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Martha Jean Nicholson Browneller papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0804
Abstract

Mahaska County, Iowa, farm woman who was active in 4-H and rural organizations. She recorded her daily activities in her diaries between 1935 and 1973.

Dates: 1920-2010

Mary Johnston Elson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0730
Abstract

Iowa teacher from Jefferson County who taught in rural schools for forty-four years and was active in the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs.

Dates: 1928-2004

Mary Sears McHenry papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0423
Abstract

Diary and account book of the bride of a Civil War officer.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1865-1998

Maude Barkley Keck papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0554
Abstract

Diaries and account books of this Cherokee, Iowa woman record farm chores and expenses, housekeeping and family life.

Dates: 1937-1976

Mavis Stoner papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0428
Abstract

Newspaper articles.



Arrangement

One folder, shelved in SCVF.

Dates: 1918-1998

May Bennett Harshbarger papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0088
Abstract

Schoolteacher from eastern Carroll County, Iowa who managed the family farm after her husband's death in 1926.

Dates: 1898-1993

McGill Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0543
Abstract

The collection consists mainly of correspondence and includes the papers of early twentieth century labor activist, IWW member, and Buffalo school teacher, Pearl McGill.

Dates: 1885-2005

Melba Gardemann Olson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0456
Abstract

Benton County, Iowa, farm girl and teacher who played on her high school's basketball championship team in 1927.

Dates: 1916-1993

Miriam Baker Nye papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0311
Abstract

Moville, Iowa, farm wife and columnist for the Sioux City Farm Journal Weekly.

Dates: 1938-1996

Myrtle Keppy papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0480
Abstract

Champion hog breeder, farm woman, 4-H leader, and president of the Iowa Porkettes.

Dates: 1926-2009

Neighborhood Social Club records (Delaware County, Iowa)

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0661
Abstract

The club formed in 1915 near Manchester, Iowa for women to discuss aspects of rural, farm and family life.

Dates: 1931-1999

Nissen Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0073
Abstract

Biographical materials relate to Walnut, Iowa clubwoman Wilma Parker Nissen and her daughters.

Dates: 1936-1996

Olson/Clampitt memoirs

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0736
Abstract

Memoirs of life in rural Iowa.

Dates: 1933-1995

Pierce-Stuart Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0483
Abstract

Diaries of Mary Pierce describe family life in Harlan, Iowa from 1927 to 1947; Mary Clark's memoir reflects on medical challenges in the early 1900s.

Dates: 1927-1989

Prairie View Club (Hardin County) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0432
Abstract

Rural women's club dating from the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1932-1995

Reese Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0818
Abstract

Business documents, correspondence and travel ephemera of the Reese Family from Turin, Iowa.

Dates: 1800-2009

Robinson-Lacy Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0424
Abstract

Correspondence diaries, scrapbook, and genealogical information regarding this Dubuque-area family.

Dates: 1852-2001

Rosa Knutson Gangestad papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0614
Abstract

The daughter of Norwegian immigrants who came to Humboldt County, Iowa in 1872. Reflections on pioneer life through handwritten stories and letters for her grandchildren.

Dates: 1867-1943

Rose Stoops papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0542
Abstract

Teacher, farm woman and nurse who later participated in many community organizations in Grinnell, Iowa.

Dates: 1916-2004

Sarah White papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0077
Abstract

Correspondence and circle letters of a northwestern Iowa farmwoman.

Dates: 1915-1979

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Everett family 2
Everett, Beverly, 1926-2001 2
Iowa Mother of the Year 2
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Monroe Busy Bees (4-H Club : Mahaska County, Iowa) 2
White family 2
White, Stanley V., 1901- 2
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 2
Achttien, Jack, -1924 1
Albia Woman's Club (Albia, Iowa) 1
American Academy of Neurology. Women's Auxiliary 1
American Association of University Women 1
American Legion Auxiliary 1
Angrick, William 1
Anneberg, Dorothy Spencer 1
Anton, Judy 1
Art Institute of Chicago. School 1
Associated Country Women of the World 1
Associated Country Women of the World. Conference 1
Audubon Society of Manchester (Iowa) 1
Baker, Carl (poet) 1
Bartley, Joy Hedges 1
Bayard Women's Club (Iowa) 1
Bell,  Eleanor Nissen, 1925- 1
Best Ever Club (Percival, Iowa) 1
Birkby, Evelyn, 1919 - 2021 1
Birmingham High School (Birmingham, Iowa) 1
Block, Marjorie Bertalot, 1923-2007 1
Bobbitt family 1
Bobbitt, Benjamin Claiborne 1
Bobbitt, Laura Littlefield 1
Bobbitt, Randolph 1
Boedeker family 1
Boedeker, Margaret Talcott 1
Bonham, Catherine 1
Briggs family 1
Briggs, Lela Powers, 1896-1953 1
Brindley family 1
Brown, Gerald 1
Browneller, Martha Jean Nicholson, 1920- 1
Browneller, Max 1
Bucey family 1
Buchanan County Farm Bureau (Iowa). Women's Committee 1
Buckwalter, Elizabeth, 1817-1886 1
Buckwalter, Mary Jane, 1852- 1
Buell family 1
Buell, Levina Willis 1
Burchard family 1
Burchard, Celestia 1
Burgess family 1
Burgess, Nellie 1
Burns, Jean I. 1
Bywater, Jessie Cannon 1
Camp Fire Girls 1
Carney, Lloyd 1
Carney, Velma, 1907-2004 1
Cedar Valley Community Club (Muscatine County, Iowa) 1
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
Chenault, Phyllis, 1923-1967 1
Christen family 1
Christen, Inez, 1906-1999 1
Christensen, Esther, 1895-1987 1
Clampitt, Frank T., 1860-1943 1
Clark, Mary Stuart 1
Cloverleaf Club (Cass County, Iowa) 1
Coggon Ladies' Literary Society (Coggon, Iowa) 1
Collison, Margaret Davis, 1921-2014 1
Conlin, Roxanne Barton, 1944- 1
Crawford family 1
Crawford, Anita, 1909-1998 1
Cripliver family 1
Cronkhite, Vera Shepard, 1906-2003 1
Dallner family 1
Dallner, Pauline Levendahl, 1918- 1
Daughters of Ceres. Walnut Chapter (Walnut, Iowa) 1
Daughters of Ceres. Webster Chapter (Webster, Iowa) 1
Daughters of Mokanna 1
Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington County Chapter (Washington County, Iowa) 1
De Cook family 1
De Cook, Besse De Prenger 1
De Cook, Ernest 1
De Cook, Mary Van Zante 1
DeLand family 1
DeLand, Ida Sherman 1
DeLand, Mary Lurene Swope, 1896-1978 1
Democratic Party (Iowa) 1
Depot Museum (Fayette County, Iowa) 1
Des Moines Garden Club 1
Des Moines Ladies Band 1
Des Moines Women's Club 1
Driftmier, Leanna Field, 1886-1976 1
Dubuque Ladies' Literary Association (Dubuque, Iowa) 1
Dykstra family 1
Eckhardt, Lois 1
Eddy, Susan 1
Edgewood Community Center (Iowa Falls, Iowa) 1
Ellen Hanson Mason, 1897- 1