Historically Yours from the University of Iowa Special Collections

A memorial for World War I is the concern in a letter from Warren G. Harding read by School of Library and Information Science graduate student Ben Schmidt.

 

Do you know anything about the movement to make a memorial? Or about Mrs. Henry F. Dimock?

Type in the comments, email us [email protected] or write to us:

 

Colleen Theisen

Special Collections

100 Main Library

Iowa City, IA 52242

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.

 

Letter from this episode:

Lawrence Barrett to James H. Smith Esq.

September 26, 1873.

MsL B274

Welcome to our new podcast.

 

New episodes will premiere every two weeks on Tuesday.

 

Episode 1 features Digital Project Librarian Laura Hampton reading a letter from April 15, 1942 from Horace Ainsley Vachell of Bath England to Mr. Corder. (MsL V1183co).

Do you know anything about Mr. Corder? Or Mr. Vachell? Or anything else in this letter? Let us know.

 

Write to us:

 

Historically Yours

c/o Colleen Theisen

University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections

100 Main Library

Iowa City, IA 52242

 

 

 

 

Host: Colleen Theisen

Guest: Laura Hampton

Editing: Colleen Theisen

Theme Music: "Handwritten Letters" by Will Riordan