Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 1 - 20 of 448

19th Century Iowa Farmer's Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1222
Content Description

19th century diaries of Iowa farmers near or around Atalissa, Iowa.

Dates: 1897-1899; 1883; 1885

20th Century Fox Film Scripts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0302
Abstract

American film producing and distributing corporation. Materials include motion picture screenplays (both American and foreign) and television scripts. The screenplays range from various dra s to dialogue and cutting continuity scripts. Correspondence and general business agreements.

Dates: 1929-1971

Al M. Lee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0851
Abstract

Graduate of the Writers' Workshop, novelist and poet. This collection contains manuscripts, clippings, a photograph, and correspondence. Correspondents include Hubert Humphrey, Gene McCarthy, John F. Kennedy, Mark Strand, Cleanth Brooks, and Donald Justice among others.

Dates: 1957-1994

Albert A. Couch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0065
Abstract

Labor leader. Correspondence, reports, and clippings relating to a proposed hydroelectric dam at Moscow, Iowa.

Dates: 1940-1951; Majority of material found within 1940-1943

Albert Foster Dawson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0067
Abstract

U.S. Representative from Iowa and businessman. Speeches on various topics.

Dates: 1904-1942

Albert J. Cohen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0126
Abstract

American motion picture and television script writer and producer. Program scripts, department materials, memos, clippings, notes, correspondence, production budgets, and miscellaneous photographs.

Dates: 1948-1961; Majority of material found within 1951-1955

Albert N. Harbert Railroadiana Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0434
Abstract

Correspondence and printed documents such as timetables, train orders, and rate sheets relating primarily to the Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Northern Railway Company of Iowa.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1867-1937; 1860-1937

Albert Zugsmith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0196
Abstract

American motion picture producer, director and writer. Ten script items ranging from shooting schedules to screenplays.

Dates: 1943-1964

Alberta Powell Graham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0615
Abstract

A writer of biographies for children (on Columbus, Clara Barton, Lafayette and LaSalle, among others), Mrs. Graham also published more than 300 songs and Strike Up the Band! (1949), a collection of short biographies of American band musicians. Both her books and songs are represented in her papers.

Dates: 1945-1955

Albertson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0009
Abstract

Correspondence reflecting pioneer life in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Montana.

Dates: 1856-1876

Alembic Press Archive Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0882
Abstract

A significant archive, entire and extant, from one of the most prolific and independent of British fine presses, these documents are a record of the processes of hand printing, publishing, and typecasting undertaken by Claire and David Bolton.

Dates: 1978-2008

Alfred M. Bailey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0561
Abstract

Naturalist and writer. Manuscripts of his books and articles, primarily about birds.

Dates: 1949-1955

Alice French Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0605
Abstract

One of the most successful women writers of the later 19th century, Octave Thanet's stories and novels celebrated the status quo; she lived much of her life in Davenport, Iowa. Our holdings consist of a holograph draft of her story, The Governor's Prerogative, photographs, photocopies of other stories, and a microfilm of Voice of Nature.

Dates: 1868-1962

Allen Wortman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0732
Abstract

Editor of the Malvern Leader. Personal and professional correspondence.

Dates: 1918-1990

Allin Dakin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0418
Abstract

Administrative dean at the University of Iowa (1944-1974). Correspondence, notebooks, and speeches relating to Dakin's many civic interests and activities. Topics included are Rotary International, Boy Scouts of America, and U of I.

Dates: 1940-1981; Majority of material found within 1950-1979

Amy Clampitt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0582
Abstract

Poet: Kingfisher (1983), Manhattan: An Elegy (UI Center for the Book, 1990), MacArthur Fellow, 1992, Collected Poems (1997). Correspondence and typescripts of some of her writings.

Dates: 1983-1993

Angus Wilson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0199
Abstract

Acclaimed British novelist and scholar. Research files, including administrative material, research materials, and corrected typescripts for her 1995 biography of novelist Sir Angus Wilson.

Dates: 1937-2011

Anson R. Butler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0001
Abstract

Civil War soldier and mayor of DeWitt, Iowa. Letters written to his wife while he was serving with the 26th Iowa Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War.

Dates: 1861-1900; Majority of material found within 1861-1864

Archie Alphonse Alexander Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0304
Abstract

Engineer and governor of the Virgin Islands. Subject files, correspondence, speeches, clippings, etc. relating to his career as an engineer, diplomat, and university trustee.

Dates: 1940-1970

Arthur A. Neu Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0460
Abstract

Iowa State senator, 1967-1972 and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1973-1978. Subject files, correspondence, speeches, etc.

Dates: 1965-1979; Majority of material found within 1970-1976

Filtered By

  • Subject: Iowa X
  • Subject: Iowa X
  • Subject: Iowa X
  • Repository: University of Iowa Special Collections X

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
Iowa 245
American literature 210
English literature 210
Writers Archive at Iowa 210
Archives (groupings) 106
∨ more
Correspondence 84
Clippings (information artifacts) 80
Poets 74
Fiction -- Authorship 73
Novelists 73
Photographs 68
20th century 61
Authors, American 56
Legislators 55
Drafts (documents) 54
Speeches 52
Publishers and publishing 47
American prose literature 45
Scrapbooks 45
Newspaper editors 34
Periodical editors 33
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 32
Political campaigns 31
Motion picture authorship 28
Television authorship 28
Diaries 25
Personal narratives 25
Dramatists 24
Soldiers 24
Journalists 22
Authors 21
Business enterprises 20
Businessmen 20
Children's books -- Authorship 20
Iowa City (Iowa) 20
Lawyers 20
Politicians 20
Typescripts 20
Agriculture 19
Manuscripts (documents) 19
Motion pictures -- Production and direction 19
Popular culture -- Study and teaching 19
Television -- Production and direction 19
Theater -- Study and teaching 19
Business records 18
Clergy 17
Judges 16
Screenplays 15
World War, 1939-1945 14
Editors 13
Journalism 13
Sound recordings 13
Women authors, American 13
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) 12
Des Moines (Iowa) 12
Education 12
Motion pictures 12
Account books 11
Audiotapes 11
Railroads 11
Women authors 11
Banks and banking 10
Children's literature 10
Newspaper publishing 10
Television programs 10
Apportionment (Election law) 9
Articles 9
Conservation of natural resources 9
Governors 9
Manuscripts for publication 9
Personal papers 9
Screenwriters 9
World War, 1914-1918 9
Administrative records 8
American drama 8
American fiction 8
American poetry 8
Davenport (Iowa) 8
Elections 8
Financial records 8
Newspapers 8
Pamphlets 8
Taxation 8
Television writers 8
Video recordings 8
Galley proofs 7
Ledgers (account books) 7
Physicians 7
Biographies 6
Burlington (Iowa) 6
Middle West 6
Minutes 6
Mount Pleasant (Iowa) 6
Notebooks 6
Slides (photographs) 6
Veterans 6
African Americans 5
Alumni and alumnae 5
Artists 5
Cashbooks 5
+ ∧ less
 
Language
French 1
German 1
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
Republican Party (Iowa) 33
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 18
University of Iowa 18
Democratic Party (Iowa) 16
Democratic Party (U.S.) 6
∨ more
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 4
United States Postal Service 4
United States. Department of Agriculture 4
American Legion 3
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 3
Iowa Highway Commission 3
Iowa Liquor Control Commission 3
Iowa State Bar Association 3
Iowa State Conservation Commission 3
Iowa. Supreme Court 3
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 3
Prairie Press 3
United States. District Court (Iowa) : Southern District 3
American National Red Cross 2
Beck, Robert Knowlton, 1915- 2
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 2
Engle, Paul, 1908-1991 2
Hoover Presidential Library Association 2
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO 2
Iowa School Masters' Walt Whitman Club 2
Iowa. State Board of Regents 2
Republican National Convention 2
Republican Party (Iowa). Central Committee 2
Rosheim, David L. 2
Saunders, William Irving 2
Speidel Newspaper Syndicate 2
United States Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865), Company A 2
United States Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 24th (1862-1865), Company E 2
United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) 2
United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 45th (1864) 2
United States. Congress 2
United States. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit) 2
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission 2
United States. Navy 2
University of Iowa. College of Law 2
University of Iowa. College of Medicine 2
University of Iowa. Department of English 2
Abraham, Lot 1
Ackley, Charles Thomas 1
Adler, Philip 1
Albertson family 1
Alden, Ebenezer 1
Alembic Press 1
Alexander, Archie Alphonse 1
Allen, Arthur Francis 1
Allen, Edwin Lee 1
Allen, Lewis, 1905-1986 1
Allen, Sewell E., 1913-1975 1
Allison, William B. 1
Amana Society 1
American Bankers Association 1
American Bar Association 1
American Federation of Arts 1
American Federation of Grain Millers 1
American Federation of Grain Producers 1
American Federation of Labor 1
American Institute of Graphic Arts 1
American Lutheran Church 1
American Medical Association 1
Amherst College 1
Amtrak 1
Andersonville Prison 1
Angelou, Maya 1
Arena Productions, Inc. 1
Argow, Waldemar 1
Armitage, Merle 1
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.) 1
Associated Press 1
Association of College and Research Libraries 1
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company 1
Atlantic Council of the United States 1
Aurner, Nellie 1
Authors' League of America 1
Bahar, Ann 1
Bailey, Alfred M. 1
Bailey, Henry B. 1
Baldridge, Alfred E. 1
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 1
Beck, Robert K. 1
Beebe, Lucius Morris, 1902-1966 1
Bert, Erik 1
Biermann, Frederick Elliott 1
Biklen, Wayne 1
Biklen, Wayne M. 1
Bissell, Bess G., 1908-1970 1
Bissell, Richard Pike 1
Bixby, Newell W. 1
Bixby, Newell Willard 1
Blackhawk Foundry and Machine Company 1
Blackhawk Foundry and Machine Company (Davenport, Iowa) 1
Blair, Amos S. 1
Blees, Robert 1
Bliven, Bruce 1
Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977 1
Blue, Robert Donald 1
+ ∧ less