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Title: Josephine Hartzell Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: A resident of the Grinnell area her entire life, Josephine was born on November 29, 1902. Until 1980 she worked on the family farm doing chores and taking care of animals. At that time she moved into town, where she enjoyed reading and sewing in her retirement.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23305

Title: Laura Wieman Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Laura, the daughter of Henry and Merta Matlack, was born in Grinnell on July 19, 1913 and lived in Grinnell until 1936. She returned to Grinnell in 1966 with her husband, Henry Wieman, to her family home. She received a BA from Grinnell College and an MFA from Southern Illinois University. She taught in public schools and at SIU. She was a skilled weaver.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23303

Title: Leo Flanagan Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Leo was born in Sully, Iowa, on January 19, 1908. He farmed, worked in service stations for 21 years, and in automobile sales and management for 20 years. He and his wife, Blanche, had three children.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23302

Title: Margaret Arnold Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: The daughter of Dr. O.F. and Laura Parish, Margaret was born in Grinnell on June 14, 1906. She graduated from Grinnell College and taught fourth grade in Flint, Michigan, for a short time. She owned and operated Arnold's Shoe Store in Grinnell for 53 years and retired in 1989.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23299

Title: Methodist Episcopal Church in Grinnell, Iowa
Description: The Methodist Episcopal Church at Park Street and 5th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.8, slide 2.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:19315

Title: Neal Klausner Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: Neal W. Klausner was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, received his undergraduate degree from Lawrence College and his PhD. in philosophy from Yale University. He taught at the University of the Redlands for eight years before coming to Grinnell College in 1945 to teach philosophy and religion. He retired in 1975 and passed away in 2010 at the age of 102. 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:26720

Title: Pagliai's Pizza
Description: Early photo of Pagliai's Pizza at 816 Fifth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.35, slide 8.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:21650

Title: Post Office, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the Post Office in Grinnell, Iowa. Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien. Published by Hurley's Supply Co., Savery Block, Des Moines, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:6240

Title: Poweshiek County Bank, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of Poweshiek County Bank, Grinnell, Iowa. "Designed by Louis Henri Sullivan, famous as a progressive architect, and one of the few men admired by Frank Lloyd Wright. The bank is known as the "Jewel Box" of his bank designs."--postcard verso. Photo by Phil Valdez. Published by Cee-R-View Card Company, Aurora, Illinois. "V-526." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:6253

Title: Razelle Club
Description: A group photograph of the Razelle Club of Grinnell, Iowa, taken in March 1964(?). A note on the back identifies the members as follows: Back row: Darcie Robison, Bonnie Reesel, Vera Ziegenmeyer, Blanche Goughnour, Maude Mehaffey. Second Row: Birdie Anderson, Laura Reynolds, Lola Connelly, Ava Oldham, Icle Muckler Bitcon. Front Row: Jennie Speth, Ruth Worth, Iva Stimson, Esther Vande Noord. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection # 117, Razelle Club.
Date Created: 1964
PID: grinnell:18919