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Shirley Rich papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0055
Abstract

Casting director who worked for Rodgers and Hammerstein; founded Shirley Rich Casting in 1969.

Dates: 1929-2010

Shloss and Mannheimer Families papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0334
Abstract

Prominent Des Moines families including Irma Mannheimer, her husband Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer of Temple B'nai Jeshurun, and her parents, Rose and Max Shloss—the owners of Lederer and Strauss and Company.

Dates: 1896-1986

Shrauger Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0059
Abstract

Correspondence of the children of Harold and Cornelia Prentiss Shrauger of Atlantic, Iowa. Harold Shrauger operated a home and appliance store.

Dates: 1934-2005

Sister Mary Dominica Urbany papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0692
Abstract

Member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and a missionary to China from 1928 to 1936.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1866-1936

Sisters of St. Francis (Bancroft, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0120
Abstract

Religious order that helped to establish a school in St. John's Parish, Bancroft, Iowa in 1900.

Dates: 1900-1992

Sondra Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0874
Abstract

Iowa Memorial Union catering manager and women's rights activist.

Dates: 1965-2010

Stella M. Mason papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0744
Abstract

Physician and surgeon who practiced in Mason City, Iowa, and was also active in the women's sufffrage movement.

Dates: 1852-1958

Stong Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0819
Abstract

Correspondence of Alice Stong details her undergraduate experiences at The University of Iowa.

Dates: 1887-2007

Subject Files on Iowa Women

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0869
Abstract

Subject files pertaining to Iowa organizations and women.



Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series: Biographies, Organizations, and Subjects.

Dates: 1920-2014

Sue M. Reed papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0130
Abstract

Republican Party activist and officer of Iowa and National Federations of Republican Women, 1950s-1970s.

Dates: 1934-1996

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

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

Sylvia M. Stoesser papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0047
Abstract

University of Iowa graduate in 1928 with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. She was the first woman chemist to work for Dow Chemical Company.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1952-1992

T. Anne Cleary papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0200
Abstract

University of Iowa Vice President of Academic Affairs, American Psychological Association president, and expert in educational testing.

Dates: 1964-2001

Tennyson Study Club (Marion, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0796
Abstract

Study club founded in 1932 to discuss works by Alfred Tennyson; it later expanded its focus to include charitable and community-based activities.

Dates: 1932-1981

Tess Catalano papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0527
Abstract

Human rights activist, singer and song writer.

Dates: 1959-2002

The Clionian Club (Davenport, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0357
Abstract

Women's study group which originated in 1874.

Dates: 1874-1996

The Maid Narratives: Oral Histories from the Great Migration to Iowa

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1108
Abstract

Oral history interviews with African American women who worked in domestic service in the South before moving to Iowa.

Dates: 2006 - 2023

The Recital Club (Garner, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0157
Abstract

Organized in 1901 to promote the arts and community service.

Dates: 1901-1994

Thelma Petersen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0567
Abstract

Diaries of homemaker from Kirkman, Iowa.

Dates: 1926-2003

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Ellsworth Community College (Iowa Falls, Iowa) 3
Iowa Civil Rights Commission 3
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Keyes, Margaret N., 1918-2015 3
League of United Latin American Citizens. Council 10 (Davenport, Iowa) 3
Ray, Robert D. (1928-2018) 3
Republican National Committee (U.S.) 3
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State University of Iowa. School of Nursing 3
United Nations Association of the United States of America 3
United States. Navy 3
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Young Women's Christian Association (State University of Iowa) 3
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Camp Fire Girls. Iowana Council 2
Christen, Inez, 1906-1999 2
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Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa 2
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Girl Scouts of the United States of America 2
Governor Ray's Commission on the Status Of Women (Iowa) 2
Grefe, Mary 2
Griffin, Edna, 1909-2000 2
International Wives Club (Iowa City, Iowa) 2
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa) 2
Iowa Civil Liberties Union 2
Iowa ERA Coalition 2
Iowa Falls High School (Iowa Falls, Iowa) 2
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs 2
Iowa League for Nursing 2
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Iowa Mother of the Year 2
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League of United Latin American Citizens 2
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League of Women Voters of Iowa City, Iowa 2
Monroe Busy Bees (4-H Club : Mahaska County, Iowa) 2
Moore, Mary Ellen, 1919-1998 2
Morris, Arlene Roberts (1926-2016) 2
Mullen, Peg, 1917-2009 2
Muscatine Migrant Committee 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2
National Federation of Republican Women 2
National Women's Conference (1st : 1977 : Houston, Tex.) 2
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