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Proceedings of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs held in Bethel A.M.E. Church, Davenport, Iowa, May 24-26 inclusive, 1920

Proceedings of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs held in Bethel A.M.E. Church, Davenport, Iowa, May 24-26 inclusive, 1920

[Officers and members] -- Enrolled clubs with their presidents -- Report of credential committee -- Minutes of the nineteenth annual convention... -- Recording secretary's report -- Report of the auditing committee -- Report of the corresponding…
Proceedings of the eighteenth annual session of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs held in Odd Fellows Hall, Marshalltown, Iowa, May 26, 27, 28, inclusive 1919

Proceedings of the eighteenth annual session of the Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs held in Odd Fellows Hall, Marshalltown, Iowa, May 26, 27, 28, inclusive 1919

[Officers and members] -- Clubs enrolled and presidents -- Report of credential committee -- Minutes... -- Heads of departments -- Annual address of the president, Martha F. White. "Reconstruction of the American negro" -- Report of officers and…
Pamphlet advertising fund raising drive for dormitory for African American women students

Pamphlet advertising fund raising drive for dormitory for African American women students

Oral history interview with Helen Focht [excerpt]

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.
Oral history interview with Dora Martin Berry, August 14, 1997 [excerpts]

Oral history interview with Dora Martin Berry, August 14, 1997 [excerpts]

Dora Martin Berry's recollections of becoming the first African American to win the Miss State University of Iowa pageant.
Oral history interview with Barbara Brown James, May 18, 1998 [excerpts]

Oral history interview with Barbara Brown James, May 18, 1998 [excerpts]

Barbara Brown James' recollections of college experiences at The University of Iowa in the 1940s.
Negro business and information directory

Negro business and information directory

In addition to business listings, includes informational, historical and inspirational items.
Multiracial quartet in performance, First United Methodist Church, Iowa City, Iowa, late 1940s

Multiracial quartet in performance, First United Methodist Church, Iowa City, Iowa, late 1940s

Pictured at right is Esther J. Walls; the others are unknown University of Iowa students.
Milwaukee field hockey club, The University of Iowa, November 1948

Milwaukee field hockey club, The University of Iowa, November 1948

Members of Local P-31 union, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1970s?

Members of Local P-31 union, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1970s?

Jane Burleson is pictured in front row, second from left.
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