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Correspondence, etc on class reunions (Grinnell College 1904) Church programs Information on planning an Old Homes Week in Grinnell College papers Go to College by MJM published by MGI The Education of Merta Johnson Matlack as told by herself Merta's nomination for Mother of the State (1961) Artwork from Merta's children Quilting High School Speech Matlack - Majors Hand weaving MJM HWM's anniversaries Knitting Biography of Merta Thank-you cards from third graders who visited MJM Various financial materials from the church Insurance forms and correspondence regarding Merta's final illness and funeral expenses Newspaper clippings Building block catalogs

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

Calendars, 1949, 1951-69

Autograph Album to and about Elma and Merta Johnson Volunteer service medals Notebook of MJM's with botany and a play Remembrance book from MJM's funeral Merta's notebook on government Notebook from Grinnell Financial Journals Audio Recording from 4/2/68 for Entre Nous

Correspondence with people outside her family, 1900s - 1964

Newspaper clippings Letters Program from high school commencement Report cards Business cards Visitors Tickets from Republican Congression Convention, 1894 Quilting pieces

Photograph from newspaper Birth certificate Program from recital in Herrick Chapel Programs from funerals from friends and acquaintances Newspaper clippings Mail from Veterans Administration Center about life insurance Writing from childhood, high school commencement programs, and death announcement in Church Greeting Correspondence with people outside of his family

Job Cushman letters. 1855-1879: From Cushman, Kingston, Mass. to Trustees, President, Treasurer; primarily about donations to Grinnell College Davenport property: deed, correspondence with Bishop Lee about sale of property to Griswold College, 1859-1863. Executive Committee of Board of Trustees. Annual reports. 1847-1903, 1905. Reports cover finances, acquisition and sale of property, construction and repairs of college buildings, details of burning of East College (Dec 1871) faculty appointments, and other topics. Faculty committee reports, 1909, 1921. Faculty reports to Board of Trustees, 1848-1889. Annual summaries of curriculum, religion, science apparatus, library, statistics, student discipline, proposals for the future, etc. Some correspondence included from L. F. Parker, von Cuellen, H. W. Parker, S. J. Buck.

Brown, Margaret N., 1941-44 Brown, Ruth Ida, 1970-71 Brown, Wortha D., 1963-69 Bruce, Rosmer L., 1971-73 Brundage, Pauline, 1972-76 Bryan, Harold E., 1983-84 Bryant, Vesta, 1912 Buckley, Parke, 1909-22 Buckman, Lorraine V., 1982-84 Bucksbaum, Isaac, 1953-63 Burchard property; Gilfillan Building, 1916-23 Burgett Charitable Remainder Unitrust, 1982-85 Burt, Lillian, 1947 Burton, Grace C., 1959-60 Burton, Grace 1966-67 Burton, Theodore F., 1929-30 Cady, Irene H., 1982 Camery, Lura G., 1982-83 Campbell, Harriet P. & John, 1924-38 Campbell, Pearl, 1944 Carhart, Lester Ashton, 1955-57 Carnegie Library Endowment, 1907-08

Chicago Sunday Tribune ratings of colleges and universities, 1957. Reprints Reprint Series of Faculty Studies, no. 1-5, 1950 Silver Dollar Story script, 1957. 21 1. Sports history 1949-64:news releases,correspondence, clippings, football jubilee Miscellaneous: Music building cornerstone materials info- 1 p. Herrick Chapel info 3 p. Campus trees, 2 p. 1882 cyclone Alumni song, additional verses, 1926 Yule Log Dinner, ca. 1950, 1 p. College pranks, 1955 Ricker House, letter of information Press releases: College costs, 1951 Opening of Younker Hall, 1951 Opening of Loose Hall, 1948 Founding Grinnell University centennial, 1956 1889 First football game, 1954, 4 p. Grinnell "firsts" 195 Third and fourth generation Grinnellians,1945,1 p. Grinnell Magazine: correspondence, memos, reports on establishing. 17. Clippings from newspapers and magazines about Grinnell College, 1945-66. 18. Barron's Profiles, 1973.

Audiocassettes of performances of: Broken ground. Performed by the Des Moines Symphony and Grinnell Singers, 1996. Chamber symphony, for 31 instruments. Performed by Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, 1985. Duo variations for double bass & harp. Performed by John Chiego (double bass) and Jeanmarie Chenette (harp), 1991. Eric Hermannson’s soul (2 tapes). Four character pieces; for flute and piano. Performed by Claudia Anderson (flute) and Richard Gloss (piano), 1992. Idyll. Performed by Leslie Morgan (soprano), Margaret Linnan (flute), and Jeanmarie Chenette (harp), 1982. Jazmines. Performed by ten performers including Jeanmarie Chenette, Ken Goldsmith, and Terry King, 1986. Oh Millersville! Performed by Kristie Tigges (soprano) and Elizabeth Mollison (piano), 1992. Oh Millersville! Performed by Amy Johnson (soprano) and Richard Gordon (piano), 1990 and orchestral version performed by Kristie Tigges (soprano) and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. Liberty from the Tyranny of 12 equal tones. 1989. Out of the land. Performed by the Grinnell Singers, 1992. Posthumous Orpheus. Performed by Catherine King, mezzo-soprano, and Jacob Heringman, lute, 1995. Triple feature. Performed by the Cedar Rapids Symphony Chamber Orchestra, 1994.   Note: Copies of these recordings that may be listened to are available in the Listening Room, Burling Library.

1. Apostle, Hippocrates George. The relation between mathematics and metaphysics. 2. Apostle, Hippocrates George. [Review of] Plato's mathematical imagination by Robert S. Brumbaugh. 3. Apostle, Hippocrates George. Methodological superiority of Aristotle over Euclid. 4. Apostle, Hippocrates George. The nature of non-Euclidean geometries. 5. Apostle, Hippocrates George. The relation of philosophy to the teaching of mathematics. 6. Apostle, Hippocrates George. Aristotle’s contribution to civilization. 7. Apostle, Hippocrates George. The nature of a liberal education. 8. Betts, Raymond F. DuPont de Nemours in Napoleonic Prance, 1802—1815. 9. Bradford, Curtis. George Yeats: poet's wife. 10. Brown, F. Andrew. [Review of] The emergence of German as a literary language. 11. Brown, F. Andrew. [Review of] Geschichte der deutschen Literatur voni Humanismus bis zu Goethes Tod. 12. Brown, F. Andrew. Shakespeare and English drama in German popular journals, 1717—1759. 13. Brown, F. Andrew. Shakespeare in Germany: Dryden, Langbaine, and the Acta Eruditorum. 14. Burkie, Howard. [Review of] The Marxism of Jean-Paul Sartre, by Wilfred Desan. 15. Burkie, Howard. Schall and Sartre on the grounds of individual freedom. 16. Christiansen, Kenneth. Notes on Alaskan Collembola. (I.) A new genus and species of the family Isotomidae. 17. Christiansen, Kenneth. Ratios as a means of specific differentiation in Collembola. 18. Christiansen, Kenneth. The genus Mesentotoma. (Collembola: entomobryidae) 19. Christiansen, Kenneth. The Collembola of Lebanon and Western Syria. Parts I 20. Christiansen, Kenneth. Geographic variation and the subspecies concept in the Collembolan Entomobryoides guthriei. 20. Christiansen, Kenneth. The genus Sinella brook (Collembola: entomobryidae) in nearctic caves. 21. Christiansen, Kenneth. The Collembola of Hunters Cave. 22. Christiansen, Kenneth. Convergence and parallelism in cave Entomobryinae. 23. Christiansen, Kenneth. Proposition pour la classification des animaux cavernicoles. 24. Christiansen, Kenneth. Preliminary notes on the genus Entomobrya in South America, with special reference to Patagonia. 25. Christiansen, Kenneth. Bionomics of Collembola. 26. Christiansen, Kenneth. A revision of the nearctic members of the genus Tomocerus. (Collembola Entomobryidae) 27. Christiansen, Kenneth. The genus Arrhopalites (Collembola: Sminthuridae) in the United States and Canada. 28. Christiansen, Kenneth. Behavior and form in the evolution of cave Collembola. 29. Christiansen, Kenneth. Competition between collembolan species in culture jars. 30. Christiansen, Kenneth. Geographical variation and evolution in pseudosinella violenta (Folsom). 31. Christiansen, Kenneth. The scope and direction of contemporary soil Arthropod research. 32. Christiansen, Kenneth. Survival of Collembola on clay substrates with and without food added. 33. Christiansen, Kenneth. Experimental studies on the aggregation and dispersion of Collembola. 34. Christiansen, Kenneth. Invertebrate populations in the Moulis cave. 35. Christiansen, Kenneth. Factors affecting predation on Collembola by various Arthropods. 36. Christiansen, Kenneth. Harlow B. Mills (1906-1971). 37. Christiansen, Kenneth. Notes on Miocene Amber Collembola from Chiapas. 38. Christiansen, Kenneth. Contact behavior in Collembola and the effect of food deprivation, density and culture origins. 39. Christiansen, Kenneth. The genus Pseudosinella in Mesoamerican caves. 40. Christiansen, Kenneth. Six new nearctic species of the genus Friesea. 41. Christiansen, Kenneth. The cavernicolous fauna of Hawaiian lava tubes, 5. Collembola. 42. Christianseri, Kenneth. Chaetotaxy in nearctic Priesea (Ccllembola Neanurinae) with notes on taxonomic use of chaetotaxy. 43. Clotfelter, Beryl E. Evaluation of commercial apparatus for measuring h/e. [Filed under “Hanson”] 44. Connelly, Peter J. Who is responsible for college literacy? 45. Crossett, John. Epicurus. 46. Crossett, John. Aristotle as a poet: the Hymn to Hermeias. 47. Debicki, Andrew P. Notas sobre la ironia en Algunos poemas de Borges. 48. Debicki, Andrew P. Dajnaso Alonso’s views on poetry. 49. Debicki, Andrew P. Damaso AlonsoTs “Hombre y dios.” 50. Debicki, Andrew P. La vision del mundo en la poesia temprana de Pedro Salinas. 51. Debicki, Andrew P. “Los contados dias” de Jose Cardenas Pena. 52. Denbo, Jay A. Formation constants of weak complexes: the 1:1 complexes of malate with alkali metal cations in aqueous solution. [Filed under “Erickson”] 53. Eastman, George. John Dewey: philosophy, psychology and social practice. 54. Eastman, George. Some normative implications of the term “problem”. 55. Eastman, George. The components of “commitment”. 56. Eastman, George. John Dewey’s literary style: theory and practice. 57. Erickson, Luther. Formation constants of weak complexes: the 1:1 complexes of Malate with alkali metal cations in aqueous solution. 58. Erickson, Luther. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of substituted succinic anhydrides, acids, salts, and esters. 59. Erickson, Luther. Proton magnetic resonance studies of amino acid complexes of Platinum (ii). II.Kinetics of N-H and C-H Proton exchange. 60. Erickson, Luther. Proton magnetic resonance studies of amino acid complexes of Platinum(II). III.Isomerism, Proton exchange, and inversion at asymmetric coordinated nitrogens. 61. Erickson, Luther. Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of N-H proton dissociation and inversion of platinum(II) . Complexes of substituted ethylenediamines. 62. Erickson, Luther E. Conformational effects on three-bond and four-bond platinum - Hydrogen coupling constants in platinum complexes of methylglycines. 63. Erickson, Luther E. Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of Platinum(II) complexes. I.Five—membered rings formed by substituted -1,2- Diaminoethanes. 64. Eysenbach, Mary L. Voucher plans, voting models, and the efficiency of local school finance. 65. Fletcher, Harold A. The regie Renault: a nationalized enterprise in the French automobile industry. 66. Foster, Edward E. Rhetorical control in Pope’s Eloisa to Abelard. 67. Graham, Benjamin F., jr. Natural root grafts. 68. Graham, Benjamin F., jr. CERA: An outdoor biological laboratory. 69. Guroff, Gregory. A note on urban literacy in Russia, 1890-1914. 70. Hanson, Roger J. A cosmic-ray gas Cerenkov counter with adjustable velocity threshold. 71. Hanson, Roger J. Frequency shifts in spin-exchange optical pumping experiments. 72. Hanson, Roger J. Soft Gamma background radiation at the earth’s surface and at aircraft altitude. 73. Hanson, Roger J. Magnetically shielded solenoid with field of high homogeneity. 74. Hanson, Roger J. Evaluation of commercial apparatus for measuring 75. Harris, Brian. Translation of “Grand Hotel Metaphysic.” 76. Harris, Brian. Translation of “A commentary on Heimito von Doderer.” 77. Harris, Brian. Translation of “A surrealistic novel.” 78. Harris, Brian. Translation of “Die Rampenmaler.” 79. Harris, Brian. Translation of “Visit to an Exhibition.” 80. Harris, Brian. Translation of “End of the line.” 81. Harris, Brian. Translation of poems by Christoph Meckel. 82. Harris, Brian. Translation of “Tullipan.” 83. Herman, Eugene A. Generalized Fredtiolm conditions in an algebra of singular integral operators. 84. Herman, Eugene A. The symbol of the algebra of singular integral operators. 85. Hiser, Velina Bissell. Iowa hand usage dextrality quotients of one hundred high-school students. 86. Hiser, Velina Bissell. The applications of general semantics to a case of stage-fright. 87. Irving, Donald J. Who is responsible for college literacy? [Filed under “Connelly”] 88. King, Winston L. Negation as a religious category. 89. Kintner, Philip I. [Review of] Martin Luther, by Heinz Blulim. 90. Kintner, Philip I. Memmingens “Ausgetretene”; eine vergessene Nachwirkung des Bauernkrieges, 1525—1527. 91. Kissane, James. Tennyson: the passion of the past and the curse of time. 92. Klausner, Neal W. Philosophy as criticism and perspective. 95. Kuntz, Paul G. Order in language, phenomena, and reality. 94. Liberman, Mathilda Nahra. The Odyssey and the theme of storytelling. 95. Liberman, M.M. The Gibbon in the maple tree, a story. 96. Liberman, M.M. Robin Redbreast and the wren. 97. Liberman, M.M. The short story as chapter in “Ship of Fools.” 98. Liberman, M.M. The publication of Porter’s “He,” and the question of the use of literature. 99. Liberman, M.M. The uses of anti-fiction: Greene’s “Across the Bridge.” 100. Magee, James S. Structure and substance: the politics of decentralization in the United Nations. 101. Meyer, Richard D. The paradox of Gordon Craig. 102. Meyer, Richard D. What the open stage means to the playwright. 103. Nefzger, Ben. The ideal-type: some conceptions and misconceptions. 104. Nevill, William A. Automated inventory control at the small college. 105. Niehaus, Thomas. Two studies on Lorenzo Hervas Y Panduro, S.I. (1755—1809) I.As Newtonian popularizer, II. As anthropologist. 106. Parsons,Lynn Hudson. Continuing crusade: four generations of the Adams family view Alexander Hamilton.

The Eighty-Fifth Commencement, June 6, 1964, program. Parsons College Student List Fall Trimester 1962. Parsons College Student List Summer Trimester 1962. “Scholars Who Teach: a profile of the Parsons College Faculty 1966-67.” Photographs and biographical information about the professors, preceptors, and tutors. The Parsons College Bulletin, Vol. 51, no. 1, July 1962 a journalistic supplement to the College Catalogue. Parsons College Bulletin, Vol. 51, no. 1, 1962-63.

Mary I. Jarmen Scholarship, 1959 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund, 1968 Knights Templar Educational Foundation (student loan), 1954-58 Lake Acre, 1954-64 Helen Betty Hornor Liljestrand Scholarship Fund, 1969-70 Lilly Endowment, 1959-61 Fred A. Little Scholarship Fund, 1967 Little, Fred A. Scholarship Fund, 1952-59 Macauley Trust, Elise Lennig. American Indian Scholarship, 1956-74 Elizabeth McCormick Fund, 1956 McNulty Scholarship, 1921 Mears, Mary Grinnell - Estate, 1935-36 Maltease Cross Fund, 1925-42 Maytag Loan Fund - now Sch. Fund, 1913-32 Merritt Credit Bureau Foundation, 1959-60 Meyers, Colonel - Scholarship Account, 1937 Molitor Spanish Fund, 1970 Noyes, LaVerne Scholarship, 1942-45 William Sterling Peirce Memorial Scholarship, 1962 Pickett and Hatcher Educational Fund, 1950-53 Pitcher, Arthur, 1956-59 Presser Scholarship, 1948-60 Priest, Dwight L. Scholarship, 1936-43

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