Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
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.
Sharalyn Pliler has a masters in professional writing from Maharishi University of Management, and is author of The Reluctant Vegetarian Cookbook. Her poetry has previously appeared in This Enduring Gift, an anthology of works by poets from...
This pseudo-scientific analysis of the human face, and all the feelings it is capable of expression, was partially written by Goethe, a leading expert in craniology.
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...
Concerning his encouragement to Hunt on the eve of the production of his play, i.e. The Legend of Florence; Dickens unable to attend becuase of a birthday celebration.
Concerning Marianne’s improved habits of correspondence; a visit from Betsy and Esther; his management of the paper not arising from any conflict with his brother John; his disappointment that she will be staying away longer than expected; bills...