Browse Collections (262 total)
Drake Relays Digital Archive
In 1910, perhaps 100 fans witnessed the first Drake Relays. This event grew from a dirt track on the outskirts of a fledgling Des Moines to become one…
Contributors: Drake University, The Drake Heritage Collections
Cedar Falls Civil War Exhibit Catalog
A catalog for an exhibit about the Civil War, shown at the Cedar Falls Historical Society from February to August 2007. The exhibit included items…
Contributors: University of Northern Iowa, Digital Collections
Grundy Center High School Concert Band
Iowa has long recognized the importance of music education in its public school curricula. Most former high school band members will recall practicing…
Contributors: University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library, Art and Music Collection
Jazz Band One Audio Collection
The School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa is recognized as one of the finest college music programs in the Midwest. Offering programs at…
Contributors: University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library, Art and Music Collection
Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz
The Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national music fraternity, began sponsoring an annual jazz concert at UNI in February 1951. The first…
Contributors: University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library, Art and Music Collection
We Love Iowa Audio Collection
With music and lyrics written by long time Des Moines area musician Bob Cook, the album "We Love Iowa" was published in 1979 as a promotional album…
Contributors: University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library, Art and Music Collection
Des Moines University Historic Photograph Collection
Accompanying the collection is the article From the Real to the Ideal; Images of Des Moines in the Progressive Era.
Contributors: Drake University, The Drake Heritage Collections
Verona Johnston Collection , Drake University
Born in Indianola, Iowa on August 6, 1890, Emma Verona Calhoun Johnston was not only the oldest living American; she was also a graduate of Drake…
Contributors: Drake University, The Drake Heritage Collections
Editorial Cartoons of J.N. "Ding" Darling, Drake University
Pulitzer Prize winner Jay Norwood 'Ding' Darling created editorial cartoons for the Des Moines Register throughout the first half of the 20th century.…
Contributors: Drake University, The Drake Heritage Collections
Looking for Ernest Tomlin Collection, Drake University
The sinking of the Titanic brought a personal loss to the students and staff at Drake University. An "A" student, Tomlin learned in 1910 that his…
Contributors: Drake University, The Drake Heritage Collections