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Title: 1321 Main Street in 1948
Description: Two views of 1321 Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa, taken by Paul G. Kuntz in 1948 when he and his family moved in. The woman in the photos is Harriete H. Kuntz. Paul Kuntz was a philosophy professor at Grinnell College from 1948 until 1966. Sitting in the driveway is a 1939 Ford.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:30345

Title: Birth Announcement for Robert Stanton Harris
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1932
PID: grinnell:17765

Title: Descendant of Slave Girl and French Master Gets Degree
Description: Article written at the time of Edith Renfrow's graduation from Grinnell College in 1937 detailing her family history.
Date Created: 1937
PID: grinnell:12201

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: Hammond-Burns Wedding and 50th Anniversary Announcements
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:20660

Title: How to Mail a Letter Containing Cash
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1896
PID: grinnell:3346

Title: Into a World Unknown : A Granddaughter Traces the Lives of her Ancestors, A Granddaughter Traces the Lives of her Ancestors
Description: Traces the histories of the Palmer, Brown, Tarleton, Schoonover and other related families who settled in the Grinnell and Newburg, Iowa areas.
Date Created: 2010
PID: grinnell:12076

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