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.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
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...
Diary details the 1863 wartime experiences of Lot Abraham, farmer and future Iowa state senator, who served in the 4th Iowa Cavalry during the Civil War.
Diary detailing army life in 1863 for Civil War soldier William Titus Rigby of the 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Company B. In 1863 he was also involved with the Vicksburg campaign.
The three Mann brothers of Fremont County, Iowa, were all soldiers in Company A of the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. Eldest brother, William enlisted on Oct. 2, 1861 at age 34. He was promoted to Veterinary Surgeon on Feb. 10, 1864 and was mustered...
Gerry Miller was born in Des Moines, started out on a family farm near Iowa Center in Story County, and grew up in Muscatine. He earned a B.A. degree in French from the University of Iowa and has been a UI employee for 35 years.
Marc Nieson lives in Pittsburgh, PA, where he can typically be found writing, teaching, or soccer mom-ing. 'Every December,' which appears in the Winter 2007-08 issue of The Iowa Review, is excerpted from his forthcoming memoir of living in Iowa,...
John Stephen Klopp has been painting for over 35 years. He has concentrated his efforts on landscapes and farm settings of Iowa and the surrounding Upper Mississippi Valley region. His subject matter more recently includes locations in Colorado and...
John Stephen Klopp has been painting for over 35 years. He has concentrated his efforts on landscapes and farm settings of Iowa and the surrounding Upper Mississippi Valley region. His subject matter more recently includes locations in Colorado and...
John Stephen Klopp has been painting for over 35 years. He has concentrated his efforts on landscapes and farm settings of Iowa and the surrounding Upper Mississippi Valley region. His subject matter more recently includes locations in Colorado and...
One of 18 scrapbooks on Wood's career, containing letters, postcards, photographs, clippings, and miscellany; compiled by Nan Wood Graham, sister of Grant Wood.
One of 18 scrapbooks on Wood's career, containing letters, postcards, photographs, clippings, and miscellany; compiled by Nan Wood Graham, sister of Grant Wood.