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Hawkeye 1953 [excerpt]

Hawkeye 1953 [excerpt]

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.
Correspondence between Helen Downey and University of Iowa administration, 1919

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.
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 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.
Esther Walls' speeches, 1959

Esther Walls' speeches, 1959

Contents: Speech given to Milwaukee Public Library about the ALA Young Adult Services Division Project on Africa -- "The Role of the Negro Woman: Its Implications for Today" -- Speech given to NYPL branch library in Mott Haven about traveling in West…
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.
Esther Walls' speeches, 1960s

Esther Walls' speeches, 1960s

Contents: The New Negro, Detroit, 1963; People and Places - a personal reappraisal, Mason City, Iowa, 1969
Esther Walls' speeches, undated

Esther Walls' speeches, undated

Contents: Christian Women Waging the Battle for Life; Experiences as a Young Adult Librarian, New York State Teacher's College, Dept. of Library Education, Geneseo, New York
Esther Walls' correspondence with National Book Committee and report on trip to Africa, 1965-1972

Esther Walls' correspondence with National Book Committee and report on trip to Africa, 1965-1972

Contents: Cover letter to Esther Walls from Miriam Braverman Sept. 12, 1972; Letter to Miriam Braverman Sept. 19, 1972; Report of West Africa trip, June-July 1965