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The
CAR JOURNAL
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
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ABOUT THE COLLECTION
The Bettendorf Company was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the early 1920s. As a way to reward long-term employees, the Company initiated the Loyalty Club in 1922. The Loyalty Club was made up of men who had been employees of the Bettendorf Company for fifteen or more years. The Car Journal was published monthly by the Loyalty Club of the Bettendorf Company beginning in November 1923. Each month, the Car Journal reported on company events, national railroad news, employee sports teams, and other activities of the Loyalty Club. Each issue also included original essays, poems, jokes, and photographs. The Car Journal was published until December 1930. In 1931 the Bettendorf Company closed their plant and no longer manufactured railroad cars.
Each issue of the Car Journal has been scanned and saved in PDF format. The issues are searchable by keyword. The original print copies are available at the Bettendorf Public Library, Bettendorf, Iowa. Special thanks go to the Bettendorf Public Library for allowing use of the print copies, and to the Bettendorf Foundation for providing a grant to digitize this collection.
St. Ambrose University
Library
St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa
2009