Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

Browse Items (3125 total)

Former Drake student probably lost in wreck of steamer Titanic

Former Drake student probably lost in wreck of steamer Titanic

Newspaper article from the Drake University Daily Delphic about Ernest Tomlin being lost on the Titanic.
Hold memorial services for Ernest Tomlin

Hold memorial services for Ernest Tomlin

Newspaper article about the memorial services for Drake University student, Ernest Tomlin, after he was lost on the Titanic.
One victim was a student in Des Moines

One victim was a student in Des Moines

Newspaper article about Drake University student, Ernest Tomlin being lost in the Titanic sinking.
Special memorial services for Ernest Tomlin and Lawrence Pinkerton

Special memorial services for Ernest Tomlin and Lawrence Pinkerton

News article about memorial services for Drake University student, Ernest Tomlin, after he was lost on the Titanic.
Word received that Ernest Tomlin was not saved from the Titanic

Word received that Ernest Tomlin was not saved from the Titanic

Article appearing in the Drake University Daily Delphic newspaper about student Ernest Tomlin being lost on the Titanic.
Remember when all we had to know was the alphabet?

Remember when all we had to know was the alphabet?

Althea Beatrice Moore Smith scrapbook, 1924-1928

Althea Beatrice Moore Smith scrapbook, 1924-1928

Althea "Bee" Moore was an undergraduate student at the University of Iowa (then known as the State University of Iowa) from 1924 to 1928. Very active socially, the scrapbook's collection of photographs, clippings, invitations and concert programs…
Arlene Roberts Morris posed with bicycle, Iowa City, Iowa?, 1946

Arlene Roberts Morris posed with bicycle, Iowa City, Iowa?, 1946

Portrait taken for the cover of the first issue of Eyes magazine, an early publication about African American life and culture, in 1946. Morris also served on the Eyes magazine staff.
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.
Dragging Currier Hall into the 20th century: first blacks to live in UI residence hall recall 1946 feat

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

Output Formats

atom, csv, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2