9 10 769 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource African American Women in Iowa Collection Description An account of the resource Historian Darlene Clark Hine said: "There is an urgent need to discover and collect more primary source materials pertaining to the lives and experiences of ordinary middle western Black women in both rural and urban communities." Although Hine and her colleagues centered their efforts on African-American women in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan -- states which traditionally have had more sizable black populations than Iowa -- the history of African-American women in this state is no less important. Indeed, Iowa's African women share a collective history that is both precious and powerful but all too seldom explored. --Kathryn M. Neal, from Giving Our History a Home: The African-American Women in Iowa Project. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Freeman, Jane Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 2006-03-14 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Description An account of the resource Flip book created from painted catalog cards. All my life I've made artists' books. In fact, as a kid growing up in Miami, I believed I'd "invented" a new art genre, unaware of the history of the Surrealist and other kinds of artists' books. When I came to New York in 1974, mail art was beginning, and I had my first taste of museum-quality book works by fine artists. I learned bookbinding from Richard Minsky at the Center for the Book Arts, and immediately abandoned the craft to invent new one-of-a-kind sculptural book forms mainly from found objects. For the next ten years I made around 100 books. In the mid-80's I stopped making books to paint again. When I heard that the University of Iowa Libraries was offering an opportunity to alter disused library cards, my love of making books was rekindled. A packet of cards arrived in the mail: that night in a dream I saw the title: "Flipped Out and Superannuated." So the next day I made a flip book to honor the obsolete, tactile and much missed tradition of flipping through drawers of c Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 173618284 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource cARTalog cARTalog Collection http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0859 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the University of Iowa Libraries' Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. Subject The topic of the resource United States -- New York -- New York City 2000-2010 Title A name given to the resource Flipped out and superannuated Type The nature or genre of the resource Artists' books; Flip books Still image Bookworks Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource African American Women in Iowa Collection Description An account of the resource Historian Darlene Clark Hine said: "There is an urgent need to discover and collect more primary source materials pertaining to the lives and experiences of ordinary middle western Black women in both rural and urban communities." Although Hine and her colleagues centered their efforts on African-American women in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan -- states which traditionally have had more sizable black populations than Iowa -- the history of African-American women in this state is no less important. Indeed, Iowa's African women share a collective history that is both precious and powerful but all too seldom explored. --Kathryn M. Neal, from Giving Our History a Home: The African-American Women in Iowa Project. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Weigle, Anastasia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Description An account of the resource I studied natural science illustration and received my undergraduate degree in that field. However, after receiving my Masters of Science in Library and Information Science in archives management, I found myself drawn towards objects and ephemera. I incorporated the love of archives with my art, creating assemblages, collages and altered books. Every piece of art I make tells a story. Sometimes the story is obvious. Other times you have to find the story. The cARTalog project was perfect for me. Choosing which catalog card was simple. I did not pick the cards. The cards picked me. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 173618284 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource cARTalog cARTalog Collection http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0859 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the University of Iowa Libraries' Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. Subject The topic of the resource 2000-2010 Title A name given to the resource What doth the Lord require of thee? + understanding children Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Sculpture (Visual work) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource African American Women in Iowa Collection Description An account of the resource Historian Darlene Clark Hine said: "There is an urgent need to discover and collect more primary source materials pertaining to the lives and experiences of ordinary middle western Black women in both rural and urban communities." Although Hine and her colleagues centered their efforts on African-American women in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan -- states which traditionally have had more sizable black populations than Iowa -- the history of African-American women in this state is no less important. Indeed, Iowa's African women share a collective history that is both precious and powerful but all too seldom explored. --Kathryn M. Neal, from Giving Our History a Home: The African-American Women in Iowa Project. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Falconer, M.D. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 2006-11-07 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Description An account of the resource Sewn and sculpted paper and fabric collage incorporating catalog cards. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context falconer3.jpg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource cARTalog cARTalog Collection http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0859 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the University of Iowa Libraries' Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. Subject The topic of the resource Birds United States -- Iowa -- Strawberry Point 2000-2010 Houses Title A name given to the resource Crow college Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Collages (Visual works); Sculpture (Visual work) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/c8b90265386349d18c647625f3180ef4.jpg 037f2781fa85419b39876224e33be1ec Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 107 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iowa City Flood Description An account of the resource In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services documenting the event on the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Also included are two dozen oral history interviews, recorded by the UI Anthropology Department and by StoryCorps in collaboration with the UI Libraries, that capture the experiences of eastern Iowans affected by the flood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Story Corps Office of University Relations University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Barkey, Nanette; Hernandez, Anaid Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Black, Dan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-10-11 Description An account of the resource Interview with Dan Black (60) of Iowa City, Iowa Dan Black (age 60), Vice President of Facilities and Security at MidWestOne Bank, tells Nanette Barkey about his experience entering the flooded bank to retrieve materials from safety deposit boxes. Black remembers the surreal appearance of the bank half submerged in water. Black also recounts a picture taken of Black and a colleague in the flooded bank that was circulated in news media throughout the world. Vice president at Midwest One Bank in Iowa City region. Already had natural disaster history with Parkersburg's tornado. Lost four buildings in a fourteen day span. In Waterloo, lost one bank. About one half hour to one hour warning to evacuate. No preparation to evacuate properly (00:00:15) -- Trouble with paper deposits, file cabinets, the vault due to flooding. All communication via cellphone (00:03:29) -- Lost the bank Friday the 13th. 250 people working to get the paperwork out before the flood. Also started sandbagging - later suspended sandbagging. It was getting dangerous with the rain and thunder (00:05:29) -- Friday morning the 13th Interview with news station KWWL. Used a canoe to get to the bank. The bank was under construction when the flood hit - about a month from being completed (00:08:03) -- In the 1993 flood the facility did not suffer any damages (00:09:05) 44 inches of water in the facility in 2008 (00:09:05) -- Going to the bank in the canoe, scraped the antennae of a car they floated over (00:11:39) -- Helped other people get to their businesses to retrieve items (00:14:24) - - Customer calls from around the world to make sure that their things were not damaged. They had to extract some of the safety deposit boxes. They learned that the vault is not water tight (00:14:43) -- Have pictures when the vault was being opened. The pictures show the use of an electric/battery powered drill to extract safety deposit boxes (00:18:22) -- Photograph of Black and his colleague drilling into safety deposit boxes while paddling canoe with a shovel. This photograph used by new services around the world (00:20:50) -- The city would not allow Black and employees back into the bank to clean up and assess the damages right away, but eventually they were let back in (00:22:19) -- Friendships were formed. Sense of community. Bank customers and employees sandbagged (00:23:01) -- Lessons learned: evacuate items first, then sandbag; don't trust the experts about when the water will enter the building, there were water level predictions and history (1993 floods) but when new problems arise, such as the collapse of the levee near the railroad tracks, all bets are off (00:24:33) -- The 1993 flood did not damage the bank (00:26:51) -- Remembering the flood water: the smell, the water had oily film (00:27:25) -- Disaster recovery companies. Black didn't trust them but still had to sign a contract with them to clean the bank (00:28:35) -- Black looked at their equipment (tires on trucks) to make sure the company was trustworthy (00:30:00) -- Employees lost property in Parkersburg tornado. It was a humbling experience (00:31:40) -- Bank helped employees affected by tornado by providing them with cars and seven thousand dollars. One woman needed shoes, the bank provided her the shoes. Black recounts story of a large "mountain of a man" who started sobbing because of property loss due to tornado (00:33:00) -- "Everybody had a story" to tell. People asked Black if he would rather have a tornado or a flood. He answered "the flood" because at least you have better warning (00:34:50) -- Had images from inside the Parkersburg bank of the tornado. News services from as far away as Japan were interested in the photos (38:05) -- Problems still unresolved. FEMA helping community but not enough (39:12) -- Flood tough on people. Black has not dealt with FEMA personally, will not take aid from FEMA (00:40:38) -- Most remarkable story: drilling safety deposit boxes and canoe ride inside bank. Lasting friendships formed (00:42:19) -- Flood makes people more human and humble. Nature still more powerful than human beings (43:29) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpeg 00:44:05 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Black-Barkey.mp3 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Dept. of Anthropology; University of Iowa. Libraries. Digital Research & Publishing Relation A related resource Iowa City Flood Flood Oral Histories Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Floods Black, Dan United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 2000-2010 Evacuations Disaster relief United States -- Iowa -- Iowa River Title A name given to the resource Dan Black interviewed by Nanette Barkey about the Midwest floods of June 2008, Coralville, Iowa, October 11, 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral histories (Document genres) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/a3542e86dbb85790b278a0d4ad09122c.jpg ab76401e183a1e6be5ab8f02b07b6361 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 133 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iowa City Flood Description An account of the resource In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services documenting the event on the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Also included are two dozen oral history interviews, recorded by the UI Anthropology Department and by StoryCorps in collaboration with the UI Libraries, that capture the experiences of eastern Iowans affected by the flood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Story Corps Office of University Relations University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kohl, Pearl Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cable, Courtney; Cable, Stephen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-10-09 Description An account of the resource Interview with wife and husband Courtney Cable (28) of Blue Earth, Minnesota and Stephen Cable (31) of Sioux City, Iowa Courtney and Stephen Cable recall the problems they encountered trying to hold their wedding ceremony the weekend of the floods. The ceremony was moved three times. The ceremony ended up taking place in their new home. The couple remembers a strong storm during the wedding after-party that forced everyone inside their very warm home. The couple also recounts the difficulty of friends and family attempting to attend the wedding ceremony. Wedding was going to be on campus at Danforth Chapel (00:00:30) -- Wednesday before flood the wedding was moved to the Marriot Hotel. Couple worried because this hotel is also right on the river. Stephen's parents were sandbagging (00:00:59) -- "It was crazy" - Water all around the Marriot Hotel (00:02:30) -- Couple just bought a house, so wedding would be moved to their backyard. The rehearsal dinner turned into a meeting to plan the wedding all over again (00:03:11) -- Wondering about tables and chairs for wedding. Sonya Hunt helps provide them. Stephen attempts to figure out logistics of still having the wedding that weekend (00:04:16) -- Stephen needs a keyboard to make wedding invitations. Things previously taken for granted become apparent (00:05:54) -- "More than just wedding jitters." Friday the 13th is a fitting day for all that went wrong for the wedding planning (00:06:40) -- Courtney's mother expected her to be stressed. She was freaking out (00:07:40) -- "I started crying." It was overwhelming. Expresses feelings of wanting to help out more for the flood but unable to because of wedding (00:08:15) -- Our officiate, Sarah, lived on Riverside Dr., she was being flooded out of her house, we let her move into our house. At the wedding, all the people at our house was crazy (00:09:30) -- A sense of hopelessness, no control, you take whatever control you can (00:10:24) -- Crazy that Sarah could be flooded out of her house (00:11:01) -- Morning of the wedding, Stephen had to drive across town to print off wedding programs (00:11:30) -- Stephen was sort of glad he was not asked to help move Information Technology equipment from university buildings, but he couldn't help with the wedding taking up his time (00:12:30) -- "How do people get here?" Friends and family were concerned about being unable to get to Iowa City. It took a bridesmaid ten hours to get to Iowa City from Minneapolis (00:13:57) -- Friends from Los Angeles worried about being stranded in Des Moines, where they flew into (00:15:20) -- Planned for 130 people at the wedding. Fifty people showed up. The wedding was small, but thought it was nice to avoid a big wedding anyway (00:15:40) -- Still looked and felt like a wedding, except the groomsmen tuxedos weren't delivered (00:16:40) -- No dance with Courtney's dad at the wedding reception, which was sad (00:17:20) -- Rain, hail, wind blowing forced everyone at the wedding indoors (00:17:50) -- Very humid with everyone in the house, very hot (00:18:50) -- The couple had only been in Iowa City for a month before the wedding (00:19:00) -- For the honeymoon the couple took a cruise. It's ironic to get away from everything and spend some time on the water (00:19:30) -- Everyone's willingness to step in and help get everything done for the wedding - mowing, clearing the backyard (00:20:18) -- Sanya Hunt took care of the food and catering. She "just made it look beautiful." A friend went to Wal-Mart and bought champagne glasses (00:22:30) -- Everyone was trying to help everyone else out (00:23:30) -- Iowa City likes to sell itself as a place where everyone helps each other. I can't leave this place (00:24:06) -- It is frustrating to hear that the Jackson Pollock painting may be sold to recover the costs of flood damage at the university (00:25:40) -- Realized that the flood was going to a problem when Courtney and a friend went to see a movie one week before the wedding. The water was lapping over a bridge (00:26:37) -- Stephen realized the flood was a problem when friends were in town. He was going to meet them for drinks, rain was coming down in sheets, there was tons of lightning. "This has got to stop at one point, it is not sustainable, it will end up in a natural disaster" (00:27:50) -- Courtney is convinced she has psychic dreams about the floods (00:30:00) -- The whole experience highlighted what was already important - family and friends…and stockpiling food (00:31:00) -- Everyone wants to have validation that friends and family will be there for you during your wedding. The flood made this even more apparent (00:31:50) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpeg 00:32:09 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Cable-Cable.mp3 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Dept. of Anthropology; University of Iowa. Libraries. Digital Research & Publishing Relation A related resource Iowa City Flood Flood Oral Histories Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Floods Cable, Courtney United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 2000-2010 Evacuations Disaster relief Cable, Stephen United States -- Iowa -- Iowa River Title A name given to the resource Courtney Cable and Stephen Cable interview about the Midwest floods of June 2008, Coralville, Iowa, October 9, 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral histories (Document genres) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/2828f3faf2744de5519620ae49899c69.jpg 5cbad29e76277d3caa54bf3fdf7cfa94 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 135 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iowa City Flood Description An account of the resource In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services documenting the event on the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Also included are two dozen oral history interviews, recorded by the UI Anthropology Department and by StoryCorps in collaboration with the UI Libraries, that capture the experiences of eastern Iowans affected by the flood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Story Corps Office of University Relations University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hernandez, Anaid Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Centeno, Chae; Cheney, Cole Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-10-11 Description An account of the resource Interview with college students Chae Centeno (22) of Ottumwa, Iowa and Cole Cheney (19) of West Des Moines, Iowa Chae Centeno and Cole Cheney recall living in Iowa City as college students during the floods. Cheney recalls that the new student orientation service at the university was suspended because of the floods. Centeno and Cheney recall the impact of flooding on their summer plans. Cheney is an orientation advisor for the university. As soon as first group of new students arrived the water started to rise (00:00:40) -- Centeno had surgery at the time of the flood. Not really doing much at the time because of this. He could not take a bus or car, he had to walk several blocks to get to Cheney's fraternity house. He had no electricity or running water (00:01:00) -- Cheney had same experience as Centeno: no electricity or running water. Cheney and Centeno lived for a week together in a small apartment that had running water but no electricity or Internet (00:04:02) -- Centeno had trouble with his injury, he did not help with sandbagging. He had trouble getting around (00:07:29) -- Centeno conserves water by going to the bar (00:10:06) -- Upset about the 24 hour news coverage of the flood. Didn't show important NBA game on television (00:11:07) -- Centeno and Cheney had radio show at the university, were not able to do the radio show over the summer (00:12:00) -- Centeno did not have Accounting class for a week (00:15:00) -- Centeno and Cheney experienced the smell of the floodwater and increased mosquitoes (00:17:00) -- Centeno learned that people come together and help each other out during the flood. Cheney interacted with new types of people (00:19:00) -- Didn't pay attention to flood warnings on television the week before the flood. The university notified students/faculty that it was not advisable to come to campus (00:20:48) -- Centeno felt depressed because the flood prevented him from doing many things over the summer (00:24:03) -- Cheney recounts the university orientation's calling program. It is designed to get the students excited about coming to the university. The calling program ended up notifying students that they could not visit the university because of the flood. Some students and parents were concerned. Cheney reassured them it would be alright (00:28:20) --Feel more connected to the university and the community (00:34:00) -- Think that it is okay that the national news stopped covering the flood, but think that stopping coverage may be bad because people still need help to recover from flood damages (00:35:00) -- During the flood, Centeno and Cheney only had one magazine to share in the apartment when not playing video games (00:38:00) -- Centeno was first excited about the flood, but soon became annoyed (00:40:08) -- Centeno hopes to move out of the flood-affected area. Cheney does not believe it is a good idea to live near the river (00:43:25) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpeg 00:44:42 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Cheney-Centeno.mp3 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Dept. of Anthropology; University of Iowa. Libraries. Digital Research & Publishing Relation A related resource Iowa City Flood Flood Oral Histories Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Floods Centeno, Chae United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 2000-2010 Evacuations Disaster relief Cheney, Cole United States -- Iowa -- Iowa River Title A name given to the resource Chae Centeno and Cole Cheney interview about the Midwest floods of June 2008, Coralville, Iowa, October 11, 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral histories (Document genres) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/1da90bcece31d858509167a09f5d46f2.jpg 8752e885c07bf3fbca02ce2e0ef33c7e Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 158 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iowa City Flood Description An account of the resource In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services documenting the event on the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Also included are two dozen oral history interviews, recorded by the UI Anthropology Department and by StoryCorps in collaboration with the UI Libraries, that capture the experiences of eastern Iowans affected by the flood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Story Corps Office of University Relations University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Harder, Chris Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hammes, Jim; Hammes, Liz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-10-09 Description An account of the resource Interview with husband and wife Jim Hammes (62) of Sigourney, Iowa and Liz Hammes (62) of Millersburg, Iowa Jim (age 62) and Liz (age 62) Hammes, owners of the Thatcher Moblie Home Park, recall the community effort involved in building a sandbag dike that saved many mobile homes from the floods. President George W. Bush, along with Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Congressman Dave Loebsack, visited the mobile home park during the floods. Going to head to a wedding, it was canceled. How deal with flood and the trailer park? It is a large acreage; concerns about sandbagging; realized by Friday night situation would be bad (00:00:26) -- Many kids helping with parents. Man from city recommended building a dike with bulldozer (00:02:05) -- Lawyers, doctors came; a homeless man came and worked for a meal; bikers helped (00:03:39) -- Congressman Loebsack helped to sandbag; Salvation Army helped greatly (00:05:19) -- Many volunteers came after work; Fire Dept. brought lights to help work at night (00:06:35) -- Couldn't get sand, quarried their own; Governor Culver visited, made calls to get more sand (00:07:42) -- One night in big storm, nobody wanted to stop working; son's house used as office. Son got engaged to a woman he met during sandbagging. 10 pumps going at once in trailer park (00:09:16) -- National Guard came & brought equipment (00:11:44) -- Told to evacuate trailer park; kept pumps going (00:12:20) -- Friends helped with packing (00:13:02) -- Many residents lived through '93 flood, more prepared this time (00:14:12) -- Liz and Jim took a camper to stay in son's yard inside the trailer park (00:15:27) -- Maintaining humor & good spirits (00:16:29) -- Jim - the flood changed his outlook on operating business; better relationship with tenants (00:17:15) -- Fish caught in pumps; Mayor came and offered help (00:18:30) -- Dike was 3,000 ft. long; President Bush visited; Culver came again and Loebsack (00:19:12) -- Secret Service checkout the place before the president (00:20:44) -- Glad to be a success story; city helped to build dike, now the city wants it removed (00:21:52) -- 60 homes saved; Jim and Liz got letters from volunteers for motivation (00:22:40) -- Streets rebuilt in park; engineering help from city (00:23:49) -- Ate McDonald's meals during sandbagging, it tasted like steak. Concern about keeping dike intact because city wants it removed (00:25:07) -- Tenants become closer because of the flood; one volunteer lives there now (00:26:46) -- Everybody has some helpful jobs to assist in flood prevention efforts (00:28:25) -- Strong National Guardsmen throwing sandbags around with one arm (00:29:35) -- Had 2 hour evacuation notice; families did very well to evacuate (00:30:56) -- Helping other businesses in building dikes, it was community effort to make sure everyone was safe from flood (00:33:22) -- Finding whatever sand available; very costly financially, but business intact (00:34:33) -- Groundwater even after flood; continued flooding. Sandbags thrown in storm sewer, floodwater came up from the sewer anyway (00:36:03) -- Everybody working together; female reporters in heels walking through mud (00:38:22) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpeg 00:38:54 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hammes-Hammes.mp3 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Dept. of Anthropology; University of Iowa. Libraries. Digital Research & Publishing Relation A related resource Iowa City Flood Flood Oral Histories Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Floods Hammes, Jim United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 2000-2010 Evacuations Disaster relief Hammes, Liz United States -- Iowa -- Iowa River Title A name given to the resource Jim Hammes and Liz Hammes interview about the Midwest floods of June 2008, Iowa City, Iowa, October 9, 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral histories (Document genres) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/d8821ceba632e4f62728abc67a126d36.jpg b93bf29844b88654e91e48d5d6b5c8ed Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 110 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iowa City Flood Description An account of the resource In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services documenting the event on the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Also included are two dozen oral history interviews, recorded by the UI Anthropology Department and by StoryCorps in collaboration with the UI Libraries, that capture the experiences of eastern Iowans affected by the flood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Story Corps Office of University Relations University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Font, Teresa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miller, Judy; Miller Kenneth L. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-10-07 Description An account of the resource Interview with wife and husband Judy Miller (50) of Dubuque, Iowa and Kenneth L. Miller (46) of Casper, Wyoming Judy (age 50) and Kenneth (age 46) Miller remember the flooding of their home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The couple recall many good Samaritans that have helped the Miller's recover as the couple attempts to rebuild their home. Tuesday night Judy planned to sandbag (00:00:37) -- Ken said Judy shouldn't because the house would be evacuated (00:01:26) -- Judy's car was near Dairy Queen in Cedar Rapids, she did get car and it would have been flooded if she didn't. Ken is disabled. Asked meter man to show her how to turn off meter in basement. Loaded up stuff & dogs - 2 basset hounds. Judy grew up in Dubuque her whole life did not really know how to prepare for flood; tried to make decisions about what to do; did not really understand that water would be higher than basement; neighbors told Judy that previous flood only gave couple feet of water in their basement (00:01:30) -- Left Harley motorcycle (Ken's 40th birthday present); friend took it to Dan's brother's garage (00:06:02) -- 103-year-old home took water up to the ceiling in the garage; lost 4 cars (00:07:00) -- Lost everything on the first floor; neighbors helped (00:07:49) -- Makes you feel good when people come by and help; co-worker gives Judy a hug daily and give moral support. Would have had house paid for in 10 years if not for flood. There are good people (00:08:24) -- Seen side of human race - good side - one church gave out $100.00 gift certificate; another person gave $100.00 bill; things like this blew Judy away (00:09:43) -- People in Judy's van pool gave her brand new coffee maker (00:10:50) -- Ken: had to be on waiting list for contractors; Ken was lucky that he could do some of the work himself; said lost 4 cars; he is restoring one himself; he is going to save the pool table as well JM: Z29 68 that he is restoring to pass on to his son. Judy admires Ken's patience. Toughest thing is the heart wrenching things - 3 weeks before flood had to put 14 year old basset hound down; week of flood had to put down 14 year old cat (00:11:25) -- Got a puppy after the flood; he makes them laugh; because of flood he got parvo; died end of August. Judy didn't think she could take anymore. The puppy was their sunshine when they felt like throwing in the towel (00:14:30) -- Week or so ago got 7 ½ month old puppy; have 8 year old basset that was abused; adopted him (age 4?). New dog "Reily" gives them new hope (00:15:00) -- Dog loves them unconditionally; does not care if they have to cook out of the garage (00:17:00) -- Do not take things for granted like hot water; learned to live without TV; cook with gas grill and crockpot. We both come from good strong German stock. Judy- didn't know if they could make the house safe enough for Ken's health and new grandchild (00:17:35) -- Became grandparents Sept 1st, it was a happy moment (00:18:50) -- We are making our house better than before; the good side of the flood; awesome furnace now; concerned about Ken's lung disease and the new baby's health (00:20:00) -- Making the home healthier and compatible for old age; ramp, shower bar etc.; reconfigure house and make bigger; now can fit large family in house for holidays (00:21:00) -- Ken - windows are now modern technology; say goodbye to 103 year old windows; flood exposed wood rot so they were able to fix it; like getting a new house Judy - house is greener now; basement is much better; less bugs (00:23:00) -- Judy - I remember when I packed to evacuate. I forgot to pack underwear for you (Ken)…had to go buy new ones. Thursday 12 June at the veterinarian with Wriggly (pet), was called and told water was high; Judy started to cry; veterinarian tech offered help, offered a place to stay; people like that were heroes. Friday 13th saw how high the water was at the mother mosque; Judy took dogs for walk and had a good cry; did not want Ken to see her cry. Called FEMA and asked to start paperwork. Ken - Had to run on generators for energy at the house; had 7 gas cans @ gas station; Met a lady and sons from Boise, Idaho helped Judy and Ken remove the kitchen floor (00:24:47) -- People from Sioux City helped gut basement; haul out stuff; they had only met once; another couple brought them a generator; people, again, that they barely knew; they have made new friends due to the flood (00:28:00) -- Adam worked very hard on our house; now that he is a dad he is busy, but comes out every chance he gets. People at hospital give support. I have worked there 23 years. UI Hospital has given money. Co-workers have given time & help. Susan threw a Pampered Chef party to replace some of Judy's housewares (kitchen equipment). Judy is very concerned about what to save and what to throw away. The last pictures of Rerun and Radar, pictures of my mom out of the cedar chest. Judy salvaged Ken's Boyscout uniform (00:30:00) -- Judy - I remember the time you gave me a patch off your uniform. Ken - You deserved it. Judy - I'll be glad when we get back to old routine, when biggest worry is what to put in the crockpot (00:33:47) -- Just think how many people are far behind us. We didn't shut windows 2 months (00:35:00) -- Someone broke into the house! Judy - going to work has kept me sane. Everyone has been so good to me at work and very understanding (00:36:00) -- Had to heat water on grill to do dishes; taking showers is hard; lots of tears; dogs - walking them is good; dogs love me unconditionally. Biggest hurdle was when got house treated/sanitized for mildew. Big deal to new the windows and doors (00:39:00) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpeg 00:40:56 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Miller-Miller.mp3 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Dept. of Anthropology; University of Iowa. Libraries. Digital Research & Publishing Relation A related resource Iowa City Flood Flood Oral Histories Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Floods Miller, Judy United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 2000-2010 Evacuations Disaster relief Miller Kenneth L. United States -- Iowa -- Iowa River Title A name given to the resource Judy Miller and Kenneth Miller interview about the Midwest floods of June 2008, Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa, October 7, 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral histories (Document genres) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/2c1d5c8ce435314a022cbbb52ccc2779.jpg c24e9d7e78a82f7e314338ae4b6f4472 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 124 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iowa City Flood Description An account of the resource In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services documenting the event on the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Also included are two dozen oral history interviews, recorded by the UI Anthropology Department and by StoryCorps in collaboration with the UI Libraries, that capture the experiences of eastern Iowans affected by the flood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Story Corps Office of University Relations University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Saide, David Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hunt, Sanja; Hunt, Maja Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-10-07 Description An account of the resource Interview with mother and daughter Sanja Hunt (57) of Zagreb, Croatia and Maja Hunt (32) of Iowa City, Iowa Sanja (age 57) and Maja (age 32) Hunt, who own and operate the floral shop Every Bloomin' Thing, recall attempting to cater three weddings the weekend that their shop was flooded. Maja's home was turned into the store during the flooding. Sanja discusses preventative measures taken when restoring the store's building, so that restoration in the event of a future flood will not require as much time and resources. We own the flower shop Every Blooming Thing. From our porch can see the river. On Friday the 13th of June time was like a whirlwind. We started evacuating 10 days before flood (00:50:00) -- Maja was called Thursday morning for notice of evacuation (00:01:47) -- The grass got so saturated, could not get into driveway. Had three weddings that weekend. On Saturday there was five feet of water in the store. Getting flowers ready for weddings was a problem. The store was evacuated on Thursday; weddings were to be on Saturday, didn't know where the weddings would take place (00:02:05) -- Receptions: IMU reception canceled; Englert changed; reception at the Marriot canceled; Maja called Sanja at 8 a.m. asking for help, they pulled it off - 3 weddings completed; married just before thunderstorm came through 3:30 p.m. (00:04:11) -- Water was low enough for ducks to swim; water receded to ankle deep; every single thing in the store was upset; unbelievable stench; had to step over everything; everything collapsed into mud and water. The funny thing that the front door was not busted. The store clearly did not have rushing waters, but was still devastated; flowers were dying of thirst; water was coming in from every crevice it could find; cooler doors were broken (00:06:20) -- Sanja - I did that on purpose (leave the lights on) (00:10:13) -- Maja - "Honey everything is floating" I did not have the emotional strength ; 1993 went over the road and then went down, it was nothing like '93; eerie quietness, everything was silence, we are used to hustle and bustle for weeks it was like that; the stench was terrible; no action going on anywhere; water picked up the picnic table and was propped on the fence (00:11:02) -- Maja- It's been 4 months and we are still recovering; wore flashlight on my head like a miner; bus, worms, stinky, slimy; I know how much glass was back there; no way to bring machinery in. Had to pick up glass one piece at a time (00:13:50) -- I worked every night. Cost $625 to rent a Wetvac, it was the first thing I bought to suck out water (00:15:25) -- Every night for weeks I did not go home after dark knocking down dry wall; take & toss all electrical wires, every piece of wiring and insulation ripped out; the floor bubbled; it seems like it is still dragging on & on (00:16:12) -- If we flood again we will rip the building from the outside. We have rubber wall & everything on wheels & stainless steel. Everything can be power washed (00:17:20) -- I lost count at 16 dump loads of trash taken out from the store, everything toast (00:18:00) -- I don't ever remember having been so scared moving the coolers so no one will get hurt (00:20:00) -- All brides got married, & daily flower delivery; business dropped off 30%; routed drivers (00:20:52) -- Sanja's whole house was full of flowers. As devastating as it was, we found ways to make changes for the better in the store. The flood as "a break & learning experience" - Sanja - when lost employees I learned things I never would have learned otherwise (00:22:00) -- "Non-stop, everyday" (00:23:00) -- So much stress accumulated. Got quite a few calls from individuals in the neighborhood worried about our business; people stopping by & letting us know they cared (00:24:00) -- Maja - I thought I could whip everything in shape, but no, it is painstakingly slow, slow progress; cooler has been there for three weeks & still not done; "If it floods next time, Coralville City will be knocked out;" I would go crazy if we had to suffer through a new flood (00:25:00) -- "Barely be ready for Thanksgiving;" nice to see businesses come back in the area (00:28:00) -- We lost everything that could disintegrate in water - baskets, ribbons, stuffed animals. "Everything gone," documents lost. Maja - I thought water was going to be 3 feet in the building, brought everything up to 4 feet high. We lost all our cards; had just paid $625 for new cards, just paid the bill. Lost every balloon…"the little things I forgot about." Every time I turn around I see a new thing; lost all paper to wrap plants in (00:29:00) -- The ceiling sagged from moisture. Ripped out the entire ceiling, it is now bare. But it looks good now; high efficiency windows; a lot of energy improvements (00:35:20) -- When people come in they like it, airy, space, floor, "I think floor looks great." Sanja - we've learned a lot; place looks great; learned how to run the place & how to rely on each other. "This event in people's lives, go into a state of shock, and you just do, you react." "What are you going to do if you flood next year?" "Can't worry about it" (00:37:00) -- I don't think we could have relocated. The location was very important for our store. Four weddings & a party using only Sanja's kitchen 8 x 12 feet, no garage, nothing, used entire house, created a green house in bathtub, converted one of bedrooms into a cooler. Are glad to have customers and be back in business (00:40:10) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpeg 00:41:58 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hunt-Hunt.mp3 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Dept. of Anthropology; University of Iowa. Libraries. Digital Research & Publishing Relation A related resource Iowa City Flood Flood Oral Histories Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Floods Hunt, Sanja United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 2000-2010 Evacuations Disaster relief Hunt, Maja United States -- Iowa -- Iowa River Title A name given to the resource Sanja Hunt and Maja Hunt interview about the Midwest floods of June 2008, Iowa City, Iowa, October 7, 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral histories (Document genres) https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/42c3d4cb32eeb21a5cd9689fb5cbf327.jpg edff6dec924da24468809e0aec863d5a Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 126 Height 120 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iowa City Flood Description An account of the resource In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services documenting the event on the University of Iowa campus and in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Also included are two dozen oral history interviews, recorded by the UI Anthropology Department and by StoryCorps in collaboration with the UI Libraries, that capture the experiences of eastern Iowans affected by the flood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Story Corps Office of University Relations University of Iowa Department of Anthropology Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Simons, Noah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilcox, Thomas; Wilcox, Joel Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-10-11 2008-10-11 Description An account of the resource Interview with father and adopted son Joel Wilcox (56) of Des Moines, Iowa and Thomas Wilcox (16) of Korea Joel (age 56) and Thomas (age 16) Wilcox recall the flooding of their home on Taft Speedway Street in Iowa City, Iowa. The home had been raised eight (8) feet since the 1993 flooding in the area. The home's first living floor was not flooded in 2008. Joel and Thomas recall moving into temporary housing and the emotional impact this had on their lives. 2nd flood for Thomas and Joel; Thomas 1 year old in 1993; seminal experience of Joel's life; Joel anticipating what would happen. Home destroyed and rebuilt in 1 year in 1993; house raised 8 feet in 1993 rebuild; amount added was just enough- Living area of house not flooded in 2008 basement has some water (00:00:10) -- Out of home for 6 weeks over summer; all of their neighbors were flooded (00:02:20) -- Thomas notes that the flood was an inconvenience, not terribly affected (00:03:00) -- Dubuque St. flooded and closed; had to use Foster Road; lots of time needed to travel through town (00:03:20) -- Family stayed at Idyllwild for 4 days before Idyllwild was evacuated (00:04:08) -- Summer break was altered for Thomas by two moves; stayed with Grandma, then friend; final housing situation brought family together from staying at different places (00:06:03) -- Being together at that time helped ease the feeling of natural growing apart as kids grow up (00:07:36) -- Anxiety of not knowing where the water level was in their house while displaced (00:08:50) -- Neighbor calls to tell that he swam into their house and found that no water had gotten to their living level (00:10:00) -- Hours of scrubbing during clean up; lots of mud in basement and garage (00:10:44) -- Assistance from Parkview Church group to haul away things from basement (00:11:15) -- Felt wounded to clean out house; glad to have help from people who he didn't know (00:12:47) -- Joel talks about community fears of being robbed (00:13:51) -- Joel talks about racial tensions of clean-up process; says there were a lot of Mexicans hired by Idyllwild to do clean-up (00:14:00) -- Son disagrees that race was an issue (00:15:00) -- Neighborhood worried about workers coming into the neighborhood (00:15:30) -- Son doesn't have much of a feeling of loss (00:15:46) -- Recovery process more difficult compared to that of the Flood of 1993 (00:16:21) -- Joel gained valuable experience learning how to rewire house (00:17:31) -- Thomas not aware of the extent to which the university responded; did note he knew they sandbagged Mayflower dorm and that IMU was destroyed (00:18:00) -- Son and father both helped sandbag at Parkview Church through Idyllwild (00:18:53) -- Surprised at the level of sandbagging help that was needed; sandbags only work if you really don't need them. Only one building, the Lindquist Center, was actually saved by sandbagging (00:19:40) -- Thomas learned to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst (00:21:07) -- Joel's mothers' condo in Idyllwild got water in it and is still not back in due to legal problems with condo bylaws (00:22:00) -- Joel concerned about how what the University decides to do, like a levee, will affect the community; difficulty in seeing the big picture in what is going to serve the greatest interest (00:23:39) -- Joel surprised at how fast rebuilding after 1993 produced offers for house that would justify the investment (00:25:30) -- Thomas's worst aspect was the feeling of not knowing what was going to happen to the house, worse than the recovery (00:26:48) -- Joel tallying where the water would be in the house compared to the water level at the same house form 1993 flood (00:28:00) -- Water peaked at 31 feet; 33 feet predicted; Army Corps of Engineers posting 35 feet was the record (00:29:00) -- Thomas surprised by the number of people who didn't help sandbag (00:31:00) -- Joel has opposite reaction to Thomas' reaction to flood recovery efforts, very surprised and happy with community turnout (00:31:40) -- Joel very depressed during the '93 flood; this time he went to a doctor to do preventative care so as to not have anxiety (00:32:30) -- Joel felt joy in the middle of the flood when he got that call from his neighbor; gave him a sense of hope (00:34:00) -- Thomas spent a week at a friend's house; it helped to forget about the flood; some new friends were made on account of the displacement (00:35:35) -- Joel states that there is not yet a sense of normalcy; still planning for the next time so there's no loss; still too early basically for normalcy; working on house repairs (00:37:13) -- Things have returned to normal for Thomas, back at school with the exception of some cleaning, everything feels normal (00:39:00) -- Just now getting house winterized just in time for cold weather (00:40:20) -- Joel's final thoughts - living close to the river brings certain elements that have to be taken in consideration, a sensitivity is needed in order to anticipate natural cycles more than someone who lives away from sources of natural disasters (00:41:46) -- Joel feels that floods could be a climate change issue or a fluke, not sure which (00:43:27). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpeg 00:42:33 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wilcox-Wilcox.mp3 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Dept. of Anthropology; University of Iowa. Libraries. Digital Research & Publishing Relation A related resource Iowa City Flood Flood Oral Histories Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Floods Wilcox, Thomas United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 2000-2010 Evacuations Disaster relief Wilcox, Joel United States -- Iowa -- Iowa River Title A name given to the resource Joel Wilcox and Thomas Wilcox interview about the Midwest floods of June 2008, Iowa City, Iowa, October 11, 2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral histories (Document genres)