Encyclopedia Dubuque
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ADAMS, Elsie Payne
ADAMS, Elsie Payne. (Unknown—Dubuque, IA, Nov. 18, 1941). Library founder. Well-known in Dubuque County for her work in the Parent Teachers’ Association, church work of SAINT JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, and the Federated Women’s Club, Adams was also a founder of the VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION and the Dubuque County Library Association. Adams collected books from her friends and distributed them to rural schools to begin the latter activity. As others joined her project, the association was formed.