wa00004. Autobiographical Resources: Diaries, Memoirs, and Oral Histories
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Eleanor Eyestone Trummel papers
Home demonstration agent for Iowa State College Extension Service and homemaker.
Janie Yates-Glandorf papers
Iowa City high school drama and English teacher.
Lela Powers Briggs papers
An artist who farmed with her husband near La Porte, Iowa.
Magdalena "Helen" Tylee papers
A German war bride who came to Iowa in 1922. During World War II she ran the family farm while her husband was serving in the armed forces.
Maria Cano Martinez papers
Maria Cano came to Iowa from Guanajuato, Mexico, with her parents in 1928. She established a Spanish language interpreter program at the University of Iowa Hospitals in 1975.
Marjorie Vandervelde papers
Photojournalist and writer who lived with Cuna Indians on the San Blas Islands to learn their culture and traditions.
Martha Wahl papers
Mathematician and teacher who patented educational toys for teaching mathematics to children.
Pauline Lyon papers
Waterloo, Iowa, native who served in WAVES during World War II and later worked for the American Red Cross.
Vina Thorpe papers
Des Moines newspaper columnist and editor who ran Thorpe Publications with her husband.