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The Ruth Lebowich papers date from 1945 to 2018 measure 2.5 linear inches (1 box). The papers are arranged in four series: Family History, Photographs, Audio Visual, and Artifact.

The Family History series (1949-2018) includes immigration documents and newspaper clippings.

The Photographs series (1945-1975 and undated) shows the Jewish community in Sioux City, Iowa, including family, friends, and fellow parishioners.

The Audio Visual series (n.d.) includes Yiddish songs and Jewish stories on five CD’s.

The Artifact series(1945) consists of the tin plate that Martin (Moishe) Lebowich received upon entering a displaced persons camp in Germany following the Holocaust.

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The Jane Schoonover Brill papers date from 1948 to 2018 and measure 2.5 linear inches (1 box). The papers are arranged in three series, Documents, Artifacts, and Photographs. The papers also include The Only Dance in Iowa by Max McElwain (2004) which is shelved in the IWA printed works collection.

The Documents series (2006-2018) includes press for the 2006 Guthrie Center Reunion and Brill’s notes.

The Photographs series (1949-1950) has loose photographs, two Iowa 6 on 6 girls’ basketball yearbooks, and a tournament scrapbook.

The Artifacts series (1948-1950) contains an Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state tournament bracelet and a letter sweater patch.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Ruth Lebowich papers date from 1945 to 2018 measure 2.5 linear inches (1 box). The papers are arranged in four series: Family History, Photographs, Audio Visual, and Artifact.

The Family History series (1949-2018) includes immigration documents and newspaper clippings.

The Photographs series (1945-1975 and undated) shows the Jewish community in Sioux City, Iowa, including family, friends, and fellow parishioners.

The Audio Visual series (n.d.) includes Yiddish songs and Jewish stories on five CD’s.

The Artifact series(1945) consists of the tin plate that Martin (Moishe) Lebowich received upon entering a displaced persons camp in Germany following the Holocaust.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The records of the League of Women Voters of Iowa date from 1917 to 2001 and measure 101.5 linear feet. The original accession was made in 1971, with subsequent accessions in 1975, 1981, 1984, 1989 and each year between 1994 and 2000. The League records contain annual reports, records of state and national conventions, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, minutes and other records relating to the program activities of the League.1994 ACCESSIONThe 1994 accession records date from 1946 to 1991 (bulk 1960 to 1991) and measure 23.25 linear feet. The records are arranged in seven series: Administrative, Citizens Information Service, Government, Human resources, Local chapters, Voters service, and Miscellaneous programs. This collection documents the activities of an organization that seeks to promote a more informed and politically involved voting populace. The collection consists mostly of the study and action programs conducted by the League of Women...

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The Dorothy Persons papers date from 1937-2011 and measure 5 linear inches. The papers focus heavily on Persons’ work as a custom jeweler. They are arranged in three series: Biographical, Professional, and Photographs.

The Biographical series (1937-2011) consists of Persons’ diplomas from the University of Illinois, a certificate of membership in Phi Kappa Phi, and her 2011 obituary.

The Professional series (1960-1996) includes “Jewelry by Dorothy Persons,” a self-published book by Persons’ daughter filled with photographs of Persons’ jewelry, resumes, newspaper clippings, jewelry designs, and materials related to exhibitions in which Persons’ work appeared. This series also includes one award, a ribbon of honorable mention from the 1969 Mississippi River Craft Show.

The Photographs series (undated) consists of large black and white photographs of Persons’ work, and a few smaller photographs of Persons in her home studio.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...

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includes two pins removed from Welch and Angrick 2022 Accession [Mary Louise Smith Vice President 1980 and Patricia Schroeder President 1988]

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Mary Louise Smith papers measure 77 linear feet and date from 1812 to 1997. The bulk of the papers date from 1964 (when Smith was elected Republican National Committeewoman from Iowa) to 1984 (when Smith decided not to seek re-election as Committeewoman). There is very little material relating to Smith's life before her move to Des Moines in 1963. The period of Smith's chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (1974 to 1976) is covered by Accession One.Accession Two contains some materials from that period but primarily deals with other years. Accessions Three, Four and Five continue where Two left off, documenting Smith's public life since 1984, including her ouster from the Republican mainstream into a minority and dissenting position of moderate Republicanism within a rightward shifting Republican Party, and her efforts to build coalitions of moderate Republicans to redress the effects of the Religious Right on the Party's conservative wing.ACCESSION ONE...