Sarah Purcell (class of 1992) Papers, 1988-1992

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US US-store MS 01.205

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Sarah Purcell (class of 1992) Papers, 1988-1992

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Sarah Purcell graduated with a B.A. in History from Grinnell College in 1992. She also earned an A.M. (1993) and a Ph.D. (1997) from Brown University. She joined the faculty at Grinnell College in 2000. In 2016, she was installed to the named chair, the L. F. Parker Professor of History.

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Course materials include readings, syllabi, class notes, and papers. Campus Democrat materials include correspondence, Iowa Democratic Convention 1990 materials, and party platform information.

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Folders arranged alphabetically. All materials from original folders were kept together when housed in archival folders.

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Transferred to Special Collections and Archives by Sarah Purcell in June 2021.

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