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Correspondence between Helen Downey and University of Iowa administration, 1919

Concerning the president's endorsement of a fund drive to provide housing for African American Students on campus.

Oral history interview with Helen Focht [excerpt]

Excerpted is Helen Focht's account of a trial integration of University of Iowa's Currier Hall in the summer of 1954 and her recollections of Betty (Arnett) Ward, the African American student involved in the integration.

"Trustees of Iowa federation home holds meeting," December 23, 1920

"People of the trustee board of Iowa federation home," September 2, 1920

"Tag day: July 18-19 will be tag days all over the state," July 11, 1919

Tag day advertisement, July 11, 1919

"Tag day: Watch for the date," June 27, 1919

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

Iowa Federation Home, operated by Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs

Pamphlet describing the Iowa Federation Home, 942 Iowa Ave., Iowa City, Iowa. It was founded by the Iowa Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs in 1919 to house African American female students at the University of Iowa. <br><br> Contents:…

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