Civic activist involved in the Jewish community, the Des Moines symphony, the League of Women Voters, and the Proteus Club.

Lay leader’s collection of eulogies for Shaare Zion Synagogue and Congregation Beth Shalom in Sioux City, Iowa.

Community activist in civic and Jewish organizations in Waterloo, Iowa.

English professor and poet active in the Quad Cities writers’ community who as chairman of Iowa AAUW located dozens of WPA murals throughout the state.

Feminist and public health professional in Portland, Oregon.

Community activist within the Jewish communities in Sioux City, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska.

Photographs from the life of a woman who lived in Hawarden, Iowa in the 1940s.

Council Bluffs family that owned two grocery stores and attended B'Nai Israel Synagogue.

The Ben and Betty Shapiro papers date from 1913 to 1993 and measure 2.5 linear inches. The Shapiro family genealogical files includes a ship passenger list, obituaries, death and hospital registries, certificates of immigration and naturalization, a family tree, and an article on the family’s history written for Los Angeles Genealogical Society newsletter. Also included is a book called “Climbing Jacob’s ladder: Life Stories of Jake Shapiro”, written by Ben Shapiro and published in 2006. The papers also include loose recipe pages and a recipe book published by the Shaare Zion Women’s League at the Shaare Zion Synagogue, Sioux City, Iowa in 1976. Finally, the Ben and Betty Shapiro Family papers include a photo of the Shapiro family, photos of family gravestones, and photo of a building in Russia.

The Irene Meyer Weinberg papers date from 1937 to 2015 and measure 7.5 linear inches. They contain a document on Ottumwa, Iowa Jewish history given to Weinberg on her 95th birthday. This document includes a list of Jewish families of Ottumwa, Iowa compiled by the Wapello Co. Genealogical Society and essays about early Jewish settlers and the Jewish community experience. The HawkChai Riders motorcycle club folder includes a patch and a description of this Iowa City-based Jewish motorcycle club, which is affiliated with the Jewish Motorcycle Alliance.

A philanthropist and member of the Jewish community in Sioux City, Iowa.

A prominent Jewish family in Iowa City, Iowa that included Nathan and Dora Chapman, owners of the Englert Theater, and Ansel Chapman, a State Distrcit Court judge.

A former resident of Sioux City and Denison, Iowa, whose parents emigrated from Russia to the United States in the early 1910s.

Council Bluffs woman who owned and operated Katelman Hardware with her mother, Rose Katelman.

Member of the Jewish community in Sioux City, Iowa

Records of the women’s organization activities associated with an Iowa City synagogue.

Iowa City woman who lived and worked in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

A Jewish woman who supported local arts and produced cookbooks in Iowa City, IA.