Alphabetical List of Collections: W-Z

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WAHL, MARTHA STOESSEL (1916- ) Papers, 1938-1995 (bulk 1961-1985). 7 linear inches.: Mathematician and teacher who patented educational toys for teaching mathematics to children.
WALLACE WOMEN HISTORY PROJECT Oral histories, 1974-1994.: Transcripts of 13 oral history interviews describe the experiences of the Henry Wallace family in Iowa.
WALLING FAMILY Letters, 1919-1935, 1991. 1 volume.: Oskaloosa family whose daughter Ivyl Walling Welton graduated from Grinnell College and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
WALLS, ESTHER J. (1926- ) Papers, 1860s-1996 (bulk 1944-1996). 1.75 linear feet.: Mason City, Iowa native and librarian who was the first African-American female student at University of Iowa elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
WARD, MYRLE OLIVE (1897-1992) Papers, 1876-1992 (bulk 1930s-1940s). 1 linear foot.: Native of Hamburg, Iowa and missionary to the West Indies and the Belgian Congo from 1925 until 1959.
WAR BRIDES OF WORLD WAR II: IOWA EXPERIENCES Records, 1946-1996, bulk 1994-1996. 1 linear inch and audiovisual materials.: 1995 honors thesis of University of Iowa undergraduate student, Rachel Casteel.
WEIR, RUTH CROMER Unprocessed papers of journalist and children’s author. WEISS, JANE ALISON (1943-1981) Papers, 1967-1981. 10 linear inches.: Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, 1978-1981.
WELCH AND ANGRICK COLLECTION Collection, 1880-1967 (bulk 1916-1960). 2.75 linear feet.: Material relating to the Heart of Hawkeye Council of Campfire Girls, The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and the Iowa Department of the Woman's Relief Corps.
WELDON, JOANN (1931-2001) Papers,1920-2003: A resident of Davenport from 1962, Weldon publicly acknowledged her lesbian identity during the early 1950s.
WERNER, MARTA (1906-1989) Papers, 1892-1989 (bulk 1928-1989).: Native of Mexico who came to Fort Madison, Iowa in 1914. Her community activism centered on the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.
WESCOTT, LOIS (1916-) Papers, 1916-2001, 10 linear inches.: Geology graduate of the University of Iowa who traveled to Japan and Venezuela to work for oil companies.
WESSEL, DORIS “My Life as a Farm Woman.” 3-page reminiscence. WEST LUCAS WOMEN'S CLUB (JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA) Records, 1923-1976. 7.5 linear inches.: Women's social club in Johnson County, Iowa which was formed in 1920.
WHERRY, ELIZABETH (1893-1956) Papers, 1904-1960. 5 linear feet.: Farm magazine writer.
WHITE, LUCY VAN VOORHIS (1869-1935) Papers, 1866-1932. 1.25 linear feet.: Schoolteacher and farm wife of Dallas County, Iowa.
WHITE, MAUDE ESTHER (1913- ) Papers, 1957-1996. 8 linear inches.: Founder of the Des Moines Tutoring Center, and Iowa's first Affirmative Action administrator from 1973 to 1978.
WHITE, SARAH DYKSTRA (1905-1979) Papers, 1941-1979. 7.5 linear inches.: Correspondence and circle letters of a northwestern Iowa farmwoman.
WHITEHEAD, FLOY EUGENIA (1913-1998) Papers, 1935-1998. 3 linear feet.: Nutrition scholar and chair of the University of Iowa's Home Economics Department for sixteen years.
WHITLEY, CORA CALL (1862-1937) Papers, 1917-1937. 1.1 linear feet.: Clubwoman and conservationist involved in the Council of National Defense Women's Committee during World War I.
WIEDERRECHT, BEULAH (1905-1983) Papers, 1946-1995. 4 linear inches.: Correspondence between Wapello farm woman and two Polish families after World War II.

WIESENFELD, SALLY (1924- ) Papers, 1969-2001 (bulk 1969-1974). 5 linear inches.: Peace activist and member of Another Mother for Peace which was organized to protest the Vietnam War during the 1970s.
WILKERSON, BESSIE Newspaper clipping, 1994. 1 item.: Former seamstress and long-time resident of Fort Madison, Iowa.
WILLIAMS, CATHERINE GAYLE (1914- ) Papers, 1910s-1991.1.3 linear feet.: Professional dancer and deputy commissioner of the Iowa Department of Social Services.
WILLIAMS, VERDA L. (1944- ) Papers, 1969-2004. 1 linear foot and audiovisual material.: Communication specialist at Iowa State University who produced the documentary "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard."
WILLING WORKERS CLUB (FAYETTE COUNTY) Records, 1918-1987, 10 linear inches.: A social and benevolent women’s club initially formed as a Red Cross sewing club during World War I.
WILSON, EVA DONELSON (1905- ) Papers, 1994. 1 linear inch.: Native of Ogden, Iowa, and professor of nutrition at colleges in the United States and Brazil.
WILSON, RUTH (1924-2002) Papers, 1957-2002. 2.5 linear inches.: Journalist who worked for the "Stars and Stripes" in postwar Europe.
WIRTZ, DOROTHY AND WARREN Papers, 1936-2003 (bulk 1936-1939). 2.5 linear inches.: Brother and sister who attended the State University of Iowa and wrote letters to their parents in Keokuk.
WOLFE, ZELDA BABCOCK (1901-1995) Memoirs, undated. 1 volume.: Riceville, Iowa, mother, homemaker, and teacher.
WOMEN AGAINST RACISM COMMITTEE Records, 1981-1998. 4 linear feet.: Multiethnic group founded in 1981 by women from the University of Iowa.
WOMEN, FOOD, AND AGRICULTURE NETWORK Listserv records, 1999.: Organization connecting women with progressive approaches to agriculture.
WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES REPORT, IOWA Records, 1946-1948. 2.5 linear inches.: Report on the actvities of Iowa women compiled under the direction of the University of Iowa History Department in the 1940s.
WOMEN'S EQUITY ACTION LEAGUE, IOWA DIVISION Records, 1972-1977. 5 linear inches.: Conservative version of the National Organization for Women which worked to eliminate discrimination in educational institutions.
WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT Papers, 1991. 1.25 linear inches.: Interviews with members of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sioux City, Iowa.
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM (DES MOINES BRANCH) Records, 1962-1996. 1.75 linear feet.: Group which participated in rallies and demonstrations against war and nuclear testing.
WOMEN'S RESOURCE AND ACTION CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Records, 1960-2006 (bulk 1971-2000). 10 linear feet.: Women's center established in 1970 to serve the university and community.
WOMMACK, BARBARA (19xx- ) Papers, 1990-2005. 1 linear inch.: Clubwoman and member of the Semper Fidelis Club in Davenport, Iowa.
WOOD, MARY ELIZABETH (1902-1998) Papers, 1920-1998 and undated. 2.5 linear feet and artifacts.: Social worker and the first African American woman in the United States to be named executive director of a greater metropolitan YWCA.
WOOKEY, FAYE (1916- ) Memoir, 2000. 0.25 linear inches.: Native of Red Oak, Iowa who who recalls family life on a farm in Montgomery County, Iowa.
WURSTER, DOROTHY. (1931- ) Papers, 1942-1987. 2 linear inches.: Mahaska County farm girl who won a blue ribbon in the Mahaska County’s Boys' 4-H.

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YANNEY, KAY Unprocessed papers.: Presentation given by Yanney on the 85^th anniversary of the Boone Township Women’s Club, 1996.
YANNEY, LINDA Unprocessed papers. YATES-GLANDORF, JANIE (1929- ) Papers, 1943-2005. 8.5 linear feet.: Iowa City high school drama and English teacher.
YOCUM, JERRY (1923- ) Diary, 1915-1919. 0.5 linear inches.: Transcript of the diary of Beulah Marie Lucas of Pocahontas, Iowa compiled by her son Jerry Yocum in 1997.
YORK, CHRISTIE (1950-2001) Papers, 1950-2001, 5.3 linear feet.: University of Iowa graduate and laboratory assistant who was active in student government and served as a steward in AFSCME Local 12.
YOST, LELA A. (1890-1977). Memoir, 1995. 0.5 linear inches.: Schoolteacher and farm wife near Mason City and Kesley, Iowa.
YOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER (DES MOINES, IOWA) Records, 1979-2003. 2.5 linear inches and audiovisual material.

YOUTH INCENTIVES, INC. Unprocessed records, 1999-2002: Videotaped interviews with eight prominent African Americans from Des Moines.
YWCA OF GREATER DES MOINES Records, 1895-1995. 10 linear feet.: Local chapter affiliated with the national YWCA in 1896. Includes records of the Blue Triangle, the chapter's African-American branch from 1919 to 1947.

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ZALIS, ELAYNE (1953- ) Papers, 1993-2006. 2.5 linear inches.: Writer and multimedia artist who received her doctorate from the University of Iowa.
ZASTROW, KATHERINE FALVEY (1904-1997) Papers, 1927-1995. 1.5 linear feet.

State representative from 1958 to 1964 and the first woman elected to Charles City Council, 1970.
ZELLER, MILDRED "MICKI" (1940-2000) Papers, 1946-2000. 11 linear feet and slides.: Costume designer and avid traveller whose papers include an extensive collection of slides, related travel diaries, and materials pertaining to the Iran Hostage Crisis.
ZIMMERMAN, JO ANN (1936- ) Papers, 1958-1995. 9 linear feet.: Elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1982 and in 1986, she became the first woman Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.
ZINDEL, IRENE ROCK (1917- ) Papers, 1930-1998. 2.5 linear inches.: Scott County, Iowa, farm woman who was active in 4-H and the Farm Bureau.
ZOOK, LOLA MOELLER(1909-1999) Papers, 1909-2004. 8.75 linear feet.: Newspaper editor whose papers relate to her career as a journalist and the years she spent in occupied Japan following World War II.
ZWART, ELIZABETH (1904-1983) Papers, 1925-1982. 1.25 linear feet.: Columnist for the Des Moines Tribune, the Des Moines Register, and Better Homes and Gardens.