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Iowa

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf: Library Of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 442 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Wood Irish Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0362
Abstract

Civil engineer and surveyor. Diaries, surveyor notebooks, letterpress books, correspondence, postcards, terrain profiles, photographs, etc.

Dates: 1852-1927

Charlotte M. Smith Papers, Including the Records of the Tamazunchale Press

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0457
Abstract

Publisher of miniature books in Newton, Iowa, founded by Charlotte and Thomas Smith. Correspondence, typescripts, proofs, advertising, contracts, etc., have been combined with Charlotte M. Smith's personal papers.

Dates: 1970-2001

Christian William Ramseyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0132
Abstract

Attorney, Congressman, and U.S. Court of Claims commissioner from Iowa. Correspondence, clippings, court records and opinions, and speeches.

Dates: 1904-1943; Majority of material found within 1920-1939

Church Women United in Iowa records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0003
Abstract

Ecumenical organization.

Dates: 1933-2018

Clarence Milton Updegraff Labor Arbitration Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0484
Abstract

Professional papers and academic records.

Dates: 1922-1975

Clarence W. Moody Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0326
Abstract

Editor and publisher of the Burlington Hawk-Eye, civic leader. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches, etc., concerning the newspaper and the Burlington, IA area, with information on the Great River Road Project of the 1960s.

Dates: 1932-1965; Majority of material found within 1950-1965

Clark and Haddock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0039
Abstract

Correspondence, account books, and docket books of the law firm of Clark & Haddock.

Dates: 1859-1874; Majority of material found within 1870-1871

Clyde Kluckhohn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0640
Abstract

Anthropologist and author. Correspondence, early drafts, galleys, and printer's copies of three of Kluckhohn's early works.

Dates: 1945-1948

Clyde L. Herring Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0068
Abstract

Governor and U.S. Senator from Iowa. The papers primarily consist of political speeches and correspondence on topics ranging from neutrality to the Democratic conventions.

Dates: 1931-1942; Majority of material found within 1933-1937

Cora Louise Scofield papers

 Collection — Folder 1: Series 1
Identifier: IWA0779
Abstract

Iowa-born historian and author who attended Vassar College.

Dates: 1881-1912

Cornelia Meigs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0658
Abstract

Children's author and Iowa's first Newbery Award winner. This collection consists of a manuscript and various clippings. Iowa Author Mss.

Dates: 1949

Cox and Kirkwood Land Book

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0033
Abstract

Shows land holdings in various Iowa counties but show the holdings of James S. Easley primarily.

Dates: 1877-1879

Cummington Press Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0843
Scope and Contents

Print specimens from the press of Harry Duncan; biographical essays about Duncan.

Dates: 1947-1981

Curtis Companies Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0551
Abstract Founded in 1866 and dissolved in 1938, the Curtis Companies were a conglomerate of associated sash, door, and millwork companies that eventually consolidated into a single corporation. Includes correspondence, ledgers, journals, cashbooks, stockbooks, and minute books, with correspondence of U.S. Representative George M. Curtis.This collection consists almost entirely of financial ledgers for a Clinton, IA company founded in 1886 that specialized in architectural woodworking. Over the years it absorbed many other, smaller companies.Apart from financial records, there appears to be six indexed letter press books dating 1900-1904; one annual report with some text from the 1930s; an 1893 printed volume describing the company's products; and ditto drafts (the longest about 60 pages) of "The Evolution of Woodwork: A History of the Curtis Companies from Founding in 1886 to the 75th Anniversary in 1941." Arrangement...
Dates: 1869-1948

Dan E. Branson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG99.0245
Abstract

University of Iowa professor of civil engineering, 1963-1993.

Dates: 1954-1995

Daniel Webster Turner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0198
Abstract

Governor of Iowa, 1931-1933. Correspondence, speeches, subject files, and clippings.

Dates: 1898-1969

Dante Pierce Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0061
Abstract

Farm editor. Correspondence with State and National Political figures including Smith Brookhart, Calvin Coolidge, Robert LaFolette, Henry Wallace, and George Wilson.

Dates: 1916-1948; Majority of material found within 1925-1945

Davenport Besler Corporation Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0081
Abstract

Business records of a liquidated Davenport, Iowa, locomotive manufacturing company.

Dates: 1909-1955

David Elderkin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0511
Abstract

Lawyer. Photocopies of correspondence, editorials, photographs, and speeches.

Dates: 1966-2001

David James Palmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0438
Abstract

Civil War soldier. Typescripts of his Civil War correspondence, describing campaigns, battles, and camp life.

Dates: 1862-1887; Majority of material found within 1862-1865