wa00004. Autobiographical Resources: Diaries, Memoirs, and Oral Histories
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Almira Ames Farnham papers
Essay describing the life of Almira Ames Farnham, a pioneer woman from New England who settled near Morley, Iowa in 1859.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Almira Safely Rutledge papers
Anna Moore Cheney diaries
Carrie Lindahl papers
Rural Linn County banker who worked outside of the home from 1910s to 1960s.
Charlotte Faxon papers
Teacher who traveled widely during the Civil War period.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Ida "Belle" Bandfield Holden papers
Schoolteacher in the Waterloo area at the turn of the century.
Arrangement
One folder shelved in SCVF.
Iowa Byington Reed papers
The diaries of an Iowa City woman who supported herself as a seamstress prior to her marriage in 1896.
Jennie Sies papers
Diary of a young Oxford, Iowa farm woman who died on October 3, 1880.
Kate Martinson papers
Journals chronicle the life of an Iowa farm woman including her marriage, childrearing, family farm management, divorce, and remarriage.
Arrangement
Two folders, shelved in SCVF.
Margaret Bobbitt Ettleman papers
The 1951 memoir describes rural life in nineteenth century Iowa and Indiana.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Marie Rumble papers
A homesteader who lived in Wyoming, Colorado and Washington State.
Mary Jane Parsons papers
Reflections on her pioneer life from Rochester, New York to Dakota City, Iowa.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Rosa Knutson Gangestad papers
The daughter of Norwegian immigrants who came to Humboldt County, Iowa in 1872. Reflections on pioneer life through handwritten stories and letters for her grandchildren.
Ruth Fatherson Taylor papers
Reminiscences and essays by Taylor and the transcript of a 1915 memoir written by Editha Phillips Fatherson.
Van Zante and De Cook Families papers
Late 19th century diary of adolescent Dutch-American farm girl and 1932 farm diary of her daughter-in-law.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.