Letters to and from Kinnick, a student leader, scholar, athlete, and naval officer from Iowa. This correspondence is chiefly congratulatory letters to Nile Kinnick in regard to his awards and his speaking tour, and letters to his family.
Newspaper articles about the University of Iowa football seasons, 1936-1939, where Nile Kinnick excelled as a star player, which led to his Heisman trophy award.
Newspaper articles about Nile Kinnick's last football season at the University of Iowa, his subsequent football awards, his participation in the 1940 All Stars game, his Iowa speaking tours, and his enlistment and training in the U.S. Naval Air...