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Joseph W. Royer
Portrait of architect Joseph Royer taken for 1910 Elk's Convention in Urbana
Cunningham Bookplate
This bookplate was placed in all the books donated to the Samuel T. Busey Memorial Library from Joseph Cunningham
1874 Urbana Free Library Visitor's Log
Count of daily visitors to the library in August and September of 1874
Urbana Commercial Club pamphlet
1908 pamphlet from the Urbana Commercial Club with the first mention of the proposed new library.
Young Men's Library Association Charter
This is the founding charter for The Urbana Free Library. The document is signed by all the member's of the Young Men's Library Association of Urbana, including Frederick Eubeling, Frank Jaques, and Samuel Busey.
The Urbana City Building
Photo of The Urbana City Building at 107-109 S. Market St.
The Urbana Free Library
Photo of The Urbana Free Library at 203 S. Race Street
Joseph Oscar Cunningham
Portrait of Joseph Oscar Cunningham (1830-1917). Upon his death, Cunningham left his library of 300+ books of American history to the soon-to-be opened Samuel T. Busey Memorial Library.
Members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Photo of Mary E. Busey, William L. Abbott, Chairman, Carrie T. Alexander of Belleville, Frederic L. Hatch of Spring Grove, and Laura T. Evans of Taylorville (left to right)
The Busey Family
Portrait of the Busey family with Samuel T. Busey and Mary E. Busey