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Title: Cooper Family Portrait
Description: Cooper family portrait. On the back of the photo is written, "My mother, father, sisters, and brother," as well as, "Lila, June 19, 1904." The following names, birthdays, and ages are also written on the back: 1st row [right to left] - Claire (Oct. 1, [age] 26), Mother (Dec. 2, [age] 52, Nell (Sept. 28, [age] 7, Dad (Sep. 14, [age] 56, Ina (May 19, [age] 31; 2nd row [right to left] - Ethel (Dec. 31, [age] 20, Lila (April 16, [age] 19, Bernice (June 15, [age] 17, Viola (April 21, [age] 15). Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
Date Created: 1904
PID: grinnell:6076

Title: Dale Wolfe Early Life in His Own Words
Description: Autobiographical account of the life of Dale Wolfe from his birth in 1931 in Malcom, Iowa, until 1950 when he was released from the Army. He describes his life growing up during the depression and the various farm jobs he held before he entered the military. Others mentioned in the account are Virgil Taylor, Harold Wallace, La Vern Helm, Ray Puls, and Paul Thomson.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:17376

Title: Dorothy Pinder Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26714

Title: Elizabeth Schultz Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26710

Title: J.R. Steele Describes Union Twp., J.R. Steele Describes Union Township
Description: Newspaper article written by J.R. Steele and published in the Grinnell Register, on Monday, August 7, 1922, describing life in Union Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Also includes photos of the Steele home, Little Mount Baptist Church, and the J.R. Steele family including Mr. Steele, his daughter (Garnette Mae Steele Wheeler), and his wife (Ruth Mae Davis Steele). Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Pamphlet file. Poweshiek County (Iowa) -- History -- Union Township.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:13068

Title: Kathryn Louden Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26711

Title: Letter from Alvin Robert Rickard, January 5, 1891
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1891
PID: grinnell:3345

Title: Letter from Estel Pilgrim to his Mother
Description: Letter to Lillie Carter Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her son, Estel Pilgrim dated November 7, 1934, in Ames, Iowa. Estel, a student at Iowa State, talks about homecoming, work, his budget, his grades, and his classes.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30044

Title: Letter to Michael Brooks from his Brother
Description: Letter to Mr. Michael Brooks, Kellogg, Iowa, from his brother, postmarked March 11, 1922, Kearney Nebraska. The letter describes arrangements for Mr. Brooks' honeymoon trip to Kearney and gives information on train connections for the trip. The letter was found when remodeling a farm house near Rock Creek Lake.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:12987

Title: Letter to the Lillie Pilgrim from her Father
Description: Letter to Lillie Carter Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her father, Clayton Estell Carter, dated October 1, 1926. The letter is written on the letterhead of City Garage, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, which was run by Mr. Carter's brother, Charles. Mr. Carter is visiting his brother and talks about their fishing trips. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:30038