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The Ernest Horn Papers reflect his research and publications in geography, history, and other social science education;  spelling, and vocabulary. Organizations prominently represented include the American Historical Association Commission on the Social Studies, the Canada - United States Committee on Education, the University of Iowa University Elementary School, and other schools where Horn studied or taught. Correspondents include Charles A. Beard (letters currently cataloged as Special Collections manuscripts), Madeline Darrough Horn, and University of Iowa education deans and presidents.

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Professor in Internal Medicine who specialized in hematology and oncology. Diary.

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Professor and head of the Department of History 1948-1981. Chair of Faculty Senate 1969-1970, during student protests of the Vietnam War. Correspondence and committe records.

Scope and Contents These papers include the writings and addresses of Forest C. Ensign on the history of education, in particular within Iowa. Between 1905 and 1948, Ensign was invited to speak at conferences and commencements, and he presented radio addresses between 1925 and 1935. These are included. Faculty biographical notes, in box 2, were written by Ensign in 1923 in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the College of Education, 1873-1923. The second United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) summer seminar in Education for International Understanding, was held in Paris, France, April 28, 1948. Included in this collection are the 1947-1948 annual report, the June 1947 newsletter, the 1948 program, and five addresses delivered at the 1948 seminar. German language periodicals and books dated 1934-1940 were collected by Paul C. Packer, Dean of the College of Education, and are housed in this collection. From...

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Includes publications

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The Leo W. Schwarz papers, 1843-1978, contains correspondence, writings, collected research and other materials of anthologist, lecturer, and professor - Leo Walder Schwarz. Materials in this collection cover Schwarz's time serving in World War II, running the Joint Distribution Committee for Jewish DP camps, lecturing, writing, and teaching.

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Former University of Iowa School of Social Work professor who established Wild Bill’s Coffeeshop, originally named for and operated by William "Bill" Sackter, as well as the Extend a Dream Foundation.

Materials include biographical documentation; publications authored or collected by Walz; photographic material, including photograph albums; and scrapbooks.

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These papers include biographical information and fundraising records of the University of Iowa Foundation from 1962 to 1999. Folders regarding "The Club" pertain to a faculty dinner club established at the University of Iowa on November 11, 1905.

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The Edward E. Mason papers, 1945-2023, contains publications, photographs, and correspondence from the "Father of Obesity Surgery."

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The Marcus Bach papers, 1930-1964, contain correspondence, scripts, programs, publishing contracts, articles, and biographical materials from the playright and religion scholar. The majority of the collection is typescript drafts of his six books, including The Dream Gate and Report to Protestants.

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The Joni Kinsey papers, 1984-2024, consists of class syllabi, transcripts of "talks," selected correspondence, and planning material from art exhibitions related to her work as a professor of American Art History at UI from 1991 to 2024. Notably, the collection contains photographs, printed materials, reviews, and planning documentation relating to the exhibition "Plain Pictures: Images of the American Prairie." a 1996 loan exhibition at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, and Joslyn Museum in Omaha.

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The Ruth Newman Schwarz papers, 1939-1989, contain correspondence, writings, and organizational materials relating to her research on Jewish child care facilities in post-war France. There is also a series of correspondence after the death of her husband, author Leo W. Schwarz, containing condolence letters.