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Barbara Alvord papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA1313

Scope and Contents

The Barbara Alvord papers date from 2002 to 2004 and measure 1 linear inch. The papers consist of the short one-act play "Due Time" written by J. Barbara Alvord and a newspaper clipping about Alvord.

Dates

  • Existence: 2002-2004

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by the donor has been retained by the donor.

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Biographical / Historical

J. Barbara Alvord is a former Iowa educator who served as English Department Head at Waterloo East High, Associate Principle at Ames High School, and Assistant Superintendent in the South Tama County School System.

After leaving education, she was a Certified Financial Planner and stock broker in Marshalltown. She retired in 1997 as a Marketing Officer with The Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, to devote her time to writing. Her poetry has been published in "Lyrical Iowa, Byline" and Cayuse Press zines: "Retrozine" and "The Green Tricycle." One of her plays, "Due Time," has been perfored at Living History Farms in Iowa.

Extent

1.00 linear inches

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A short one-act play, "Due Time," written by J. Barbara Alvord, as well as a newspaper article about Alvord.

Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers (donor no. 927) were donated by J. Barbara Alvord in 2004.

Title
Barbara Alvord papers
Author
Caroline Allen
Date
2016
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository

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