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Des Moines County (Iowa)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf: Library Of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Audio recording, September 16, 2019

 Item
Scope and Contents

Audio recording of an interview with Iowa state legislator Elaine Baxter about her service as a legislator and secretary of state, male attitudes toward women in politics, and the strengths women bring to political office.

Dates: September 16, 2019

Joseph and Jonathan Hannum papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1237
Abstract

This collections contains correspondence and documents relating to the Civil War service of Joseph and Jonathan Hannum from Sperry, Iowa. The collection also contains the mortgages and deeds of the Hannum properties dating from the 1860s-1906.

Dates: 1861-1865

Transcript, September 16, 2019

 Item
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Iowa state legislator Elaine Baxter about her legislative service, time as Iowa's secretary of state, and advice for other women running for office.

Dates: September 16, 2019