<![CDATA[Iowa City Public Library DHP]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/browse?tags=bells&output=rss2 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:18:28 +0000 omeka@icpl.org (Iowa City Public Library DHP) Iowa City Public Library Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Chronicles of the Bell, A. D. 1848]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2110

Description

Cartoon drawing of the controversy over the Rev. Michael Hummer and the Bell. The attached PDF contains the transcribed text of the cartoon's panels. The text document is likely from the 1940s, while the cartoon may have been contemporary to the bell controversy pf 1848.

George Yewell went on to become an artist, studying in New York and Paris. He was a member of the National Academy of Art.

Creator

Yewell, George

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

Chronicles of the Bell, A. D. 1848

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-081.jpg
fpc_1940s-081.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:18:14 +0000
<![CDATA[1940s Hummer's Bell]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2109

Description

Typed version of Hummer's Bell, written by W.H. Tuttle.

Creator

Tuttle, W. H.

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

1940s Hummer's Bell

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-079.pdf
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:12:32 +0000
<![CDATA[1940s New Year's Day Recalls 3 Bells of Olden Times]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2108

Description

1940s New Year's Day Recalls 3 Bells of Olden Times

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

1940s New Year's Day Recalls 3 Bells of Olden Times

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-078.pdf
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:09:11 +0000
<![CDATA[1942 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Jacob Van der Zee]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2104

Description

Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Jacob Van der Zee, which he sent along with letters from John Taylor and Alvin Smith from Salt Lake City.

Creator

Craig, J. Kirkwood

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

1942 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Jacob Van der Zee

Date

1/5/1942

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-074.jpg
fpc_1940s-074.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:40:39 +0000
<![CDATA[1941 Letter from John H. Taylor to J. Kirkwood Craig]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2103

Description

Letter from John H. Taylor to J. Kirkwood Craig, related to Craig's search for information about the Church's missing bell.

John Taylor was the President of the Temple Square Mission in Salt Lake City.

Creator

Taylor, John H.

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah

Title

1941 Letter from John H. Taylor to J. Kirkwood Craig

Date

12/8/1941

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-073.jpg
fpc_1940s-073.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:34:24 +0000
<![CDATA[1941 Letter from Alvin F. Smith to Rev. J. Kirkwood Craig]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2102

Description

Letter from Alvin F. Smith to J. Kirkwood Craig, related to Craig's search for information about the Church's missing bell. Smith relates that there are two bells in possession of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, one of which came from Nauvoo, Illinois.

Alvin Smith was a Librarian for his Church, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Creator

Smith, Alvin F.

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah

Title

1941 Letter from Alvin F. Smith to Rev. J. Kirkwood Craig

Date

12/3/1941

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-072.jpg
fpc_1940s-072.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:56:37 +0000
<![CDATA[1941 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Dr. J Van Der Zee]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2101

Description

Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Jacob Van der Zee, detailing some of Craig's efforts to find and identify the missing Church bell.

Jacob Van der Zee was wrote many historical items, including a History of Presbyterianism in Iowa City.

Creator

Craig, J. Kirkwood

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

1941 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Dr. J Van Der Zee

Date

11/26/1941

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-071.jpg
fpc_1940s-071.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:54:34 +0000
<![CDATA[1941 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Mr. A. J. Larew]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2100

Description

Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to A.J. Larew. Craig mentions that he is sending his recollections of the missing Church bell, and also speaks about his grandfather, John Shoup.

Creator

Craig, J. Kirkwood

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

1941 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Mr. A. J. Larew

Date

08/27/1941

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-070.jpg
fpc_1940s-070.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:52:22 +0000
<![CDATA[1941 A Pioneer Bell]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2099

Description

A re-telling of Craig Schell's account of the Church's missing bell, by J. Kirkwood Craig. Schell's account was from 1911, and Craig is giving an abbreviated version of it in 1941, and adds his own recollections and information to the story.

Creator

Craig, J. Kirkwood
Schell, J. P. Craig

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

1941 A Pioneer Bell

Date

08/26/1941

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1940s-069.pdf
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:50:27 +0000
<![CDATA[1912 Letter from Andrew Meneely to Rev. Wylie about bells]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2082

Description

Letter from Andrew Meneely, President and General Manager of Meneely & Co., about the various stamps the company used on bells previous to 1849. This letter is in response to a previous letter to Meneely & Co, and relates to Rev. Wylie’s search for information about the Church’s missing bell.

Creator

Meneely, Andrew

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa; West Troy, New York

Title

1912 Letter from Andrew Meneely to Rev. Wylie about bells

Date

05/01/1912

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1912-051.jpg
fpc_1912-051.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:44:17 +0000
<![CDATA[1911 Letter to Meneely & Co.]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2081

Description

A letter to Meneely & Co., possibly written by Rev. D. W. Wylie. The letter is in response to a previous letter from Andrew Meneely, and relates to Rev. Wylie’s search for information about the Church’s missing bell. It mentions a bell that is located in the Desert [sic] Museum in Salt Lake City. A hand-written note references another letter sent to Prof. Macbride from Jas. Talmage, Director of that Museum.

Creator

Wylie, D.W.?

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah

Title

1911 Letter to Meneely & Co.

Date

11/21/1911

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1911-050.jpg
fpc_1912-050.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:39:27 +0000
<![CDATA[1911 Letter from Andrew Meneely of Meneely & Co. to Rev. Wylie, about the bell that the foundry made for a church in Iowa City in 1849.]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2080

Description

A letter from Andrew Meneely, President and General Manager of the Meneely Foundry in West Troy, New York. The letter was written to Rev. D. W. Wylie and describes the record (dated Aug. 16, 1849) of a bell being made for a church in Iowa City. The letter is in response to a previous letter written by Rev. Wylie, which was related to the Church’s missing bell. Meneely references Rev. Dexter P. Smith, who was pastor of the Baptist Church in Iowa City.

Creator

Meneely, Andrew

Rights

Educational use only

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa; West Troy, New York

Title

1911 Letter from Andrew Meneely of Meneely & Co. to Rev. Wylie, about the bell that the foundry made for a church in Iowa City in 1849.

Date

11/21/1911

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1911-049.jpg
fpc_1911-049.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:37:15 +0000
<![CDATA[1911 Letter from Rev. Schell to Rev. Wylie about the Church’s missing bell]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2078

Description

Rev. J.P. Schell writes to Rev. D. W. Wylie about the Church’s missing bell. He states that, in addition to hearing about the bell from other sources, while serving as a missionary in Utah he met Brigham Young’s brother George, and that George Young knew about the missing bell and did not deny that it was in Salt Lake City.

The letter was written in Erie, North Dakota, where Rev. Schell was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.

Creator

Schell, J.P.

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah

Title

1911 Letter from Rev. Schell to Rev. Wylie about the Church’s missing bell

Date

06/01/1911

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1911-048.pdf
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:33:41 +0000
<![CDATA[1911 Letter from George Gibbs to Walter Davis about the Church’s missing bell]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2077

Description

George Gibbs, writing as Secretary to the President of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, responds to a previous letter from Walter Davis inquiring about the possibility of the First Presbyterian Church’s missing bell being in possession of the LDS Church.

Creator

Gibbs, George F.

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah

Title

1911 Letter from George Gibbs to Walter Davis about the Church’s missing bell

Date

03/15/1911

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1911-047.pdf
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:31:14 +0000
<![CDATA[1855 Subscription ledger for a bell for the North Presbyterian Church in Iowa City]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2057

Description

A list of people who pledged to pay money for a bell for the North Presbyterian Church. The North Presbyterian Church was the First Presbyterian Church, and was located where Old Brick is. The church building that stood in 1855 was destroyed by fire on May 19, 1856. Rev. F.A. Shearer was pastor at this time.
The Church’s designation as ‘North’ differentiates it from the New School Presbyterian Church, formally called the First Constitutional Presbyterian Church of Iowa City, which was located on the south side of Burlington Street, between Clinton and S. Capitol streets. This building was also referred to as the Stone Church.

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Title

1855 Subscription ledger for a bell for the North Presbyterian Church in Iowa City

Date

03/03/1855

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1855-027.jpg
fpc_1855-027.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:44:20 +0000
<![CDATA[1855 Subscription ledger for a bell for the North Presbyterian Church in Iowa City]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2056

Description

A list of people who pledged to pay money for a bell for the North Presbyterian Church. The North Presbyterian Church was the First Presbyterian Church, and was located where Old Brick is. The church building that stood in 1855 was destroyed by fire on May 19, 1856. Rev. F.A. Shearer was pastor at this time.
The Church’s designation as ‘North’ differentiates it from the New School Presbyterian Church, formally called the First Constitutional Presbyterian Church of Iowa City, which was located on the south side of Burlington Street, between Clinton and S. Capitol streets. This building was also referred to as the Stone Church.

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

1855 Subscription ledger for a bell for the North Presbyterian Church in Iowa City

Date

03/03/1855

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

fpc_1855-026.jpg
fpc_1855-026.jpg
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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:42:06 +0000