Jennifer Baum papers
-
Please navigate to collection organization to place requests.
Scope and Contents
The Jennifer Baum papers date from 1973 to 1998 and measure two linear feet in five boxes. The collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Diaries, and Photographs. The majority of the papers relate to Baum’s time spent living abroad. The Correspondence series (1982-1991) holds letters between Baum and her friends and family, focusing on her experiences in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Diaries series (1973-1982) contain Baum’s detailed diaries, which she kept consistently for most of her teenage and early adult years. The diaries discuss her day-to-day life growing up in Iowa City. The Photographs series (1998) holds many pictures of Baum’s Irish Greyhounds.
Dates
- Creation: unknown
Creator
- Baum, Jennifer 1959- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Users of the collection must review restrictions on use of the diaries and sign the conditions of access form.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa. 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
Jennifer Baum was born November 15, 1959 in Oelwein, Iowa. She moved to Iowa City in 1966 and graduated high school in 1977. Baum spent several years traveling before beginning college. In 1984, she moved to Taiwan where she worked as an English teacher and studied at the National Taiwan Normal School. Baum moved to Hong Kong in 1986 and worked at Josiah Lau English School. In 1991, Baum returned to Iowa. She worked at the Office of the State Archeologist and the University of Iowa Department of Human Resources. Since 2005, Jennifer Baum has kept Irish Wolfhounds.
Extent
12.00 linear inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Iowa City woman who lived and worked in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers (donor no. 1544) were donated by Jennifer Baum in 2017.
- Author
- Beatrice Kearns, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu