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Alphabetical List of Collections: K
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- KECK, MAUDE BARKLEY (1883-1976)
Papers, 1937-1976. 7.5 linear inches.
- Diaries and account books of this Cherokee, Iowa woman record farm chores and expenses, housekeeping and family life.
KELLEY, ALICE (1915-2005)
Papers, 1926-2002. 20 linear inches.- University of Iowa graduate who worked as a secretary. The papers mainly consist of the diaries she kept from 1926-2002.
KELLY, ALBERTA METCALF (1899-1994)
Papers, 1899-1994 (bulk 1920-1968). 2 linear feet. - High school English teacher who was active in state and national Democratic Party politics during the 1950s and 1960s.
KEPPY, MYRTLE (1922-)
Papers, 1930-2001. 1.6 linear feet. - Champion hog breeder, farm woman, 4-H leader, and president of the Iowa Porkettes.
KERN, JEAN (1913- )
Papers, 1921-1988. 1.5 linear feet. - Professor of English and an independent scholar who taught in the Middle East and Eastern Europe as well as in Iowa.
KERN, NANNIE (1800s)
1 item , 1864-1886. - One autograph book presented to Kern as a gift in 1864.
KESLER, ELIZA HICKOK (1909- )
Papers, 1946-1947. 2.5 linear inches. - Cedar Rapids native who worked on the radio show "The Quiz Kids."
KESSLER, DOROTHY MAE
Photograph album, undated.- Scenes of children and young adults, apparently in Iowa City, Iowa.
- KEYES FAMILY
Papers, 1832-1999. 3 linear feet and artifacts.
- Mount Vernon, Iowa, family whose papers include photographs, account books, correspondence and civil war diaries.
KEYES, MARGARET (1918- )
Papers, 1951-1988. 7 linear feet. - Professor of Home Economics at the University of Iowa and nationally recognized leader in the field of historic preservation.
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KIDNEY, JOY NEAL
Newspaper articles, 1994-1998. 0.5 linear inches.
- Free-lance writer from West Des Moines, Iowa.
KIPP, ALICE (1918- )
Papers, 1986-2003
. 2.5 linear inches.- The papers include Kipp's reminiscence of her childhood on an Iowa farm.
KIRK, MARY LOU
Scrapbook, 1942-1949. 2.5 linear inches.- Created by Kirk, when she belonged to the Glad Girls of Grove 4-H chapter in Grove Township, Cass County, Iowa.
KLEMESRUD, JUDY (1939-1985)
Papers, 1939-1995 (bulk 1953-1986). 1 linear foot. - Nationally recognized journalist whose reporting included coverage of the women's movement.
KNIEVEL, HELEN (1923-)
Papers, 1973-2000. 7.5 linear inches.- Librarian from rural Iowa.
KNIGHT, JUDY
Papers, 1884, 1995. 7 items. - High school teacher in Spencer, Iowa. Papers consist of poems written by her great grandfather and student essays about Gladys Black and Mary Jean Montgomery.
KNOOP, PEARL (1905-1998)
Papers, 1933-1998. 3.25 linear feet. - Librarian and bird watcher from Marble Rock, Iowa.
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR CLUB (WILLIAMS, IOWA)
Records, 1926-1996. 5 linear inches.- Farm women's club organized in 1926.
KNOWLER, FAITH (19xx- )
Papers, 1936, 1952-1995. 1.3 linear feet.- Johnson County community activist from the 1970s to 1990s.
KOPPENHAVER, DELLA MARIE (1904- )
Papers, 1958-1981. 1 linear inch. - Two reminiscences of Alice Tenley Hora, an Iowa farm woman, detailing farm life in the 1920s.
KRESS, ALMA MARIE KOUBA (1908-2006)
Papers, 1925-1995, 2.5 linear inches.- Buchanan County elementary school teacher and clubwoman.
KROHN, EMMYLOU (1920- )
Papers, 1940-1998, 1.3 linear feet.- Teacher, columnist, and textbook author from Council Bluffs area.
KROMMINGA, MARIA MARGARETHA (1874-1937)
Papers, 1897-1921. 6 linear inches. - Diaries of a Monticello, Iowa, native who lived on her parents' farm and never married, raising her son alone.
KUBA, JOSEPHINE M. (1909-1983)
Papers, 1885-1998. 10.5 linear feet.- Volunteer whose work centered on her involvement in the Woman's Relief Corps.
