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Barbara Wommack papers
Clubwoman and member of the Semper Fidelis Club in Davenport, Iowa.
Barry Illinois Chautauqua Collection
Leaders in establishing Barry, Illinois Chautauqua within that community. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, family recollections, and talent brochures relating to that endeavor.
Barry Kemp Papers
Television writer, producer. Consists of two series, scripts and video cassettes.
Barry Moser Papers
Prints from the Caxton Pennyroyal Bible.
Bartholomew Family Papers
Correspondence of the Bryan and Harriet Ward Bartholomew family describing life in Iowa, c. 1850-1910, especially related to settling in Iowa and starting in business in Des Moines and Chariton .
Bartholow Crawford Papers
Professor in English Department 1921-1956. Taught American literature and American drama courses.
Basilisa Herrera papers
Mexican immigrant to Iowa in the 1910s, member of the Cook's Point community in Davenport, and matriarch of a large family.
Batchelder Family Papers
Papers of Reverend Joseph Mayo Batchelder and his wife. Included are about 50 letters, written in the 1840s and 1850s, mostly from Peoria, Illinois and Owego, New York; an account book dated from 1848-1884; and a diary dated from 1847-1848. Manuscript sermons, and other items.
Bea Schmidt Collection of Fanzines
Bean Family Papers
Dr. Asa Bean was a physician with 114th Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War. Primarily correspondence between members of the Bean family during Civil War.
Beecher Family Papers
Letters to and from several members of the Beecher family including Henry Ward Beecher, Edward W. Beecher, and Catharine Esther Beecher.
Bell Brant Mercer papers
Ben and Betty Shapiro papers
The Ben and Betty Shapiro papers date from 1913 to 1993 and measure 2.5 linear inches. The Shapiro family genealogical files includes a ship passenger list, obituaries, death and hospital registries, certificates of immigration and naturalization, a family tree, and an article on the family’s history written for Los Angeles Genealogical Society newsletter. Also included is a book called “Climbing Jacob’s ladder: Life Stories of Jake Shapiro”, written by Ben Shapiro and published in 2006. The papers also include loose recipe pages and a recipe book published by the Shaare Zion Women’s League at the Shaare Zion Synagogue, Sioux City, Iowa in 1976. Finally, the Ben and Betty Shapiro Family papers include a photo of the Shapiro family, photos of family gravestones, and photo of a building in Russia.
Ben C. Phillips Papers
Records of income and expenses kept by a dentist in Maquoketa, Iowa.
Ben F. Jensen Papers
U.S. Representative from Iowa. Correspondence, subject files, legislative records, and speeches relating to his career in the Congress.
Ben Henry Papers
Labor official in Iowa. Correspondences, appointment books, clippings and local union files.
Benita Allen papers
Russian immigrant recalls her childhood in Russia during World War I and the 1917 revolution.
Benjamin H. Gavitt Papers
There are no contents, the information for this collection has been moved to the Iowa Author’s Manuscript Collection, MsC0869. Half sized document box (1 sheaf).
Bergus Zine Collection
Zines collected by Nick and Laura Bergus documenting avant garde and popular music in the 1980s and 1990s.
Bern Boyle Papers
This collection is made up of correspondences and postcards of Bern Boyle.