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Personal papers

 Subject
Subject Source: Aat: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 605 Collections and/or Records:

Rowene Danbom papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0494
Abstract

Journalist who worked at the International News Service in Des Moines, Iowa during World War II and became its first woman bureau chief.

Dates: 1941-1987

Roxanne Barton Conlin papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0005
Abstract

Attorney and political activist who co-founded the Iowa Women's Political Caucus and was appointed Federal Prosecutor in 1977.

Dates: 1969-1998

Ruby's Pearl (Iowa City, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0549
Abstract

Ruby's Pearl, a feminist sex store, was a hub for feminist and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) activism.

Dates: 2001-2005

Ruth Ashton Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0162
Abstract

Physical education teacher whose papers include records of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and of the Association for Girls and Women in Sport.

Dates: 1971-1994

Ruth Bluford Anderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0159
Abstract

Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa, author, and Black Hawk County Supervisor.

Dates: 1977-1997

Ruth Bonfiglio papers

 Collection — Folder 1: Series 1
Identifier: IWA0356
Abstract

Member of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City, Iowa.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1997

Ruth Cromer Weir papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0490
Abstract

Journalist and children's author from Union, Iowa.

Dates: 1926-1964

Ruth Fatherson Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0489
Abstract

Reminiscences and essays by Taylor and the transcript of a 1915 memoir written by Editha Phillips Fatherson.

Dates: 1915-2002

Ruth Fuller papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0482
Abstract

The first female pilot in Appanoose County and active in the local Democratic Party.

Dates: 1925-2002

Ruth Hager Cousin papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0522
Abstract

Trained as a nurse between 1917 and 1920, and worked as a school nurse in Iowa Falls and Marshalltown, Iowa from 1931 to 1965.

Dates: 1914-1985

Ruth Hamilton papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0192
Abstract

Teacher and world traveler who served in the New Hampshire legislature.

Dates: 1895-2008

Ruth Koob papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0848
Abstract

Correspondence and training materials on selling the Lincoln Library, a popular reference book, sent to Ruth Koob by The Frontier Press Company.

Dates: 1934

Ruth Laughlin papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0185
Abstract

Social activist and writer.

Dates: 1956-1997

Ruth M. Roland Cowden diary

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0287
Abstract

Transcription of the 1921 diary of a journey by car from Des Moines, Iowa, to Los Angeles, California.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1996

Ruth Moe Christ papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0283
Abstract

4-H participant from Winnebago, Iowa.

Dates: 1946-1961

Ruth Pitkanen Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0350
Abstract

Artist and educator from Finland who taught drawing theory at the University of Illinois.

Dates: 1940-1992

Ruth Salzmann Becker papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0123
Abstract

Nurse and community activist in Iowa City who, as a young Jewish woman, fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and emigrated to the United States.

Dates: 1858-2012

Ruth Schaefer papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0746
Abstract

A Latin teacher who served as friend and mentor to Vietnamese refugees in the Iowa City community.

Dates: 1956-2002

Ruth Schanke papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0339
Abstract

Des Moines woman who organized a support group for spouses of lesbians and gays in 1994.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1994-1997

Ruth Scharnau papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0224
Abstract

Teacher and community activist who was a founding member of the Dubuque National Organization for Women.

Dates: 1970-2017