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Cornell College

Mount Vernon, Iowa

The collection shared by Cornell College offers newspapers, including school newspapers as well as college and university materials to explore.

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The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record.

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Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa

Use the collection shared by Ellsworth Community College to explore newspapers, including school newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals. The collection also includes financial and tax records; business and industry publications; land and property records; probate and estate records; and college and university materials.

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One source rarely tells an entire story. A name, place or event can lead into another part of the collection, offering a different perspective on the question that brought you here.

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Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library

Mapleton, Iowa

Explore newspapers, including school newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals through the collection shared by the Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library.

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Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own.

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Madison West High School

Madison, Wisconsin

The collection shared by Madison West High School offers yearbooks and annuals as well as school newspapers to explore. The collection also includes school and district records.

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Yearbooks and annuals record selected moments in the life of an institution or community, offering a way to explore how people represented their own time.

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Marion Independent School District

Marion, Iowa

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A collection shared by the Marion Independent School District includes yearbooks and annuals as well as school and district records to explore.

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The pages of a yearbook or annual can connect individual lives with the activities and organizations that were part of their historical setting.

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Morningside University

Sioux City, Iowa

Use the collection shared by Morningside University to explore newspapers, including school newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals. The collection also includes college and university materials.

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Campus newspapers and yearbooks preserve different views of college life: the conversations of the day and a school year remembered. A familiar name or activity can connect a personal story with that wider community.

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Mount Ayr Preservation Inc.

Mt Ayr, Iowa

Browse newspapers, including school newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals in the collection shared by the Mount Ayr Preservation Inc. The collection also includes newsletters, briefs or bulletins.

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Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own.

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Northwestern College

Orange City, Iowa

The collection shared by Northwestern College offers newspapers, including school newspapers as well as college and university materials to explore.

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The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record.

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Simpson College

Indianola, Iowa

Use the collection shared by Simpson College to explore yearbooks and annuals as well as school newspapers. The collection also includes college and university materials.

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Yearbooks and annuals can offer glimpses of the people, activities and institutions of an earlier time, placing familiar names within the communities around them.

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St. Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

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Explore yearbooks and annuals as well as school newspapers in the collection shared by St. Ambrose University. The collection also includes magazines or catalogs as well as college and university materials.

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Yearbooks and annuals can offer glimpses of the people, activities and institutions of an earlier time, placing familiar names within the communities around them.

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Stewart Memorial Library – Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Explore yearbooks and annuals as well as school newspapers through the collection shared by Stewart Memorial Library – Coe College. The collection also includes college and university materials.

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The pages of a yearbook or annual can connect individual lives with the activities and organizations that were part of their historical setting.

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Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

The collection shared by Upper Iowa University offers school newspapers to explore.

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The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record.

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