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African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection

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: "1955 Miss SUI was black coed," October 10, 1968

: "A $10,000 drive, all expected to help," August 1, 1919

: "A group of State University girls looking for a home," August 22, 1919

: "A Mason City woman's globe-traveling career," December 7, 1971

: "A Negro girl is SUI queen," December 13, 1955

: "A pinnacle of professionalism ... a quiet kind of humanism," 1960s

: "Among the alumni"

: "At the August 31 dinner during the 1965 New Books Preview," September 20, 1965

: "Author, scholar Prestage honored at UI," October 24, 1990

: "Author snubs U of I award; cites 'racism,'" July 27, 1985

: "Awards dinner," October 6, 1976

: "Black pioneer began life in Gravity," June 9, 1991

: "Black poet says racism persists in U.S.," November 3, 1977

: "Board of directors, Esther J. Walls"

: "Book job to Esther Walls," July 31, 1971

: "Book talks appreciated"

: "Books close the gap," November 28, 1972

: "Bulletin of research in the humanities"

: "Campus sweetheart," 1955

: "Colored girl gets honors at SUI," June 20, 1919

: "Colored students in the State University of Iowa," December 19, 1913

: "Delta Sigma Theta Delta chapter: Miss Wilma Reed of Wichita, Kan., has been made a pledge," February 6, 1920

: "Delta Sigma Theta Delta chapter: Mr. J.L. Dameron, who has been ill with bronchial trouble," January 23, 1920

: "Delta Sigma Theta Delta chapter: Mr. Russell Jackson of Des Moines was a visitor," December 5, 1919

: "Delta Sigma Theta Delta chapter: The members and pledges of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity entertained," December 12, 1919

: "Delta Sigma Theta, Iowa City, Iowa items: The Easter program arranged by Miss Hazell Shaw," April 9, 1920

: "Delta Sigma Theta: The Dubois Literary Society held its meeting," March 12, 1920

: "Delta Sigma Theta: The following officers have been elected," December 9, 1920

: "Des Moines women go over top in home drive: Home at Iowa City is purchased," September 12, 1919

: "Des Moines women launch drive," August 29, 1919

: "Dora Lee Martin, 17-year-old freshman," February 2, 1956

: Dragging Currier Hall into the 20th century: first blacks to live in UI residence hall recall 1946 feat

: "'Duchess Arlene' soars above race," February 21, 2006

: Edna Griffin newspaper clippings, 1972-2000

: "Education drive profits Britain," May 8, 1967

: "Enters State University," September 19, 1919

: "Esther Walls has discussion series at New York branch library which she heads," October 26, 1962

: "Esther Walls (SUNY/Stony Brook) & Michael Albin (Library of Congress/Cairo)"

: "First negress candidate for Ph.D. in Iowa," July 20, 1941

: "Former Mason Cityan gets UNICEF board position," June 1, 1970

: "From Mason City to Uganda," June 7, 1969

: "Hall of Fame inductee reflects on difficult past," September 14, 1992

: "Harlem librarian," September 13, 1965

: "Have you heard?" April 5, 1975

: "Homecoming guest: Recruit, support minorities," October 26, 1990

: International Book Year 1972 scrapbook, vol. 1

: International Book Year 1972 scrapbook, vol. 2

: "Iowa City, Iowa, Delta Sigma Theta: A Grecian party was given by the Delta chapter," March 26, 1920

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Title: African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection
Date Created: 1860/2006
Description: More than 250 items, including photographs, news clippings, correspondence, and scrapbooks, reflecting the experience of African American women in Iowa during the 20th century.
Language: English
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Civil rights
Segregation
Racism
Universities & colleges
Activists
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American women
Subject: Time: 1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
Subject: Place: United States -- Iowa
Archival Collection: African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection; African American Women Students at the University of Iowa, 1910-1960
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. University Archives
University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives
Date Digital: 2006/2008
Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Contact Information: Contact the Iowa Women's Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/forms/iwa/
Item Type (DCMI): Collection
Item Type (AAT): photographs
clippings (information artifacts)
Item Type (IMT): jpeg