Special Collections
Historical and Literary Manuscript Collections
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
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VAN ALLEN, JAMES A., b.1914, The
James Van Allen Papers and Related Collections, 1934-2001. Ca. 400 ft.
Personal and professional papers of University of Iowa physicist/astrophysicist
and discoverer of the radiation belts which surround the Earth. University
Archives. For a brief introduction to Van Allen and the Papers, see Christine
D. Halas, The
James A. Van Allen Papers (Books
at Iowa 51).RG99.0142 (Finding
Aid)
VAN ALSTINE,
SEWELL, b.1824. Diary of Sewell Van Alstine, 1863-1864. 1v.
Civil War diary of a member of the 95th Illinois infantry regiment. MsC28. (Finding
Aid) Digitized diary
VAN DINE, WARREN, 1903-1983. Papers of Warren Van Dine. 1 ft.
Consists of audio recordings, biographical information, correspondence, and materials
relating to Mr. Van Dine's editorial positions with Much Ado and Upward.
Also included in this collection are several manuscripts and typescripts of poems,
essays, and short stories as well as Mr. Van Dine's memories of his time spent
as an undergraduate at the State University of Iowa in the 1920s. Photographs,
speeches. MsC711. (Finding Aid).
VAN ETTEN, WINIFRED. Winifred Van Etten Papers. .25 ft.
Correspondence, draft of one chapter of book I Am the Fox.
MsC869. (Finding Aid)
VAN VECHTEN,
CARL, 1880-1964. Van Vechten Collection, 1944-1950. 1 ft.
23 photographs of Doris Julian, Stephen Van Ophuigsen, Coleman Dowell, Jose
Quintero and others; 16 photograph postcards including Gertrude Stein and Alice
B. Toklas; 75 photographs of celebrities (lacking no. 18); several drafts and
related correspondence for "Gertrude Stein: An Epilogue". Iowa Authors Mss.
MsC715. (Finding
Aid). See also "Baby
Woojums In Iowa" by Bruce
Kellner.
VANDER MAAS, JOHN P. John P. Vander
Maas Railroadiana Collection. 496 ft.
Collector. Time tables, train registers, train orders, menus,
tickets, etc. MsC468. (Finding Aid) See also his "Early
Reminiscences of Railroads".
VAWTER, KEITH. Papers of Keith Vawter. 1 ft.
Correspondence, photos, records, contracts related to Chautauqua. MsC150.03. (Finding Aid)
*VEGLAHN,
NANCY CRARY, 1937-- . Papers of Nancy Veglahn, 1964-1976. 3 ft.
Author of numerous books for young adults, many on science subjects. Collection
includes manuscripts and correspondence about, among other titles, Follow
the Golden Goose (1971) and Coils, Magnets and Rings (1976). Iowa
Authors Mss. MsC713. (Finding
Aid).
VER DUFT, LEE,
1910--. Lee Ver Duft Mss. .5 ft.
Born in Prairie City, Iowa, Ver Duft became an artist and writer. He is represented
in this collection by three poems: Bon Voyage, 'Sixties!' Poem, 1973; Epistle
to a Poet, Bound, But Outer, 1965; and Inner Course in Time, Flesh and Eidolon.
Iowa Authors Mss. MsC869. (Finding Aid).
*VICTOR
ANIMATOGRAPH CORPORATIONS. Papers of the Victor Animatograph
Corporations, 1912-1966. 16 ft.
Alexander Victor, a central figure in the invention and marketing of 16mm film
equipment for home and industrial use, formed the Victor Animatograph Company
of Davenport, Iowa. Papers include records, correspondence, catalogs and clippings,
photographs, negatives and scrapbooks. MsC153. (Finding
Aid).
VIERECK,
GEORGE SYLVESTER, 1884-1962. Papers of George S. Viereck, 1896-1959. 1287 items.
Poet, novelist, journalist, and publicist for pro-German causes. Correspondence,
drafts of magazine articles, photos, clippings of newspaper and magazine articles,
typescripts of poems in German and in English, notebooks and pamphlets, a psychiatric
report, legal documents, statements in court, and related material. MsC99. See
also: "George
Sylvester Viereck: Poet and Propagandist"
by Neil M. Johnson. (Finding
Aid)
*VINCENT, EARL
W., 1886-1953. Papers of Earl W. Vincent, 1929-1953. 0.5 ft.
Lawyer, judge, and Iowa state congressman. Five folders of correspondence, newspaper
clippings, speeches, and legislative voting record. MsC234. (Finding
Aid)
VIRDEN, HELEN. Papers of Helen Virden. 6 ft. MsC716.
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