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This collection includes newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, memoirs, and other material related to the history of the community of Grinnell, Iowa.
Materials are arranged according to the Iowa Room classification system.
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Articles, "Corn is still a bright spot in Grinnell. Grinnell Herald-Register, April, 10, 1975
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Article from The Congregationalist.
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Anonymous article on the history of Arbor Lake and a postcard.
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E. S. Bartlett was one of the earliest settlers in Grinnell.
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Typescript copy of Bartlett's diary. Location of original is unknown.
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newspaper clippings
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A timeline of Grinnell published by the Grinnell Herald-Register, including when local businesses or local branches of bussinesses were established, as well as photographs of front pages of the Herald-Register from the past year.
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Handwritten recollection.
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Master's thesis for University of Iowa degree.
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Photocopy of Celestine Bloomfield's senior seminar paper, A Report on Former Black Residents of Grinnell, 1974. Original paper is in 73.65B62r.
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Information about the quilt created to celebrate the U. S. Bicentennial. Includes photograph. The quilt is stored separately.
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Clippings and other articles describing life in Grinnell at the turn of the 20th Century (1900).
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Correspondence with L. F. Parker concerning the closing of the Grinnell public schools to black students in the 1860s. Includes a brief mention of John Brown's visit to Grinnell.
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W. S. Brewer's reminiscence of growing up in Grinnell. Published in the Grinnell Herald Register, Dec. 3, 1942.
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20pB78m Denis Brogan, Grinnell Feature in Scottish Newspaper, Herald-Register, April 15, 1965. 20pB78l Patrick Brogan, Londoner's view of Grinnell. Herald-Register, March 24, 1975.
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Bibliography compiled by Byron Worley '81.
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Chicago Tribune article from May 26, 2006 about banks designed by Louis Sullivan. Includes the Jewel Box Bank. Written by Blair Kamin, Tribune architecture critic.
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Research paper on the Sullivan Bank. Includes photographs of the architectural features.
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photocopies of the bank block from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
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Photocopy of Abraham Burnham's reminiscences of life in Grinnell. It includes counting 1600 Indians salking single-file across the prairie and joining the Union army at age 13. Copied courtesy of Claire Fenner, Burnham's great-grandson.
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Reminiscences of Cushman's life in Grinnell from 1875 to 1944.
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Key to the real people fictionalized in the book, Cabin on the Second Ridge.
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Campbell Trust
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Plans for the Central Park History Walk.
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Clipping of Des Moines Register article by Charles E. Payne of the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Grinnell College.
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Article in Russian Magazine America.
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Letter to L. F. Parker about early days in Grinnell, especially about his father, T. B. Clark.
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Jason Clayworth's article in the Des Moines Register, March 14, 1999. "Small-town cab drivers: Steddy pace, loyal customers".
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Photograph of 5th Ave. and Broad St. at night.
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Community directory by Chamber of Commerce. Grinnell is Living, 1958 and Grinnell Jewel of the Prairie, 2007.
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incomplete. Typed manuscript and carbon copy.
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handwritten research notes.
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CD of Powerpoint presentation given June, 2005. 2 copies.
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51 p. booklet.
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Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the First Congregational Church of Grinnell, Iowa.
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Dedication program, Together We Build fro the Future booklet, Laying of the Corner Stone (1952) booklet.
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Program and Statement of Belief.
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Drawing.
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Various brochures, letters, stewardship materials, music.
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A history of the first fifty years of the Congregational Church. Published 1905. By L.F. Parker.
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newspaper clippings.
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Transcript of minutes on the building of the First Congregational Church. Handwritten sheets. From the L.F. Parker papers.
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3 copies
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Includes church records registers of members, records fo the First Congregational Society (1860-1900), and lists of church leaders.
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newspaper clipping from Des Moines Tribune. no date.
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Newspaper clipping from Des Moines Register, June7. 1970.
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Newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald-Register, August 26, 1954. Excerpts from a letter on early days in Grinnell and the Grinnell Family.
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Materials collected by Ben Graham on the spread of Dutch Elm disease in Grinnell. Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, and data. 2 folders.
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Booklet published by Ray & Frisbe, Aug. 1916. 5 copies.
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Real estate advertisement.
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1 sheet advertisement listing Farms for Sale
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Student paper
Donated by Shealey Sieck, January 3, 2013.
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Booklet produced to celebrate the first 75 years (1902-1977) of the church. Includes "History of the Grinnell United Presbyterian Church" by Norman R. Hockett. Also includes an update, First United Presbyterian Church, 1902-1984.
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Notes compiled by Dorrie Lalonde.
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Biographical sketches of ten Grinnell ministers published in the Grinnell Herald-Register, Nov. 1978-Mar. 1979. Written by Porter French. Also included is a biographical sketch of Porter French by Dennis Haas.
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pamphlet produced by Friends of Stewart Library. Not dated.
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Clippings and manuscripts, also a pamphlet giving an account of proceedings of the annual banquet, Feb. 22, 1883. Title of organization varies; Old People's Fraternity, Old Folk's Association.
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Clipping from Grinnell Herald Register written by French journalist, Renee Gossett
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Newspaper clipping from the Grinnell Herald Register on the termination of passenger rail service to Grinnell.
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Information on the Clark Fountain designed by Walter Burley Griffin.
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Booklet publlshed by the School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 31 p.
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Programs and related materials.
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Material related to Walter Burley Griffin.
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Copy of Reflections, no. 9, Spring 1993. Contains article on Griffin by Paul Kruty and a photographic essay on Griffin by Mati Maldre. Page 48 has a photo of the fireplace in Ricker House.
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Mary H. Aikin was the first woman physician in Grinnell. She was an active Socialist. Included are copies of her 1893 correspondence following the trial and execution of the Haymarket rioters in 1887.
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Written for the City of Grinnell.
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Clippings, including the annual industry supplement to the Grinnell Herald Register. A separate folder has photographs of the Matthews Drugstore.
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program and photocopy.
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One page history written by Dorothy Pinder.
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two newspaper articles written by R. G. Coutts and published in the Grinnell Herald.
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Photos, menus, articles.
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Information on the history of the day care center. Includes Grinnell Commnity Day Care Center, 1969-1994 by Sallie C. Verrette.
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Recollections of Grinnell by Roy E. Bates, written in 1964 and published as a pamphlet in 1969,
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Bulbs and hardy perennial catalog. no date.
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newspaper clippings
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photos and clipping
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Program and script for a Living Newspaper production presented by the Grinnell Community Theatre.
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clippings about the Grinnell Herald Register
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clippings about events in Grinnell's history
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clippings about the hospital
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brochure, pamphlet, clippings
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History of the college by Professor Charles Noble. 4 copies. Shelved next to box.
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1923 program includes Roll of Honor.
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CD with all supporting documentation for National Register of Historic Places Nomination. Designation granted December, 2008. Includes nomination papers and spreadsheet of district properties.
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CD of photographs by David Kennedy. Also included are 20pG88ph2, CD of photographs by Meghan Kirkwood, and 20pG88pho, CD of Grinnell signs and scenes.
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Photos and postcards. 1870s, 1880s, and undated.
Given to Grinnell Office of Alumni Relations by family of Barbara Gerber Cohn, class of 1951, deceased 1998. Donated to Special Collections on December 2, 2012.
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Also includes photo release forms.
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newspaper clippings, brochures and programs.
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Issues of the Scarlet and Black newspaper featuring articles on the loss of houses and businesses in the community.
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Locations shown: 3rd and Park - Railway Station 1129 Broad Street 814 Summer Street 1116 Main Street 412 West Street 733 East Street Park Street and Ninth Avenue (ARH) 1321 Main Street 703 Main Street 1126 Broad Street 829 East Street 1232 Broad Street 1504 Elm Street North Penrose Cooper School - between East and Elm Streets 602 Tenth Avenue 1222 Broad Street 1221 Broad Street 1414 Broad Street 828 Park Street
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newspaper clippings from Grinnell Herald
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Newspaper article about James F. Bailey, early settler of Grinnell, published in Grinnell Herald.
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chronological history of telephones in Grinnell, 1880-1898. Donated by Rose Stoops and Elizabeth Ernst, Grinnell Historical Museum.
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brochure
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stored in Oversize File #1.
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sketches by Earl Blair
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Newspaper clippings and documents about the attempt to remove books from the Grinnell-Newberg school library.
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The Grinnell-Newburg school district newsletter.
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maps and guides from the early through the later 20th century.
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e-mail correspondence, Nov. 24, 2004-May 22, 2007
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Outside source statistics
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Committee for Sound Growth membership, petition and publications
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Committee for Sound Growth, meeting notes
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outside publications
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Walking tours of Grinnell created by the Grinnell Area Arts Council. Tours include: church architecture, residential architecture, College architecture, commercial architecture.
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information on the homes featured on the Grinnell afghan.
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9 page paper on the history of Grinnell House, 5th and Park St.
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programs
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Features Grinnell architecture. 11 designs.
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3 early photographs of Grinnell House, 5th and Park St. (1011 Park)
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brochures.
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Supplement to Grinnell Herald-Register
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newspaper article from Des Moines Register
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Church history from 1857-1976
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Information on Grinnell Productions and the Davis Playhouse.
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newspaper article in Grinnell Herald
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Interview with Joanna Harris Haines on January 2, 4, and 6, 1928. Memoranda made by Frank I. Harriott. 17 leaves. typed. with 3 copies.
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Hamilton was one of the original founders of the town of Grinnell. His recollections were published in 1892.
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Letters on local history and the moving of Iowa College to Grinnell. From the Parker papers.
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Hamilton's recollections of the early history of Grinnell. Accompanying letter and biographical material.
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newspaper clipping from Des Moines Sunday Register.
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Self-guided tour map with information about Hazelwood's "Illustrious Citizens". Produced for the Sesquicentennial Celebration.
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Published in: The Iowa Bandmaster.
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Pamphlet of photographs of the college dormitories and the town in 1914. Cover has drawing of Grinnell in 1854.
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Newspaper clippings from the Grinnell Herald and Grinnell Register. 5 folders.
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newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald Register.
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newspaper clippings from Grinnell Herald. No date.
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compiled from the files of the Grinnell Herals of January, February and March, 1874. 66 pages. 4 copies.
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Special issue of Grinnell Herald Register
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Created by HBM/Inter-Design
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recollection of 1895 class party, commencement program from 1901, photographs from 1911
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catalog of available courses given by the cooperating community school districts.
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newspaper photographs from Grinnell Herald
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donated by Marjory Hospers Weeks, class of 1942.
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program
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Correspondence tracing ownership and location of a desk given to the College in 1902 by Gersham Hill.
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Newspaper clippings from Grinnell Herald Register
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Newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald Register
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newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald Register written by Mrs. William Laymiller.
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2-volume scrapbook of obituaries from early part of 20th century is in Grinnell Historical Museum.
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pamphlets and other publications of the League of Women Voters.
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catalog of Grinnell Free Library
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pamphlets and newspaper clippings
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Contains both "Periodicals currently received" and "Complete list of periodicals in library."
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Macy's recollections as reported by Harriette S. Kellogg. 11 manuscript pages from the L. F. Parker papers
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information on the park donated to the city in 1916 by Mrs. G. W Merrill.
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photographs and newspaper clippings
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typed manuscript and copy.
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catalogs, advertisements and photographs from the Morrison McIntosh Ricker Glove Factory. 2 folders.
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Pamphlet of addresses delivered before the Academy of Science and Letters at Sioux City in March, 1923; with a partially annotated bibliography. 89 pages.
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photocopies of newspaper clippings. Gift of J. M. Bridgham, July 1957.
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newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald Register
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Application and information included with application to be listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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Personal reminiscences of Ferne Hart Norris.
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Proceedings of each annual meeting from 1894-1902 for the Old Settlers' Association of Grinnell, IA. 2 copies.
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List of names and page numbers corresponding to when each person was mentioned in the meeting minuets.
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Minutes of annual meetings. Clippings.
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newspaper clipping. no date
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Newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald Register
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newspaper clippings excluding those covering the 1882 cyclone. 2 folders.
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Negatives for Rock Island Railroad Station (depot), MOnroe Hotel, Parker School, Stewart Library. Prints are in folders 20pR59, 20pM75, 20p2. Complete photo collection is aviailable at the public library.
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Leonard Fletcher Parker was a professor of Greek and Latin at Grinnell College from 1860-70 and of History from 1888-98. In the interim he taught at the University of Iowa. Parker was involved with the public schools, with the Underground Railroad, and with many aspects of life in the Grinnell area. He died in 1911 after the publication of his last book, History of Poweshiek County.
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Account of near mob action to keep fugitive slaves from Missouri who were in Grinnell from attending the public school in 1858. Eleven handwritten pages. Transcription available.
This incident is referred to by Joanna Harris Haines in Recollections of seventy years in Iowa, p.14 (folder 20pH12r).
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15 p. manuscript
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60 p. photocopy of part of the book. Complete copy at public library.
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newspaper clippings, pamphlets and other information about the Louis Sullivan "Jewel Box" Bank. Includes issues of The Palimpsest (March/April 1980) and The Western Architect (February, 1916)
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Wisconsin Magazine of History, Spring, 2005.
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Oversize 1
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sermon and talk given by William Deminoff, walking tour brochure, and other commemorative material. 2 folders.
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clipping from the Tribune de Geneve du vendredi 3 octobre 1975.
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Booklet listing local events, attractions, and restaurants available in Grinnell during RAGBRAI.
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newspaper clipping from the Grinnell Herald
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photographs and newspaper clippings. 1227 Broad Street, 1882-83; 1216 Main Street, 1903, 1906, 1922.
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Residence at 925 Frist Ave. Late 1800s
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article in George W. Maher Quarterly, July-September 2007. House designed by George W. Maher and Cecil S. Corwin. Built in 1892.
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Menus from Candyland, Boyce's, Gem Cafe, Paramount Cafe. Gift of Fran James, class of 1934.
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photographs and other information about the Grinnell railroad depot
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Includes chronology from 1845-1886 by D. Johnson. Also includes a CD that contains the 1934 M&StL Valuation, donated by Joe Piersen.
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Text of talk given by Andelson at the Iowa Transportation Museum 2011 Heroes Ceremony.
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photocopy (poor quality) of letter from Harriet I. Rust about her mother. 3 pages.
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4 copies. Invitation and program.
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2 p. written by Bruce Voyles
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newspaper clippings from the Grinnell Herald and other documents concerning saloons in Grinnell.
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Annual reports for 1875/76 and 1877/78. Also includes a brochure on Grinnell's community schools from the 1980s
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newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald Register
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newspaper clipping and pamphlet
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31 p. paper on the glove factory in Grinnell.
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Includes reports for 1912/13, 1913/14, and 1914/15.
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photographs and newspaper clippings. CD of images.
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photocopy of booklet.
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Includes Iowa Congregational Home Misionary Society, Somers House, Slaught-Applegate Co., Iowa State Medical Society, and Jesse Macy.
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Information about Louis Sullivan. Includes a program from the event "Forming a Function: Preserving the Architecture of Louis Sullivan," donated by Dan Kaiser. William Menner was a featured speaker.
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photocopy of article appearing in Scribner's Magazine, March 1888, p. 350-360.
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newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald Register
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compiled by Byron Worley, class of 1981.
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program
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documents and correspondence.
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photocopies, pamphlets, clippings about the underground railroad in Grinnell and Iowa. 2 folders.
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article appears in Iowa Heritage Illustrated on pages 156-159, Winter, 2004.
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stored in Oversize File #1
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photograph of Woodrow Wilson speaking from the train in Grinnell
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11 p. typescript history of the Mayflower Home. Donated by Donald and Candice Lambie, chairs of the Grinnell Bicentennial Committee.
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original owned by Lowell McClure.
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indexes obituaries, births, marriages ca. 1887-1910. Scrapbooks are located in the Brooklyn (Iowa) public library.
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published by the author.
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refers to Grinnell College students as "east coast liberal kids"
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List of colleges in Iowa including institutions that have merged, changed names, or ceased to exist.
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Includes article on the Meskwaki People of Today by Duren J. H. Ward on pp. 190-220.
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A collection of tutorial papers for Jonathan Andelson's Decline and Renewal in the Heartland.
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gift of Michael Ginsberg Books, Sharon, Mass.
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Reprinted from the Annals of Iowa, ser. 3, v.16, no. 3, Jan. 1928. p. 161-240.
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Letters and manuscripts pertaining to the murder of the deputies, 1864, the seizure of the "Democratic Rangers", and the court case "Carpenter vx. Parker et al" which ensued. From the Parker papers.
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no.1 Nipher, F. E. An address to the alumni of the Statu University of Iowa on the present condition of the University by F. E. Nipher and Frank Springer, 1886. no. 2 Hinrichs, Gustavus. Stop that leak! 1892. no.3 Hinrichs, Gustavus. Regents of the University; how they elect and reward themselves in darkest America. 1894.
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From the Parker papers.
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Although no specific town is mentioned, the incident referred to is the "Cumquick" murder case, and the town is Montzuma.
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unpaged, plates. Includes pictures of the Rosenfield home in Rock Island and the S. F. Smith home in Davenport (Mrs. Smith was Mary Reed, daughter of Julius Reed).
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Includes Meigs, Craver, Jones, Kilburn, Elmalie family histories.
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1866 title: Poweshiek County Teachers' Institute
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Probably taken in the area of Montezuma. Photos are undated.
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1869 signed: Leonard F. Parker. 1981 signed: George W. Cutting.
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Registers are located at the County Courthouse. Index to registers of births after 1887 are at the Grinnell Genealogical and Historical Society, Montezuma.
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a history of Malcom township from 1853 to 1871, reprinted from the Grinnell Herald files of 1871.
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Includes Sigourney, Sergeant Bluff, Muscatine, Sioux City, Meskwaki Settlement, West Okoboji Lake, Clear Lake, Amana Colonies, West Chester, Iowa City, Clarion, Calmar.
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10 CDs
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Article concerns the Hungarian settlement in Decatur County, Iowa and the residence of Gov. Uhjazy and the intended abode of M. Kossuth. Article on p.1 of Miscellaneous section of the Vermont Watchman & State Journal (vol. XLVI, #12), February 12, 1852 (while no. 2365) issued simultaneously at Montpelier, Northfield, Waterbury, etc. 2 leaves; 50 cm. x 65 cm.
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Article on p.1 of Miscellaneous section of the </span><font color="RED" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vermont</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><font color="RED" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watchman</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> & State Journal (vol. XLVI, #12), February 12, 1852 (whole no. 2365) issued simultaneously at Montpelier, Northfield, Waterbury, etc</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Article concerns the Hungarian settlement in Decatur County, Iowa and the residence of Gov. Uhjazy and the intended abode of M. Kossuth</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 leaves ; 50 cm. x 65 cm</span>
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Article in Agricultural section of the Vermont Watchman & State Journal (v.51 #8), January 16, 1857 (whole no. 2622) published in Mont pelier Article on p.4 Agricultural section concerns Indian Town in Tama County, Iowa (also called Butlerville) Fox Indians Tama County (Iowa) History Indiantown (Iowa) 2 leaves 50cmx65cm
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Letter from Dr. Sprague: climate of northern Iowa: high winds, farm improvement, large farming, sorghum, health Dated December 15, 1857 from Ohio Stock Farm, Bear Grove, Butler County, Iowa Article on p.1 in The Ohio Farmer (vol.7-No.1), Saturday, January 2, 1858, Cleveland, Ohio 4 leaves; 35 cm. x 48 cm
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Videocassette A production of Drake University Agricultural Law Center
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Essay for Bob Wolf's book on local foods
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A leaf from a periodical containing a brief history of Denmark, Iowa. Contains a version of Grinnell College's history, and a mention of the Underground Railroad.
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85 p. includes CD
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Includes 20.9 pY6 Young, Harvey and De Bra, Blanche. "Several Generation Pioneers"