in 1848 Spaulding established and maintained a library of standard periodical literature, to which persons were admitted upon the payment of $3 per annum.

One of the first attempts to establish a library came through the [[DUBUQUE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION]], a group of young professionals and businessmen formed to bring a lecture course to Dubuque. At the same time, J. S. Blatchley, an attorney, made his one hundred fifty-volume library available to anyone for a fee of five dollars.

Funds from the lectures, first given in 1857-1858, were used to purchase additional books. By 1859, with the donation by the Blatchley library to the lecture committee, the number of volumes reached four hundred.

In 1859 the lecture committee reorganized as the [[YOUNG MEN'S LITERARY ASSOCIATION]]. Active in providing books for the library, the group in November 1863 established a goal of acquiring ten books daily for a month. Membership was available for $1.50 per year. (1)

In March of 1864 the firm of [[GILBERT AND TAYLOR'S]] renovated a room over their store to house the Law Library and the books obtained by the Young Men's Literary Association. The 55' x 16' room was supplied with shelves and tables and a partition allowed the two libraries to be housed in "separate apartments." A large collection of minerals were on display and the entire room was lighted with gas until 8:00 p.m. each evening. (2) W. J. Gilbert, owner of the store, was the first librarian.

It was a common feature of the newspapers to carry the names of new volumes added to the library. (3)

Today's Additions.--The following are the additions to be made to the
library today: Abbott's Napoleon, 2 vols; Amber Gods, two copies; Wing
and Wing by Cooper; Western Annals; Mysteries of Paris; Goldsmith's Works;
Swiss Family Robinson, two copies

In November 1865 the ''Dubuque Herald'' announced that a movement was underway to raise $5,000.00 for the purchase of books, relocate the library to a room of its own, and hire a person to attend it. The newspaper was in support of relocating the library to a site of its own. As it existed in a business, patrons felt they "acting very mean if they did not purchase something" as they left. (4) Checked out books were called in prior to the library being moved to the Julien Hall building. A new catalog of books were "classified and arranged for ready reference, was published. (5) In January 1866 the Young Men's Library Association gave [[B. M. HARGER]] an order for $4,000 worth of books. (6)

Financial support of the Association in its work included entertainment in the homes of sponsors. On January 16, 1874 the first of these evenings was planned for the home of [[VAN DUZEE, Alonzo J.|Alonzo J. VAN DUZEE]]. "The best music will be provided for dancing and a jam up supper. The price of admission, $1.50 per couple." (7) The second of these evenings of entertainment was held in the home of [[WEMOTT, S. S.|S. S. WEMOTT]] on January 27, 1874. (8)

Interest in establishing a free library grew during the 1890s. The Young Men's Literary Association maintained the library until 1901. In 1893 the books were moved to the [[ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE]] when the collection had grown to fourteen thousand volumes. After this relocation, the collection was cataloged according to the Dewey Decimal System. The library, while open to the public, was not municipally owned or free.

Andrew Carnegie, a person familiar with Dubuque, agreed to endow the city with a $50,000 building provided a lot could be found on which to build. (9) In response, [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] donated three lots on the corner of 11th and Bluff [[STREETS]] in memory of his father [[STOUT, Henry L.|Henry L. STOUT]]. (10) Frank D. Stout was a director of the YMLA during this time and “for the consideration of one dollar and to perpetuate the memory of my father, Henry L. Stout, deceased, I . . . . hereby convey to the City of Dubuque . . .” and with this “the splendid and spacious site with an area of 158 feet on Bluff and 76 feet on Eleventh Street was obtained.” The special election for voters to approve the tax was held on November 26, 1900. The total vote was 3,238 and was approved by about 73% of the voters. Interestingly, while still two decades from winning the right to vote, Dubuque women participated in this election and supported the library by thirty to one! Twelve hundred twenty-four women voted for the library proposal and only 47 opposed.” (11) A donation of $15,000 for the new building and $10,000 for new books was given by the [[YOUNG MEN'S LIBRARY ASSOCIATION]]. In March, questions were already being asked as to when the public would be able to have access. [[RICH, Jacob|Jacob RICH]], president of the board of directors, reminded citizens that the board of directors would not even be receiving funds from the city until January. (12)

Construction did, however, begin in October 1901. The architect chosen was W. G. Williamson of Chicago. Williamson had been the architect of the [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]], the [[JULIEN HOUSE]], and the mansion of [[STOUT, Henry L.|Henry L. STOUT]]. (13) The library was opened to the public on October 20, 1902.

[[Image:metalshelves.png|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Carnegie-Stout Library-Through the Ages by Susan A.Hendricks Ph.D]]The library quickly outgrew its space and requested additional funding from Andrew Carnegie. The response was recorded in the board minutes of June 12, 1905:

Andrew Carnegie was giving an additional $11,500 “... for
the installation of a full set of metal shelves” “Mr.
Carnegie’s generosity ... provide[s] for the future
needs of the Library ... for many years to come, and
perhaps for all time, as the new set of stacks will give
shelf room for fifty-five thousand books.” (14)

[[Image:glassfloor.png|left|thumb|250px|The famed glass floor. Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/ykyguidiiyr/]]
These stacks are no longer on the glass floor mezzanine, which were not original to the building, because the area could not be made ADA compliant in the renovation. They are, however, stored in the library. Perhaps a future renovation of the library may be able to use these… (15)

Donations continued to provide the library with priceless material. According to the Library Board of Trustees' Minutes, on January 10, 1910:

Recorded that Emma H. Ward donated a complete collection of
books and photogravures by Edward S. Curtis titled '''North
American Indian''' in memory of her husband Hiram Ward. At
this time she also donated the paintings “Last Gleam” by
Bruce Crane and “First Lesson” by Franz Charlet. (16)

On February 27, 1924, the minutes recorded:

The Board of Trustees accepted $5,000 from the estate of Mary
E. Lull. The will specifically reads: “I give and bequeath to
the Board of Library Trustees of the Carnegie-Stout Free Public
Library of the City of Dubuque, the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000)
Dollars for the benefit of said Library and direct that said
bequest be kept permanently and safely invested according to
their best judgment and that only the income therefrom shall
be used by said Board from time to time in the purchase of
pictures or other works of permanent value for the art room
of said Library, which work of art shall be purchased, and
appropriately marked as from this fund.” This is the complete
transcription of the will/bequest. (17)

According to the minutes, the library purchased "Appraisal" by Grant Wood on October 29, 1934 for $350.00. "Victorian Survival" by Grant Wood was purchased on December 14, 1934 for $800.00. (18)

[[Image:auditorium.png|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Carnegie-Stout Library-Through the Ages by Susan A.Hendricks Ph.D]]In 1929 the library exceeded every other city in the United States in the number of volumes (41,268) circulated per assistant. The next highest was just over 35,000. The second record did not bring pride. Dubuque ranked as the lowest payer of library assistants in the United States--thirty-four cents per hour. (19)

The announcement was made in July, 1952 that bound volumes of old newspapers and other periodicals would soon be preserved on spools of microfilm and stored in steel cabinets with a humidity control device. A film viewer, presented by the ''Telegraph-Herald'', was equipped with "sensitive focusing and page-turning instruments." At the time of the announcement, every page of the ''Telegraph-Herald'' since January 1, 1860 had been photographed. Since the viewer had been acquired, a complete alphabetical index of topics relating the Dubuque's history had been organized. (20)

[[Image:DSC01135.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Commemorative paperweight. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:Library.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Image courtesy: Mike Day. Kendall C. Day family collection.]]In the summer of 1981 a new wing was designed by architect Charles Kurt of the Durrant Group, was opened to the public. The addition used limestone facing similar in appearance to the original building and allowed increased use of the library by the public. The additional space increased the capacity of the library by approximately 188,000 volumes.

In 1988 the Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation was formed. The goal of the Foundation was to raise the funds necessary pay insurance premiums associated with displaying the library's Grant Wood and North American Indian collections. Both had been in secure storage since December 1986 cutbacks. The plan was to display the paintings and Indian books in the second floor rotunda. The foundation would establish a trust fund to pay for the insurance and other programs. (21)

Budgetary concerns in 1992 forced the Dubuque city council to postpone plans to spend $750,000 for major improvements in the library. Expected to take twenty months to complete, the renovations would have brought the library into compliance with the federally mandated Americans with Disabilities Act. A consultant also wanted the middle level, then used for storage, periodic displays, and reading tables, to be restored "to all its splendor and returned to active public use. (22)

In February 1995 officials of the library announced that the library would be the first to offer free access to the Internet to all Dubuque residents. The service was made possible by a donation of about $3,600 from the Friends of the Library and the library board which spent another $2,500. While not all Internet services would be available, residents would have access to colleges, government agencies and information from around the world. (23)

In 1996 the library spent $219,000 converting the library's garage into offices after the bookmobile was discontinued. A small space behind the reference desk was renovated to house computer terminals for public use. In 1997 Adult Services Coordinator Ann Straley, serving as acting library director, obtained over $400,000 from the city council for more renovation. This financing made possible new carpeting, reading-room chairs, circulation and reference desks, and the replacement of security and telephone systems. Walls were painted, the stacks were widened to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and an Iowa Communications Network conference center and audio-visual room was constructed and equipped. (24)

In January 1997 Midwest Communications Inc., a local Internet provider, donated a T1 Internet port/connection to the library. This provided the library with the ability to have more than one computer online at a time. (25)

In 2010 a $6.5 million renovation to the library was completed. The City of Dubuque was the single largest donor by committing to half the cost. The State of Iowa made a grant award of $250,000 from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs when Dubuque was named an Iowa Great Place in 2006. The private sector contributed to the remainder.

Planning for the Library’s second renovation began in 2000 and was actually started in December of 2008. The library brought aesthetics, function, and sustainability together and became the first City of Dubuque building to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

[[File:cspl.png|250px|thumb|left|circa 1960s.https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838]]At the end of 2009 there were 31,535 projects registered with USGBC. Of these there were three libraries that had achieved LEED-Existing Building status. Carnegie-Stout Public Library was the first public library in the Mid-West to achieve this status and the first public library in the United States to achieve this designation while also being on the National Register of Historic Places.

The library’s Grand Opening was September 16 – 19, 2010.

In 2016 the library's Board of Trustees rejected an unsolicited offer of $6 million for Grant Wood's painting "Appraisal." That piece and Grant Wood's "Victorian Survival" were purchased in the early 1930s for $1,150 using funds from a bequest to the library for the purpose of purchasing art. Both paintings in 2016 were on loan and were exhibited in the [[DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART]]. (26) In 2017 "Appraisal" was valued at $12 million and "Victorian Survival" was appraised at $10,325,000. (27)

In 2016, the library was featured in "Amazing Libraries in All 50 States" at msn.com. According to the article, 101 libraries were built in Iowa between 1892 and 1917 using Carnegie Foundation grants including the one in Dubuque which in 2016 was believed to be the state's largest Carnegie building still in use as a library. (28)

In February, 2018 library officials announced that a $7,000 donation from the Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation would be used to purchase virtual reality technology later in the year. The library has historically played an important role in introducing the public to new technologies. The last example was the popular maker-space, a do-it-yourself lab that people of all ages could use to create and invent. (29)

The announcement was made in May, 2018 that the library would forgive fines on overdue materials for six months in a study to determine the long-term usefulness of a fine-free business model. Fees for lost or damaged materials, however, would remain in effect. Patrons who did not return materials within fourteen days would have their accounts block preventing them from checking out other materials, using computers, accessing databases or downloading digital materials. To offset the loss of revenue (estimated at $18,200 over six months), businesses might be asked to sponsor a month, small donations might be asked of those who fines were being forgiven, or money from the gift fund might be used. City council members would have to endorse the program to make it permanent. (30) Library staff announced a home-bound delivery service to begin in August, 2018 for people unable to leave their homes. Items with three-week checkout periods including books, audio books and CDs would be eligible for the service. The library currently provided bulk loans to thirteen nursing homes and residential care facilities as well as the state correctional facility at 1494 Elm. (31)

Continuing to implement new ideas, library officials announced in July 2018 that a custom-built, three-wheeled "library" bicycle was being used to bring books and DVDs to citizens in different locations. Actually the bicycle had been in use since June carrying potential material for checkout to citizens at such paces as the [[DUBUQUE REGIONAL HUMANE SOCIETY]], [[FARMERS' MARKET]], and the Mississippi Riverwalk. (32)

See: [[CITY LANDMARKS]]

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Source:

1. "Additions to the Young Men's Library," ''Dubuque Democratic Herald'', November 1, 1863, p. 4, Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=A36e8EsbUSoC&dat=18631101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

2. "Library Improvement," ''Dubuque Democratic Herald'', March 5, 1864, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=A36e8EsbUSoC&dat=18640305&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

3. "Today's Addition," ''Dubuque Democratic Herald'', November 5, 1863, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=A36e8EsbUSoC&dat=18631105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

4. "The Public Library," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 19, 1865, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18651119&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

5. "Young Men's Library," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 7, 1865, p. 4.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

6. "Library Association," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 27, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660127&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

7. "For the Benefit of the Library," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 11, 1874, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18740111&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

8. "Library Association Hop," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 24, 1874, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18740124&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

9. "The New Library," ''Dubuque Daily Telegraph'', p. 3

10. "He Won't Appoint," ''Dubuque Daily Telegraph'', February 5, 1901, p. 3

11. Hendricks, Susan. Library Director, Carnegie-Stout Public Library. e-mail, June 5, 2015

12. "The New Library''

13. "Name Architect," ''Dubuque Daily Telegraph'', p. 3

14. Henricks, Susan (Library Director), email, May 2, 2019

15. Ibid.

16. Henricks, email, May 1, 2019

17. Ibid.

18. Ibid.

19. "Local Library is Now the Holder of Two Records," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 3, 1931

20. "Dubuque's History in 'Movies,' ''Telegraph-Herald'', July 27, 1952, p. 17

21. Kirchen, Rich, "Dubuque Library Forms Group to Get Collections on Display," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 20, 1988, p. 3

22. "City Can't Afford Library Upgrade," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 29, 1992, p. 3A

23. Eiler, Donnelle, "'Gateway to the World,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', February 10, 1995, p. 1

24. Wilkinson, Jennifer. "Remodeling Opens New Chapter for Library," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 26, 1998, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19980526&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

25 "Internet Provider Donates Accessory to City Library," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 7, 1997. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

26. Barton, Thomas J. "No 'Appraisal' Worth Losing Wood's Works," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 24, 2016, p. 17A

27. Montgomery, Jeff. "$22 Million," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 18, 2017, p. 1

28. "Dubuque Library Recognized," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 18, 2016, p. 3A.

29. Barton, Thomas J. "Carnegie-Stout to Offer Look at Virtual Reality," ''Telegraph Herald,'' February 25, 2018, p. 11A

30. Hinga, Allie, "Library to Forgive Fines for 6 Months," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 25, 2018, p. 3A

31. Hinga, Allie, "Library Eyes Home-Bound Delivery," ''Telegraph-Herald'', May 31, 2018, p. 1

32. Hinga, Allie, "Bikemobile?" ''Telegraph Herald'', July 9, 2018, p. 1A

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CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Carnegie-Stout Public Library is a local landmark funded in part by [[CARNEGIE, Andrew|Andrew CARNEGIE]]. It was placed on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]] on August 1, 1975.

Early efforts at offering library services included that of R. Spaulding. a book seller, music dealer and generally a patron of art. His book store was the first in Dubuque. Early in 1848 Spaulding established and maintained a library of standard periodical literature, to which persons were admitted upon the payment of $3 per annum.

One of the first attempts to establish a library came through the [[DUBUQUE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION]], a group of young professionals and businessmen formed to bring a lecture course to Dubuque. At the same time, J. S. Blatchley, an attorney, made his one hundred fifty-volume library available to anyone for a fee of five dollars.

Funds from the lectures, first given in 1857-1858, were used to purchase additional books. By 1859, with the donation by the Blatchley library to the lecture committee, the number of volumes reached four hundred.

In 1859 the lecture committee reorganized as the [[YOUNG MEN'S LITERARY ASSOCIATION]]. Active in providing books for the library, the group in November 1863 established a goal of acquiring ten books daily for a month. Membership was available for $1.50 per year. (1)

In March of 1864 the firm of [[GILBERT AND TAYLOR'S]] renovated a room over their store to house the Law Library and the books obtained by the Young Men's Literary Association. The 55' x 16' room was supplied with shelves and tables and a partition allowed the two libraries to be housed in "separate apartments." A large collection of minerals were on display and the entire room was lighted with gas until 8:00 p.m. each evening. (2) W. J. Gilbert, owner of the store, was the first librarian.

It was a common feature of the newspapers to carry the names of new volumes added to the library. (3)

Today's Additions.--The following are the additions to be made to the
library today: Abbott's Napoleon, 2 vols; Amber Gods, two copies; Wing
and Wing by Cooper; Western Annals; Mysteries of Paris; Goldsmith's Works;
Swiss Family Robinson, two copies

In November 1865 the ''Dubuque Herald'' announced that a movement was underway to raise $5,000.00 for the purchase of books, relocate the library to a room of its own, and hire a person to attend it. The newspaper was in support of relocating the library to a site of its own. As it existed in a business, patrons felt they "acting very mean if they did not purchase something" as they left. (4) Checked out books were called in prior to the library being moved to the Julien Hall building. A new catalog of books were "classified and arranged for ready reference, was published. (5) In January 1866 the Young Men's Library Association gave [[B. M. HARGER]] an order for $4,000 worth of books. (6)

Financial support of the Association in its work included entertainment in the homes of sponsors. On January 16, 1874 the first of these evenings was planned for the home of [[VAN DUZEE, Alonzo J.|Alonzo J. VAN DUZEE]]. "The best music will be provided for dancing and a jam up supper. The price of admission, $1.50 per couple." (7) The second of these evenings of entertainment was held in the home of [[WEMOTT, S. S.|S. S. WEMOTT]] on January 27, 1874. (8)

Interest in establishing a free library grew during the 1890s. The Young Men's Literary Association maintained the library until 1901. In 1893 the books were moved to the [[ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE]] when the collection had grown to fourteen thousand volumes. After this relocation, the collection was cataloged according to the Dewey Decimal System. The library, while open to the public, was not municipally owned or free.

Andrew Carnegie, a person familiar with Dubuque, agreed to endow the city with a $50,000 building provided a lot could be found on which to build. (9) In response, [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] donated three lots on the corner of 11th and Bluff [[STREETS]] in memory of his father [[STOUT, Henry L.|Henry L. STOUT]]. (10) Frank D. Stout was a director of the YMLA during this time and “for the consideration of one dollar and to perpetuate the memory of my father, Henry L. Stout, deceased, I . . . . hereby convey to the City of Dubuque . . .” and with this “the splendid and spacious site with an area of 158 feet on Bluff and 76 feet on Eleventh Street was obtained.” The special election for voters to approve the tax was held on November 26, 1900. The total vote was 3,238 and was approved by about 73% of the voters. Interestingly, while still two decades from winning the right to vote, Dubuque women participated in this election and supported the library by thirty to one! Twelve hundred twenty-four women voted for the library proposal and only 47 opposed.” (11) A donation of $15,000 for the new building and $10,000 for new books was given by the [[YOUNG MEN'S LIBRARY ASSOCIATION]]. In March, questions were already being asked as to when the public would be able to have access. [[RICH, Jacob|Jacob RICH]], president of the board of directors, reminded citizens that the board of directors would not even be receiving funds from the city until January. (12)

Construction did, however, begin in October 1901. The architect chosen was W. G. Williamson of Chicago. Williamson had been the architect of the [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]], the [[JULIEN HOUSE]], and the mansion of [[STOUT, Henry L.|Henry L. STOUT]]. (13) The library was opened to the public on October 20, 1902.

[[Image:metalshelves.png|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Carnegie-Stout Library-Through the Ages by Susan A.Hendricks Ph.D]]The library quickly outgrew its space and requested additional funding from Andrew Carnegie. The response was recorded in the board minutes of June 12, 1905:

Andrew Carnegie was giving an additional $11,500 “... for
the installation of a full set of metal shelves” “Mr.
Carnegie’s generosity ... provide[s] for the future
needs of the Library ... for many years to come, and
perhaps for all time, as the new set of stacks will give
shelf room for fifty-five thousand books.” (14)

[[Image:glassfloor.png|left|thumb|250px|The famed glass floor. Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/ykyguidiiyr/]]
These stacks are no longer on the glass floor mezzanine, which were not original to the building, because the area could not be made ADA compliant in the renovation. They are, however, stored in the library. Perhaps a future renovation of the library may be able to use these… (15)

Donations continued to provide the library with priceless material. According to the Library Board of Trustees' Minutes, on January 10, 1910:

Recorded that Emma H. Ward donated a complete collection of
books and photogravures by Edward S. Curtis titled '''North
American Indian''' in memory of her husband Hiram Ward. At
this time she also donated the paintings “Last Gleam” by
Bruce Crane and “First Lesson” by Franz Charlet. (16)

On February 27, 1924, the minutes recorded:

The Board of Trustees accepted $5,000 from the estate of Mary
E. Lull. The will specifically reads: “I give and bequeath to
the Board of Library Trustees of the Carnegie-Stout Free Public
Library of the City of Dubuque, the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000)
Dollars for the benefit of said Library and direct that said
bequest be kept permanently and safely invested according to
their best judgment and that only the income therefrom shall
be used by said Board from time to time in the purchase of
pictures or other works of permanent value for the art room
of said Library, which work of art shall be purchased, and
appropriately marked as from this fund.” This is the complete
transcription of the will/bequest. (17)

According to the minutes, the library purchased "Appraisal" by Grant Wood on October 29, 1934 for $350.00. "Victorian Survival" by Grant Wood was purchased on December 14, 1934 for $800.00. (18)

[[Image:auditorium.png|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Carnegie-Stout Library-Through the Ages by Susan A.Hendricks Ph.D]]In 1929 the library exceeded every other city in the United States in the number of volumes (41,268) circulated per assistant. The next highest was just over 35,000. The second record did not bring pride. Dubuque ranked as the lowest payer of library assistants in the United States--thirty-four cents per hour. (19)

The announcement was made in July, 1952 that bound volumes of old newspapers and other periodicals would soon be preserved on spools of microfilm and stored in steel cabinets with a humidity control device. A film viewer, presented by the ''Telegraph-Herald'', was equipped with "sensitive focusing and page-turning instruments." At the time of the announcement, every page of the ''Telegraph-Herald'' since January 1, 1860 had been photographed. Since the viewer had been acquired, a complete alphabetical index of topics relating the Dubuque's history had been organized. (20)

[[Image:DSC01135.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Commemorative paperweight. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:Library.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Image courtesy: Mike Day. Kendall C. Day family collection.]]In the summer of 1981 a new wing was designed by architect Charles Kurt of the Durrant Group, was opened to the public. The addition used limestone facing similar in appearance to the original building and allowed increased use of the library by the public. The additional space increased the capacity of the library by approximately 188,000 volumes.

In 1988 the Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation was formed. The goal of the Foundation was to raise the funds necessary pay insurance premiums associated with displaying the library's Grant Wood and North American Indian collections. Both had been in secure storage since December 1986 cutbacks. The plan was to display the paintings and Indian books in the second floor rotunda. The foundation would establish a trust fund to pay for the insurance and other programs. (21)

Budgetary concerns in 1992 forced the Dubuque city council to postpone plans to spend $750,000 for major improvements in the library. Expected to take twenty months to complete, the renovations would have brought the library into compliance with the federally mandated Americans with Disabilities Act. A consultant also wanted the middle level, then used for storage, periodic displays, and reading tables, to be restored "to all its splendor and returned to active public use. (22)

In February 1995 officials of the library announced that the library would be the first to offer free access to the Internet to all Dubuque residents. The service was made possible by a donation of about $3,600 from the Friends of the Library and the library board which spent another $2,500. While not all Internet services would be available, residents would have access to colleges, government agencies and information from around the world. (23)

In 1996 the library spent $219,000 converting the library's garage into offices after the bookmobile was discontinued. A small space behind the reference desk was renovated to house computer terminals for public use. In 1997 Adult Services Coordinator Ann Straley, serving as acting library director, obtained over $400,000 from the city council for more renovation. This financing made possible new carpeting, reading-room chairs, circulation and reference desks, and the replacement of security and telephone systems. Walls were painted, the stacks were widened to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and an Iowa Communications Network conference center and audio-visual room was constructed and equipped. (24)

In January 1997 Midwest Communications Inc., a local Internet provider, donated a T1 Internet port/connection to the library. This provided the library with the ability to have more than one computer online at a time. (25)

In 2010 a $6.5 million renovation to the library was completed. The City of Dubuque was the single largest donor by committing to half the cost. The State of Iowa made a grant award of $250,000 from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs when Dubuque was named an Iowa Great Place in 2006. The private sector contributed to the remainder.

Planning for the Library’s second renovation began in 2000 and was actually started in December of 2008. The library brought aesthetics, function, and sustainability together and became the first City of Dubuque building to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

[[File:cspl.png|250px|thumb|left|circa 1960s.https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838]]At the end of 2009 there were 31,535 projects registered with USGBC. Of these there were three libraries that had achieved LEED-Existing Building status. Carnegie-Stout Public Library was the first public library in the Mid-West to achieve this status and the first public library in the United States to achieve this designation while also being on the National Register of Historic Places.

The library’s Grand Opening was September 16 – 19, 2010.

In 2016 the library's Board of Trustees rejected an unsolicited offer of $6 million for Grant Wood's painting "Appraisal." That piece and Grant Wood's "Victorian Survival" were purchased in the early 1930s for $1,150 using funds from a bequest to the library for the purpose of purchasing art. Both paintings in 2016 were on loan and were exhibited in the [[DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART]]. (26) In 2017 "Appraisal" was valued at $12 million and "Victorian Survival" was appraised at $10,325,000. (27)

In 2016, the library was featured in "Amazing Libraries in All 50 States" at msn.com. According to the article, 101 libraries were built in Iowa between 1892 and 1917 using Carnegie Foundation grants including the one in Dubuque which in 2016 was believed to be the state's largest Carnegie building still in use as a library. (28)

In February, 2018 library officials announced that a $7,000 donation from the Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation would be used to purchase virtual reality technology later in the year. The library has historically played an important role in introducing the public to new technologies. The last example was the popular maker-space, a do-it-yourself lab that people of all ages could use to create and invent. (29)

The announcement was made in May, 2018 that the library would forgive fines on overdue materials for six months in a study to determine the long-term usefulness of a fine-free business model. Fees for lost or damaged materials, however, would remain in effect. Patrons who did not return materials within fourteen days would have their accounts block preventing them from checking out other materials, using computers, accessing databases or downloading digital materials. To offset the loss of revenue (estimated at $18,200 over six months), businesses might be asked to sponsor a month, small donations might be asked of those who fines were being forgiven, or money from the gift fund might be used. City council members would have to endorse the program to make it permanent. (30) Library staff announced a home-bound delivery service to begin in August, 2018 for people unable to leave their homes. Items with three-week checkout periods including books, audio books and CDs would be eligible for the service. The library currently provided bulk loans to thirteen nursing homes and residential care facilities as well as the state correctional facility at 1494 Elm. (31)

Continuing to implement new ideas, library officials announced in July 2018 that a custom-built, three-wheeled "library" bicycle was being used to bring books and DVDs to citizens in different locations. Actually the bicycle had been in use since June carrying potential material for checkout to citizens at such paces as the [[DUBUQUE REGIONAL HUMANE SOCIETY]], [[FARMERS' MARKET]], and the Mississippi Riverwalk. (32)

See: [[CITY LANDMARKS]]

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Source:

1. "Additions to the Young Men's Library," ''Dubuque Democratic Herald'', November 1, 1863, p. 4, Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=A36e8EsbUSoC&dat=18631101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

2. "Library Improvement," ''Dubuque Democratic Herald'', March 5, 1864, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=A36e8EsbUSoC&dat=18640305&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

3. "Today's Addition," ''Dubuque Democratic Herald'', November 5, 1863, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=A36e8EsbUSoC&dat=18631105&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

4. "The Public Library," ''Dubuque Herald'', November 19, 1865, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18651119&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

5. "Young Men's Library," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 7, 1865, p. 4.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

6. "Library Association," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 27, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660127&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

7. "For the Benefit of the Library," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 11, 1874, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18740111&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

8. "Library Association Hop," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 24, 1874, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18740124&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

9. "The New Library," ''Dubuque Daily Telegraph'', p. 3

10. "He Won't Appoint," ''Dubuque Daily Telegraph'', February 5, 1901, p. 3

11. Hendricks, Susan. Library Director, Carnegie-Stout Public Library. e-mail, June 5, 2015

12. "The New Library''

13. "Name Architect," ''Dubuque Daily Telegraph'', p. 3

14. Henricks, Susan (Library Director), email, May 2, 2019

15. Ibid.

16. Henricks, email, May 1, 2019

17. Ibid.

18. Ibid.

19. "Local Library is Now the Holder of Two Records," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 3, 1931

20. "Dubuque's History in 'Movies,' ''Telegraph-Herald'', July 27, 1952, p. 17

21. Kirchen, Rich, "Dubuque Library Forms Group to Get Collections on Display," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 20, 1988, p. 3

22. "City Can't Afford Library Upgrade," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 29, 1992, p. 3A

23. Eiler, Donnelle, "'Gateway to the World,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', February 10, 1995, p. 1

24. Wilkinson, Jennifer. "Remodeling Opens New Chapter for Library," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 26, 1998, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19980526&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

25 "Internet Provider Donates Accessory to City Library," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 7, 1997. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

26. Barton, Thomas J. "No 'Appraisal' Worth Losing Wood's Works," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 24, 2016, p. 17A

27. Montgomery, Jeff. "$22 Million," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 18, 2017, p. 1

28. "Dubuque Library Recognized," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 18, 2016, p. 3A.

29. Barton, Thomas J. "Carnegie-Stout to Offer Look at Virtual Reality," ''Telegraph Herald,'' February 25, 2018, p. 11A

30. Hinga, Allie, "Library to Forgive Fines for 6 Months," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 25, 2018, p. 3A

31. Hinga, Allie, "Library Eyes Home-Bound Delivery," ''Telegraph-Herald'', May 31, 2018, p. 1

32. Hinga, Allie, "Bikemobile?" ''Telegraph Herald'', July 9, 2018, p. 1A

Dubuque 2.0. "Carnegie-Stout Public Library - Making History Being Historic and Sustainable." online

Dubuque Carnegie-Stout Public Library, IA. Homepage

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ATHENAEUM

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[[Image:ath.png|left|thumb|300px|Pre-1873. Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/45737582684/]]
[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png|left|thumb|250px|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)

The theater had a single balcony and only two box seats located so close to the stage that it was impossible to see well from either. The seating arrangement was unique. The rows of seats followed around the parquet rail so that a person sitting on the extreme ends of the rows faced a side wall instead of the stage. In 1846 the building was renovated, enlarged, and called the [[CITY HOTEL]] by Richard Plumbe. In 1856 the proprietor was C. C. Hewitt. (3)

In 1859, the City Hotel was redecorated and renamed the Peosta House. (4) The name was changed twice within the next three years - Peosta Hall and Our New Hall. [[STEWART, William G.|William G. STEWART]] purchased the building and began converting the Hall into Dubuque's fifth major theater in 1863. (5)

In 1864 the Athenaeum Theater was reopened. Although it hosted some of America's finest legitimate theater talent, it ceased to attract star performers when the [[GRAND OPERA HOUSE]] was built. (6)

In October 1876 the property was purchased for $28,000 by Edward W. Duncan and [[WALLER, John Robert Sr.|John Robert WALLER, Sr.]]. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)

See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.

See: [[DUNCAN-WALLER OPERA HOUSE]]

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Source:

1. Oldt, Franklin T. and Patrick J. Quigley, '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa''' Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1890, p. 51

2. "Mirth and Music," ''Dubuque Herald'', December 28, 1877, p. 4. Online:https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18771229&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

3. "Memories of the Fourth St. Theatre," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 10, 1910, p. 6

4. "Inns of Yesteryear," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', April 30, 1933, p. 5

5. "Memories...

6. "Dubuque Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'', November 2, 1933. p. 7. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BABCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1340,4189885&dq=lumber+yard+fires+dubuque&hl=en

7. "Prospect of An Opera House," ''Dubuque Herald'', October 15, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761015&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

8. "Rejoice," ''Dubuque Herald'', May 6, 1877, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18770506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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DUNCAN-WALLER OPERA HOUSE

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[[Image:DUNCAN-WALLER.png|left|thumb|250px|1891 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png|left|thumb|250px|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]DUNCAN-WALLER OPERA HOUSE. In early 1877 Edward W. Duncan, and [[WALLER, John Robert|John Robert WALLER]] purchased the building containing the [[ATHENAEUM]]. An appeal was made to the public for its support in the construction leading to $5000 in tickets being sold for the first performance. (1)

Wallace Hume, an architect from Chicago, refurbished the interior. The ground floor was occupied by stores and the box office. Beginning at the grand entrance, visitors walked up stairs to the 85'x54' auditorium containing 920 chairs upholstered in maroon velvet with iron backs ornamented in bronze. The parquette circle was divided from the parquette by velvet-trimmed railings supported by posts. This area contained five hundred folding chairs. The two box seats, capable of comfortably seating six people each, were trimmed in gold and white with crimson draperies and lace curtains. The 32'x 35' stage was supplied with three rows of top-lights with reflectors and a row of foot-lights inset into the part of the stage in front of the curtain. (2)

Under the stage were nine dressing-rooms. The theater was also equipped with scenery for sixteen settings. The interior was lighted by fifty gas jets and an equal number under a calcium reflector in the dome. (3)

[[Image:opa1.png|right|thumb|750px|]]The renamed Duncan-Waller Opera House was opened on December 28, 1877 for a production of the "Chimes of Normandy." (4) In 1893 it was renamed the [[MAIN STREET OPERA HOUSE]].

See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Duncan-Waller%201878-1893.pdf The Duncan-Waller Opera House Advertisements, Preview & Reviews, 1878-1893, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.

Also '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Duncan-Waller%201889%20Playbills.pdf Duncan-Waller 1889 Playbills]'''.

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Source:

1. "Theater At Fourth and Main: A Rich and Vivid Tradition," Online: http://fiveflagscenter.com/AboutUs/History.aspx

2. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa''' Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 668

3. "Theater at Fourth and Main..."

4. Oldt.

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Courtesy Paul Hemmer. For the full program, see http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Get%20The%20Lead%20Out%20Program.pdf (PDF--953 KB).

GET THE LEAD OUT

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DUNCAN-WALLER OPERA HOUSE

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[[Image:DUNCAN-WALLER.png|left|thumb|250px|1891 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]
[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png|left|thumb|250px|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]DUNCAN-WALLER OPERA HOUSE. In early 1877 Edward W. Duncan, and [[WALLER, John Robert|John Robert WALLER]] purchased the building containing the [[ATHENAEUM]]. An appeal was made to the public for its support in the construction leading to $5000 in tickets being sold for the first performance. (1)

Wallace Hume, an architect from Chicago, refurbished the interior. The ground floor was occupied by stores and the box office. Beginning at the grand entrance, visitors walked up stairs to the 85'x54' auditorium containing 920 chairs upholstered in maroon velvet with iron backs ornamented in bronze. The parquette circle was divided from the parquette by velvet-trimmed railings supported by posts. This area contained five hundred folding chairs. The two box seats, capable of comfortably seating six people each, were trimmed in gold and white with crimson draperies and lace curtains. The 32'x 35' stage was supplied with three rows of top-lights with reflectors and a row of foot-lights inset into the part of the stage in front of the curtain. (2)

Under the stage were nine dressing-rooms. The theater was also equipped with scenery for sixteen settings. The interior was lighted by fifty gas jets and an equal number under a calcium reflector in the dome. (3)

[[Image:opa1.png|right|thumb|750px|]]The renamed Duncan-Waller Opera House was opened on December 28, 1877 for a production of the "Chimes of Normandy." (4) In 1893 it was renamed the [[MAIN STREET OPERA HOUSE]].

See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Duncan-Waller%201878-1893.pdf The Duncan-Waller Opera House Advertisements, Preview & Reviews, 1878-1893, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.

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Source:

1. "Theater At Fourth and Main: A Rich and Vivid Tradition," Online: http://fiveflagscenter.com/AboutUs/History.aspx

2. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa''' Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 668

3. "Theater at Fourth and Main..."

4. Oldt.

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MOUNT CARMEL MOTHERHOUSE

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[[Image:0054-1.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy:dubuque postcards.com]]MOUNT CARMEL MOTHERHOUSE. Land was purchased in 1889 with part of the money the [[SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (BVM)]] received as part of an indemnity of $6,400 for buildings of theirs burned in Philadephia. Although the land belonged to the government, it was claimed by John Joseph Walsh as was the custom of the time. A novitate was constructed, and their school and convent in Dubuque was moved south of Dubuque. The convent was called Mount Carmel and and the land, St. Joseph's Prairie. (1)

On May 15, 1849 fire destroyed the buildings. A man named John Kelly later confessed to the crime. His appearance late at night had frightened the sisters who closed him out of their building. Angered by the action, he returned a few weeks later and set the buildings on fire. The sisters rebuilt the school and converted such buildings as a sheep "fold" into a chapel. (2)

As the order of sisters grew and their work expanded, land for the present Mount Carmel was purchased from [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] who used the land as a pasture. The purchased was made by [[KNIGHT, William J.|William J. KNIGHT]]. The novitate was transferred there on November 28, 1893. (3)

Mount Carmel Motherhouse sits on 110 acres overlooking the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. In the past, the building was the spiritual home for nearly 600 Sisters in the community. In recent years, seventy retired Sisters lived there; an additional one hundred forty Sisters lived in adjacent buildings. The motherhouse is also the administrative center of the congregation.

[[Image:mtcarmelroad.png|left|thumb|350px|Road leading (road to Mount Carmel. Image courtesy: Joe Jacobsmeier]]

Limestone quarried on the ground and faced with Bedford stone gives the Motherhouse a solid foundation, seven feet thick at its base. The spectacular view of the Mississippi can be seen from its 250 foot long bluff frontage. The original flooring is hard maple, and all other woodwork is solid oak. Original fireplaces and shutters are among other interesting original features. The completion of a major renovation, resulted in the entire building of 96,000 sq. ft. being geothermally heated and cooled.
[[Image:mtcarmel.png|left|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Mt. Carmel]]

Although many sisters chose to retire and live in the missions where they had lived and worked, in 1974 there were no vacant rooms at Mount Carmel. Marian Hall which had been constructed as a home for retired sisters had been converted into an infirmary for approximately 115 infirm sisters with most confirmed to their rooms and only about 35 able to go to the dining room for meals. The occupational physical therapy rooms offered morning and afternoon craft sessions under the direction of Sister Mary Rosina Shamroake, a registered occupational therapist. (4)

St. Joseph's Convent that formerly housed the novitiate where young sisters were trained, had also been renovated. Dormitory living quarters on the second and third floors had been divided into private rooms. The former convent offered housing for seventy retired sisters with another twenty who worked at Mount Carmel living there too. Several rooms in the building were used for sewing while Willing's Alley, named after the street where the sisters settled in Phladelphia, were used for craft activities in the fall and winter. Items made are sold at local sales. (5)

Construction on the Mount Carmel campus in 1963 began with the completion of the Mount Carmel service building, in May the laying of the cornerstone for the administration building, and in the future an addition to Marian Hall infirmary. (6)

In 1974 the BVMs were planning to sell several riverfront lots, but not those directly in front of their buildings. (7) A request to rezone about fifty acres was tabled by the city council in March, 1974 after neighborhood protest and city planning staff concerns were raised. Current zoning code would allow 750 multiple-family units on the property. Planning staff urged a 250-unit ceiling for the property since only one-third of the property could be developed. (8)

In 1999 retirement and health-care facilities at Mount Carmel were expanded with the renovation of Caritas Center. The new center included a 32-bed Alzheimer's unit, 21 rooms for assisted living, physical therapy and wellness facilities and a large dining hall. In addition a wing was remodeled in Marion Hall as an enhanced care unit for sisters in the third stage of dementia. (9)

In 2018 there were about 320 BVMs, with between 20 to 25 deaths annually and few new members. Diminishing numbers meant more vacant rooms at a time when the Dubuque area was increasingly in the need for senior-living options.

An announcement in June 2018 meant that the Mount Carmel Campus might be able to provide new housing options for local seniors and allow the sisters living on campus to continue residing there. The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Presbyterian Homes and Services entered into a $60 million agreement to develop the property over five years. Presbyterian Homes and Services, founded in 1955, by 2018 had more than 25,000 adults living in 46 senior communities it administered. (10)

The City of Dubuque rezoned twenty-eight acres of the campus for a planned unit development district for senior living. The new plan meant that the BVMs would need to come back to the city to request a minor expansion of this area. The construction of a new building would reach outside the existing boundary. The BVMs would also also need a certificate of need from the State of Iowa for licensed skilled-nursing beds. (11)

The first phase would be the construction of a new building south of the motherhouse. This would include sixty new long-term care suites, forty-two assisted-living apartments and twenty memory-care apartments. The second construction phase would create 112 senior-living apartments north of the motherhouse. This would necessitate the deconstruction of Marian Hall and Caritas Center. Sisters living in these two buildings would be moved to the newly constructed building. The renovation of the motherhouse would be the third construction phase. (12)

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Source:

1. "Congregation of Sisters of Charity, B.V.M,, Now 100 Years Old," ''Telegraph-Herald'', August 6, 1933, p. 25

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. "The View at Mount Carmel," ''Telegraph-Herald'', August 4, 1974, p. 8

5. Ibid.

6. "Mount Carmel Rites Planned," ''Telegraph-Herald'', May 23, 1963, p. 12

7. "The View..."

8. "Mount Carmel Rezone Request Tabled," ''Telegraph-Herald'', March 21, 1974, p. 8

9. Nevans-Pederson, Mary, "Placing of Turret Tops of BVM Center," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 27, 1999, p. 1

10. Montgomery, Jeff. "Mount Carmel to Expand Campus," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 20, 2018, p. 2A

11. Ibid.

12. Ibid.

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[[File:swissvalley2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Artifacts dealing with the lead mining industry. Photo courtesy: Swiss Valley Nature Center]]LEAD MINING. The principal attraction of the Dubuque area to the first white settlers. [[LEAD]] mining was carried on in the area as early as 1685 when [[PERROT, Nicholas|Nicholas PERROT]] entered the territory. He established a fort near the present site of East Dubuque and mined lead on the western bank of the Mississippi. (1)

It is believed that the small-scale mining done by Native Americans attracted [[DUBUQUE, Julien|Julien DUBUQUE]] to this land in 1788. Dubuque skillfully persuaded the natives, in an agreement signed at Prairie du Chien on September 22, 1788, to grant him mining rights along the western side of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] near [[CATFISH CREEK]]. Dubuque established one furnace to refine ore near present-day [[EAGLE POINT]] while a second furnace was constructed at the mouth of Catfish Creek. (2) Estimates of the amount of ore he annually mined range between twenty thousand and forty thousand pounds. (3) Doubtful about the legality of his agreement with the Native Americans, Dubuque petitioned the Spanish Governor-General in 1796 to obtain formal recognition of his claim to which he gave the name "Mines of Spain." (4) From 1788 to 1810 he worked these mines with hoe, shovel, crowbar and pick, but sank no shafts. He also used Native American labor:

The ore at these mines is now exclusively dug by
the Indian women. Old and superannuated men also
partake in the mining labor, but the warriors and
men hold themselves above it. In this labor, the
persons who engage in it employ the hoe, shovel,
pick-axe, and crow-bar. These implements are supplied
by the traders at the island, who are the purchasers
of the crude ore. With these implements they dig trenches,
till they are arrested by solid rock. There are no shafts,
even of the simplest kind, and the windlass and bucket are
unknown to them, far more so the use of gunpowder in the
mining operations. Their mode of going down into the deepest
pits, and coming up from them, is by digging an inclined way,
which permits the women to keep an erect position in walking. (5)

Dubuque smelted the ore in the furnaces he had constructed and then it was reduced to bars or pigs. He transported this by boat to St. Louis where the "pigs" were sold to purchase goods used for trade with Native Americans. (6) After his death, the Indians burned Dubuque's house and fences and destroyed all traces of his mining operations so far as possible in order to keep out other white men. (7) The Indians themselves continued to work the mines intermittently and sold the ore to traders who had furnaces on the islands in the river.

Colonel John T. Smith and a Mr. Morehead attempted to purchase part of the mining property Dubuque had deeded to [[CHOUTEAU, Rene Auguste|Rene Auguste CHOUTEAU]] in 1804. Attempts by Smith to settle on Dubuque's old claim were met with armed hostility by warriors under the leadership of [[FOX]] chief [[PIA-NO-SKY]]. (8) A massacre of Fox on May 5, 1830, by a band of [[DAKOTA]], [[WINNEBAGO]], and Menominee led the members of the Fox living west of the Mississippi River to flee to Rock Island, Illinois. White miners quickly took advantage of the situation to move across the river. In 1830 J. L. Langworthy and others crossed the river and began work in the mines. (9) The Eagle Point crevice, it is said, was located at this time. Troops under the command of Colonel [[TAYLOR, Zachary|Zachary TAYLOR]] arrived in Dubuque on July 4, 1830, and ordered the miners to leave. Three miners were arrested when the troops returned several days later.

In July 1831, a Fox war party retaliated against the earlier attack by ambushing a group of Menominee in Wisconsin. Fearing pursuit, the Fox abandoned their Catfish Creek village forever. White miners again crossed the Mississippi, only to be ordered out by troops under the command of Lieutenant [[DAVIS, Jefferson|Jefferson DAVIS]]. It is thought that valuable mining sites at [[EAGLE POINT]] were discovered at this time. This game of cat and mouse with troops chasing the miners back across the river lasted until the land west of the Mississippi was opened for white settlement with the signing of the Black Hawk Treaty on June 1, 1833. (10)

Controversy arose as early as 1833 when the government attempted to begin a [[LEASING SYSTEM]] at the Dubuque lead mines. An agent came to Dubuque in that year but was generally ignored. Another agent came in 1842 with much the same result, but the arrival of two more agents who did lease some sites to miners other than those who developed them led to trouble. In 1846 the matter was finally settled in district court with the government abandoning the practice. (11)

White miners, despite their own disregard for the natives' rights to land west of the Mississippi, recognized the need for [[LAWS]] long before the treaty signing. One of the first effort to establish some order was the [[DUBUQUE MINERS' ASSOCIATION]]. In 1830 the miners, who formed an organization to maintain law and order, agreed to follow the Code of Illinois with the addition of two items. First, each man was entitled to hold two hundred square yards of ground to be worked one day in six. Second, a person was to be chosen to arbitrate arguments with a decision considered final and binding.

[[Image:mine.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Mine openings as small as this once pockmarked the area of Warren Plaza along Highway 20 south of Kennedy Mall. Photo courtesy: Thomas Frey]]Mining in the early days was for lead ores often found in pockets occasionally containing over one thousand tons of ore. (12) Most lead ore occurred in crevices and openings within what are today the city limits of Dubuque. The crevices were vertical and generally found running east and west and along the ridges running in the same direction. (13)

[[Image:smelter.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Smelter for processing ore. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]By 1836 the Dubuque area had five operating furnaces each of which smelted seventy "pigs" of lead weekly. McKnight's furnace smelted an estimated 70,000 pounds per week as did Hulett's furnace. While Lorimier's furnace smelted 60,000 pounds, O'Ferrall's smelted 100,000 pounds. (14)

Prices for lead varied widely between $15.00 per one thousand pounds in July of 1837 to $23.00 in August of the same year. According to the federal census of 1840 the single largest industry in Iowa was the lead smelter in Dubuque that produced 500,000 pounds of lead annually on a capital investment of $38,500. This was equal to 20 percent of the total $199,000 then invested in manufacturing in the state.

According to Lucius H. Langworthy, the amount of lead exported from the Dubuque mining district from 1833 to 1856 varied from 40,000,000 to 60,000,000 pounds annually. (15) He said that this result was reached by "surface scratching" and "dry diggings" and that a greater profit would probably result from deep mining. The [[DUBUQUE VISITOR]] estimated that in 1838 alone not less than six million pounds of lead were shipped south. (16) The average price was then twenty dollars with the high price being $40.00 in 1853. During the [[CIVIL WAR]], increased demand for lead drove the price per one thousand pounds of ore from $48.00 to $90.

[[Image:imp782.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Bonson-Waller smelter located in the Rockdale area was the last furnace to remain in operation. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]With such huge production, the transportation of lead to market in St. Louis was very competitive. Boats made over seven thousand trips between Dubuque and St. Louis between 1823 and 1848. With over three hundred boats in the transportation business, rates were often cut by as much as eighty percent in cutthroat competition.

Miners in Dubuque lived under a cloud of questionable ownership for many years. Descendants of Auguste Chouteau, believing that they held claim to the land, stated that all other claims in the area were illegal. In [[CHOUTEAU vs MOLONY]], a decision that cheered all the miners in Dubuque, the United States Supreme Court held that Julien Dubuque had only received the right to work the land from the Indians and not title to the land itself. Chouteau's claims were invalid.

[[Image:leadmining.gif|left|thumb|250px|Deep shafts were often dug to reach the rich veins.]]Lead miners continued to enjoy what appeared to be a limitless supply of ore. In 1841 estimates were made that four times as much lead ore was mined than had been seen in the preceding four years. Much of the mining between 1833 and 1856 was called "surface scratching" referring to the lack of tunneling. One exception was the Thomas Levins mine discovered in October 1850, in which a shaft was dug 120 feet long and small cars were operated on tracks to bring the ore to the shaft, a distance of several hundred feet. Occasionally vast caverns were discovered in which the crystallized lead sparkled like silver and assayed out at 85 percent purity. Estimates were made that five thousand miners would not exhaust the supply of ore in less than one hundred years. In 1875 eighty-five percent of the 25,000 people living in Dubuque were miners.

The growth of lead mining peaked in 1848 just as the California gold rush drew miners west in search of riches. (17) The continued development of mining caused the number of smelters to increase to seven by 1849. The total production of the seven smelters was estimated at thirty thousand pigs annually with the price ranging from $17.00 to $25.00 per thousand pounds. Production varied widely. In 1847 a total of 140,000 pigs of lead were shipped from Dubuque, while in 1848 the number had sunk to 30,000.

Four smelting furnaces were in operation in Dubuque at the beginning of the 1860s. All were located near a source of water that was necessary in the smelting process. Refining lead was simply a process of roasting the ore to burn off the estimated 16 percent sulphur content. The remaining material was then washed free of ash and dirt.

In April, 1861, miners that the land owners near Dubuque charged too high a rent for their mineral lands. The argument was proposed that:

"the true policy of the land owner was to be liberal
with the miner, for the more inducements that were held
out for the production of any article the more of that
article will be produced. So with the mineral; the lower
the rent the more will engage in mining." The mining
association should have a system that would work and be
fair in all cases. And owners should give a bonus for big
finds to stimulate further discoveries. Owners should ask
no rent for the first 100,000 pounds of mineral ore. (18)

Shifting priorities, rather than a lack of ore, spelled the decline of lead mining in Dubuque. Settlers, recognizing the great opportunities in farming, abandoned the mines to homestead. By the start of the 1900s, Dubuque was no longer a lead-mining community.

[[Image:boothstjm.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Image courtesy: Jim Massey]]Today the names of such mines as the Level Crevice, Black Crevice, Cleveland Circle, and Royce Frost remain mysteries to many Dubuque residents. The Avenue Top Mine was located on University Avenue. The Whipsey Mine, entered through a vertical shaft ninety feet deep (at the corner of Carter Road and Kaufmann) lies at the site near the present [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]] administration building. Old mining equipment found in the mines awaits a decision about how and where it could be displayed.

The early mining at Dubuque was for lead ores. Since 1880 zinc carbonate or "dry bone" was
more extensively mined than galena or lead ore. Neither was mined except above high water of the river. (19) Over 300 years of continuous mining activity in the Upper Mississippi Valley was broken on October 1, 1979, with the closing of the district's last operating mine at Shullsburg, Wisconsin. (20)

The few existing records of mining at Dubuque indicates that approximately 500 mining operations were established after the year 1820. Because no written records were preserved for many of these operations there is a wide range of estimates concerning the actual number and extent of these mining enterprises. (21)

Since the late 1950s, members of the Iowa Grotto Chapter of the National Speleological Society have examined approximately 200 of these mines, and 90 actually have been surveyed. It is estimated that miners dug roughly ninety miles of tunnels, sunk between 700 and 2,000 shafts ranging from 20 to 250 feet in depth, and excavated numerous shallow exploration pits. There was no legislation establishing procedures for closing and abandoning mines. When a mine closed, the miners simply left the tunnels and shafts, and frequently left their tools, ore carts, ropes, and explosives. (22)

The abandonment of surface workings suggests that the miners left without any attempt to close the tunnels, cap or fill the shafts, and remove surface equipment. The abandoned shafts in the Dubuque mining area were left open until the timbering at their tops collapsed, partially filling the shaft. The depressions or "mineral holes" were later used as dumps for old fences, cars, garbage, or animal carcasses. With urban development in the area, these were later bulldozed over, and houses and streets were constructed. (23)

It is no wonder that Dubuque, with its estimated 700 to 2,000 abandoned mine shafts, occasionally experiences the loss of a front yard or collapse of a street.

'''Prices For Lead'''

Note: The following list of prices can be misleading. "Mineral" was worth much less than lead formed into bars called "pigs." My thanks to Jeff Gruber for contributing this information.

Lead ash collected from crude furnaces operated by Native Americans--$1 bushel (24)

Morrison & Prentice bought and shipped mineral in 1836, paying about $23 per 1,000 pounds. (25)

4 cents per pound ($40.00 per thousand) Iowa News, June 3, 1837 (26)

In February, 1840, lead was quoted in St. Louis at $4.37 per hundred. (27)

The price varied (1849) from $17 to $25 per thousand pounds. (28)

In July, 1852, mineral was worth $26 per thousand. In the spring of 1853 the price reached $40 per thousand. (29)

Mineral is now bringing $31 to $32 per thousand and in gold." — (Daily Ledger, September 14, 1858.) (30)

"Since last November, or at the close of navigation, the Dubuque lead region has yielded 4,500,000 pounds of mineral. The average value of this has been $30.50 per 1,000 pounds, or a total of $122,500. (Herald, June, 1860.) (31)

In May, 1862, mineral was worth $37 per thousand pounds; by December it was $44. (32)

On February 11, 1863, mineral was worth here $48 per thousand. By March 2 it had reached $53. (33)

In August, 1863, mineral had fallen to $40 per thousand. October 10, 1863, mineral was worth $52.50. (34)

In March, 1864, mineral was worth here $71 in greenbacks per thousand pounds; on July 1, 1864, it was quoted at $84 in greenbacks; on July 15 it was $90; this was about the highest point it reached. (35)

By August, 1865, little mineral was being raised ; it was worth from $53 to $55 per thousand. (36)

Map of the lead mines [[File:LeadMineMaps.pdf]]

See: [[MINING]]

See: [[FURNACES (LEAD PROCESSING)]]

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Source:

1. "Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Base-Metal District." U.S. Geological Survey for the Annual Meeting of THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA and ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1970. p. 9. Online: http://wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org/pdfs/IC16.pdf

2. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Company, 1911, p. 19

3. Ibid.

4. Ludvigson, Greg A. and Dockal, James A. "Lead and Zinc Mining in the Dubuque Area."Online: http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/leadzinc/leadzinc.htm

5. Schoolcraft, Henry R.1855 Summer Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River in 1820: Resumed and Completed by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake in 1832. Lippencott, Grambo, and Company, Philadelphia.

6. Anderson, Wayne I. '''Iowa's Geological Past: Three Billion Years of Change.''' Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1998, p. 92.

7. Oldt, p. 19

8. Ibid., p. 30

9. Ibid. p. 19

10. "History," Dubuque, Iowa Official Website. Online: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/index.aspx?nid=1060

11. Oldt. p. 20

12. Ibid.

13. Ibid.

14. Ibid. p. 21

15. Oldt, p. 23

16. Ludvigson, Greg.

17. Oldt, p. 27

18. Oldt, p. 27

19. Oldt, p. 20

20. Ludvigson, Greg A.

21. Ibid.

22. Ibid.

23. Ibid.

24. Oldt., p. 19

25. Ibid., p.21

26. Ibid. p. 22

27. Gruber, Jeffrey, e-mail

28. Oldt, p. 22

29. Ibid. p. 24

30. Ibid. p. 25

31. Ibid. p. 26

32. Ibid. p. 27

34. Ibid.

35. Ibid. p. 28

36. Ibid.

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DUBUQUE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION. The Educational Division of the [[DUBUQUE WOMEN'S CLUB]] began a campaign in 1909 to raise $1,200 to obtain the services of a visiting nurse in Dubuque. A previous effort on the part of local nurses in 1907 had been unsuccessful.(1)

The Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association was founded in February 1910, in response to Dubuque's poor health conditions, including the presence of typhoid fever and malaria. (2) [[COOK, Anna Blanche|Anna Blanche COOK]], Mrs. George Kiesel and Mrs. Herbert Adams invited the Director of the Chicago VNA to Dubuque. As a result of a meeting at which the purpose of the VNA was explained, the Dubuque chapter was established. The charter board of directors, forty-two women, represented each of Dubuque's churches. Mrs. Ben Kaufman was the board's first president.

[[File:KVNA.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Jessie M. Keys (at the desk) sits with two other women in the office of the Visiting Nurses Association, room 308 of the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]Miss Jessie Keys became the first staff member of the Dubuque VNA on May 1, 1910. (3) Keys served as director, nurse, and office secretary for fifty dollars per month. Her office was located at the [[T. W. RUETE DRUG COMPANY]] where she would arrive at 8:30 to deal with messages and meet with clients from noon until 1:00 p.m. (4) Funds for her salary and the purchase of supplies were raised by the board of directors.

Keys' efforts initiated many programs in the city. The Open Window Room at [[PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL]] for handicapped students was later operated by the Board of Education. A school-nursing program was started at all schools; a hot lunch program was begun at the homes of board members who transported the meals to the school.

The VNA operated the Christmas Health Seal Sale. Camps for needy children, which were later operated by the YMCA-YWCA, [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]] and area scouting organizations, were first operated by the VNA using the grounds of [[WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY]] and later the former home of [[LANGWORTHY, James|James LANGWORTHY]]. In June 1911 the VNA held the first of Dubuque's [[FRESH AIR CAMPS]] for malnourished children and those needing medical care. (5) In 1916 Dubuque, through the work of the VNA, became one of only four cities in Iowa (Dubuque, Davenport, Keokuk and Des Moines) doing infant welfare work. (6) The Telegraph Herald in 1920 ran a daily health column directed by the VNA on how to stay healthy and prevent illness. (7) In 1936 Tuberculosis Health Seals were sold in Dubuque through the VNA. (8) Proceeds from the sale helped support the Open Window Rooms and Fresh Air Camps. In an effort to stop the disease, the VNA made 749 home visits in 1942. (9) Motherhood classes began being offered in 1948. (10)

In 1911 the Dubuque VNA established offices in the [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]] with operating costs raised by soliciting funds from local businesses. When rent was raised from twelve to twenty dollars, the VNA moved to a small office in the [[DUBUQUE CITY HALL]]. (11) Until 1958, when the first VNA fund drive was held, the activities of the organization were conducted at different sites throughout the community. Under the chairmanship of [[GALLOGLY, William|William GALLOGLY]], a fund drive was able to raise sufficient money to allow the VNA to purchase a site for their organization at 412 Loras.

Although the Board of Directors in 1919 had discussed the advisability of purchasing an automobile for the organization's use, the first car was not purchased until 1935. Money for the automobile was raised by the VNA Junior Board, organized in 1932, which used funds from the "Follies of 1935." The first VNA Charity Ball was held at the [[DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB]] in 1947 under the sponsorship of the Junior Board. Since 1947 proceeds from the annual charity event have been used to purchase nine cars.

On November 1, 1981 as a result of federal Title X, the VNA loosened its patient requirements so that anyone needing its services was eligible. The VNA received its funding through the United Way, federal and state grants, Cancer Society, Dubuque County Social Services Department, Medicare, and patient fees. (12)

In 1984 in association with the local hospitals, the VNA sponsored colon cancer screenings. (13) The location of the organization in 1989 was 15th and Iowa.

In 1996 the VNA and [[FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE)]] announced a corporation affiliation that would benefit both groups. At the time, the VNA had 93 nurses, home health aides, and social workers. (14)

The Visiting Nurses announced free or low-cost physicals in 1999 for kindergarten, school, sports, well-babies and well-baby immunizations. (15)

In 2013 UnityPoint Health and the VNA provide: (16)

'''Services for Children'''

Immunization Clinics

Offers recommended immunizations for infants and children up to 18 years of age for uninsured and underinsured families who cannot afford to obtain the immunizations from a physician office. These clinics are a component of the Federal and State of Iowa Vaccine for Children Program. Contact the VNA office for eligibility criteria.

Oral Health Services

Provides a variety of services to at risk, uninsured and Medicaid children including education and screenings through WIC and VNA clinics. Also provides referrals to dentists' offices and limited funding for children with dental needs. Sealant clinics conducted in Dubuque Community schools provide exams and sealants for second third and fourth grade school children each year.

hawk-i (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa)

A low-cost or no-cost health care program designed for children ages 0-19 to assure access to medical and dental care. Many families are unaware that hawk-i exists or that they may qualify. Hundreds of children in the Dubuque community will unnecessarily spend time sick and in pain because their parents are unaware of the State hawk-i insurance program. The VNA's goal is to give every child in this community access to health care. Contact either VNA at 563-556-6200 Ext. 1927 to speak with the VNA hawk-i Outreach Coordinator or call hawk-i at 1-800-257-8563 with any questions regarding applications, eligibility, or coverage.

Preventive Protective Home Visits

Home visits are made by Family Advocates and/or social workers to families at increased risk for child abuse and/or neglect. Referrals are received through the VNA's own Perinatal Mother/Baby Program, Department of Human Services, and other community agencies. Program assists families in obtaining needed health care and social services in the community. This program is voluntary and the goal is to promote appropriate parenting and child care skills.
1st Five Healthy Development Program

VNA coordinator assists doctors' offices with resources to ensure children are on track with age-appropriate physical and mental development. Also promotes screening for maternal depression which can affect a child's ability to grow and develop.

'''Services for Adults'''

Home Care Aide and Homemaker Service

Supportive services, including assistance with personal cares and homemaking for low income elderly and chronically ill clients in their homes. Services are available on a sliding fee scale for those earning above low income guidelines or through the Dubuque County Public Health Services grant for those who qualify.

Respite Services

Respite service allows caregivers time outside the home for errands or personal time away from caregiving responsibilities.

Representative Payee

This program provides clients with assistance in budgeting and money management. Service enables many Representative Payee clients to remain living in the community instead of in a facility.

Communicable Disease Follow-Up

Provides Dubuque County with investigation service for reportable infectious diseases, client education, assistance with access to medical treatment and monitoring of medication treatment regime. Service is critical to limit spread of infectious disease and limit outbreaks.

HIV and Hepatitis C Testing

Programs provide free and confidential testing, screening, follow-up counseling and referral. Includes risk assessment for Hepatitis C Testing and provides Hepatitis A and B vaccination. Education for clients on healthy practices to reduce risk for HIV and Hepatitis.

Ryan White Case Management Program

The VNA case manager assigned to this program provides HIV-positive Iowa residents with assistance. The case manager assesses the clients' needs focusing especially on health needs and access to insurance coverage for care and medications. The focus is on ensuring that the client is able to ensure maximum health by regularly seeing a physician and taking prescribed medications.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Program

Provides referrals and assistance to low income women over 50 years of age who meet program criteria and have no insurance to obtain pap smears and mammograms through community health providers.

'''Services for Families'''

Preventive Protective Home Visits

Home visits are made by Family Advocates and/or social workers to families at increased risk for child abuse and/or neglect. Referrals are received through the VNA's own Perinatal Mother/Baby Program, Department of Human Services, and other community agencies. Program assists families in obtaining needed healthcare and social services in the community. This program is voluntary and the goal is to promote appropriate parenting and child care skills.

Child Health Case Management and Care Coordination

Focuses on ensuring that a child and his/her family's long term needs are addressed helping families establish a medical and dental "home" with a local provider. Helps families get health insurance coverage or with application for Iowa Medicaid or hawk-i programs.

1st Five Healthy Development Program

VNA coordinator assists doctors' offices with resources to ensure children are on track with age-appropriate physical and mental development. Also promotes screening for maternal depression which can affect a child's ability to grow and develop.
Lead Poisoning Prevention

Program providing lead screening, case management, and cleaning services if needed, for families at risk for lead poisoning. Lead screenings are done at immunization clinics and on scheduled days at the VNA office. Contact the VNA office to schedule an appointment.
Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program

Assists families who qualify for Medicaid in setting up well child physicals, immunizations, dental care and other preventive medical and dental services in the community.

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Source:

1. "Raise Fund for Visiting Nurses," Telegraph Herald, November 11, 1909, p. 3. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cB9CAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5326,1222460&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

2. Kruse, Len. "Visiting Nurses," My Old Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa: Center for Dubuque History-Loras College, 2000, p. 45

3. "Visiting Nurse Comes to Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, March 2, 1910, p. 8. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NilCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gKoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3602,3965534&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

4. "Visiting Nurse Comes to Town," Telegraph Herald, May 4, 1910, p. 3. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yW5CAAAAIBAJ&sjid=86oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5897,2048847&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

5. "Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association Work," Telegraph Herald, August 6, 1916, p. 5. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=418NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1890,7598525&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

6. Ibid.

7. "Visiting Nurses to Give Daily Health Talks in the Telegraph Herald," Telegraph Herald, July 18, 1920, p. 11. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rRNeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CWANAAAAIBAJ&pg=5582,1570222&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

8. Ibid., p. 46

9. "Visiting Nurse Association to Sponsor Motherhood Classes," Telegraph Herald, April 4, 1948, p. 24. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KE1hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2nQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2790,548792&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

10. "Dubuque TB Work Outlined," Telegraph Herald, December 6, 1942, p. 23. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yGBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LLwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4638,2979492&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

11. "Visiting Nurses Occupy New Offices," Telegraph Herald, October 25, 1929, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O51FAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C70MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5227,1982428&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

12. Demerest, Dusti. "Visiting Nurse Group Loosen Income Rules," Telegraph Herald, January 2, 1982, p. 8. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H-lFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uf4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5105,2476276&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

13. "Colon Cancer," Telegraph Herald, April 29, 1984, p. 18. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2RZFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VLsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3489,3606303&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

14. Gwiasda, Susan B. "Visiting Nurses, Finley to Form Partnership," Telegraph Herald, May 15, 1996, p. 2. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZVZFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CLwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6792,2178523&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

15. "Visiting Nurses Offer Free, Low-Cost Clinics," Telegraph Herald, February 13, 1999, p. 5. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=amRFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JLwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5050,2864146&dq=visiting+nurses+dubuque&hl=en

The 1987 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 15th and Iowa.

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