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Bell Brant Mercer papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA1123
Dates: 1900

Ben and Betty Shapiro papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0990
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1913-1993

Benita Allen papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0753
Abstract

Russian immigrant recalls her childhood in Russia during World War I and the 1917 revolution.

Dates: Existence: 1991

Bernadine Solberg papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0579
Abstract

Engineering clerk, weaver, photographer, and traveler from Boone, Iowa.

Dates: 1855-1980

Bernice Larson Boyum papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0194
Abstract

Ellsworth, Iowa, woman who served in World War II.

Dates: 1943-1993

Bernice Leary papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0030
Abstract

Educator, author, collector of children's books.

Dates: 1878-1977

Bernice Zimmer papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0876
Abstract

Diaries of an Iowa woman.

Dates: 1932-2010

Bertha Hedges papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0846
Abstract

A talented seamstress and milliner, Bertha Gotter Hedges was born in Greene County, Iowa, in 1887.

Dates: 1870-2014

Bertha Korn Tucker papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0434
Abstract

Writer and life-long student who was active in the Sisterhood (Jewish aid society) at the Beth El Jacob Synagogue in Des Moines and Hadassah, a national organization aiding disadvantaged Jews, primarily children.

Dates: 1920-1999

Bess Aldrich papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0104
Abstract

Twentieth-century writer.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1915-1919

Bess Newcomer papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0663
Abstract

Appanoose County farmwoman, columnist, and Farm Bureau officer.

Dates: 1936-1978

Bessie Wilkerson papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0320
Abstract

Former seamstress and long-time resident of Fort Madison, Iowa.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1994

Best Ever Club (Percival, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0179
Abstract

A women's study club in Percival, Iowa that was founded in 1922.

Dates: 1929-1994

Bette Brooks Stone papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0360
Abstract

Mapleton, Iowa high school student who sent telegrams for Western Union during World War II.

Dates: 1941-1993

Bettie McKenzie papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0136
Abstract

Community activist from Red Oak, Iowa.

Dates: 1870-2005

Betty Boller oral history

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0290
Abstract

Des Moines wife and mother who worked as a secretary during World War II.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1999

Betty Coxson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA01212
Abstract

Writer, early Peace Corps member, and teacher who taught in Africa and China.

Dates: 1924 - 2011

Betty Francis papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1276
Abstract

Professional Baseball player from Iowa who played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Dates: 1940 - 2001

Betty Jean Clark papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0153
Abstract

Iowa legislator from 1976 to 1990.

Dates: 1935-1994

Betty Jean Furgerson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0111
Abstract

Teacher, social worker, human rights commission director, and university regent from Waterloo.

Dates: 1921-2010

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Republican National Committee (U.S.) 4
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Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 3
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Des Moines Women's Club 3
Ellsworth Community College (Iowa Falls, Iowa) 3
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Girl Scouts of the United States of America 3
Iowa Civil Rights Commission 3
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Iowa Porkettes 3
Iowa. General Assembly 3
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Keene, Carolyn 3
Keyes, Margaret N., 1918-2015 3
League of United Latin American Citizens 3
Lloyd-Jones, Jean, 1929- 3
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 3
National Organization for Women 3
National Organization for Women. Iowa 3
National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 3
O'Brien, Denise, 1949- 3
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America 3
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Ray, Robert D., 1928- 3
Rural Women's Project (University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives) 3
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United Nations Association of the United States of America 3
United States. Navy 3
University of Iowa. Department of Physical Education and Dance 3
University of Iowa. Department of Physical Education for Women 3
University of Iowa. Women's Studies Program 3
University of Minnesota 3
University of Wisconsin 3
Veterans Administration Hospital (Iowa City, Iowa) 3
Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 3
Women's Professional Basketball League 3
Womens International League for Peace and Freedom 3
Young Women's Christian Association (State University of Iowa) 3
Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A. 3
Adams, Janet, 1937- 2
American Association for the United Nations 2
Artists In Action (Muscatine, Iowa) 2
Atlantic High School (Atlantic, Iowa) 2
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Berry, Jean, 1938- 2
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