State University of Iowa
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Mary Parden papers
University of Iowa graduate who worked as secretary to four University of Iowa presidents.
May Tangen papers
University of Iowa librarian who moved to Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement.
Arrangement
Three folders, shelved in SCVF.
Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson papers
Journalist for the Toledo Blade and writer of the first Nancy Drew mysteries and other children's series books; collection includes writings, clippings, scrapbooks, fan mail, photographs, and a typewriter.
Rosetta M. Byers papers
University of Iowa student from 1914-1918.
Ruth Fuller papers
The first female pilot in Appanoose County and active in the local Democratic Party.
Shirley A. Briggs papers
Shirley Rich papers
Casting director who worked for Rodgers and Hammerstein; founded Shirley Rich Casting in 1969.
Sylvia M. Stoesser papers
University of Iowa graduate in 1928 with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. She was the first woman chemist to work for Dow Chemical Company.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
T. Anne Cleary papers
University of Iowa Vice President of Academic Affairs, American Psychological Association president, and expert in educational testing.
Velma Stuit scrapbooks
Wife of Dean of University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and organizer of Newcomers Club in 1938 and International Wives Club in 1959.
Verna Moulton Spencer papers
Maquoketa, Iowa, native who owned and operated Spencer's Harmony Hall with her husband from 1912 to 1962.
Virginia Harper papers
One of five African American women who integrated Currier Hall at the University of Iowa in 1946. Former president of the Fort Madison chapter of the NAACP.
Virginia Jones papers
Community activitst and writer Virginia Shrauger Jones grew up in Atlantic Iowa and served as a Captain in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Zella White Stewart papers
Allergist who practiced in Iowa City from 1910 to 1938.
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- 20th century 45
- Photographs 44
- College students 33
- Iowa City (Iowa) 31
- Scrapbooks 23
- 2001-2010 21
- Correspondence 20
- Families 13
- Cultural artifacts 12
- Diaries 11
- Memoirs 11
- Oral histories 10
- Teachers 10
- Speeches 9
- Women 9
- Video recordings 8
- Yearbooks 8
- Iowa 7
- Sound recordings 7
- Teaching 7
- Women in education 7
- College teachers 6
- High school students 6
- Voyages and travels 6
- Women -- Political activity 6
- World War, 1939-1945 6
- African American women 5
- African American women -- Iowa 5
- Artists 5
- Autobiographies 5
- Community activists 5
- Photograph albums 5
- Women and War 5
- Women in higher education 5
- Women in journalism 5
- Women in public life 5
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women 5
- 1981-1990 4
- Authors 4
- Des Moines (Iowa) 4
- Girls 4
- High school teachers 4
- Marriage 4
- New York (N.Y.) 4
- Volunteers 4
- Washington (D.C.) 4
- Women lawyers 4
- 1901-1910 3
- 1921-1930 3
- 1971-1980 3
- 1991-2000 3
- Art 3
- Autograph albums 3
- Class reunions 3
- Drawings (visual works) 3
- Farm life 3
- Journalists 3
- Librarians 3
- Mason City (Iowa) 3
- Political participation 3
- Politicians 3
- Posters 3
- Slides (photographs) 3
- Social workers 3
- Sports for girls 3
- Sports for women 3
- Women -- 19th century 3
- Women -- Societies and clubs 3
- Women and the arts 3
- Women in charitable work 3
- Women in community organization 3
- Women in library science 3
- Women in television broadcasting 3
- 1911-1920 2
- 1961-1970 2
- Actresses 2
- Atlantic (Iowa) 2
- Awards 2
- Boulder (Colo.) 2
- California 2
- Cedar Rapids (Iowa) 2
- Chicago (Ill.) 2
- Christmas cards 2
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- Hamburg (Iowa) 2
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 2
- Japan 2
- Journalism 2
- Leadership 2
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- Physical education for girls 2
- Physical education teachers 2
- Political campaigns 2
- Race relations 2
- Rural women 2
- Scholars 2 + ∧ less