Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Sarah Purcell (class of 1992) Papers, 1988-1992
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Name of creator
Biographical history
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.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Course materials include readings, syllabi, class notes, and papers. Campus Democrat materials include correspondence, Iowa Democratic Convention 1990 materials, and party platform information.
System of arrangement
Folders arranged alphabetically. All materials from original folders were kept together when housed in archival folders.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Materials housed at offsite storage, please allow 24 hours for retrieval.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
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Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred to Special Collections and Archives by Sarah Purcell in June 2021.