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Cora Eversmeyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0418
Abstract

The daughter of a German immigrant who was born and raised on a farm in Lee County, Iowa.

Dates: 1848-1950

Daum and Doderer Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1200
Abstract

Multiple generations of a German immigrant family who settled in Iowa in the 1850s, including an early female graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law program.

Dates: 1840-2014 (bulk 1840-1953)

Elisabeth Bell Robert Coover papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1242
Abstract

Research and correspondence from German-born scholar of contemporary American fiction Elisabeth Ly Bell. Ly Bell has a long career interest in the works of American author Robert Coover.

Dates: 1961 - 2017

Fellows Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1298
Abstract

A multigenerational family of medical professionals, journalists, and politicians that has its roots in Iowa.

Dates: 1837-2013

Hans Albert Einstein Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0900
Abstract

Personal and professional papers of a hydrologist whose long career was mainly at the University of California, Berkeley. Substantial part of the collection consists of drafts of an unpublished book compiled by his wife Frieda with the working title Albert Einstein in His Letters to His Wife and Children. Includes a few autographed and typed letters from Albert Einstein to his son.

Dates: 1900-1990

Harold and Goldie Lipsky Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1158
Abstract

This collection is made up of business files, correspondence, and various materials relating to the Jewish community in Chicago.

Dates: 1930-1989

Leo W. and Ruth Newman Schwarz papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG99.0173
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection are the personal papers of Leo W. Schwarz, who, as Director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in 1946-1947, oversaw the rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced persons following World War II. Schwarz later held the position of Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Iowa's School of Religion.The largest grouping of materials in the collection relates to Schwarz's own writings and the several anthologies he edited. This series is further divided into work that is substantially original to Schwarz and collected research/contributions from other authors. The former includes draft and final manuscripts, manuscripts edits, notes, book chapters, interview transcripts, book ideas, and publication records. The latter includes primarily short stories and anthology contributions from other named authors. The collection also includes documents pertaining to Schwarz's academic work, both as...
Dates: 1921 - 1972