The sixth episode of Historically Yours is here and this time we’re joined by Graduate Assistant Elizabeth Riordan. For this episode, Liz recalls her Wild West phase as a child and reads a letter from a train conductor in South Dakota looking back years later and telling the tale of meeting “bundle of rags” CalamityContinue reading “Historically Yours Podcast Ep. 6: Calamity Jane’s Death with Elizabeth Riordan”
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Historically Yours Podcast Episode 5 – James Thurber Letter
The fifth episode of Historically Yours is here and this time we’re joined by University Archivist David McCartney. For this episode, David McCartney tells a poignant tale of letter writing past and present and then reads us a letter from James Thurber from his time at the New Yorker in 1935. Know anythingContinue reading “Historically Yours Podcast Episode 5 – James Thurber Letter”
Historically Yours Podcast Episode 2: Heroic Deeds with Liz Riordan
Historically Yours is brought to you by the wacky folks who wander in and out of the University of Iowa Special Collections. Your host is Colleen Theisen, today’s guest is Liz Riordan. Our theme music was composed by Will Riordan. Download this episode (right click and save) (Subscribe on Podbean, iTunes, or Pocket Casts.Continue reading “Historically Yours Podcast Episode 2: Heroic Deeds with Liz Riordan”
New Podcast Historically Yours Launches
The University of Iowa Special Collections has a new podcast, Historically Yours which will be a biweekly podcast. In each episode Outreach Librarian Colleen Theisen and a guest will read one historic letter, research the context, and discuss the role of letter writing past and present. Episode 1 features Digital Project Librarian Laura Hampton readingContinue reading “New Podcast Historically Yours Launches”