Manuscript Register
Collection Dates:
2 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: August 2002
Acquisition
Note: These papers
were donated to the University of Iowa Libraries by Mrs. Harold E. Wolfe in
1972.
Access
and Restrictions:
Photographs: Box 3
Ephemera: Box 4
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Department.
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Biographical
Note
Governor William S. Beardsley appointed Wolfe to a six year term on the Iowa Liquor Control Commission in 1951. He acted as chairman of the Commission from 1951 to 1957. Finally, he served as a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives from Cerro Gordo County from 1967 to 1970. Mr. Wolfe died on November 29, 1971.
Scope
and Contents
The correspondence which is found throughout the papers includes letters from William S. Beardsley, Fred Biermann, Robert K. Goodwin, H.R. Gross, W. Earl Hall, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, J. Edgar Hoover, George Mills, Robert D. Ray, William J. Scherle, and George A. Wilson.
Box
List
Material concerning Harold E. Wolfe as chief of police of Mason City, Iowa (1929 -- 1951)
Correspondence
1929 -- 1939, including letters from Fred Biermann, W. Earl Hall, and John Edgar Hoover
1940 -- 1949, including letters from George A. Wilson, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, and John Edgar Hoover1950 -- 1951
undated correspondence, 1929 -- 1951
Police department newspaper clippings
Miscellaneous material pertaining to the Mason City Police Department
Box 2
Material concerning Mr. Wolfe as Chairman of the Iowa Liquor Control Commission (1951 -- 1957)
Correspondence, 1950 -- 1960, including letters from William S. Beardsley, Robert K. Goodwin, and Fred Biermann
Iowa Liquor Control Commission documents
Itinerary slips
National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association
News clippings I
News clippings II
Miscellaneous material from Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Correspondence, 1966 -- 1968, including letters from Robert D. Ray, H.R. Gross, and William J. Scherle
Correspondence, 1969 -- 1970, and undated, including letters from William J. Scherle
Radio broadcasts
Legislative stationery
Photographs
Governor's Day Coffee, 1970 -- clippings and correspondence
63rd General Assembly Senate Bills
63rd General Assembly House Bills
Miscellaneous legislative material
State of Iowa publications concerning the legislature
Clippings
Candidacy and election documents
Miscellaneous material
Campaign buttons, name tags, etc
Letters of condolence, obituaries, and Iowa House Memorial Resolution, including letters from George Mills, Robert D. Ray, H.R. Gross, and John Edgar Hoover