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Collectors and collecting

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcsh: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Dorothy Schramm papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0183
Abstract

Human rights advocate from Burlington, Iowa who was active in local and international issues, particularly UNA-USA and the League of Women Voters.

Dates: 1938-2006

Dr. Richard Caplan Sherlock Holmes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1154
Content Description

The Dr. Richard Caplan Sherlock Holmes Collection consists of publications, ephemera, and a variety of artifacts collected throughout Caplan's lifetime as an avid Sherlock Holmes enthusiast. Some materials included in the collection are club journals and magazines, convention stationery, board games, magnifying glasses, smoking pipes, deerstalker hats, and an umbrella and cane, both with a sculpture of Sherlock Holmes for the handles.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2019

James M. Wallace Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0483
Abstract

Notebooks of a collector of children's books, artwork, and other items by children's author Marguerite de Angeli.

Dates: 1933-1989

James S. Schramm Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0354
Abstract

Business executive, Republican Party official, and art collector. Correspondence, speeches, subject files, etc. combine to document Schramm's business and political affairs, as well as his activities in the arts.

Dates: 1932-1979

Lawrence Oakley Cheever Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0494
Abstract

Industrial editor, author, book and bookplate collector. Correspondence, drafts, publications, and research relating to his interest in book illustrators, books and book plates.

Dates: 1931-1972

Noble Photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0031
Abstract

Postcards and photographs of Iowa includes the work of professional women photographers in Iowa.

Dates: 1874-1996

Owen and Leone Elliott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0842
Abstract

Cedar Rapids business people and collectors who donated their silver collection to the University of Iowa Museum of Art. This collection is made up of a series of correspondence and inventories of the Elliotts' library.

Dates: 1957-1981

Peter and Donna Thomas Fine Press Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0986
Scope and Contents

The Peter and Donna Thomas Fine Print Press Collection is made up of a variety of paper materials ranging from the 15th century to the 21st century. These materials document the history, techniques, types of materials, and artists that have help shape the world of papermaking. This collection is rich with a slew of paper samples, materials related to the Thomases scholarly work, influences/contribution to the the field, correspondence, and various examples of papermaking/paper specimen.

Dates: -

Torch Press Book Shop Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0167
Abstract

The Torch Press Bookshop was started by Luther Brewer in 1909, and sold books at a storefront in Cedar Rapids as well as to mail-order patrons until 1917.

Dates: 1908-1915

Welch and Angrick Collection

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0095
Abstract

Material relating to the Heart of Hawkeye Council of Campfire Girls, The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and the Iowa Department of the Woman's Relief Corps.

Dates: 1880-1995