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This collection consists of materials from Dorothy Hinson’s time at the Iowa State Teachers College. It contains: one sheet, with handwritten annotations, titled, “Primary Education Curriculum,” outlining different courses and general notes about the courses, dated May 1925; a Winifred Merril violin recital program, dated November 19; three term reports / credit sheets dated 1925-1926; and Dorothy’s ISTC diploma, dated March 12, 1929.

Scope and Contents This scrapbook dates from 1910 to 1912 and is titled, “Snapshots at ISTC.” A majority of the photographs are labeled with a caption and largely feature the same group of women. The photographs show the friends spending time together on the river, in the woods, outside during the winter, in dorm rooms, around the ISTC campus, and other areas in Cedar Falls, including Cedar Heights and Dry Run. While the majority of the photographs are of the friend group, the scrapbook also includes pictures...

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The collection consists of William Blake's three diplomas from Teacher's College High School (May 1956), State College of Iowa (1963), and the University of Northern Iowa (1969), along with his 1963 Purple and Old Gold award.

Scope and Contents The Ila Mae Hemm collection contains materials from her years at ISTC/SCI that provide insight into student life on campus, including Greek life and campus events. The bulk of the collection is a 57 page scrapbook compiled by Hemm, which consists of ephemeral content such as news clippings, invitations, programs, brochures, and more. Greek life is heavily represented, particularly materials from Phi Sigma Phi, instructions about rush procedures (1959), napkins from Greek events, and a...

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This collection contains Ned Petersen's 1965 University of Northern Iowa diploma; a letter from Dean William Lang regarding Petersen's inclusion on the Fall 1964 "Dean's Honor List"; and a "Hall of Scholarship" certificate (1965).

Scope and Contents Based on the scrapbook's contents, it is possible that either Lawrence Whitford or someone in his family assembled this scrapbook. Its contents date from 1919 to 1920 and includes photographs of baseball, basketball, and football teams; news clippings; and athlete photographs. Click here for an online sampling of the...

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This letter, from Elsa Barkdoll to Lavina (Barkdoll) Kirchner, is dated June 2, 1907. It is written in a souvenir letter album produced by Veatch Studio, which features scenes from the Iowa State Normal School (now the University of Northern Iowa) campus.

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The Jon Swenson collection dates from 1951 to 1957 and consists of thirteen ISTC athletics programs, primarily from the football team, of which Swenson was a member. Other sports programs include basketball, track, and wrestling. The collection also includes biographical information about Swenson.

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This collection contains three items from Marjorie Cook’s time as a student: a copy of the 1935 Old Gold yearbook (includes some minor handwritten annotations); the May 1935 issue of the student publication The Purple Pen, which contains articles written by Cook; and a Sigma Tau Delta pin.

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This collection consists primarily of class handouts, class notes, printed material, and term papers from her library science courses (Binders 1-3). There is also a smaller amount of material which Bolton acquired after she began her career as a librarian in Nebraska (Binder 4).