Index to Finding Aids - Special Collections - The University of Iowa Libraries

Special Collections

Index to Finding Aids

Historical and Literary Manuscript Collections
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries

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ABBE, GEORGE, 1911- , novelist and poet. Mss of Voices in the Square (Coward-McCann, 1938), his first novel. Iowa Authors Mss. MsC772. (Finding Aid)

*ABRAHAM, LOT, 1838-1920. Papers of Lot Abraham, 1843-1921. 94 items.
Correspondence, Civil War diaries, military records, business papers, family papers. MsC73. (Finding Aid) Digitized diary

*ACKLEY, CHARLES THOMAS. Civil War Letters of Charles Thomas Ackley, 1864-1865.
One hundred and eighteen letters from Charles Thomas Ackley, mostly to his wife in Marble Rock, Iowa. Also included are newspaper clippings, brief biographies of some of the men in the Seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and historical commentary. MsC541. (Finding Aid)

*ADLER, PHILIP D., 1902-. Papers of Philip D. Adler, 1904-1970. 54 items.
Newspaperman, publisher, president of Lee Enterprises, Inc., and philanthropist. Correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, and books. MsC229. (Finding Aid)

AGENCY CITY, IOWA. Records, 1879-1904. 3 vol.
School board records, district agricultural society records, Agency Butter and Cheese Company records, and a cemetery register. MsC345.

*ALBERTSON, CHARLES. Papers of the Albertson Family, 1856-1876. 11 items.
Correspondence reflecting pioneer life in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Montana. MsC9. (Finding Aid)

*ALBRECHT, HERBERT W. Collection of National Farmers Organization materials, 1956-1972. 145 items.
Farmer and member of the NFO. The collection includes official contracts, annual reports, pamphlets, etc., of the NFO. It also includes some copies of two of their publications, the Newsletter and the News Flash. MsC270. (Finding Aid)

ALDEN, EBENEZER, 1819-1899. Papers of Ebenezer Alden, 1838-1878. 37 items (ca.257 pp.)
Student at Andover Theological Seminary, member of the Iowa band, Congregational minister in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, and Marshfield, Massachusetts. Reports, letters, and student papers. MsC349. (Finding Aid)

*ALEXANDER, ARCHIE ALPHONSE, 1888-1958. Papers of Archie A. Alexander, 1940-1970. 120 items.
Engineer and governor of the Virgin Islands. Subject files, correspondence, speeches, clippings, etc. relating to his career as an engineer, diplomat, and university trustee. MsC304. (Finding Aid)

ALLAN, GEORGE ELMER. George Elmer Allan Magic Lantern Slide Collection. 12 ft.
George Allan was a minister in Mississippi who used slides to accompany his sermons. The collection includes 1855 magic lantern slides plus 100 2x2 inch slides; also projector with attachment for film strip projection and a number of film strips. MsC201 (Finding Aid)

*ALLEN, ARTHUR FRANCIS, 1867-1949. Papers of Arthur F. Allen, 1913-1949. 1 ft.
Editor of the Sioux City Journal. Primarily correspondence, with speeches, clippings, and a scrapbook on Abraham Lincoln. MsC357. (Finding Aid)

ALLEN, (EDWIN) LEE. Lee Allen Collection of Card Paintings, 1988-1997. .25 ft.
Mr. Allen worked with Grant Wood and muralist Diego Rivera. From 1937 to 1976, Allen was a medical illustrator at the University of Iowa Hospitals. This collection consists of the drawings, mostly on 5 x 7 cards, that accompanied his book A Hole in My Vision: An Artist's View of His Own Macular Degeneration. MsC803. (Finding Aid)

*ALLEN, SEWELL ELLYSON, 1913-1975. Papers of Sewell E. Allen, 1910-1975. 1.5 ft.
Attorney and Iowa state legislator. Subject files and correspondence concerning his business, family and political career. The bulk of the papers consists of correspondence dealing with business conditions during the 1920s and WWII, politics, and family life. MsC337. (Finding Aid)

*ALLISON, WILLIAM B., 1829-1908. Papers of William B. Allison, 1862-1916. 3.5 ft.
U.S. Senator and Representative from Iowa. Primarily correspondence from his years in the House and Senate. Spanning a half century the topics range from Indian affairs to Oklahoma statehood, banking to the Panama Canal, and Republican Party politics to railroads. MsC173. (Finding Aid)

ALLSPAUGH, HARRISON. Diaries of Harrison Allspaugh, 1861-65. 8 v.
Diaries of the Civil War experiences of a member of the 31st Regiment of Ohio Infantry. MsC8. (Finding Aid) Digitized diaries

ALTERNATIVE TRADITIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ART (ATCA). Artists' Works and Correspondence. 11 ft.
This ATCA collection brings together mail art, correspondence, photographs, slides, compact discs, show announcements/posters, writings, and other ephemera related to or by various artists. MsC764. (Finding Aid)

----- BERGUS ZINE COLLECTION. Zines. 13.5 ft.
Zines collected by Nick and Laura Bergus documenting avant garde and popular music of the 1980s and 1990s. MsC834. (Finding Aid)

------- Comics. Bulk dates: 1969 - 1979. 1.5 ft.
Artists' and underground comics. MsC780. (Finding Aid)

----- Periodicals and Zines Collection. Bulk dates: 1960 - 1980. 75+ ft.
This ATCA collection brings together journals, newspapers, zines, and similar formal and informal periodicals that are art-related or have artistic merit. The range of subjects is broad and include political and cultural issues, gender and sexuality questions, as well as music, film, poetry, and religion. MsC779. (Finding Aid)

----- Rubber Stamp Art Collection. Bulk dates: 1985 - 1995. 4.5 ft.
Miscellaneous printed materials (primarily catalogs) concerning rubber stamp art. The majority of the materials in this collection were acquired by artist, author, and archivist John Held Jr. (born 1947) from William "Picasso" Gaglione (born 1943). MsC788. (Finding Aid)

AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. Arbitration award, 1963-1971. 50 ft.
MsC312.

*AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. MIDWEST SECTION. Records of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Midwest Section, 1954-1991. .75 ft.
Documents the organizations's history, goals, and daily workings with correspondence, bylaws, agendas, minutes, etc. MsC492. (Finding Aid)

*AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY. Transcripts of the American Broadcasting Company. 9 ft.
Transcripts of the ABC Evening News 1970-1973 (typewritten). MsC368. (Finding Aid)

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH. BOARD OF PENSIONS. Papers of the American Lutheran Church Board of Pensions. 3.6 ft.
Minutes of meetings of the Board of Pensions and Executive Committee, 1938-1969. MsC238. (Finding Aid)

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY CONTROL - STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA SECTION. Records of the American Society for Quality Control-State University of Iowa Section, 1944-1984. 3 ft.
Subject files, reports, minutes, newsletters, photographs, scrapbooks. MsC471. (Finding Aid)

*AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. IOWA FEDERATION. Records of the Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Iowa Federation, 1970-1974. 39 items.
Founded in 1947, its purpose was to preserve "free, religiously neutral, democratically controlled public education," in the U.S. Comprised of correspondence, clippings, sermons, and pamphlets championing its cause. MsC306. (Finding Aid)

ANDERSON, BETTY BAXTER, 1908-1966. Papers, 1950-1953. .5 ft.
Young adult fiction writer, journalist. Contains correspondence, manuscript, newspaper clippings, and obituary. MsC554. (Finding Aid)

ANDREAS, OSBORN, 1903-. Papers, 1949-1961. .25 ft.
Literary critic, industrial engineer, cost accountant and president of Honeymead Product Co. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Collection contains two manuscripts and includes the master proof for Joseph Conrad: A Study in Non-conformity. MsC555. (Finding Aid)

ARGOW, WALDEMAR, 1916--. Mss. .5 ft.
Unitarian minister in Cedar Rapids. Holdings consist of the printer's copy of his What Do Religious Liberals Believe? Iowa Authors Mss. MsC557. (Finding Aid).

ARMENS, SVEN, 1921--. Papers of Sven Armens, 1990. RG99.0050. 1.0 ft.

Professor of English and published poet. Manuscripts. RG99.0050. (Finding Aid)

*ARMITAGE, MERLE, 1893-1975. Papers of Merle Armitage, 1932-1965. 2.5 ft.
Set designer, impresario, co-founder and manager of the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association, president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, art director of Look and Quick magazines, and book designer. Correspondence, typescripts of Accent on Life and George Gershwin: Man and Legend, and files on other projects. Iowa Authors Mss. MsC558. (Finding Aid)

ARMSTRONG, ROBERT PLANT. Papers of Robert Plant Armstrong. 16.5 feet.
Personal papers of the well-known scholar of African art. MsC0812.

ARTIFACTS OF THE ETERNAL NETWORK. Artifacts of the Eternal Network, 1967-1992. 3 ft.
Artworks and other documentation related to a 1997 exhibition at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Many Fluxus artists were included in this exhibition. MsC 781. (Finding Aid)

ARTISTS' TELEVISION NETWORK RECORDS. Records of the Artists' Television Network, 1976-1984. 150 ft.
Video by and about artists assembled for broadcast on the New York City cable networks between 1976 and 1984. The project was coordinated by Jaime Davidovich and the collection includes all the broadcast material, in many cases edited in various ways for any of several anthology shows, as well as paper records. A portion of the collection has been re-recorded and is available in VHS format; a pieces have been transcribed to DVD; and a few have been re-recorded digitally (some of which are represented by brief online clips). MsC 800.

AURNER, NELLIE SLAYTON. Papers of Nellie S. Aurner. .5 ft.
Professor, dean, and author. This collection contains Ms. Aurner's unpublished translations of the dedications of Matteo Bandello as well as her research on Bandello. MsC784. (Finding Aid)

AYDELOTTE, FRANK, 1880-1956. Papers of Frank Aydelotte, 1946-1948, ca. 250 items.
Educator and member of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry concerning the Palestinian question. Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, etc., and a copy of the committee report. MsC232. (Finding Aid)

AYDELOTTE, WILLIAM O., 1910-1996. William O. Aydelotte Papers.
University of Iowa professor of history, 1947-1996. One of the first historians elected to the National Academy of Sciences. RG 99.0093. (Finding Aid)

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