As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: The Brownie Scouts in the Circus Creator: Mildred Wirt Benson Collection: Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Ghosts, kidnappers, thieves, and blackmailers abound in the novels of Nancy Drew author and UIContinue reading “IDL staff pick: The Brownie Scouts in the Circus, 1949”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Close Hall, The University of Iowa, 1900s Creator: unknown Collection: Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes My staff pick is Close Hall which served as the YMCA/YWCA in the early partContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Close Hall, The University of Iowa, 1900s”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Hattie Jacobs’ postcard collection, 1908-1910 Creator: unknown Collection: Noble Photographs Digital Collection I am fond of old postcards because I like to read other people’s mail. A few from the NobleContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Hattie Jacobs’ postcard collection, 1908-1910”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Children’s wonder book Creator: Steinwender-Stoffregen Coffee Co. Collection: Szathmary Recipe Pamphlets Digital Collection   This is a page from the “Children’s Wonder Book”, a 1905 advertising pamphlet for Yale Coffee containingContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Children’s wonder book, 1905”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: James Van Allen on deck at an arctic rockoon expedition, 1950s Creator: Joseph Kasper Collection: Research Collections Images Prof. James Van Allen adjusting equipment about to be sent aloft during anContinue reading “IDL staff pick: James Van Allen with rockoon, 1950s”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Supersisters trading cards, 1979 Creator: Supersisters Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection In 1978, Lois Rich was asked by her 8-year-old daughter, a baseball card collector, why there weren’t anyContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Supersisters trading cards, 1979”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Threshing at the Graham farm, Davis City, Iowa, 1910s Creator: unknown Collection: Noble Photographs Digital Collection One of my favorite images from the digital collections is this image of threshing. IContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Threshing at an Iowa farm, 1910s”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Rosa Cunningham and Mary Louise Smith listening to anti-ERA speech at state GOP convention, Iowa, June 1980 Creator: unknown Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection These two women are listeningContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Mary Louise Smith listening to anti-ERA speech, Iowa, 1980”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Mary Louise Smith and Louise Noun, Iowa, mid-1990s Creator: unknown Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection   I like this one as it shows the IWA founders and that theyContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Louise Noun photographs, 1898-2002”

As the Iowa Digital Library approaches the 100,000-item mark, we’re celebrating this milestonetemp by highlighting some of our favorite items from the collections. Title: Campus plan of The University of Iowa, 1930 Creator: University of Iowa Collection: University of Iowa Campus Maps Digital Collection A 1930 vision of our institution, titled “Campus Plan of theContinue reading “IDL staff pick: UI campus plan, 1930”