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Title
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A Great Teacher of Politics
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Description
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Reflection on the contributions of Jesse Macy to the study of politics written on the occasion of his retirement from teaching.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18337
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Title
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Accept Herron Resignation
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Description
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Statement by the Trustees of Iowa College accepting the resignation of George D. Herron
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Date Created
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1899
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PID
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grinnell:18358
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Title
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Air Medal and Purple Cross
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Description
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Jimmy Ley was posthumously awarded two Purple Hears and an Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for sustaining wounds resulting in death during a combat mission and for meritorious achievement while participating in five bombardment missions over active enemy occupied territory, respectively. The two medals were mounted and framed by Jimmy's parents.
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PID
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grinnell:27770
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Title
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Alice in Wonderland Party
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Description
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A band plays at the Alice in Wonderland Party, September 1984.
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Date Created
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1984
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PID
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grinnell:26749
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Title
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Ann Goplerud, class of 1939
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Description
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The woman in the center of this photograph is Ann Goplerud, class of 1939. During WWII she served in the Red Cross and sang at hospitals and for troops moving out. She became incredibly popular and even earned the name "Ann of Iowa." She also served in the Red Cross during the Korean War. Ann's papers are housed in Special Collections and Archives.
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PID
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grinnell:26675
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Title
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - April 17, 1945
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Description
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Anna Lee writes to Lucille about visiting her parents. She says she continues to pray for the missing crew members and that she hopes they have escaped. She tells Lucille to keep busy her and her husband have bought some chicks.
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Date Created
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1945
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PID
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grinnell:26512
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Title
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - December 4, 1944
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Description
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Anna Lee implies in her letter that she has recived word that her son is dead. She mentions that she is still praying for the other members of the crew that are only reported as missing, including Jimmy. Anna Lee tells Lucille about an old friend of her son that paid her a visit and the good memories he brought back. She asks Lucille to write back any news she hears.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26510
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Title
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - February 13, 1945
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Description
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Anna Lee writes to ask Lucille if she has had any news about Jimmy. She talks about how she recieved her son's personal items the other day and how hard it was for her to read his letters. She mentions it has now been almost a year since the crew's mission failed.
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Date Created
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1945
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PID
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grinnell:26511
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Title
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - July 16, 1945
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Description
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Anna Lee writes about missing the presentation of her son's awards due to bad weather conditions. Then, she talks specifically about their son's personal items they recieved. Anna Lee tells Lucille about her two contacts in Germany and France looking for more information on the crew by looking in prison camps and checking graves. She continues to pray for good news.
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Date Created
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1945
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PID
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grinnell:26513
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Title
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Anna Lee Freeman to Lucille Ley - November 2, 1944
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Description
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Anna Lee talks about her son and his reported death. She mentions that her son sometimes talked about Jimmy in his letters home as they were part of the same crew. She offers her sympathy to Lucille (presumably because Jimmy has been reported as missing) and hopes that maybe they have heard different news.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:26507