The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-16
OFIOWA.

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vo,,r .tts,t a.. - 80 rIe.t lowa inyis4
poets. The Legislature If this State. ~ ~ -.
session, in the true spirit of enlichtened la~;sI
laticn, granted the Society," an annual arrr,o,;.
alton Of $3.50. 20 aid in collect;re WI. "a
Documents. and spreading ;nfor,,st;",s sna
to the history and progress Of Iowa TIT fs,rS
although email. places the soc;et,y ~, e.. L'
sis, and will ensure the Commencement ~ ~.
collection Of Library Of Westet,, ~. y W.
which we may feel proud -
Our State Is in its infancy. but no St.ta -.
the prospect Of brighter or NOR 0lorc.,. s..
ture. Let Is commence now to collect and ny ~
serve whatever may tend to elucidate its history
and progress. Indeed, what IL not soon secu.
red win In few years be beyond our reaeh
The past is rapidly receding, which admonishes
US 20 begin ~ once, \ we would preserves fAith-
luI record OF passing events, and keep alive the
t Sts =. ule nea..osous men wno nave con-
the rs;no dass;n;as of H. '' ou'e ~ mouid
'--e '"s os''''AA's :. io"s
We desire, therefore, to procure, preserve andl
constantly augment public collect;on Of Books.
Manuscripts and other memorials 81 the hisfory
Of this whole region5 and especially Of our Own
State. AS this demand is urgent and import.
ant, We earnestly appeal to our fellow citizens
o. TINS state and literary friends abroad, for
tnelr hDerai ana generous contributions TO our
hornry ana cohectaons. The various kinds of
"ateriais wanted are gsgs esgsss
I. Manuscript statements Of pioneer scttl<s.
old letters and Journals, relative to the early
history anu sestaement OF the state biographies
ana n io o. eminent citizens, deceased; and
lacts illustrative q our Indian tribes, their his
ChSefs nratcss snJ 49, 49,: q Insir prcminsns
tr;hut;nns &c Tnd;., 1870, ySe1asr win con-
auuo,s =. Lnuan implements dress, oens7
menus ana curiosities.
=; Files OF old newspapers, Books, Pamphlets
college Catalogues, Minutes Of Ecclesiastical
conventions and Synods, and other publications
relating to the early history Of the State. 11 =
3. Information respecting any ancient eoin.
or other curiosities found in this State, Dnv.
ings and descriptions Of any ancient mosInds
or Notifications are respectively solicited,
a. Indian geographical names of .t,a.u.. aud
localities in Ire State and tha;s .;n,.:ese: sau
Ne - 49,. Il !. n
oi.., - :. 81 A1Ius, ana esPecaily such -
lsiI n ~ AIllerlclH nasoofy firaveD and AbIog~
lar; family genealogies, old magazines. r,amnh.
lets files of newspapers, mans. histor;csI msn /.
uscripts, autographs of distinguished persons.
coins, medals paintings, portraits, statuarv ana
engrayings. ss46i &. ~ ~ - r.
6. We solicit from H;stor;c.y s,,.;o4;.. -.
other learned bodies that ;nta,ch a. "a ~.
and other n,aferiala bv which az
Institutions Of this nature i 40 %ush sn5.es.4
pledging ourselves 10 rer,cv s,,eh r,,t-;.s.:
bv acts IN Kind ~ tj,a exfayt -
q m. C.:... 80 80.
~ ooclc.y ParIcuiary begs the fnvUg
anu ~, u publishers and authors, 70
pas.,ea.:., ILL copies OF their
! = -. = - ','s Aa''1Aly
2. EDITORS ana publshers Of Newspapers,
magazines : and reviews, will confer lasting
i on tne ooc1ety, ny conttlbHting their pab-
hcauons regularly to its Library--or, Ct least,
sucn numbers as may contain articles bearing
upon Iowa history, biography. geography aad
anuq unes ga q which will be cerefulty pro-,
served W lor plndng.
we respectfully request that al 10 whom this