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Unpublished writings

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Identifier: 1

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

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

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