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wa00012. Women and War

 Record Group
Identifier: wa00012

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Laura F. Hutchison Davis papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0075
Abstract

Social worker in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from the 1930s though the 1960s.

Dates: 1869-1993

Louane Newsome papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0213
Abstract

Armed Services librarian during World War II, and University of Iowa professor in the School of Library and Information Science.

Dates: 1938-2004

Louise Liers papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0570
Abstract

World War I Army nurse from Clayton, Iowa.

Dates: 1911-1983

Magdalena "Helen" Tylee papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0471
Abstract

A German war bride who came to Iowa in 1922. During World War II she ran the family farm while her husband was serving in the armed forces.

Dates: 1917-1988

Marion Cox Lichty papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0116
Abstract

Waterloo, Iowa native who served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II and then in the United States Air Force Reserve.

Dates: 1942-1989

Marion Jones Clark papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0204
Abstract

Bacteriologist and assistant professor at the University of Iowa, 1940s to ca. 1960.

Dates: 1930-2003

Marjorie Vandervelde papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0375
Abstract

Photojournalist and writer who lived with Cuna Indians on the San Blas Islands to learn their culture and traditions.

Dates: 1837-2008

Mary Frances Reger-Wilkinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0501
Abstract

Social worker who worked for the American National Red Cross during and after World War II.

Dates: 1942-2002

Mary Sears McHenry papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0423
Abstract

Diary and account book of the bride of a Civil War officer.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1865-1998

Muriel Anne Dryden papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0203
Abstract

Federal government employee who held various positions during her career, including White House mail analyst.

Dates: 1935-1990

Myrtle Kitchell Aydelotte papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0036
Abstract

Professor of nursing,1957-1976, dean of the College of Nursing, 1949-1957, and director of nursing for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,1968-1976.



Arrangement

The 2004 accession is shelved in boxes 47-50.The total number of boxes in the collection is 52.

Dates: 1934-2001

Ortha P. Neff papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0561
Abstract

Red Cross staff member who was stationed in Okinawa and Hawaii during World War II.

Dates: 1944-2006

Pauline Lyon papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0202
Abstract

Waterloo, Iowa, native who served in WAVES during World War II and later worked for the American Red Cross.

Dates: 1884-1994

Peg Mullen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0082
Abstract

Anti-Vietnam War activist whose son, Michael, was killed by 'friendly fire' in Vietnam in 1970.



Arrangement

Copies of the hardcover and paperback versions of "Friendly Fire" and a hardcover copy of "Unfriendly Fire: A Mother's Memoir" are shelved in the printed works collection.

Dates: 1966-2010

Proteus Club (Des Moines) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0096
Abstract

Women's study club organized in 1896 by college graduates for their intellectual improvement.

Dates: 1896 - 2024

Roberta Pendleton papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0341
Abstract

Sioux City, Iowa resident who was a WAVE during World War II.

Dates: 1943-1996

Rosalie Braverman papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0259
Abstract

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

Dates: 1929-2010

Rosemary Tharp papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0114
Abstract

Cedar Falls native who served in the WAVES during World War II.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1940-1994

Ruth Wilson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0498
Abstract

Journalist who worked for the Stars and Stripes in postwar Europe.

Dates: 1957-2002

Sue M. Reed papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0130
Abstract

Republican Party activist and officer of Iowa and National Federations of Republican Women, 1950s-1970s.

Dates: 1934-1996