The Blue Triangle Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association of Des Moines was founded in 1919 to offer segregated programs for the African-American community. In 1947 it merged with the main branch of the YWCA as part of a nationwide…
Contents: Acceptance letter to State University of Iowa graduate college, Mar. 28, 1949; C.E. Cousins' letter (State University of Iowa), Aug. 2, 1949; S. Joe Brown's invitation to Founder's Day dinner, Nov. 12, 1949
Diaries of siblings O.C., Mary, and R. Amanda Shelton from the 1860s and a speech written by R. Amanda Shelton in 1911 about her experiences during the Civil War. O.C. Shelton served as an officer in the Iowa Infantry 45th Regiment and died of…
Diaries of siblings O.C., Mary, and R. Amanda Shelton from the 1860s and a speech written by R. Amanda Shelton in 1911 about her experiences during the Civil War. O.C. Shelton served as an officer in the Iowa Infantry 45th Regiment and died of…
