MsC
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Manuscript Register
PAPERS OF EARL ELIJAH
Collection
Dates: 1929 --1971
0.6 linear ft.
This document describes a collection of materials held
by the
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1420
Phone: 319-335-5921
Fax: 319-335-5900
e-mail: lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Posted to Internet: January, 1998
Acquisition Note: These papers were donated to the University in 1971.
Access
and Restrictions:
Photographs: Folder 4
Audio
Material: Folder
4
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Biographical Note
Scope
and Contents
The
papers of Earl Elijah consist of thirty-nine items dating from 1929 to 1971.
There is correspondence including letters from Fred Schwengel and Jack Miller,
as well as photographs, newspaper clippings, and certificates. However, speeches
make up the majority of the papers and almost all of them relate to agriculture.
These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries in 1971 by his
widow, Mrs. Earl Elijah. They are open for research and information on literary
rights is available in the repository.
Box
List
FOLDER 1
One undated speech
on notecards on religious topic
Three pages of
notes on the history of the Clarence Savings Bank
Brief summary of
talk to be given at laymens' meeting, Fargo, N.D.: "Lord I Believe,"
3 p., undated
Three-page press
release from Cornell College concerning Sen. Elijah's views on liquor laws
"What is Ahead
for Agriculture?", 17 p., undated
"The Relation
of Business to Agriculture," 18 p., undated
"History of
Iowa Master Swine Producer Project" by E.L. Quaife, 11 p., 1968
"Report of the Legislature Advisory Committee on the Study of Tax Revision," by the Tax
Revision Advisory
Committee, Sen. Earl Elijah, Chairman, 33 p., April, 1965
Radio Broadcast
over WMT, June 1, 1952, 8 p.m., 9 p.
"Statement
of Earl Elijah of Clarence, Cedar County, Iowa. Before the Senate Agricultural
Committee at State House, Des Moines, Iowa, October 25, 1947," 5 p.
"Talk by Hon.
Clinton P. Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture, Champion Farmers Association
of America Conference, February 13, 1947."
"Business and Agriculture by Earl Elijah," April, 1929
FOLDER 2
Correspondence, 1929 -- 1971, 16 items including 1 TLS from Fred Schwengel and 2 TLS from Jack Miller
FOLDER 3
Newspaper clippings, campaign literature and other printed items
FOLDER 4
7 certificates
1 medal - "Firestone
Award for Championship Performance in Agriculture"
1
tape recording of a radio broadcast of political endorsements for Earl Elijah's
fifth senate term. 71/2 ips. 14 min. 40 sec.
