Integrated access to more than 1000 artifacts documenting President Lincoln's life, the American Civil War and railroad expansion westward. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, photographs, memorabilia and more.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Diaries, correspondence, and photographs from Iowa soldiers and their families during the American Civil War. The collection offers valuable insight on soldiers' daily activities, experiences in battles, and views on the war.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
More than 11,000 cartoons (ca. 1900-1962) by the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and conservationist. The collection also includes several audio clips from Darling's dictation recordings.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Digitized artifacts from the Iowa native and former U.S. Vice President. The collection will eventually include 67,000 items, including photographs, correspondence, and other documents.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Video recordings of presentations on U.S. foreign policy and world affairs. Speakers include presidential candidates, visiting academics, and University of Iowa faculty.
Contributing Institution:
Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
Nearly 1,000 artifacts, including correspondence by and about Abraham Lincoln, plus memorabilia such as pamphlets, playbills and portraits.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Nearly 2,000 images by Lemberger, spanning his five decades of as a photojournalist; featuring politicians such as Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, and Obama, plus rural scenes from the Midwest of barns, farms, and covered bridges.
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
Providing long-term access to nearly 2000 online videos posted by eight of the 2008 presidential candidates’ campaigns, highlighting the flurry of regional political activity leading up to the Iowa caucuses.
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Political Science, University of Iowa
Hundreds of government-issued posters (ca. 1966-2007) promoting services, programs, and initiatives to benefit the public.
Contributing Institution:
Government Publications, University of Iowa Libraries
Thousands of newspaper clippings documenting WWII in Iowa, covering topics such as prisoners of war, women's military involvement, and public health.
