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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

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

Correspondence with people outside the family, 1980s-90s

Historical information about Matlack and Wolcott Family in England and America My Family's History: Wolcott, Matlack, Brush, and Bellows by Helen M. Hatch Family letters - originals and xeroxes Correspondence with Helen Hatch about family history Correspondence with Ross A. Matlack Jr. about family history Correspondence with William M. Seaman about family history Correspondence with James O. Hall about family history Newspaper clippings of extended family Family tree and other family lists

The collection includes a variety of materials belonging to several family members that were found in Laura's house after her death: legal papers; personal calendars of Merta, David, and Laura; papers of Henry and Merta from their professional careers; and family correspondence and other personal papers. They provide a glimpse into the activities of this fascinating Grinnell family.

The family papers generally include legal papers, information about genealogy, photos, correspondence, and miscellaneous items. Noteworthy items include My Family's History by Helen M. Hatch, A Christmas Memoiry by Margaret M. Kiesel, and numerous editions of The Maggie Gazette and Intelligence, a family newsletter written and published by Margaret M. Kiesel. The family correspondence is extensive, and gives a good look into the family members' lives.

Henry's papers include music that he wrote, church programs when he was organist, articles that he wrote on a variety of music-related issues, articles and talks on education (some written during his time as Alumni Secretary), and files of historical material from the Alumni Office.

Merta's papers include programs, reports, and yearbooks of organizations to which she belonged including Entre Nous, Uncle Sam's Club, and Congregational women's groups. Her professional papers include memos, time sheets, correspondence from her tenure with the Consumer Purchases Study and miscellaneous other activities. There are also items from Merta's college years, including papers and notebooks. Go to College and The Education of Merta Johnson Matlack as told by herself give a glimpse into what a woman's education was like around the turn-of-the-century. Gust Johnson's papers include newspaper clippings, letters, report cards, and other miscellaneous stuff.

David's papers include a birth certificate, newspaper clippings, programs from events in Grinnell, correspondence and calenders.

Laura corresponded with Art Department colleagues, other Grinnell College graduates from her class, and with Edith Sternfeld, a former art professor at the college. The remainder of Laura's papers contain material relating to her weaving and to organizations in which she was active including the League of Women Voters, Peace Links, and weavers' groups. Noteworthy items include letters and SGA minutes in response to Kent State killings and closing of Grinnell College, miscellaneous items regarding convocation of 1967 when Martin Luther King Jr spoke at Grinnell College and the Wiemans hosting Benjamin Mays at the 1967 convocation, Recollections of My Husband, Henry Nelson Wieman, and The History of Architecture ... Grinnell Iowa, 1949. Henry N. Wieman's papers include correspondence and newspaper articles, He was a professor of philosophy who taught at several notable universities. The bulk of Henry N. Wieman's papers are at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

There are also items from the four remaining Matlack siblings: Mary Davenport, Margaret Kiesel, Jane Rutherford, and Connie Wieman; Merta's parents, Gust and Elma Johnson; Laura'/s husband, Henry N. Wieman; and Maggie's mother-in-law, Anna Kiesel. Correspondence to the Matlack sisters and other papers of theirs are included. Stories about the birth of Connie (born on Christmas day) are especially charming. Anna Kiesel's items include photos, programs, and correspondence. She and Gust Johnson have papers in German and Swedish, that give a glimpse into the ethnic communities of the mid-west in the 19th Century.

There are four boxes of oversize materials that include records, artwork, certificates, photos, music, and correspondence.

Mary M. Davenport Drawings, cards, programs Two travel diaries from Mary M. Davenport Margaret M. Kiesel High school commencement, cards Anna Kiesel (MMK's mother-in-law) Photos and programs Jane M. Rutherford Letters, newspaper article, programs Obituary memorial book for Jane M. Rutherford Helen Constance M. Wieman Letters Stories about birth of Helen C. M. Wieman

Consumer Purchases Study, 1936: Editing instructions Instructions Memoranda Pay sheets Memoranda, Bowman Miscellaneous (2 folders) MT 20 (shorthand notes) Menus: Brooklyn, Searsboro, ca. 1942 Old food material Institutes of International Relations, American Friends Service Comm., 1938 Survey clippings, 1950 (Greater Grinnell Community Survey) Merta's information on food and gas rations Report of Poweshiek Co

Notebooks relating to her work, late 1930s to the early 1940s

Calendars, 1949, 1951-69

Consumer Purchases Study, 1936 Interim report of plans for a study of consumer purchases Memoranda (6 folders) Reports on sampling and editing Travel Forms, memoranda Montezuma maps and names Poweshiek County map Differential Depression Effects on Families of Laborers, Farmers, and the Business Class a survey of an Iowa Town by Laetitia M. Conard Merta's hospital expense policy