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Dance card for Alpha Theta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Spring Semi-Formal Party, May 15, 1948

Dance card for Alpha Theta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Spring Semi-Formal Party, May 15, 1948

Dance card with personal inscription to Esther Walls.
Dance card for Dad's Day Dance All University Party, November 14, 1947

Dance card for Dad's Day Dance All University Party, November 14, 1947

Dance card with personal inscription to Esther Walls.
"Texas girl, 17, collects majority of male votes," December 12, 1955

"Texas girl, 17, collects majority of male votes," December 12, 1955

The negro student at the University of Iowa: a sociological study

The negro student at the University of Iowa: a sociological study

MartinBerry019

MartinBerry019

"Presenting Dora Lee, queen of the campus," February 9, 1956

"Presenting Dora Lee, queen of the campus," February 9, 1956

These articles contrast the experiences of two African American college students, Dora Martin and Autherine Lucy.
Correspondence between Orval Nielsen and University of Iowa President Virgil Hancher, December 1955

Correspondence between Orval Nielsen and University of Iowa President Virgil Hancher, December 1955

Correspondence between LeMars Elementary Schools Principal Orval Nielsen and University of Iowa President Virgil Hancher regarding the election of an African American homecoming queen.
"Her vision, her way"

"Her vision, her way"

Program for University of Iowa Homecoming, 1990 [excerpt]

Program for University of Iowa Homecoming, 1990 [excerpt]

Excerpted are pages regarding honored alumna Jewel Prestage.
"It is not the brains that matter most," January 1991

"It is not the brains that matter most," January 1991