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Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - November 20, 1940
Description: Jimmy hopes to raise his grades, attend a cowboy themed dance, and asks for a change in his allowance.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:11463

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - October 28, 1940
Description: Jimmy describes “Hell week” and the student assigned challenges he had to complete including marching down Main Street in a kilt carrying a sack of four bricks. He mentions his sister, Betty, and he moves to a new dorm room.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:11457

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - October 9, 1940
Description: Jimmy plans to visit home. He decides to take chemistry instead of Spanish.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:11454

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - September 22, 1940
Description: Jimmy writes home after his first week at Grinnell. He asks for curtains for his dorm room and looks forward to Christmas vacation. He mentions his roommate Jack Metcalf.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:11448

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - September 30, 1940
Description: Jimmy writes home after two weeks. He says that learning Spanish is hard since he did not learn any language in high school. He visits a Ford dealership.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:11451

Title: Kretz Cafeteria interior, Dubuque, Iowa
Description: Looking at the interior of a two story café. From the time that it opened in 1934 through the early 1950s, Kretz Cafeteria was one of the most popular eating establishments in Dubuque. Diners could choose a table or booth on the main level or be seated on the more private balcony. Verso says: Most beautiful cafeteria in the Central States. Famous throughout the nation for wonderful food. 1940 postmark. Number A-1829.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:16926

Title: Lawther Hall for Women, Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, State College of Iowa, Iowa State Normal School, Resident Hall, West Hall
Description: Looking northeast at the new dormitory, called sucessively The Addition to Bartlett Hall, The Residence Hall, West Hall, and Lawther Hall opened with an occupancy of 293 women for the summer 1940 term. It was built at a cost of $400,000. Number OB-H1950.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13583