Farhad A.K. Sulliman Khoyratty of Mauritius begins the panel by stating that satire is an “instrument guaranteeing the health of society.” He also discusses the nature of satire, particularly the insider/outsider element and the subversive...
Letters to Bean family members from Asa and Mary Bean's sons James and John, primarily concerning James' life as an engineering student at the University of Michigan.
in print and to the editor -- thoughts on being a freshman -- portrait of the brain -- effects of bakke: part two -- auld lang band -- wrestling with success -- in print and to the editor -- a quick pen to match a quick mind -- 10 days in the USSR...
Lauren Grodstein reads from her first novel, "Reproduction is the Flaw of Love,"
Lauren Grodstein lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., and teaches at Cooper Union. A preview of "Reproduction is the Flaw of Love" in Publishers Weekly observed, "Grodstein's...
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Miss Caldwells Book. Manuscript recipe book, 1757 -- 1790. Included is an index with 11 pages of menus or Bills of Fare. This manuscript recipe book is inscribed "Miss Caldwells Book, August the 13 1757," later the property of Catherine Sparks and...
Papers describing the war experiences of Palmer, who was from Washington County, Iowa and fought with the 8th Iowa Infantry and later the 25th Iowa Infantry. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Shiloh but recovered and was promoted to captain...
Soldiers; War casualties; Military camps; Prisons; Prisoners of war; Hospital ships; Military hospitals
Letters to and from McClain's family, describing his experiences as a Civil War soldier in Tennessee with the Second Regiment of the Iowa Cavalry; includes a letter reporting his death from wounds received in battle.
One of 18 scrapbooks on Wood's career, containing letters, postcards, photographs, clippings, and miscellany; compiled by Nan Wood Graham, sister of Grant Wood.
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...
Newspaper articles about Nile Kinnick's untimely death and the many tributes that followed, which included scholarships, awards, memorials and the renaming of the University of Iowa's stadium to Kinnick Stadium.