University of Iowa student with bow and arrow, mid-1920s
Whether you are single, happily attached, or somewhere in between, we in Digital Library Services offer you a historical perspective of that sometimes treacherous holiday lurking just around the corner: St. Valentine’s Day.
“My heart pants 4 u, ” Aug. 1, 1907
The February 14, 1961 Daily Iowan reminds readers to send a card to their favorite boy or girl because “Valentine’s Day does make for that special feeling.”
A Vidette-Reporter article from 1891 tells a freshman student’s cautionary tale about the last valentine he ever sent. (Spoiler alert! After choosing the wrong card, he finds himself hiding in the mud under his intended sweetheart’s front porch.)
“I send you my love and a pansy smile, ” Jan. 27, 1921
And who wouldn’t love a slice of Pink February Pie?
Up a country lane scrapbook, vol. 06: Jan. 1, 1974 – Dec. 25, 1978
Enjoy more romantic artifacts: http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/valentines
–Joanna Lee
Digital Projects Librarian