Preston Family History 1869-1962
- US US-store MS/MS 01.61
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- 1869 - 1962
Consists of photocopies of clippings, photographs, and letters and a journal.
Preston Family
Preston Family History 1869-1962
Consists of photocopies of clippings, photographs, and letters and a journal.
Preston Family
The bulk of the collection contains correspondence and reports concerning Reed's work of the American Home Missionary Society of the Congregational Church in the 1845-1869. Among the topics addressed are slavery and how the church should regard congregations in slave-holding states, founding of churches in Iowa, church finances, and founding a college in Iowa. This is a rich collection for the study of early Congregationalism in Iowa.
The majority of materials are articles and clippings about Cech's career and work that were saved by his parents. Other materials are programs from speeches given, and notices about awards received.
Cech, Thomas R.
Selden Lincoln Whitcomb Papers
Seldon Whitcomb spent most of his life in Grinnell, IA. He was born here, graduated from Iowa College in 1887, and returned to teach English from 1895-1905. In this collection are two personal journals, a poetry manuscript, and a notebook of nature observations with a few specimens pressed between the pages.
Whitcomb, Selden Lincoln
Leonard F. Parker. Notes for his book, History of Poweshiek County
The collection contains “historical manuscripts, notes and correspondence of Professor L.F. Parker in regard to material for his History of Poweshiek County. Most materials are handwritten, although a few of Parker’s manuscripts are typed.
Parker, Leonard F.
Louise Rosenfield Noun. Notes for her book, Strong-Minded Women
The collection includes notes taken by Noun as she researched her book: correspondence, clippings, and photocopies from various sources; other background material; and negatives of photographs for the book.
Noun, Louise R.
Consists of manuscripts of talks, articles, correspondence, photographs, and slides. Most relate to chemistry and chemists at Grinnell College in the early and mid-twentieth century.
Oelke, William C.
The bulk of the collection consists of letters to Mrs. Mamie Tibbs and four of her children from family and friends, the majority written from 1939-1945. Letters from one family member to another are filed in the folder of the recipient; letters in each folder are arranged chronologically. There are no letters to or from James or Shirley. There are a number of letters from Albert to various family members filed in the recipients’ folders. Other papers include a variety of personal and family cards, announcements, invitations, etc.
The papers were left in the family’s house at 712 Elm Street when they moved and were retrieved by Grinnell College students when some letters blew out of the abandoned house into the neighborhood. This is not a complete family record and does not give a complete accounting of the family history. The letters do give some insight into the everyday life and concerns of a black family living in a white community during the 1940s and 1950s and of blacks in the armed forces during and after World War II.
The bulk of the collection consists of Mrs. Orr's recollections about her life and the lives of three of her brothers, and of family photographs.
Orr, Grace Douglas
Henry G. Little Family Scrapbooks
Consists of three record books from the Henry G. Little family of Grinnell. Little was mayor of the town in the last decades of the nineteenth century.
Little, Henry G.
James McNally Photograph Collection
James McNally collected photographs, both black-and-white and color, that depict buildings and Grinnell scenes from about 1857-1961. The collection of photographs has been donated to Stewart Library.
Copies of outstanding and representative pictures in the collection were made into slides and the slides donated to the archives. Vera provided the descriptions of the photographs in 1983. There are two sets of slides: the original slides and another set that are loaded into a carousel. The latter set may be borrowed with approval of the College Archivist.
McNally, James
Consists primariy of letters written by Lillian Mattison to her family during her senior year at Grinnell College, alumni materials, and a photograph album.
Mattison, Lillian
John and Louise Nollen Correspondence
The collection consists primarily of letters written to John Nollen from members of his family 1906-32. Correspondents include his parents, his wife, Louise, brother Henry, and his sisters Hanna and Sara. The two sisters taught 1929-33 at Anatolia College, Salonika, Greece. The collection includes their letters to John as well as typed copies of their letters to other members of the family and contain descriptions of their travels during those years.
Nollen, John S.
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 calendars.
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 (Student Government) 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.
Matlack, Henry W.
The collection contains letters written to Salter and notes written by Salter. The letters include both personal correspondence and that relating to his affairs: church business, business of Iowa College, Salter’s research into the history of the Dodge family, and a variety of other concerns. One letter of note is from James S. Graham in 1884 who recounts his experience watching President Lincoln while he reviewed the 68th Illinois Infantry Volunteers. Also included is a Saloon Passengers’ List and Track Card from an 1881 voyage on the S.S. Bolivia.
Salter, William