Selected Recent Acquisitions

Hardin Library for the Health Sciences

Baillie, Matthew. Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body. Albany, NY, Barber & Southwick, 1795. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Bichat, Xavier. Treatise on the Membranes in General, and on Different Membranes in Particular. Boston, Cummings and Hilliard, 1813. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Buchan, William. Domestic Medicine. Philadelphia, Richard Folwell, 1797. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Crile, George W. Anoci-association. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1914. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Cushing, Harvey. Pituitary Body and its Disorders. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1912. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Gunn, John. Gunn's Domestic Medicine. Pittsburgh, PA, J. Edwards and J.J. Newman, 1839. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Hatin, Jules. La Manoeuvre de Tous les Accouchemens Contre Nature. Paris, H. Leclercq, 1827. Gift of Dr. John Martin.

Hayes, Thomas. Serious Address on the Dangerous Consequences of Neglecting Common Coughs and Colds. London, J. Murray, 1786. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Hippocrates. Les Oeuvres d'Hippocrate. Paris, Compagnie des libraires, 1697. Gift of Dr. John Martin.

Jacobi, Eduard. Portfolio of Dermochromes. 2nd rev. & enl. ed. New York, Rebman, 1905 [cl904]. Gift of Dr. Marvin H. Schultz.

Landouzy, Louis. De la Myopathie Atrophique Progressive. Paris, F. Alcan, 1885. Gift of Dr. John Martin.

Lewis, Sir Thomas. Diseases of the Heart. New York, Macmillan, 1934. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Linden, Johannes Antonides van der. Medicina Physiologica. Amsterdam, Apud Joannem a Ravestein, 1653. Gift of Dr. John Martin.

Lister, Joseph Baron. Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1909. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Osier, William. Alabama Student and Other Biographical Essays. New York, Oxford University Press, 1908. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Reisseisen, Franz Daniel, Über den Bau der Lungen. Berlin, A. Rucker, 1822. Gift of Dr. John Martin.

Richerand, Anthelme. Des Erreurs Populaires Relatives a la Médecine. Paris, Caille et Ravier, 1810. Gift of Dr. John Martin.

Steindler, Arthur. Reconstructive Surgery of the Upper Extremity. New York, D. Appleton, 1923. Inscribed by author to donor. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Virchow, Rudolf. Die Cellularpathologie. Berlin, August Hirschwald, 1862. Gift of Dr. Robert A. Sedlacek.

Iowa Women's Archives

Ames National Organization for Women. 7 linear inches of records dating from 1973 to 1986. Gift of Kathleen Hickok.

Aydelotte, Myrtle Kitchell. 41 linear feet of papers dating from 1910s to the 1990s of the former Dean of the University of Iowa College of Nursing. Transfer from the Special Collections Department, University of Iowa Libraries, and gift of Myrtle Aydelotte.

Bergmann, Leola. 4 linear inches of programs of the Iowa City Women's Club dating from 1925 to 1939 and a copy of her book The Negro In Iowa, 1969. Gift of Leola Bergmann.

Braverman, Rosalie. Oral history recorded in 1996 of this Polish immigrant who arrived in 1921. Interview concerns Jewish community in Iowa City.

Cary Club of Marion, Iowa. 2 linear feet of records dating from 1883 to 1980 of this reading club. Gift of Marion Public library.

Chapman, Kathleen Halloran. 6 linear feet of papers dating from 1982 to 1994 of a former state legislator. Gift of Kathleen Halloran Chapman.

Clark, Marion Jones. 10 linear inches of papers dating from 1934 to 1995 of a Bacteriologist and later assistant Professor at the University of Iowa in the early 1930s to ca. 1960. Gift of Marion Jones Clark.

Clionian Club. 1 linear foot of records dating from 1874 to the 1990s of this Davenport, Iowa, study club founded in 1874. Gift of Edna Gord.

Dieman-Bennett Dance Theatre of the Hemispheres. 8 linear feet of records dating from 1952 to 1996 of this Cedar Rapids dance company. Gift of Edna Dieman and Julia Bennett.

Dryden, Muriel Ann. 2.5 linear feet of political materials dating from 1958 to the 1970s. Gift of Jean Henderson.

Dubuque National Organization for Women. 1.25 linear feet of records dating from 1973 to 1995. Gift of Ruth Scharnau.

Eichacker, Lois. 3 linear inches of papers dating from 1984-1996 of a Fort Madison, Iowa, civic leader and former President of the University of Iowa Alumni Association Board. Gift of Lois Eichacker.

Eimen, Martha. 2.5 linear inches of papers dating from 1945 to 1948 of a nurse who worked for the Public Health Service and the United Nations in Italy and the Middle East. Gift of Martha Eimen.

Federation of Women's Clubs, Marion, Iowa. 5 inches of records dating from 1905 to 1955 of this local women's club. Gift of Marion Public library.

Furgerson, Betty Jean. 3 linear feet of papers dating from 1944 to 1995 of a member of the Iowa Board of Regents from 1989 to 1995 and director of the Waterloo Human Rights Commission from 1974 to 1992. Gift of Betty Jean Furgerson.

Harper, Virginia. 2 linear feet of papers dating from the 1940s to 1994 of the president of the Fort Madison NAACP since 1978. Gift of Virginia Harper.

Harris, Lileah. 4 linear feet dating from 1970-1995 of a professional volunteer active in several art, civic, educational, and religious organizations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gift of Lileah Harris.

Ingleside Club. 1.25 linear inches of records dating from 1993 to 1995 of this Mount Vernon, Iowa, book club. Gift of Abbi Swanson.

Iowa City Women's Press. 9 linear inches of records dating from 1973 to 1985 of this local women's press. Gift of Sandy Pickup.

Iowa Women in Natural Resources. 1.5 linear feet of subject files, records, and videotapes dating from the 1980s to the 1990s. Gift of Iowa Women in Natural Resources.

Irwin, Constance Fricke. 13 linear feet of published and unpublished works dating from 1940 to 1986 by this Iowa author and former WAVE. Gift of William Irwin.

Knowler, Faith. 1 linear foot of materials dating from the 1970s to 1995 concerning community service in Johnson County and Iowa City. Gift of Faith Knowler.

League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Des Moines. 8.25 linear feet of records dating from the 1940s to the 1990s. Includes three audiocassettes. Gift of League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Des Moines.

Lewis, Catherine. 4 linear inches of materials concerning the 1996 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife Project including interview transcripts, 9 audiocassettes and photographs. Gift of Catherine Lewis.

Liffring-Zug (Bourret), Joan. Two books and 65 photographs dating from the 1950s to the 1960s by one of Iowa's foremost photographers. Transfer from the Special Collections Department, University of Iowa Libraries, and gift of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret.

Lyon, Pauline. 2 linear feet of WWII WAVE materials dating from 1944 to 1985. Gift of Pauline Lyon.

Mason, Dora. 7.5 linear inches of papers dating from 1935 to 1993 of sculptor and art teacher who traveled and studied sculpture across Europe and North America. Gift of Dora Mason.

Mitchell, Ruby Cromley. 4 linear inches of daily diaries written from the 1930s to the 1960s. Gift of Pat Ellerbroek.

Nash, Martha. 2.25 linear feet of papers dating from 1947 to 1995 of the former director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Education and Vocational Training in Waterloo from 1981 to 1995. Gift of Martha Nash.

New Art Club of Marion, Iowa. 3 linear inches of records dating from 1939 to 1974 of this arts and crafts club formed in 1935. Gift of Marion Public library.

Sackett, Edith. 2.5 linear inches of papers dating from 1959 to 1975 of a schoolteacher and Iowa Mother of the Year, 1969. Gift of Rosemary and Bill Sackett.

Sackett, Rosemary. 3.5 linear inches of papers dating from 1960 to 1996 of the first woman appointed chief judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals in 1996. Gift of Rosemary Sackett.

Shakespeare Club of Marion, Iowa. 2 linear feet of records dating from 1909 to 1955 of this history and literature club formed in 1909. Gift of the Marion Public library.

Shipton, Janet. 4 linear feet of papers dating from 1961 to 1980 of a former Johnson County Supervisor. Gift of Janet Shipton.

Skott, Clara. 1.5 linear feet of daily diaries written between 1900 and 1995 by a writer and home economics teacher in Iowa and Wisconsin. Gift of Signe Skott Cooper.

Stuit, Velma. 4 scrapbooks dating from 1932 to 1990 of the wife of a University of Iowa Dean of the College of Liberal Arts who was active in several women's organizations. Gift of Velma Stuit.

Tate, Elizabeth (Bettye) Crawford. 4 linear inches and 6 story boards dating from 1910 to 1996 of this owner and operator of Tate Arms, a boarding house for African-American male students at the University of Iowa during the 1940s and 1950s. Gift of Elizabeth Tate.

Teel, Icey Lenora. 10 linear inches of papers dating from 1902 to 1973 of a lecturer, author, and playwright who ran Teel School of Expression in Davenport, Iowa, 1918-1934, and subsequently was a writer and editor for the Durant [Iowa] News. Gift of Muscatine Art Center.

Thorpe, Vina. 2 linear feet of papers dating from the 1930s to the 1990s of a columnist, editor, and publisher of Des Moines area newspaper. Gift of Vina Thorpe.

White, Maude. 10 linear inches of papers dating from 1966 to 1996 of Iowa's first Affirmative Action administrator and founder of the Des Moines Tutoring Center, which she established in her home in 1980. Gift of Maude White.

Williams, Catherine. 2.5 linear feet of papers dating from the 1910s and the 1980s of this former dancer and former deputy commissioner of the Iowa Department of Social Services. Gift of Catherine Williams.

Williams, Verda. 12 linear inches of papers dating from 1982 to 1995 of a filmmaker, producer, and communication specialist in Iowa State University's Extension Communication Services. Includes a videocassette of the documentary "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard," written and produced by Williams. Gift of Verda Williams.

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Des Moines, Iowa branch. 1.75 linear feet of records dating from 1962 to 1996. Gift of Kathryn Wisdom.

Wood, Mary Elizabeth. 2.5 linear feet of papers dating from the 1920s to the 1990s of this social worker and administrator who in 1957 became the first African-American woman in the United States to be named executive director of a greater metropolitan YWCA. Gift of Mary Elizabeth Wood.

Zastrow, Katherine Mull Falvey. 6 linear inches dating from 1957 to 1988 of this Iowa legislator from 1958 to 1964. Gift of Katherine Mull Falvey Zastrow.

Main Library

American diplomatic history. A collection of over 1400 volumes. Gift of Lawrence E. Gelfand.

Buchan, John. 126 volumes by First Baron Tweedsmuir, 1875-1940, Scottish writer. Gift of John C. Gerber.

Church Missionary Society Archive (microform). Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, Adam Matthew Publications, 1996. Gift of the Alfred S. Martin Fund.

Das Nibelungen Lied. Berlin, 1940. Gift of John A.A. ter Haar.

Dry Frio Bindery Set of Historical Bookbindings. Utopia, TX, Dry Frio Bindery, 1996. Gift of the Frank S. Hanlin Fund.

Gibson, George. Fifteen autograph letters signed of an Iowa soldier documenting his military service during the Spanish American War with descriptions of camp life, attitudes towards officers, and preparations for the invasion of Cuba. Gift of the Homer L. Calkin Fund.

Green, Edwin. Secret Flight. Chicago, Goldsmith, 1933. Gift of Frank Paluka.

Hamilton, H.W. Rural Sketches of Minnesota, the El Dorado of the Northwest. Milan, OH, G. Waggoner, 1850. Gift of the Thompson Travel Fund.

Hiemstra, Marvin R. Five books by an Iowa author all published by the Juniper Von Phitzer Press in San Francisco: Dream Tees (1991), Hands (1996), Redwood Burl (1992), Boxing the Compass (1996), and Seasons, A Poem Sequence (1993). Gift of the author.

Howard, J.R. Herbert Hoover's Record as a Friend of the American Farmer. Washington, 1928. Gift of Alan F. January.

Kummer, Corby. The Joy of Coffee. Shelburne, VT, Chapters Pub., 1995. Gift of Chauncey D. Leake, Jr.

Merwin, W.S. The Real World of Manuel Cordova. Sherman Oaks, CA, Ninja Press, 1995. Gift of the Frank S. Hanlin Fund.

Michaels, Leigh. Fifty books, one typescript, and four sets of page proofs by an Iowa author. Gift of LeAnn Lemberger.

Miniature books. Over 3,000 miniature books (under three inches) published in all parts of the world and dating from 1628 to 1989. Gift of Charlotte M. Smith.

Moor, Johannes Cornelis de. A Bilingual Concordance to the Targum of the Prophets. Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1995. Gift of the Chanen Fund.

Payne, E.F.J. Papers, 1939-1983. Seven linear feet of the manuscripts of an English philosopher, writer, and translator consisting of correspondence, his translations of Arthur Schopenhauer's works and other papers. Gift of Christopher Egret.

Railroadiana. 16,061 photographic images of rolling stock from around the world, organized by railroad, identified by place and date. Gift of Janett Vander Maas.

Rawlings, Thomas. Emigration, with Special Reference to Minnesota, U.S., and British Columbia. London, Clayton, 1864. Gift of the Thompson Travel Fund.

Taylor, Michael. Saint Dominic's Press: A Bibliography, 1916-1937. Lower Marston, Whittington Press, 1995. Gift of the Frank S. Hanlin Fund.

391. Paris, Ribemont-Dessaignes, 1917-1924. Gift of the Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries.

Throop, James A. Secretary's book for the Loyal Union League, Henry County, Iowa, 1863-1864. This record book contains bylaws, meeting minutes, a list of members, etc., for the Mount Pleasant Union League. These leagues were formed to support the Lincoln administration and the Union cause while exposing Southern sympathizers. Gift of Homer L. Calkin Fund.

Rita Benton Music Library

Flute music. 820 volumes of solo and accompanied music for flute, flute chamber music, books and methods, including 3 items published before 1800. Gift of retiring Professor of Flute (since 1973) Betty Bang Mather.

Scores of orchestral music. Over 800 items including many 20th-century works. Gift of Victor Norman, for many years conductor of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, through the agency of Dr. Arthur Benton.