About

Purpose

Quad Cities Archives Fair advocates and supports the access, preservation, and understanding of library, archives, and museum collections and materials. The QC Archives Fair promotes exploration the historical and cultural institutions of the Quad Cities region that uphold this mission. 

Event Chairs

Kathryn Whalen, Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Supervisor, Davenport Public Library 

Archives Fair Committee Members

Gretchen Small, Program Director, Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House 

Clare Tobin, Assistant Director, German American Heritage Center

Rosemary Riess, Head Librarian of Special Collections and Archives, Palmer College of Chiropractic

Onnica Marquez, Archivist, St. Ambrose University

Web Designer 

Kathryn Whalen, Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Supervisor, Davenport Public Library 

Logo Designers

Stephen Carlson 

Dave Kizer

Past Archives Fair Committee Members

Lisa Huntsha, Assistant Director, The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College 












All images from this site are housed at the Archives Crawl Committee Institutions and most can be digitally accessed at the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archives