Oral histories
Found in 199 Collections and/or Records:
National Abortion Rights Action League of Iowa records
Local chapter of the national association.
Nellie Bishop oral history
Buchanan County, Iowa, native who farmed with her husband.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF; three videocassettes [V0169, V0181-V0182] shelved in videocassette collection.
Nellie M. Gebers papers
Artist, writer and teacher from Ira, Iowa who studied with Grant Wood.
Olson/Clampitt memoirs
Oral Histories of Iowa Policewomen
15 interviews and associated materials document the entry of women into Iowa's law enforcement agencies.
Ortha Lane papers
Methodist Missionary in the Changchao District of Northern China who graduated from Cornell College, Iowa, in 1917. The collection materials include clippings about her family, an autobiography titled Under Marching Orders in North China, biographical sketches, photographs of missionary trips in Northern China, and postcards.
Ortha P. Neff papers
Red Cross staff member who was stationed in Okinawa and Hawaii during World War II.
Patricia Geadelmann papers
Feminist and physical educator who was a strong proponent of the ERA and Title IX.
Paul Mitchell papers
An edited copy of Frances Mitchell's diary entries chronicling her journey from Seattle, Washington to Tokyo, Japan in 1948.
Pearl Knoop papers
Librarian and bird watcher from Marble Rock, Iowa.
Phylliss Henry papers
First woman assigned to patrol duty on the Des Moines police force, serving from 1972 to 1982.
Pierce-Stuart Family papers
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.
Rosa Knutson Gangestad papers
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.
Rosalie Braverman papers
Community activist in civic and Jewish organizations in Iowa City, Iowa.
Rosemary Tharp papers
Cedar Falls native who served in the WAVES during World War II.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Ruby Crumley Mitchell diaries
Daily diaries of this Rhodes, Iowa, native.
Ruth Fatherson Taylor papers
Reminiscences and essays by Taylor and the transcript of a 1915 memoir written by Editha Phillips Fatherson.
Ruth Hager Cousin papers
Trained as a nurse between 1917 and 1920, and worked as a school nurse in Iowa Falls and Marshalltown, Iowa from 1931 to 1965.
Ruth Hamilton papers
Teacher and world traveler who served in the New Hampshire legislature.
Ruth Perkins Messenger Papers
Reflections on growing up and raising a family in rural Iowa.
Arrangement
One folder, shelved in SCVF.