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BACKES, LENORA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Diaries, 1944-1946.\u00a0 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

Diaries of an Iowa farm woman.<\/p>\n

BACON, EVELYN CRARY<\/a> (1916-1997)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1917-2000. 2.3 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Teacher, decorated veteran nurse and pioneer in the field of nursing education, Bacon served as a captain in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II and participated in the invasion of Normandy.<\/p>\n

BAMFORD, HELEN<\/a> (1902-1994)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1913-1994. 1.1 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Professional photographer from Muscatine.<\/p>\n

BARCEL\u00d3, RUSTY<\/a> (1946- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1946-2002. 5 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Activist and administrator at the University of Iowa whose papers provide insight into Latino life and culture in Iowa and across the Midwest.<\/p>\n

BARTLETT, WES<\/h3>\n

Memoir, 1994, 28 pages.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Collection of Memories of the Algona Prisoner of War Camp, 1943-1946,\u201d compiled by Wes Bartlett.<\/p>\n

BEATTY, CARRIE KELLY<\/a> (1853-1925)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1874-1999. 3 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Young woman who came to Hancock County, Iowa in 1868; her experiences were recorded in the book, “A Prairie Rose,” by Bertha E. Bush.<\/p>\n

BECKER, RUTH SALZMANN <\/a>(1922-2007)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1858-2007 (bulk 1900-1997). 4.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Nurse and community activist in Iowa City who, as a young Jewish woman, fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and emigrated to the United States.<\/p>\n

BECKER, VIRGINIA<\/a> (1918- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1976-1993. 1 linear foot.<\/p>\n

Scrapbooks of Bremer County, Iowa, Farm Bureau woman.<\/p>\n

BENSON, MILDRED AUGUSTINE WIRT <\/a> (1905-2002)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1915-2002. 1 linear foot.<\/p>\n

Journalist for the Toledo Blade <\/em> and writer of the first Nancy Drew mysteries and other children’s series books.<\/p>\n

BENTON COUNTY FEDERATED WOMEN’S CLUBS (IOWA)<\/h3>\n

Records, 1949-1961.\u00a0 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Several study clubs in this eastern Iowa county.<\/p>\n

BERAN, JANICE A.<\/a> (1931- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1975-1998. 2 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Professor in the College of Education at Iowa State University until her retirement in 1994. Materials relate to the history of sports and particularly the participation of women and African-Americans in Iowa sports.<\/p>\n

BERG, MARY<\/a> (1950-2004)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1911-2004. 4.75 linear feet and artifacts.<\/p>\n

Pharmacist and professor at The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.<\/p>\n

BERGMANN LEOLA<\/a> (1912-2011)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1935-2006. 3.3 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Scholar, writer and artist.<\/p>\n

BERRY, DORA MARTIN<\/a> (1937- )<\/h3>\n

Papers and oral history, 1956-1997.\u00a0 0.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

The first African American Miss SUI at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa in 1955.\u00a0 Berry pursued a career as a social worker.<\/p>\n

BERRY, JEAN<\/a> (1938- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1988-2004. 5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Des Moines-based artist.<\/p>\n

BERRY, VENISE T.<\/a> (1956- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1990-1998. 5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Novelist and assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n

BERRY, VERN<\/a> (1906- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1980-1998. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

Newspaper columnist who co-authored a book entitled, \u201cRoots and Recipes: Six Generations of Heartland Cookery.\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST EVER CLUB (PERCIVAL, IOWA) <\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1929-1994. 10 linear inches.<\/p>\n

A women’s study club in Percival, Iowa that was founded in 1922.<\/p>\n

BIRKBY COLLECTION OF RADIO HOMEMAKER MATERIALS<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1924-2001. 4 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Cookbooks, newsletters, and other publications of the Radio Homemakers who broadcast over KMA and KFNF in southwest Iowa.<\/p>\n

BISHOP, NELLIE<\/a> (1904- )<\/h3>\n

Oral history and associated papers, 1996-1998.<\/p>\n

Buchanan County, Iowa, native who farmed with her husband.<\/p>\n

BJURSTROM RURAL MUSIC COLLECTION<\/h3>\n

Transferred to Iowa State University, Parks Library, Special Collections Department. <\/em><\/p>\n

BLACK HAWK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1956-1977. 1.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

BLACK HAWK COUNTY WOMEN’S POLITICAL CAUCUS <\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1973-1980. 5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

BLAKE, DEBRA J.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1979-1988. 6 linear inches and audiovisual material.<\/p>\n

Journalist who edited the University of Northern Iowa newspaper the Northern Iowan,<\/i> and worked for professional radio and television stations.<\/p>\n

BLAKE, GERMAINE MAYER<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1948-1997 [bulk 1975-1997], 1.7 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Elementary school teacher who taught for thirty-three years at the Catholic Visitation High School in Stacyville, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BLOCK, MARJORIE JEAN<\/a> (1923-2007)<\/h3>\n

Memoir, 1990s. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

My Story<\/i> describes Block’s training as a nurse, family life, her employment off and on the farm, and her activities in Benton County, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BLOM, NANCY<\/a> (1907-1993)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1984-1986. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

My Story<\/i>, by Nancy Blom, is a biography of a Danish immigrant describing childhood in Denmark and farm town life in Western Iowa.<\/p>\n

BLOOMER, AMELIA (1818-1894)<\/h3>\n

Letters, 1837-1888.\u00a0 0.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

A photocopy of the transcribed Amelia Bloomer Letters from the Council Bluffs Public Library, Council Bluffs, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BLUM, SISTER JOYCE<\/a> (1936- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1994-2008.\u00a0 2 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration who worked as a chaplain in the Arizona State Prison and assisted migrant workers on the Mexican border.<\/p>\n

BLUNDALL, JOAN<\/a> (1945- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1986-1998. 3 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Social worker who developed support services for rural families during the 1980s farm crisis in Iowa.<\/p>\n

BOCK, LENA BELLE<\/a> (1904-2007)<\/h3>\n

Scrapbooks, 1960-1981. 5 linear inches (3 volumes).<\/p>\n

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964.<\/p>\n

BOEDEKER, MARGARET TALCOTT<\/a> (1919-2000)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1937-1998. 4 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Teacher with Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1941-1963;vocational counselor; and tourism advocate.<\/p>\n

BOLDEN, LOUISE<\/a> (1922- )<\/h3>\n

Papers and oral history, 1940s-1997. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

A native of Centerville, Iowa, who was employed as a cook, domestic worker, and day-care provider in Iowa City.<\/p>\n

BOLIN, MOLLY<\/a> (1957- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1972-1997. 4 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Professional basketball player from Moravia, Iowa who played for Iowa Cornets from 1978 to 1981 and for San Francisco and Columbus Ohio teams until 1984.<\/p>\n

BOLLER, BETTY.<\/a> (1924 -)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1991, 0.25 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Des Moines wife and mother who worked as a secretary during World War II.<\/p>\n

BOLTON, TACY<\/h3>\n

Student essay, 1997.\u00a0 95 pages.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiversity in Dance,\u201d by Tacy Bolton, describes the history of the Dieman-Bennett Dance Theatre of the Hemispheres in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BONDURANT, DOROTHY<\/a> (1908-2002)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1926-1999. 3.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Waterloo music educator and multicultural programs coordinator.<\/p>\n

BONFIGLIO, RUTH<\/a> (1918-2008)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1997, 0.25 linear inches.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Member of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BONNEY, MARGARET ATHERTON<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1810-1992.\u00a0 1.25 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Bonney\u2019s research files include Iowa suffragist Mary Jane Coggeshall, scientist Mary Louise Putnam, physician Jennie McCowen, and pioneer evangelist and minister, Abner Kneeland<\/p>\n

BOOK REVIEW CLUB (MANCHESTER, IOWA)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1938-2007. 5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

BOOKER, NELLIE<\/a> (1918-2002)<\/h3>\n

Papers, c.1910-1999, 3.25 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Newspaper reporter and author of poems and essays. The collection includes scrapbooks and photograph albums.<\/p>\n

BOONE TOWNSHIP WOMEN’S CLUB (WRIGHT COUNTY, IOWA)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1911-2002<\/p>\n

The club was organized in 1911 for “the social and intellectual benefit” of the ladies of Boone and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

BOOSTER WOMEN’S CLUB (FORT MADISON, IOWA)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1947-1998. 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Social and philanthropic club organized in 1947 by African American women in Fort Madison, Iowa<\/p>\n

BOOTH, MARLENE.<\/a> (1948- ).<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1951, 1955.\u00a0 0.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Jewish independent filmmaker raised in Des Moines, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BORG, MABEL<\/h3>\n

Papers, 8 linear feet.<\/p>\n

BOULWARE, LOIS<\/a> (1903-1998)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1977-1995. 0.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Physician in the University of Iowa Student Health Department, who established the Patient Advocacy Program at University Hospitals after her retirement.<\/p>\n

BOWERSOX and OSBORN FAMILIES<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1861-1995.\u00a01.75 linear feet.<\/p>\n

The Bowersox family settled in Johnson County, Iowa in approximately 1855.\u00a0 The papers include a family account book, school exams and teaching certificates.<\/p>\n

BOYD, JUNE LUNDY<\/a> (1922- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 2002. 0.25 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Memoir describes growing up and teaching in southwestern Iowa, Lundy’s wartime wedding and subsequent life in Knoxville, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BOYD SUSAN<\/a> (1927- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1942-2002.\u00a0 3 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Journalist and writer who published several articles in Mademoiselle.<\/i>\u00a0 She also served as University of Iowa First Lady from 1969-1981.<\/p>\n

BOYUM, BERNICE LARSON<\/a> (1922- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1943-1948, 1993 and undated. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

Ellsworth, Iowa, woman who served in World War II.<\/p>\n

BRADLEY FAMILY<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1811-1992. 2 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Correspondence of this nineteenth-century family that resided in the Hudson River Valley of New York.<\/p>\n

BRANT, ALICE SOPHIA<\/a> (1882-1956)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1901-2006 and undated. 6 linear inches (24 volumes).<\/p>\n

Diaries of this homemaker and mother who helped manage the family’s funeral home in Oelwein.<\/p>\n

BRANYAN, HELEN BAIRD<\/a> (1927- ).<\/h3>\n

Volume, 2000. 380 pages.<\/p>\n

“Letters From Egypt” by Helen Baird Branyan consists largely of Clarice Bloomfield\u2019s letters, 1920-1938, which describe the life of an Albia, Iowa girl who became a missionary in Egypt.<\/p>\n

BRAVERMAN, ROSALIE<\/a> (1910-2010)<\/h3>\n

Oral history and memoir, 1996 and undated. 0.25 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Braverman recalls her childhood in “Youthful Journeys in Poland and Germany.”\u00a0 The oral history interview concerns student family life, the Jewish community in Iowa City, and anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n

BRIDENSTINE, JEANNE<\/a> (1923- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1960-1996. 1 linear foot.<\/p>\n

First woman elected chairperson of the Jasper County Democratic Central Committee in 1972.<\/p>\n

BRIDGING THE GENERATIONS: THE LIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF RURAL FARM WOMEN<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1992-1999. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

BRIGGS, LELA POWERS<\/a> (1896-1953)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1892-1992.<\/p>\n

5.5 linear feet and artifacts.An artist who farmed with her husband near La Porte, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BRIGGS, SHIRLEY<\/h3>\n

Unprocessed papers.<\/p>\n

BRINE, PELTON AND THOMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Records, 1985-1996. 10.25 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Materials relate to the suit filed by 3 dental hygiene faculty members charging that the scheduled closing of the University of Iowa Dental Hygiene Program was discriminatory.<\/p>\n

BRINTON, ADA MAE BROWN<\/a> (1891-1988).<\/h3>\n

Memoir, 1977. 70 pages.<\/p>\n

In \u201cSunshine and Rain in Iowa: Reminiscing through 86 Years,\u201d Brinton reflects on rural Iowa, hard work, church traditions, and the love of family and community.<\/p>\n

BROWN, HELEN ANDREWS<\/h3>\n

Unprocessed papers, 1924-1927 and 1976.<\/p>\n

Scrapbook and memory book describing her years as a Latin student at SUI.<\/p>\n

BROWN, PAULA WATTS<\/a> (1909-1974)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1930-1974. 10 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Civic leader in Des Moines, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BROWNING LITERARY CLUB (ATLANTIC, IOWA)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Address, c. 1901. 1 linear inch.<\/p>\n

Speech delivered at the 9th District Convention of the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs.<\/p>\n

BRUBAKER, MARY<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1979 and 1999.<\/p>\n

\u00a00.5 linear inches.Des Moines television reporter and producer. The papers include materials about Brubaker\u2019s grandmother who worked for the Des Moines Police Department in the 1920s and 1930s.<\/p>\n

BUCKLEY, IRENE COLEMAN<\/a> (1904-2006)<\/h3>\n

Memoir, 1998. 63 pages.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Handful of Rain: The Life of Irene Buckley,\u201d describes her life as a teacher, wife, mother, librarian, and volunteer.<\/p>\n

BUCKSBAUM, CAROLYN \u201cKAY\u201d<\/a> (1929- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1949-1998.\u00a0 2 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Civic activist involved in the Jewish community, the Des Moines symphony, the League of Women Voters, and the Proteus Club.<\/p>\n

BUNKERS, SUZANNE<\/a> (1950- )<\/h3>\n

Diaries, 1970-1999. 2 linear feet.<\/p>\n

BURCHARD FAMILY<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1862-2003.\u00a0 15 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Extensive diaries of a farm family that migrated from New York to Laurens, Iowa, in 1910.<\/p>\n

BURGER, BETTY M<\/a>. (1920-2007)<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1973-2009. 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Congressional caseworker from 1967 until 2007.\u00a0 Her papers are primarily concerned with the case of Simas Kudirka, a Lithuanian sailor who attempted to defect to the United States in 1970 and was sent to a Siberian labor camp, gaining his release after four years due to the efforts of Burger, Illinois Senator Robert Hanrahan, and Lithuanian-American groups.<\/p>\n

BURKE, N. PEGGY<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1965-1995 (bulk 1975-1977). 9.2 linear feet.<\/p>\n

Physical education professor and past president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, 1976-1977.<\/p>\n

BURLESON, JANE <\/a>(1928- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1956-1998. 2.5 linear inches.<\/p>\n

Teacher\u2019s aide, packinghouse worker, and union activist, Burleson was the first woman and first African American elected to the Fort Dodge City Council.<\/p>\n

BUSHNELL-HAMLIN, ELLA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Papers, 1912-1985 (bulk 1912-1930). 7 items.<\/p>\n

Early suffragist and owner of Trident Publishing Company in Davenport, Iowa.<\/p>\n

BYERS, ROSETTA M.<\/a> (1905- )<\/h3>\n

Papers, 1904-1920. 6 linear inches.<\/p>\n

University of Iowa student from 1914-1918.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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