The focus of the historical collection includes the following areas:
- Rural education in Iowa (1850 – 1955)
- UNI campus (1886 – present)
- Costumes, Midwest (clothing 1850 – present)
- Currency, international
History
Displaying 10401 - 10467 of 10467
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| 10401 | UNIM1996.9.36 | Book | “Family Income and Expenditures No. 462” |
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| 10402 | UNIM1996.9.38 | Booklet | "The American Consumer." Information and Guidance for the Consumer Buyer. Volume 6, Number 6, September 1938. |
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| 10403 | UNIM1996.9.39 | Booklet | "The American Consumer." The Consumer Buyers Guide to Value and Wise Spending. Volume 7, Number 4, April 1939. |
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| 10404 | UNIM1996.9.4 | Booklet | “Cutlery Care and How to Carve” Milwaukee: John Oster Manufacturing Company. |
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| 10405 | UNIM1996.9.40 | Book | The House: Its Plan and Use by Tessie Agan, M. S. J. B. Lippincott Company, Chicago, 1939. |
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| 10406 | UNIM1996.9.41 | Book | Period Furnishings by C. R. Clifford. Clifford and Lawton, New York, 1911. |
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| 10407 | UNIM1996.9.42 | Book | Funk & Wagnalls' Standard Primer for Home Builders and Home Buyers by Kenneth Duncan. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, 1947. |
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| 10408 | UNIM1996.9.43 | Book | Inside Today's Home by Ray & Sarah Faulkner. Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1954. |
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| 10409 | UNIM1996.9.44 | Book | The Human House by Dorothy J. Field. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1939. |
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| 10410 | UNIM1996.9.45 | Book | The Study of Interior Decoration by Alice and Bettina Jackson. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1929. |
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| 10411 | UNIM1996.9.46 | Book | Wood-Finishing by Harry R. Jefferey. The Manual Arts Press, Peoria, Illinois, 1924. |
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| 10412 | UNIM1996.9.47 | Book | The House and Its Care by Mary Lockwood Mathews, B. S. Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1941. |
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| 10413 | UNIM1996.9.48 | Book | Accurate Home Estimating by Thomas A. & Ruth A. Roberts. The Bruce Publishing Company , Milwaukee, 1942. |
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| 10414 | UNIM1996.9.49 | Book | Interior Decoration for the Small Home by Amy L. Rolfe. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1929. |
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| 10415 | UNIM1996.9.5 | Booklet | “Healthful Living” Battle Creek, Michigan: The Battle Creek Food Company, 1934. |
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| 10416 | UNIM1996.9.56 | Book | Housing Standards by Leon N. Henderson. University of Florida, 1940. |
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| 10417 | UNIM1996.9.57 | Book | Heuga Review: Landscape Office. Heugatile Corporation, Kenilworth, New Jersey. |
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| 10418 | UNIM1996.9.58 | Book | Light Frame House Construction. U. S. Department of Commerse, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1940. |
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| 10419 | UNIM1996.9.59 | Book | Gertrude's New House by Willie Mae Miles. The Florida Committee for the Improvement of the Applied Economics part of the Teacher Education Program, 1946. |
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| 10420 | UNIM1996.9.6 | Booklet | “Recipes and Menus for ‘National Pressure Cooker’” & “Simultaneous Cooking” Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Northwestern Steel and Iron Works, 1923. |
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| 10421 | UNIM1996.9.60 | Book | Care and Repair of the House by Vincent B. Phelan. U. S. Department of Commerse, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1931. |
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| 10422 | UNIM1996.9.61 | Book | Wall Plaster: Its Ingredients, Preparation, and Properties. Department of Commerce, Washington Government Printing Office, 1924. |
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| 10423 | UNIM1996.9.63 | Pamphlet | Constant Temperature Equipment. Central Scientific Company, 1948. |
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| 10424 | UNIM1996.9.64 | Pamphlet | Measurements for the Household No. 55. Circular of the Bureau of Standards, Washington Government Printing Office, August 28, 1915. |
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| 10425 | UNIM1996.9.66 | Pamphlet | Safety for the Household. Number 463, National Bureau of Standards, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1947. |
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| 10426 | UNIM1996.9.67 | Booklet | “Dry-Cleaning in the Home” Brieflet #589 |
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| 10427 | UNIM1996.9.68 | Booklet | “Methods and Equipment for Home Laundering” Farmer’s Bulletin No. 1497: U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 1926 |
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| 10428 | UNIM1996.9.70 | Booklet | “Easier Laundering.” School of Agriculture, Pennsylvania State College, Circular 301, February 1947. |
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| 10429 | UNIM1996.9.7 | Book | Management in Homes by Ella M. Cushman, M. S. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1945. |
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| 10430 | UNIM1996.9.72 | Booklet | “Home Washing Helps Bulletin No.1 - Soap” Colgate & Company: New Jersey, 1927 |
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| 10431 | UNIM1996.9.73 | Booklet | “Soap in Everyday Life.” Abby Josephine Spear: Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company, 1929. |
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| 10432 | UNIM1996.9.74 | Booklet | “Soaps and other Detergents” Lucille Williamson: Bulletin 767 Cornell University, November 1949 |
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| 10433 | UNIM1996.9.75 | Booklet | “Soap and Water Softeners” Lucille Williamson – Bulletin 651, Cornell University, June 1944. |
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| 10434 | UNIM1996.9.76 | Booklet | “Removal of Stains from Clothing and other Textiles” Harold Lang & Anna Whittelsey: Washington Government Printing Office, September 1917. |
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| 10435 | UNIM1996.9.77 | Booklet | “Home Washing Helps Bulletin No. 4 Stains” Colgate & Co. New Jersey, 1927. |
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| 10436 | UNIM1996.9.78A | Booklet | “Stain Removal from Fabrics” Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1474: U.S. Department of Agriculture, September 1942 |
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| 10437 | UNIM1996.9.78B | Booklet | “Stain Removal from Fabrics” Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1474: U.S. Department of Agriculture, September 1942 |
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| 10438 | UNIM1996.9.79 | Book | Curriculum Development In Education For Home & FamilyLiving: Some Procedures Used in Evolving a Philosophy, United States Department of the Interior, March 1939. |
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| 10439 | UNIM1996.9.80 | Booklet | “Progress Report of the Iowa Home Economics Curriculum Program” Issued by the Board of Vocational Education: The State of Iowa, 1945. |
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| 10440 | UNIM1996.9.81 | Book | Let's Work Magic Grade 7 by Kathryn Eastwood Reed. Florida Curriculum Laboratory. University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, 1942. |
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| 10441 | UNIM1996.9.82 | Book | Let's Work Magic Grade 8 by Kathryn Eastwood Reed. University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, 1942. |
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| 10442 | UNIM1996.9.83 | Book | Let's Work Magic Grade 9 by Kathryn Eastwood Reed. Florida Curriculum Laboratory. University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, 1942. |
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| 10443 | UNIM1996.9.84 | Book | Let's Work Magic Grade 11 by Kathryn Eastwood Reed. University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, 1942. |
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| 10444 | UNIM1996.9.85 | Book | Let's Work Magic Grade 12 by Kathryn Eastwood Reed. University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, September 1, 1942. |
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| 10445 | UNIM1996.9.90 | Book | “Etiquette” By Emily Post – Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, 1960. |
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| 10446 | UNIM1996.9.9A | Book | “The Good Housekeeping Book” Stamford House, New York, New York, 1947. |
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| 10447 | UNIM1997.6.0004 | Dress | Woven, A-line, notched shawl neckline, collar divides in back. Large front pleat center front closure. Two darts each side in front. Slight gathers in back attached to waist of skirt. Diagonal pockets each side starting at waist. Short set-in sleeves with cuffs. 2" hem. 2 belt loops and belt of same fabric. Threads scattered over entire dress. Color: GY; PK |
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| 10448 | UNIM1998.11.0200 | Hat | Sailor style hat used in a political campaign. 3" high, flat across top. 1" red and white striped plastic ribbon around base of crown. 2" wide brim, horizontal. Bound with white plastic. Weaving pattern in straw is twill weave; plastic ribbon. Both add decorative detail. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH |
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| 10449 | UNIM2000.17.1 | Tool | Metal cookie cutter, design is in the shape of a lit candle in a crescent-shaped candlestick holder, there are two circular rings around the candle design. The back of the object is flat with a single metal handle and three circular punctures. |
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| 10450 | UNIM2004.29.10 | Apron | Bib style apron of quilted fabric. 2 wooden rings at top corners with neck tie attached. Edges trimmed with bias tape. Ties extend at sides to be tied in back. Ends of ties are knotted. Small blue flowers with yellow centers and green leaves decorate center. Color: WH, YL, GR, BL |
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| 10451 | UNIM2004.29.11 | Apron | White apron with bib and gathered skirt with one pocket. Red rickrack trim on waistband and lower skirt edge. Round neckline with back closure of one button and a button loop. Tie belt attached to back at waistband. Color: WH, RD |
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| 10452 | UNIM2004.29.12 | Apron | Reversible, double thick cloth half-apron with waistband and gathered skirt. Same on both sides. Tie belt at waist with a red & white polka dot patch pocket on right side front. Pocket has a blue flap with one button closure. Color: BL, RD, WH |
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| 10453 | UNIM2004.29.18 | Apron | Yellow fabric with brown border at bottom of half-apron. Brown tulip and heart designs, with green leaves decorate the bottom border. Apron has gathered skirt, waistband, back ties, patch pocket on right front side. Color: YL, BR, GR |
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| 10454 | UNIM2004.29.19 | Apron | Half-apron, turquoise main color with yellow, red, and brown rickrack trim on pocket top and bottom edge of skirt. Gathered skirt style with waistband and ties. Patch pocket is on right side of front. Color: BL, YL, RD, BR |
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| 10455 | UNIM2004.29.20 | Apron | a. Half-apron is clear plastic with white floral design, green edges and green ties. B. Manufacturer's information slip "Beautiful Ladies Hostess Apron. Practical, Cleans In A Jiffy, Just Wipe With Damp Cloth". Color: Clear, WH, GR |
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| 10456 | UNIM2004.29.21 | Apron | White with pick bias tape around all edges. Two clothes pins pictured on long pocket across bottom edge with "Clothes-pins" embroidered in cursive writing on pocket. Darts at hip both sides. Color: WH, PK, GY |
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| 10457 | UNIM2004.29.22 | Pillowcase | White fabric with yellow floral oval border in center. Color: WH, YL, OR, GR |
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| 10458 | UNIM2004.29.25 | Pad, hot | Maroon hexagon shaped floral weave with fringed edges. Very thick. Color: BR |
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| 10459 | UNIM2004.29.27 | Pad, hot | Single crocheted hexagon shaped pot holder. Alternating bands of white and yellow, with white in the center and on outside edge. Color: WH, YL |
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| 10460 | UNIM2004.29.29 | Pad, hot | Round with scalloped edge in orange. Center is orange. White shell stitch for 6 rows. Single crochet in orange separates shell stitches from center to the outer edge. Double thickness. Creates the appearance of a daisy. Same pattern on back side but in orange. Color: WH, GD |
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| 10461 | UNIM2004.29.30 | Pad, hot | White quilted fabric with a floral design in center featuring yellow, blue, and orange flowers and green leaves. "© 1977 CORNING" is printed next to the design in green letters. Yellow bias tape all around the edges. Backside is entirely yellow. Wooden ring attached for hanging. Color: WH,OR,YL,BL, GR |
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| 10462 | UNIM2004.29.8 | Apron | Bibbed apron in brown quilted fabric with white lining. Bias tape all around and extends for neck strap and tie belt. Color: BR, WH |
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| 10463 | UNIM2004.29.9 | Apron | Bib style full apron of quilted fabric with colored food pantry print trim and bias tape edges extending for neck strap and back ties. |
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| 10464 | UNIM2006.18.0001 | Dress | Woven, A-line, V-neckline, revers collar stops at shoulder seams. Bust darts, 2 darts on each side at waist. Center front 5-button 3/4" dia. Skirt w/patch pockets 5.2" square. 5-panel skirt w/1 3/4" hem. Bodice w/gathered back. Short set-in sleeves w/1.2 cuff sewn to dress on top edge. Sm. Floral design print, snaps at waist. Belt of dress fabric w/buckle removed. Color: GR,BR,WH,BL |
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| 10465 | UNIM2011.7.12 | Fabric | Chinese style pattern on heavy tapestry fabric. Edges have been turned to back. Color: PR,GR,RD,OR,BK, |
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| 10466 | UNIM2011.7.38 | Pin | Blue over gold around edge. Inscription "Jesus Never Fails" around a red center cross on a gold background. Color: RD, BL, GD |
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| 10467 | UNIM2011.7.7 | Fabric | River scene with birds, boats and trees. Color: WH, TN |
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