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Grinnell Underground Railroad

Container List:
Folder 1: Grinnell historical overview and Grinnell in the Underground Railroad
4 GH-R and D.M. Union Historical Company articles summarizing early history, plus specific articles:
“Earliest Grinnell Pioneers All Lived in One Building” D.M. Tribune,
“Grinnell history riddled with hard labor, spotted fever epidemic” GH-R
Lectures, communications, and information debunking tunnels, plus specific articles:
“The Underground Railroad: Grinnell’s Part in History”
“Two of Grinnell’s founders linked to Underground Railroad” Poweshiek CR by David Connon,
“Grinnell was among many Iowa towns on the Underground Railroad” Iowa History Journal,

Folder 2: Iowa and the Underground Railroad via articles, book chapters, bibliographies for further study, and teaching materials.
Articles about the Underground Railroad focus on modern research and activity, along with a few general overview articles, sourced from DM Register, Poweshiek CR, GH-R, AP, and a few websites.
Chapters pulled from various journals and books about the Underground Railroad’s history more broadly and in Iowa, including chapters from Annals of Iowa, the Palimpsest, the Hippocrene guide, and others, as well as a paper by Ms. Tommy Haas.

Folder 3: John Brown’s visit in Grinnell and travels through Iowa, as told by newspaper articles and book chapters.

6 GH-R articles
6 DM Register articles
Assorted sourceless articles
14 book sections on John Brown in Iowa
Miscellaneous notes on John Brown and Iowa

Folder 4: Abolitionists of Grinnell: articles and book chapters written by or about Grinnell residents during the Underground Railroad.

Available names: Eliza from “The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa”,
Thomas Brande,
G. W. E. Hill “Underground Railroad Adventures” Midland Monthly,
“A Gamble for Freedom: Frances Overton and the Underground Railroad in Grinnell” by Rebecca Conrad,
E. S. Bartlett,
Henry A. Gleason,
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Clark,
James Fordyce Bailey,
A. P. Cook and Mrs. George Utley,
John Bryan,
Harvey Bliss,
Mrs. Pruden,
“Pioneer Woman…. Joanna Harris Haines” Grinnell Centennial Book + obituary,
Dr. E. H. Haines,
George Hamlin,
Reverend Homer Hamlin,
Wilbur G. Eyestone,
H. L. Triplett,
Jervis Johnson et al,
T. H. Bixby and family,
“Early Reminiscences of Grinnell” by Dr. D. S. Morrison,
Seibert report sections,
“Known Conductors and Agents Underground Railroad – Grinnell”, Edward Delaney

Folder 5: Articles on the anti-abolitionist riot of 1860

“The Underground Railroad in Iowa: Insights from Grinnell” by David Connon,
“Men Were Too Fiery for Much Talk: The Grinnell Anti-Abolitionist Riot of 1860” by Thomas A. Lucas,
“Fugitive slaves in Grinnell school leads to riot” David Connon Poweshiek CR, bibliography

Folder 6: J. B. Grinnell’s involvement in the Underground Railroad, as told through his own writing, newspaper articles, biographical information, and information about his home.

Copies of J. B. Grinnell’s writings:
-letter to William Pen Clarke,
-last will and testament,
-Iowa Path to Freedom article,
-statement in The Republican,
-“Frontier Incidents” from autobiography,
-sections of Men and Events of Forty Years: abolition and appendix of memorial service,
-form from Iowa Legislature,
-Silver Wedding Anniversary program
Five articles about J.B. Grinnell from GH-R and DM Register
Genealogical information and six biographical looks at Grinnell’s life as an abolitionist
Grinnell House: Photos and articles about Grinnell’s house as a stop on the Underground Railroad

Folder 7: Materials about the Underground Railroad in other counties and areas of Poweshiek County.

Two Lewis, Iowa pamphlets, George B. Hitchcock House (Lewis),
Poweshiek census 1856,
“Poweshiek County” by Ina Chatterton Payne,
Chapters from History of Poweshiek County, Iowa by Prof. L. F. Parker + obituary,
Self-Tour Lewelling Quaker Museum (Salem),
Pearson House (Keosauqua),
“Historic Eastern Iowa Church Plan’s 20th God’s Portion Day” (Denmark),
Tabor Historical Society,
Network to Freedom Tabor Cemetery application,
“Early History” and “Underground Railroad” Searsboro,
Josiah Hopkins: Polk County Abolitionist,
Brooklyn articles (4), Brooklyn Historical Society

Folder 8: Network to Freedom application and information for Grinnell’s gravestone

four informational pamphlets,
four articles about the gravesite,
a collection of communications about the research,
US Department of the Interior letters,
National Park Service letters,
2013 Iowa Statewide Underground Railroad Gathering,
collection of photos,
copy of application,
copy of biographical notes,
misc. extra notes,
Certificate of Acceptance (framed, external storage)

Folder 9: Network to Freedom Underground Railroad Locations
In Poweshiek and Jasper Counties

Josiah B. Grinnell Burial Site at Hazelwood Cemetery
Address: 200 First Avenue  Grinnell, Iowa 50112

Newton Union Cemetery (application included)
Address: 1601 W 4th St N  Newton, Iowa 50208

Wittemberg Church and Cemetery
Address: 662 Holly Avenue  Newton, Iowa 50208

J.B. Grinnell Family Collection

Folder #1 – J.B. Grinnell Biography
• Portrait and Biographical Record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa Counties containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens (1893) – J.B. Grinnell biography
• Newspaper articles from Grinnell Herald-Register (various years)
• Town signage and plaque information
• Remarks at Rededication Ceremony of J.B. Grinnell Marker by John Andelson Professor of Anthropology at Grinnell College (2019)

Folder #2 – J.B. Grinnell Genealogy
• Grinnell Family Association of America Official Newsletter Volume 10 Number 3 (Fall 1998)
• Family Tree of J.B. Grinnell and DVD The Grinnells of America
• Articles from Grinnell Herald-Register about J.B. Grinnell’s relatives
• Letter from J.B. Grinnell’s relatives (2015) to Grinnell Historical Museum Society

Folder #3 – J.B. Grinnell and Julia Chapin Grinnell
• “The Grinnell-Chapin Connection” by William Deminoff Director of College Relations at Grinnell College, published in the Grinnell Herald-Register (1983)
• Article about J.B. Grinnell and Julia Chapin’s 25th wedding anniversary (1978) published in Grinnell Herald-Register
• Newspaper obituaries for Julia Chapin (1907)
• “Julia Ann Chapin Grinnell: The Mother to a Town” ( 2004) Grinnell Herald-Register

Folder #4 – J.B. Grinnell Family
• Newspaper article about Carrie Grinnell’s wedding (1881) Grinnell Herald
• Transcription of Carrie Grinnell Jones’s journal
• Newspaper articles about Mary Grinnell Mears
• Memorial resolution for Eliot Grinnell Mears, professor at Stanford

Folder #5 – Chapin, Iowa
• “The Town of Chapin” Grinnell Herald-Register (1947)
• Franklin County Settlement Timeline – Ghost Towns

Folder #6 – Underground Railroad
• “Two of Grinnell’s founder linked to Underground Railroad” Newspaper article (2010)
• “Grinnell’s Underground Railroad” pamphlet by Grinnell Historical Museum

Folder #7 – Original documents relating to J.B. Grinnell and family
• Original letter from Mrs. Grinnell Sept 25. 1900
• Original letter to J.B. Grinnell from Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Minnesota Railway Sept 20 1872
• Transcription of 1872 letter by Professor Emeritus of History at Grinnell College Dan Kaiser
• J.B. Grinnell signature
• Silver Wedding Anniversary of Hon. J.B. Grinnell and Wife. Presentation Address: Poems and Responses (1877)
• “In Honor of Josiah Bushnell Grinnell” -- Committee formed to erect memorial upon death of J.B. Grinnell (1891)
• Annals of Iowa: A Historical Quarterly (1896) “Josiah Bushnell Grinnell” by Professor L.F. Parker of Iowa College

Folder #8 - Transcription Project
Handwritten letter of J.B. Grinnell from 1864 transcribed by local fifth graders Malia Parker and Elisa Hansen

Flat Files Drawer 1 - Handwritten letter from J.B. Grinnell

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