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We are located on the 1st floor of the MARC

Children and parents are running and splashing in a swimming pool set in the woods with a few outbuildings around it.

Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection

St. Mary's Casino at 1600 White St. is now the Dubuque Dream Center

At least nine street cars are visible in this image. A sign on car #202, in the foreground, asks that passengers “have exact fare ready.” A woman carrying a parasol has just climbed the steps of an adjacent car. The conductor is standing near the door, waiting to take the fare of a gentleman waiting to board. Passengers are visible through the windows of other cars.

Every Sunday for seven years, Louise stood in Washington Park as part of a silent vigil against the Vietnam War.

Monthly report of the chaplain for October 1946 submitted to the Military Ordinate for the unit stationed at 26th Inf Regt APO 1, New York.

An item from the WWII Chaplains' Communications Collection

Dr. Martha A. McCullough, MD, is seated at a large roll-top desk reading a large book. A telephone, books and papers are visible on the desk. Medical supplies and filled glass bottles are stored in a glass-enclosed shelving unit. A small table with a medical instrument is visible, as is her medical diploma hung on a wall opposite her desk.

About the CDH

The Center contains numerous and varied sources for Dubuque area history. Among them are:

Over 30,000 photographs arranged by subject
Dubuque area newspapers on microfilm from 1836 to the present
Federal Census records for Dubuque County 1840-1930
Special Iowa Census for Dubuque County 1854,1856,1885,1895,1905,1915,1925
Works Progress Administration local newspaper index arranged by subjects
Dubuque County Tax lists 1853-1906 [incomplete]
Proceedings and reports of the Dubuque City Council 1837-1900
Extensive obituary file alphabetical by surname
Dubuque City Directories on microfilm 1856 to present [incomplete]
Dubuque County plat books, 1874,1892, and 1906
Dubuque Sanborn Fire Insurance Map (1909)
Maps—including city, state, Mississippi River, aerial, and topographic
Vertical files arranged by subjects (businesses, schools, churches, etc.)
Oral histories, videos, 16 mm film, DVDs, etc.
Artwork, sketches, paintings, architectural drawings
Manuscripts, letters, diaries
Secondary sources including city & county histories, business and family histories, etc.

The CDH is open to the public, see above for our posted hours. Anyone interested in Dubuque area history is welcome to use the material assembled in the collection. Because of the unique and/or archival nature of the materials in the collection, they do not circulate but can be scanned or copied. Photocopy/scanning services are available for a fee. We enjoy helping researchers find the information they are looking for, but do charge a fee for research requests that will take longer than 20 minutes to answer.

The Center for Dubuque History is located on the lower level of the Miller Academic Resource Center (MARC) on the Loras College campus.

Archive Catalog

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Search our finding aids! The collection is still limited, but material is being added regularly.

Hours

Regular Hours:

When Loras College Classes are in session:

Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Friday: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday: Closed

During breaks:

Monday - Thursday: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Friday to Sunday: Closed

Campus holidays: Closed

Other hours by appointment

The CDH/LCA is closed when the Library is closed. Please check the Library Hours page for dates we will be closed or open for limited hours.

Contact Information

Email: cdh@loras.edu

Phone: 563-588-7163

Mail: 1450 Alta Vista St,
Dubuque, IA 52001

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