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Nellie Booker papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0421

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Scope and Contents

The Nellie Booker papers date from the 1910s to 1999 and measure 3.25 linear feet. The bulk of the collection consists of Booker's scrapbooks and photograph albums, which include family photographs, some of which are identified and dated, copies of Booker's columns, and clippings from local newspapers. The autobiographical writings consist of drafts of Booker's poems and essays; many are handwritten, and a few were written in her childhood years. A collection of essays from the late 1990s and the book of poetry Booker published in 1998 complete the collection. Booker's poems, essays, and reminiscences deal with religious beliefs, child-raising, farm life, Saturday nights in a small town, home remedies, early cosmetics, the 'funny papers,NULL holiday preparations, and many other topics.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1919

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by the donor has been retained by the donor.

However, copyright status for some collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge the Iowa Women’s Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/

Biographical / Historical

Nellie Pakison Booker was born in 1918 in Riverton, Iowa. She was an only child and began reading books and writing poetry at the age of eight. She graduated from Riverton High School in 1936 and married James E. Booker in 1941. The couple had two sons, Norman and Roger. Nellie Booker became a newspaper reporter in 1934 and worked for six newspapers in the course of her career. She published her first poetry book when she was eighty years old. Booker died in 2002.

Extent

3.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Newspaper reporter and author of poems and essays. The collection includes scrapbooks and photograph albums.

Method of Acquisition

The papers (donor no. 613) were donated by Nellie Booker in 1999, and through Evelyn Birkby in succeeding years.

Author
Margaret Richardson, 2001; Kären Mason, Janet Weaver, and Sharon M. Lake, 2006. [BookerNellie.doc]
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository

Contact:
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University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
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