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Iowa State Fairgrounds

The first Iowa State Fair held in Fairfield, Iowa Oct. 25-27, 1854. The fair moved between various cities before settling in Des Moines in 1879. Fairs were held in West Des Moines in an area known as Brown's Park until 1886, when the General…

Mead family papers, July-December 1861

Correspondence of James Mead, who joined the army in 1862 and served in both the Iowa Infantry Volunteers and the U.S. Colored Volunteer Infantry.

Letter to the New York Chamber of Commerce, September 17, 1864

Letter intended to solicit contributions to the Southern Iowa Soldiers Fair.

Mead family papers, July-December 1861

Correspondence of James Mead, who joined the army in 1862 and served in both the Iowa Infantry Volunteers and the U.S. Colored Volunteer Infantry.

Letter to the New York Chamber of Commerce, September 17, 1864

Letter intended to solicit contributions to the Southern Iowa Soldiers Fair.

Friendship memories of school days, 1933-1936

Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Corrie (Birkby's maiden name); chronicles her high school years, which began in Prairie City, continued in Waukee, and ended with graduation from Sidney High School.

University of Iowa headquarters at the Iowa State Fair, The University of Iowa, August 1923

University of Iowa headquarters at the Iowa State Fair, The University of Iowa, August 1921

University of Iowa headquarters at the Iowa State Fair, The University of Iowa, August 1921

Commencements, The University of Iowa, 1927-1934

Contents: University of Iowa Commencement 1927-1928 -- Commencement 1930, Herbert Hoover -- Commencement 1931 -- Commencement 1932

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