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Birth Announcement for Robert Stanton Harris
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Description
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Birth announcement for Robert Stanton Harris who was born April 30, 1932, and weighed 7 lbs. The announcement features a picture of his sister, Anna Ruth Harris.
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Date Created
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1932
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PID
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grinnell:17765
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Dorothy Pinder Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Dorothy Watts Pinder, the daughter of a newspaper editor, grew up in Storm Lake, Iowa, during the depression. Her father later moved to Grinnell and bought the Grinnell-Herald Register where Dorothy worked for many years. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26714
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Elizabeth Schultz Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Elizabeth Pfund was born in Jewell, Iowa. She came to Poweshiek County in 1927 as a rural school teacher. She married Ervin Schultz on Nov. 27, 1929. They raised their two children on the family farm in Malcom Township where she lived for over 65 years. She was active in 4-H, the Farm Bureau, and she served as a Sunday school teacher and in other positions at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26710
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From Germany to Iowa
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Description
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Brief history of how the Ahrens family came to Iowa.
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Date Created
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2000
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PID
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grinnell:12923
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Hammond-Burns Wedding and 50th Anniversary Announcements
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Two newspaper clippings concerning Mae Hammond and Frank R. Burns. The first is the announcement of their wedding which occurred on June 1, 1918, at the home of the bride's mother, 1127 Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa. The second is an announcement concerning their 50th wedding anniversary celebration held at the Des Moines Club in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1918
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PID
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grinnell:20660
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How to Mail a Letter Containing Cash
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Description of how to mail a letter containing cash in 1896. The envelope is addressed to H.M. Rickard at I.A.C. (Iowa Agricultural College) in Ames, Iowa. This was written by a grandmother for her grandchildren. The description includes information about Martin Rickard and Anna Margaret Turner.
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Date Created
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1896
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PID
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grinnell:3346
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Kathryn Louden Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Kathryn Louden was born in Delaware County, Iowa, and grew up in Wichita, Kansas. She attended John Fletcher College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for two years obtaining a teaching certificate, and then taught fifth and sixth grades in Newburg, Iowa. In 1942 she married Warren Louden, who farmed near Newburg; they had two children. She was active in her church, the Farm Bureau, 4-H, the Iowa Porkettes and many other organizations. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26711
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Letter from Alvin Robert Rickard, January 5, 1891
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Description
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Letter from Alvin Robert Rickard to his brother, dated January 5, 1891. Tells about Christmas gifts, going to school, the weather, a wedding, riding the train, and encouraging his brother to write his parents more often.
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Date Created
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1891
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grinnell:3345