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Catherine Lewis papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0217
Abstract
Interviews and field reports prepared by Lewis for the Smithsonian Institution's Festival of American Folklore.
Dates:
1995
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Esther Everett papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0880
Abstract
Home economics professor raised on a farm in Lacey, Iowa.
Dates:
1911-2008
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Esther Sietmann Warner Dendel papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0301
Jessie Field Shambaugh papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0133
Abstract
Shenandoah, Iowa teacher who became school superintendent for Page County, Iowa. She played a central role in the development of activities for rural youth and is referred to as the 'Mother of 4-H.'
Dates:
1901-1994
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
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
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
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
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Willow Hill papers
Collection
Identifier: IWA0487
Abstract
Diaries describe growing up in rural Iowa in the 1960s and the period from1992 to 2001.
Dates:
1960-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives