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wa00004. Autobiographical Resources: Diaries, Memoirs, and Oral Histories

 Record Group
Identifier: wa00004

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Bertha Korn Tucker papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0434
Abstract

Writer and life-long student who was active in the Sisterhood (Jewish aid society) at the Beth El Jacob Synagogue in Des Moines and Hadassah, a national organization aiding disadvantaged Jews, primarily children.

Dates: 1920-1999

Bonnie Kern papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0797
Abstract

Iowa author who was a victim of sexual and physical abuse, served time in prison and later placed into Iowa's work release program.



Arrangement

Bonnie Kern's book, Proclivity, is shelved in the printed works collection in IWA.

Dates: 1945 - 2014

Carrie V. Talcott papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0687
Abstract

Active clubwoman, Methodist, writer and farmer from Fayette County who spent 19 years in a retirement home in Fort Dodge.

Dates: 1913-1981

Dora Jane Hamblin papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0087
Abstract

Iowa native who wrote for the Cedar Rapids Gazette, LIFE magazine, and other periodicals.

Dates: 1937-1993

Elizabeth Wherry papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0028
Abstract

Farm magazine writer.

Dates: 1904-1960

Helene Scriabine papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0080
Abstract

Author and Professor Emeritus of Russian at the University of Iowa, who emmigrated to the United States after surviving the siege of Leningrad in 1941.

Dates: 1940-1996

Hilda Ellyson Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0371
Abstract

The papers consist largely of correspondence between Hilda and George Allen and their three children and cover a broad range of family, social and political issues.

Dates: 1884-1958

Irene Coleman Buckley memoir

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0386
Abstract

A Handful of Rain: The Life of Irene Buckley, describes her life as a teacher, wife, mother, librarian, and volunteer.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1998

Laura Gibson Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0069
Abstract

Casey, Iowa native who taught country school before marrying and homesteading in Wyoming in 1913. She taught school in the Philippines in the 1910s and 1920s.

Dates: 1917-1983

Marjorie Vandervelde papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0375
Abstract

Photojournalist and writer who lived with Cuna Indians on the San Blas Islands to learn their culture and traditions.

Dates: 1837-2008

Mary McDermott Shideler papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0404
Abstract

Theologian, writer and lecturer whose work encompassed religious theology, philosophy and psychology.

Dates: 1900-2000

Prentiss Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0060
Abstract

The family came to Iowa City in 1905 when Henry Prentiss established the Anatomy Department at the State University of Iowa.

Dates: 1891-1996

Rosalie Braverman papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0259
Abstract

Community activist in civic and Jewish organizations in Iowa City, Iowa.

Dates: 1929-2010

Ruth Laughlin papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0185
Abstract

Social activist and writer.

Dates: 1956-1997

Susan Boyd papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0312
Abstract

Journalist and writer who published several articles in Mademoiselle. She also served as University of Iowa First Lady from 1969-1981.

Dates: 1929-2012

Suzanne Bunkers papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0415
Abstract

English professor and diarist whose academic publications focus on women's history and diaries. Her own diaries reflect both her professional development and her personal life.

Dates: 1964-2017

Swope and DeLand Families papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0391
Abstract

Family papers and subject files concerning women artists, women writers, and peace activism in Northwest Iowa.

Dates: 1876-1998

Velma Skott Teeple memoir

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0688
Abstract

Childhood memories of an Eastern Iowa teacher, writer, and farmwoman.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 2001