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Title	Marie Kunze with Children on Bookmobile
Description	Librarian, Marie Kunze, checking out books to children on the bookmobile. Driver, Howard Patterson, can be seen in the background.
Notes	Jasper County Bookmobile Photos Collection belonging to the Family of Paul & Marie (Kunze) Prendergast “The photos show the progression of the Bookmobile of Jasper County, Iowa used to disperse books. The 8” x 10” photos and captions are labeled on the back as coming from Lucille McMurray, Public Library, Newton, Iowa. Two photos show the first vehicle, a red Chevrolet panel van which is referenced in the letter by Howard Patterson. Shown inside the panel van is Marie Kunze. Miss Kunze graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) in June of 1951 and was hired as the Jasper County Librarian beginning July of that year. In a later resume she described her duties like this: Organized the library with book drops to all rural schools and smaller communities in the county. Later helped secure first bookmobile and weed most of the high school collections and make recommendations for their improvement. Three more 8” x 10”’s show the second, larger bookmobile making a stop at Mound Prairie. Several children are pictured getting on the vehicle labeled Jasper County Library Traveling Branch, checking out books, and waving good-bye. Also pictured are Miss Kunze and Howard Patterson, driver. Another photo of the same bookmobile show Miss Kunze with a new assistant from Sweden, Greta Reborg. Miss Kunze resigned in 1954 to start a family. The four smaller photos were included with a letter from Mr. Patterson to Miss Kunze some years later in 1965 where Mr. Patterson shows off the newest version of the bookmobile he drove back from Wooster, Ohio in 1965. He describes it as having “…a extra L.P. gas engine turning over a 220 generator for air conditioning, heat under the floor, lights, and outlets everywhere. Weighs 10 tons.” He goes on to say “…has everything, power steering, hydraulic brakes, clutch, five forwards.” It went into operation on March 1st, 1965.”
Date	c. 1951
Format	Photograph
Repository	This item belongs to the family of Paul and Marie (Kunze)Prendergast
Location	Newton, Iowa

Marie Kunze with Children on Bookmobile

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