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Folder 1: “Conditions at Parsons College under the Administration of President Millard G. Roberts.” A statement prepared by John C. Moore, Robert M. Stern, John M. Crossett, Walter M. Hewitson, Elmer R. Rusco, Ernest C. Thompson (all members of the Faculty at Parsons College at the time the report was made). Prepared March 1, 1963. Also referred to as “The Dissidents’ Report” Folder 2: Duplicate of “Conditions” report Folder 3: Letters, statements, memos, etc. to faculty and organization, and committees about the “conditions” report. (Outside of folder) “A Preliminary Report” prepared for the Personnel and Education Committee of the Parsons College Board of Trustees, March 22, 1963. And “Appendices to the Preliminary Report” prepared for the Personnel and Education Committee of the Parsons College Board of Trustees, march 22, 1963. These are the College’s official rebuttal to the “conditions” report Folder 4: Crossett’s notes from “A Preliminary Report,’ and correspondence concerning it. Folder 5: Follow up notes to “conditions” and a close look at Parsons’ post “conditions” catalog. (Outside of folder) The North Central Association Quarterly vol. 37, no. 1, Summer 1962 Folder 6: Excerpt from the report of the Board of College Visitors to the Iowa Synod, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., June 24-27, 1963. Folder 7: NCA Report, February 23, 24, 1967.

Folder 1 May- December 1937: “Employment on Works Progress Administration Projects, Civilian Conservation Corps and Projects of Other Agencies, By Month: August 31, 1935- October 16, 1937”; “Number of Person Certified as In Need of Relief Employed on Works Progress Administration Projects, Civilian Conservation Corsps and Projects of Other Agenices, August 31, 1935- October 16, 1937”; “Employment on Works Program Projects, By Agency”; “Employment on Works Program Projects, By Relief Status and By Agency”; “Employment on Works Progress Administration Projects, Civilian Conservation Corps and Projects of Other Agencies, By State” Folder 2 January- July 1938: Matthews, William H. “These Past Five Years” March 1938; “Review of ‘Administration of Work Relief in the City of New York August 1936 to December 1937’”; “The WPA Project on Technological Change and Unemployment” Folder 3 August- December 1938: “Basic Considerations Affecting A National Public Assistance Program” General Industrial Advisor Council August 13, 1938; “Text of Mr. Hopkins’ Speech Given at the Departmental Auditorium November 14, 1938”; Williams, Pierce “Problems of Social and Economic Planning Which Will Be Raised By a Large Scale Program of Armaments,” December 15, 1938; Williams, Pierce “Population Basis of Allocating W.P.A. Funds” December 18, 1938. Folder 4 January- March 1939: “Suggested Revision of the Old Age Security Program”; “Broad Case for Drastic Amendment of the Present Old Age Security Program”; “Comments on Pending Amendments to the Social Security Act” Harry L. Hopkins. Folder 5 April- December 1939: “Reorganization Suggestions By the Secretary of Commerce” April 1939; Johnston, Alan “Reflections on Public Work and on The President’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of April 25 and The President’s Relief Message of April 27” Arpil 29, 1939. Folder 6 January- May 1940: “Organization of Defense Research”; “Press Conference Transcript” Harry L. Hopkins May 23, 1940; “U.S. Inventors to Be Mobilized” Sandor S. Klein, June 1940. Folder 7 June 1940: Executive Order Creating “National Defense Research Committee”

Nilson Visas and immigration documents. Nilson passports Documents on Harriet's education and Talas American Mektibi. Harriet and Paul Nilson Correspondence, 1915-1916, from Goezne and Adana to Hartford Seminary. Card from Mrs. Christie to Paul Nilson at Hartford, Jan 1916. Note from Harriet Fischer to Mrs. Christie. Paul Nilson on Speaking Trip and correspondence with Harriet from Wheaton. Birth of Faith Elizabeth, 1919. Nilson Address at Grinnell, 1946 Letter to Herman Fischer. 1898: Dewey, Journey back to Mardin. Harriet Nilson Correspondence: Mother and Father. Harriet Nilson Correspondence: Siblings.

Presidential search 1979 (Ron Kurtz, Chair, Faculty Committee for selection of a new president). Includes memos, correspondence, vitae, rankings and evaluations of candidates. Separate folder for each of the final candidates: Drake, Penney, Breneman, and Sullivan. Dean search 1979-1980 (papers of search committee for dean of the faculty). Includes rankings and evaluations of candidates, candidates' vitae, progress reports on the search, duties of the dean. Budget committee, 1975-1980. Comparative statistics, salary recommendations, memos.

USSR study tours, 1983-1991. Correspondence, memos, reading lists, forms, travel information, photographs.

Annual budget for 1979-1989.

Correspondence between people outside the family, undated; 1940s-70s

Correspondence between Laura and Harry

University Courts residents spring 1965 and fall 1965 Editorials in Center for Creative Interchange by HNW Newspaper articles about HNW Correspondence

Calendars: 1975-90, 1992, 94, 1997

Calendars: 1949-51, 1953, 1962, 1964-67, 1969

Receipts and bills HNW's insurance Membership cards Address book Correspondence concerning financial matters

History of Architecture ... Grinnell, Iowa, 1949 Weft compositions GHS class reunions Lists from GHS class reunions Correspondence from GHS class reunions Photos from GHS class reunions Newspaper clippings from GHS reunions

Bryant Drake daily diaries and church records.  36 items.

Artwork from college Recipes, anecdotes, questions Matchbooks and toothpicks Recollections of My Husband, Henry Nelson Wieman Childhood Awards Weaving Correspondence regarding Mary Matlack Davenport's collection of Edward Gorey works being sold Correspondence with Edith Sternfeld, 1969-88 Weaving correspondence Japanese prints Newspaper clippings Exhibitions, publicity, craft associations Notes (during final illness?)