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Archives related to: Noun, Louise R.
| title | Louise Rosenfield Noun Papers, 1926-2002 (bulk 1970-2002) | repository | University of Iowa Women's Archives |
| description | The Louise Rosenfield Noun papers measure 11.8 linear feet and date from 1926-2002. They are arranged in twelve series: Biographical information, Family history, Calendars, Fine arts, Women’s organizations and activities, Civic and social activism, Publication and research files, Photographs, Scrapbooks, Correspondence, Personal journals and correspondence, and Artifacts. The collection is especially rich in its documentation of women activists of the mid-twentieth century in Iowa. Biographical Note Louise Rosenfield Noun, social activist, art collector, author, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Iowa Women's Archives, was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1908, the daughter of Meyer Rosenfield and Rose (Frankel) Rosenfield. Noun attended Greenwood Elementary School, graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Grinnell College for two years. She transferred to Wellesley College, but when her father became ill, she returned to Grinnell and graduated in 1929. She received an M.A. in art history from Harvard in 1933. In 1936 she married Maurice (Maurie) Noun, a dermatologist, in Des Moines. The Nouns adopted a daughter, Susan, in 1946. They were divorced in 1969. |
| extent | 11.8 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Research Files Journals Artifacts Scrapbooks |
| access | The papers are open for research. The two Kay Stone audiocassettes and transcript are CLOSED until January 1, 2023. |
| record link | http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/NounLouise.htm |
| record source | http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/NounLouise.htm |
| finding aid | Online and in the repository. |
| acquisition information | The papers (donor no. 35) were donated by Louise Rosenfield Noun in 1992 and succeeding years. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:58 |
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| title | Margaret Davis Collison papers, 1937 to 1990 | repository | University of Iowa Women's Archives |
| description | The Margaret Davis Collison papers measure 3.5 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1990. The papers are divided into three series: Personal, Board of Regents, and Political. The bulk of the papers document the issues occurring during Collison's tenure on the Iowa Board of Regents. The Personal series (1937-1989) contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, newspaper clippings relating Collison's family and personal life, and several photographs. Also included are subject files detailing a large portion of Collison's non-regential activities, including conferences she was involved in and boards on which she served. The Board of Regents series (1970-1981) consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and of subject files which outline topics addressed by the Board. Papers concerning important issues dealt with during Collison's tenure including collective bargaining, credit by examination, dormitory and dining services, equal employment opportunity, and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School can be found in this series. The Political series (1966-1982) is made up of materials concerning Collison's political activity, the bulk consisting of items from the Roxanne Conlin gubernatorial campaign. These provide an interesting contrast to the Roxanne Conlin papers (also held by the Iowa Women's Archives), in that they present detailed activities of the people who performed the laborious work of the campaign, as opposed to the more formal materials of the candidate herself. Biography Margaret Davis Collison, a Democratic party activist and member of the Iowa Board of Regents in the 1970s, was born in Missouri, the daughter of F.W. Davis. Collison received an Associate of Arts degree from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in 1940, and a B.S. in Nursing from Saint Louis University in 1943. It was here she met Robert M. Collison, and the two were married in 1943. The raised eleven children, in Oskaloosa Iowa, where the Collisons continue to reside. Margaret Collison was chosen to sit on the Iowa Board of Regents in 1971. This body governs the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa, the Iowa School for the Deaf, and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School. During her tenure on the Board, Collison dealt with many issues concerning each of these institutions, from dormitory and dining provision to hiring administrators to collective bargaining for faculty. Her term ended in 1977. Collison was active politically and socially as well. She was a member of the League of Women Voters of Iowa; the Board of Directors of the Oskaloosa Retirement Homes, Inc.; the Festival Guild of Ames, Iowa; and the Board of Curators of Stephens College. She was actively involved in Roxanne Conlin's unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of 1982 as a coordinator of polling volunteers. She worked on an oral history project, "Conversations with Three Women of the Heartland", a documentary of the lives of Mary Louise Smith, Dora Wilson, and Bernadine Pieper. Collison also attended and participated in numerous conferences, including "Iowa in the World Economy", "The Way Up" #I & II, "Racism: A Women's Issue", and "Building Math Confidence". |
| extent | 3.5 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Clippings Photographs |
| access | The papers are open for research. |
| record link | http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/CollisonMargaret.htm |
| record source | http://infohawk.uiowa.edu |
| finding aid | In the repository and on the repositories Web site. |
| acquisition information | The papers (donor no. 140) were donated byMargaret Davis Collison in 1993. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:56 |
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| title | Notes for her book, Strong-minded women, 1961-1969 (Ms.01.38) | repository | Grinnell College Libraries |
| description | The collection includes notes taken by Noun as she researched her book; correspondence, clippings, and photocopies from various sources; other background materials; and negatives of photographs for the book. Biographical and Historical Note A graduate of Grinnell College, Noun was a founding member of the Des Moines League of Women Voters and the Des Moines chapter of the National Organization for Women. She has written extensively about Iowa women and their accomplishments and is a member of the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame. |
| extent | 13 boxes ; (5.5 linear ft.) |
| formats | Notes Correspondence Clippings Photographs Photocopies |
| access | Open for research. |
| record source | http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/collections/specialcollections/Manuscripts/findingaids/NounMss.html |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid available in the Iowa Room and on the repository's web site. |
| acquisition information | The papers were donated by the author in the early 1970s. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:59 |
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| title | Des Moines Oral History Project. Interviews, 1998-2001. | repository | State Historical Society of Iowa |
| description | Audiocassettes and transcriptions of 35 interviews along with supporting documentation files. The interviewees were: LaVerne T. Austin; Margaret Ann Bastian; Martha Butler; Reinhold Carlson; Simon Casady; John Chrystal; C. Ben Condon; Ralph Dorner; Jeannettee Eyerly; Ann Wallace and Robert Fleming; Mary A. Grefe; Luther Hill, Jr.; Harry Jensen; David and Elizabeth Kruidenier; Madelyn Levitt; Kenneth MacDonald; Robert Mannheimer; Edwin T. Meredith, III; Clare Mills; Owen J. Newlin; Louise Rosenfield Noun; Addison Parker; Robert D. Ray; John Rice; Mary Ann Riley; Joseph Rosenfield; LuVerne Shiffler; Reece Stuart III; Margaret Swanson; Virginia Van Liew; Bennett Webster; Fred Weitz; John Wetherell. Biographical and Historical Note The Project was a joint effort of the Des Moines Oral History Committee and the Iowa Historical Foundation. The goal of the project was to "collect tape-recorded interviews from Des Moines residents who represented the subject areas of business, law and government, media, civic activism, education, ethnicity, religion and society." Location Des Moines Historical Library Manuscripts MS2002.20 |
| extent | 2.5 linear ft. (8 containers) |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | No restrictions on access. |
| record link | http://infohawk.uiowa.edu/F?func=direct&doc_number=003501263&local_base=iow06 |
| record source | http://infohawk.uiowa.edu |
| acquisition information | Donation; Iowa Historical Foundation and Des Moines Oral History Committee; 2001 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:59 |
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| title | Transcript of oral history interviews with Louise Noun, 1999 Feb. 11 and 24. | repository | State Historical Society of Iowa |
| description | Transcripts of 2 interviews of Noun conducted by Virginia Wadsley. In the first interview Noun offers her perspectives on growing up Jewish in Des Moines and discusses her involvement in the Iowa League of Women Voters, the Iowa Civil Liberties Union and the Des Moines chapter of the National Organization for Women. The February 24th interview discusses an interview of her brother Joseph Rosenfield conducted as a part of the Des Moines Oral History Project. Citation Note Transcript of oral history interviews with Louise Noun, 1999 Feb. 11 and 24. MS111. Special Collections, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines. Related Materials An interview with Joseph Rosenfield and an additional interview with Noun can be found in repository’s Oral history interviews of the Des Moines Oral History Project,1998-2001. (MS2002.20). Added phys. form Available on audio cassette upon request. Location Des Moines Historical Library Manuscripts MS111 (MS2004.12) Box SM9, folder 3, N20/6/2 |
| extent | 29 p. |
| formats | Transcript |
| access | No restrictions on access. |
| record link | http://infohawk.uiowa.edu/F?func=direct&doc_number=003509645&local_base=iow06 |
| record source | http://infohawk.uiowa.edu |
| acquisition information | Donated by Virginia Wadsley, 1999. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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