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20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcsh: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 645 Collections and/or Records:

Patricia Geadelmann papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0812
Abstract

Feminist and physical educator who was a strong proponent of the ERA and Title IX.

Dates: 1965-2006

Patricia Hillard papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0715
Abstract

Papers document Hillard's work as Western U.S. Division Director of La Leche League International.



Arrangement

Administrative, Boxes 1-10

Area Conferences, Boxes 10-11

Area Coordinator of Leaders (ACL), Boxes 11-13

Areas, Boxes 13-18

Biographical information, Box 1

Conferences, Boxes 18-20

Correspondence, Boxes 20-25

Division Director, Boxes 25-27

Financial Records, Boxes 27-29

Human Relations Enrichment (HRE), Boxes 29-30

Other Divisions, Boxes 31-33

Photographs, Box 46

Professional Liaison Department (PLD), Boxes 33-34

Programs, Boxes 34-35

Publications, Box 35-42

Publicity, Box 42

Regional Administrators (RA), Boxes 42-44

Resource and Development (R&D), Boxes 44-46

Dates: 1963-2001

Paul Clifford Pickett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0821
Abstract

Paul Pickett's notes on John Ward Studebaker.

Dates: 1967

Paul Engle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0514
Abstract

Poet (numerous books from Worn Earth, 1932), editor of the O. Henry Prize Stories, 1954-1959, director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, 1941-1967, and co-founder and director of the International Writers' Program, 1967-1976 at the University of Iowa. Literary manuscripts, correspondence, subject files, and student works documenting his career as a writer and teacher.

Dates: 1929-1988

Paul Mitchell papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: IWA0847
Abstract

An edited copy of Frances Mitchell's diary entries chronicling her journey from Seattle, Washington to Tokyo, Japan in 1948.

Dates: 1948-2007

Paula Watts Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0002
Abstract

Civic leader in Des Moines, Iowa.

Dates: 1930-1974

Pauline Lyon papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0202
Abstract

Waterloo, Iowa, native who served in WAVES during World War II and later worked for the American Red Cross.

Dates: 1884-1994

Pearl Knoop papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0379
Abstract

Librarian and bird watcher from Marble Rock, Iowa.

Dates: 1933-1998

Peg Mullen papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0082
Abstract

Anti-Vietnam War activist whose son, Michael, was killed by 'friendly fire' in Vietnam in 1970.



Arrangement

Copies of the hardcover and paperback versions of "Friendly Fire" and a hardcover copy of "Unfriendly Fire: A Mother's Memoir" are shelved in the printed works collection.

Dates: 1966-2010

Penny Furgerson papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0280
Abstract

Pakistan-born Indian American pharmacist, dancer, choreographer, and theatre director who founded the Gateway Dance Theatre, a Des Moines-based company specializing in multiethnic dance.

Dates: 1937-2023

Phyllis Harper-Bardach papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0319
Abstract

Educator of hearing-impaired children and retired professor of Education at the University of Iowa.

Dates: 1940-1998

Pi Lambda Theta, Theta Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0817
Abstract

Honorary society for women students in the field of education.

Dates: 1918-2008

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

Pilot International Club of Iowa City records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0788
Abstract

Organization to promote improvement of conditions and treatment for brain-related disorders.

Dates: 1939-2012

Polly Ely papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0829
Abstract

Peace and civil rights activist who was a longtime member of Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist in Cedar Rapids.

Dates: 1937-2008

Prairie View Club (Hardin County) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0432
Abstract

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

Dates: 1932-1995

Prentiss Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0060
Abstract

The family came to Iowa City in 1905 when Henry Prentiss established the Anatomy Department at the State University of Iowa.

Dates: 1891-1996

Priscilla Ann Mabie Stewart papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0168
Abstract

Art historian and Professor who settled in Florida where she organized and directed a wild bird hospital.

Dates: 1932-2007

Professional Women's League (Des Moines, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0110
Abstract

Women's club founded in Des Moines in January 1900.

Dates: 1903-2000

Progressive Party Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0160
Abstract

Correspondence, speeches, reports, business records, articles, campaign materials, fact sheets, form letters, directives, telegrams, pamphlets, press releases, clippings, and other related material concerning the party and the national election of 1948.

Dates: 1940-1969; Majority of material found within 1940-1955