War; Soldiers; Campaigns & battles; Military camps; Military life; Families; Children; Farming
Wilkerson, a young farmer in Hamburg, Iowa, was drafted into the 13th Iowa Infantry, Company C; he left behind his pregnant wife Sarahett to run the farm. He traveled by his estimate more than 5,000 miles to seven states and the District of...
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.
This Building Is No Mystery -- There Are 13,100 S.U.I.Grads in Iowa -- Art Student at Iowa -- Basketball Forecast -- The Little Man With the Big '24' -- The Governor Stands Alone -- Life Members of the Association
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Mrs. Mary Louise Smith -- Basketball: Lute Olson -- Thieves Market -- The Military at Iowa -- Jim Dougherty and Jazz -- Deceased -- Life Members -- Alumni Notes -- Pioneer 11: Jupiter Revisited -- Sinology -- Grappling -- Basketball --...
A TRIUMPHANT LIFE: Helene Scriabine never imagined she would see her Russian homeland again, but thanks to Glasnost the UI professor emeritus is returning to see work begin on a film inspired by her life. -- ENVIRONMENT BECOMES A HOT ISSUE: The...
DOING GOOD: Whatever the challenge, volunteers work to make a difference. In these stories, we focus on people who reach beyond themselves to spread a little cheer, help their neighbors, heal the sick, and befriend children they otherwise wouldn't...
Fashionable Physician: A dynamo with a fancy for fine shoes and perfume, transplant surgeon Maureen Martin is a perfectionist, and she is determined to make the nation's organ transplant system work for as many patients as she can. -- Saving for...
IN CLASS Marketing students add real-life boardroom experience to their resumes. -- Mercury Rising: Unsettled by escalating global temperatures and worldwide pollution, UI student activists campaign for environmental responsibility right here at...