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- Up a country lane scrapbook, vol. 09: January 4, 1988 - December 27, 1993
- Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
- Evelyn Birkby Collection
- The John Wilkes Booth Party, 1870s
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Critique of the Democrat Party and a man who named his son after Booth.
- James W. Bollinger Collection
- Lincoln's salary in the Illinois Legislature, 1940
- "Reprinted from the Oct., 1940, issue of Hobbies"--Verso.
- James W. Bollinger Collection
- The handwriting of Lincoln: a study in identification, 1931
- Graphology
- "Examination of the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln ... as a critical study of the so-called 'Abraham Lincoln--Ann Rutledge' letters then appearing in the 'Atlantic Monthly'"--Foreword.
- James W. Bollinger Collection
- Abraham Lincoln, 1902
- Biographers
- Promotional pamphlet for Ida Tarbell's book entitled Life of Abraham Lincoln.
- James W. Bollinger Collection
- Lincoln souvenir book, one hundredth anniversary, 1909
- Temperance
- "An address delivered before the Springfield Washingtonian Temperance Society at the Second Presbyterian Church on the twenty-second day of February, 1842, by Abraham Lincoln."
- James W. Bollinger Collection
- American cookbook, 1850
- Cookery
- Anonymous, but it may have belonged to Margaret Waters or Margaret Smith, possibly from Georgetown, D.C.The first lines appear to be a manumission document. Also included are expenses, presumably for Margaret Smith and paid by a third party. The...
- Szathmary Culinary Manuscripts and Cookbooks
- Mann family papers, January 1864-March 1866
- War; Soldiers; Prisoners of war; War casualties
- 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...
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- Joseph Franklin Culver papers, January-April 1864
- War; Soldiers
- Correspondence detailing the experiences of Joseph Franklin Culver, who served with the Illinois 129th Infantry Regiment, Company A, from 1862-1865, first as a lieutenant and later as captain.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
- War; Soldiers; Campaigns & battles; Military camps; Military life
- Correspondence written by Davis to his wife and daughters on such matters as troop morale, slavery, Copperheads, camp life, and battle.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863
- War; Soldiers; Campaigns & battles; Military camps; Military life
- Correspondence written by Davis to his wife and daughters on such matters as troop morale, slavery, Copperheads, camp life, and battle.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- Wise-Clark family papers, May-December 1863
- Soldiers; War; Farmers; Teachers
- Correspondence among friends, relations, and business acquaintances of the Tillie Wise and Sam Clark families from 1855-1923.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- Charles Thomas Ackley letters to his wife, January 1864-March 1865
- Soldiers; War; Military life
- Details military service where he fought in many battles and participated in Sherman's march through Georgia.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- Miles Beaty letters, 1862-1863
- Soldiers; Prisoners of war; Prisons; Military deserters; Military hospitals; War casualties; Military camps; Sick persons; Guards
- Letters from Beaty to his family recounting his experience as a Union soldier in the 149th Regiment of the Pennsylvania infantry.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- Henderson Journal 06, November 8, 1864 - May 14, 1865
- Soldiers; Military life; Campaigns & battles
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- William Titus Rigby letters, February-April 1863
- Soldiers; War
- Letters detailing army life in 1863 for Civil War soldier William Titus Rigby of the 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Company B, including the Vicksburg campaign.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- William Titus Rigby letters, 1865-1868
- Soldiers; War
- Letters of Civil War soldier William Titus Rigby of the 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Company B. After the war he attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and graduated in 1869.
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- William Titus Rigby papers, 1860s-1910s?
- Soldiers; War; Veterans
- William Titus Rigby served in the Civil War as a second lieutenant in the 24th Iowa Infantry, Company B. Later he attained the rank of captain. He was involved in the Coldwater Expedition and the Vicksburg campaign. After the war he attended...
- Civil War Diaries and Letters
- A home at the end of the world [excerpt]
- Michael Cunningham received his MFA at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His books include Specimen Days (2005), The Hours (1998), and A Home at the End of the World (1990).
- The Daily Palette Digital Collection
- Eve in Eden
- This poem originally appeared in Volume 5, Number 6 of 100 Words, a journal published by The University of Iowa's International Writing Program between 1993 and 1998. Each piece in the journal had to be 100 words or fewer, and each issue had a...
- The Daily Palette Digital Collection