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Mears Cottage, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa

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Looking northeast at front entrance. Mears Cottage was the first women's dormitory on campus. Built in 1888, Mears remained a residence hall until 1979. Over the years it has hosted various campus offices. It is named for Mary Grinnell Mears, an 1881 graduate of Grinnell College and daughter of J.B. Grinnell, founder of the college. Located at 1213 6th Avenue, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa.
creator Rauber, Margaret
Title Mears Cottage, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
photographer Margaret Rauber
Index Date 1987
Publisher Grinnell College
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Real photo reprint, divided back.
Digital Origin digitized other analog
Digital Extent 1 file
Media Type image/jpeg
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Provenance Purchase or donation
citation/reference History of college buildings, Grinnell College Special Collections
Language English
Topic Poweshiek County (Iowa)
Topic Grinnell (Iowa)
Topic Universities & colleges
Topic Educational facilities
Topic Dormitories
Topic Women
Topic Grinnell College
Cartographic 41.74685,-92.718637
Classification MS 108, Box 4, ihpc_grinne0136
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_grinne0136
Identifier (local) grinnell:14299
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/14299
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