Unpublished writings
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Scope and Contents
The Della Marie Tenly Koppenhaver papers consist of photocopies of typescript reminiscences and measure one linear inch. These reminiscences include an account of farm life in the 1920s that relate typical chores women performed in the farm family and her childhood memories of her sister Alice Tenley Hora. The accounts relate a variety of details about her family, their Dunkard religion, and the advent of technology in the 1920s. Other details include descriptions of women's clothing, laundering, butchering, canning, egg production, and family networks.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1981
Creator
- From the Collection: Koppenhaver, Della Marie, 1904- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 linear inches
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu