World War, 1939-1945 -- Women
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Marjorie Vandervelde papers
Photojournalist and writer who lived with Cuna Indians on the San Blas Islands to learn their culture and traditions.
Mary Frances Reger-Wilkinson papers
Social worker who worked for the American National Red Cross during and after World War II.
Paul Mitchell papers
An edited copy of Frances Mitchell's diary entries chronicling her journey from Seattle, Washington to Tokyo, Japan in 1948.
Roberta Pendleton papers
Sioux City, Iowa resident who was a WAVE during World War II.
Rosemary Tharp papers
Cedar Falls native who served in the WAVES during World War II.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Stong Family papers
Correspondence of Alice Stong details her undergraduate experiences at The University of Iowa.
Sylvia M. Stoesser papers
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.
Virginia Jones papers
Community activitst and writer Virginia Shrauger Jones grew up in Atlantic Iowa and served as a Captain in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Virginia Tanner Simonsen papers
Cherokee, Iowa-born woman who enrolled at Iowa State College in home economics and later moved to Quimby, Iowa.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
War Brides of World War II papers
1995 honors thesis of University of Iowa undergraduate student, Rachel Casteel.
Zella May Gerber papers
A secretary who worked in Alaska in 1943 and at the Oak Ridge Atomic Plant in Tennessee from 1944 to 1945.