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: “Wearin’ pants and boots and smokin’ pipes and runnin’ for President!” Creator: Frank Miller Collection: Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Digital Collection I love this image, and talk about timely. Before BarackContinue reading “IDL staff pick: “Wearin’ pants…” editorial cartoon, 1972″

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: Tablet weaving, 2005 Creator: Sally Orgren Collection: cARTalog Digital Collection   I started at the library long enough ago to have typed/corrected/filed and pulled (mostly pulled) cards from the catalog. IContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Woven card catalog art, 2005”

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: Louise standing amongst roses in City Park, Iowa City, Iowa, between 1924 and 1928 Creator: unknown Collection: African American Women in Iowa Digital Collection I love this photograph from the collegeContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Louise at City Park, Iowa City, mid-1920s”

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: Helen Grundman 4-H scrapbook, 1928-1932 Creator: Helen Grundman Collection: Iowa Women’s Scrapbooks Digital Collection When 4-H judges awarded Helen Grundman a blue ribbon for most complete scrapbook, they knew what they wereContinue reading “IDL staff pick: 4-H scrapbook, 1928-1932”

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: Boys in front of boxcar, Holy City, Bettendorf, Iowa, 1920s Creator: unknown Collection: Mujeres Latinas Digital Collection How can one not be moved by this simple but compelling photo? Two littleContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Holy City boys, Bettendorf, Iowa, 1920s”

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: Baseball game, Iowa City, Iowa, 1895 Creator: Samuel Calvin Digital collection:  Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes The action of the baseball game in the photograph combined with the austere surroundings of centralContinue reading “IDL staff pick: Iowa City baseball game, 1895”

This academic year marks the 15th anniversary of the Iowa Women’s Archives, which was founded by Louise Noun and Mary Louise Smith. Two new online resources celebrate their vision: the Iowa Women’s Archives Founders Collection and the Iowa Women’s Archives Timeline. The Founders Collection includes a scrapbook that chronicles Smith’s early involvement in politics, whichContinue reading “IWA and DLS launch Iowa Women’s Archives Digital Collections portal”

The granddaughter of slaves and daughter of a college professor, (Alice) Elizabeth Catlett grew up in a household that placed great value on education. She received a B.A. in art from Howard University in 1936, and then taught high school for two years before coming to The University of Iowa for graduate school to studyContinue reading “World-renowned sculptor and printmaker”

Sara Baird, an assistant in the Libraries’ Technical Services department, has recently begun augmenting her duties cataloging physical objects for the online catalog with creating metadata records for digital objects in the Iowa Digital Library. In the process of describing and providing access to archival materials in the digital collections, she’s gained no small expertise onContinue reading “Iowa native, world traveler, and activist librarian”