Browse Collections (262 total)
Historic Iowa Children's Diaries
Led by the staff of the Old Capitol Museum on the University of Iowa Pentacrest, this project seeks to connect Iowa 4th through 6th graders with state…
Contributors: University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives, State Historical Society of Iowa
Henry A. Wallace Collection
Iowa native Henry A. Wallace (1888-1965), the 33rd vice president of the United States, occupies a unique niche within American history, at the…
Contributors: University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections
Evelyn Birkby Collection
On May 15, 1950, Evelyn Birkby took her weekly Shenandoah Evening Sentinel "Up a Country Lane" column on the air with KMA radio station, changing its…
Contributors: University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives
Eve Drewelowe Digital Collection
In 1924, native Iowan Eve Drewelowe received the first graduate degree in fine arts granted by The University of Iowa. She then married Jacob Van Ek,…
Contributors: University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa, School of Art and History
Dentistry College Class Photographs
In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, class photo boards (1883-1967) were converted to digital…
Contributors: University of Iowa Archives, University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Civil War Diaries and Letters
This digital collection contains diaries and related items of soldiers from Iowa who fought in the American Civil War (1861-1865). The documents offer…
Contributors: University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections
Calvin Geological Photographs
During the mid-1800's photography became a popular hobby and natural tool for scientists. Samuel Calvin, Professor of Natural Sciences at the…
Contributors: University of Iowa, Department of Geoscience
Hixson Plat Map Atlases of Iowa
95 plat books, published by W.W. Hixson & Co. in 1930, showing land ownership maps for townships in Iowa counties. The maps include some topographic…
Contributors: University of Iowa Archives
University of Iowa Libraries Bookbinding Models
The Historical Bookbinding Model Collection is a resource used in book studies courses at the University of Iowa. These models represent and…
Contributors: University of Iowa Libraries
John P. Vander Maas Railroadiana
The John P. Vander Maas Railroadiana Collection, held by the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department, includes hundreds of…
Contributors: University of Iowa, Libraries Special Collections