Iowa Pride
Civil rights
Gay rights
Transgender rights
The June 2009 issue of Iowa City's arts and culture magazine, Little Village, celebrated Pride month by covering LGBTQ+ lives affected by the then-recent Iowa Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage. Among these features was a Iowa Civil Rights timeline written by Andrew Sherburne with an introduction by Melody Dworak. The timeline highlights years Iowans gained legal protections against various kinds of discrimination. <br /><br />The entire <a title="Little Village June 2009" href="https://ir.uiowa.edu/littlevillage/81/" target="_blank">June 2009 issue</a> can be downloaded from the University of Iowa Libraries institutional repository. <br /><br /><a href="https://littlevillagemag.com" target="_blank">Little Village</a> has been in print since 2001 and its current publisher is Matthew Steele. Reproduction inquiries can be emailed to <a href="mailto:publisher@littlevillagemag.com" target="_blank">Publisher@LittleVillageMag.com</a>.
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Sherburne, Andrew
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Iowa Federation House Tornado Damage
Tornado damage to the Iowa Federation House, the historic building housing segregated African American University of Iowa students.
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A Day in the Life at the Iowa City Public Library
What happens at the Iowa City Public Library in just one day? Here are some numbers: 3406 items were checked out, 437 people came through the gates the first hour open, and 81 reference questions were answered at the Info Desk.
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Iowa City, Iowa
2017 Book Gala
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2017-11
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Iowa City, Iowa
Eat Out to Read
Fund raising
Cole, Mara
Iowa City Public Library
2018-01
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Iowa City, Iowa
Craft Bazaar
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2017-12
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Iowa City, Iowa
2017 Rocks My Block
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2017-09
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Iowa City, Iowa
2017 Tee Off for Swimming and Reading
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2017-09
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Iowa City, Iowa
2017 Late Night at the Library
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2017-06
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Iowa City, Iowa
2017 Looking Forward
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2017-03
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Iowa City, Iowa
2017 Wine Tasting
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2017-02
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Iowa City, Iowa
2015 Rev Up for Rotary
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2015-05
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Iowa City, Iowa
2015 Family Fund
Fund raising
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Iowa City Public Library
2015-02
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Iowa City, Iowa
2014 Library Links
Fund raising
Held on June 27, 2014, Library Links raised more than $10,000 to support the work of the Iowa City Public Library.
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Iowa City Public Library
2014-06
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Iowa City, Iowa
2013 Sushi in the Stacks
Fund raising
Cole, Mara
Iowa City Public Library
2013-08
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Iowa City, Iowa
Thanks a Million!
Fund raising
Thanks a Million! The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation has contributed more than $1,000,000 to enhance library services since 2010.
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2015
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Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the ICPL Friends Foundation
The is the logo for the 25th anniversary of the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation.
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2017
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Century Suppers
From the Foreward: In 1986, the Iowa City Public Library Foundation followed in the footsteps of the founders of the Iowa City Public Library who originally raised the funds necessary for our Library. Realizing the importance of our free public library system, the Library Foundation began a fund drive to ensure the library's continued excellence. The Centennial Endowment Fund Drive was created to raise $1,000,000 by 1996, the centennial of the founding of the Iowa City Public Library, to fund an endowment which will enhance the programs and collections of the library.
On April 12, 1986, the Library Foundation held a gala to kick off the Endowment Fund Drive. In keeping with the memory of our founders, this evening was a celebration of our past. All guests at the black-tie gala were invited to
join in the spirit by dressing in turn-of-the-century costumes. The reception held at the Public Library was a colorful evening with different events held throughout the many areas of the building. Guests enjoyed the entertainment while sipping wine and enjoying hors d'oeuvres.
After the reception, dinners were held in many of the historic homes of Iowa City which were in existence in 1896, when the first fund raising began. Each host chose a literary theme around which the meal and the evening were centered.
Century Suppers was created from the dinners held that evening. It is intended to entertain, inform and help you to experience the special evening of April 12. As editors, we take credit only for the arrangement. The text describing the houses was written by Robert Alexander; the information about the two library buildings was provided by Hansen Lind Meyer Architects; the wines were selected by John Gillespie of Claret and Friends; and the menus and recipes were provided by the generous hosts and cooks for that evening. All profits will benefit the library's Centennial Endowment Fund. Our thanks to those who helped.
Patricia Forsythe Carolyn Gross
Co-conspirators and co-editors
Alexander, Robert
Iowa City Public Library Foundation
1986
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Plum Grove postcard
Text on the front of the postcard reads, "Plum Grove, Historic Home of Robert Lucas/First Governor, Territory of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa." The caption on the back repeats the text of the front.
Genuine Curteich Chicago "C.T. American Art" Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)
"Distributed by Voss News Company, Iowa City, Iowa"
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Iowa City, Iowa
1960s Mercy Hospital postcard
Hospitals
The caption on the back of the postcard reads, "Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa." The number on the bottom right-hand corner of the back of the postcard reads C22640.
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The Mascher Family
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1960s
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1960s Clinton Street postcard
The caption on the back of the postcard reads, "Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa, Home of the University of Iowa." Business signs shown include Moose, Woolworth's, the Deadwood, Iowa State Bank & Trust Company, Number on bottom left-hand corner reads 1844-71.
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1960s
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1980 Halloween Party
Photo from Iowa City Halloween celebration
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1980
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1998 Titanic Fundraiser
Rick Archbold, author of Last Dinner on the Titanic, with Borden Stevens, niece of a Titanic survivor
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1998
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1998 Titanic Fundraiser
Attendee dressed as a steerage passenger
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1998
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1998 Titanic Fundraiser
Mary Gantz, co-chair of event planning
Iowa City Public Library
1998
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1987 Silver Century Gala Arrival
Dwight and Melinda Seegmiller (right) and friends arrive at the 1987 Silver Century "speakeasy" gala.
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1987 Silver Century Piano Performance by John Hasse
John Hasse plays "Ragtime and all that Jazz" and the 1987 Silver Century gala.
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1987 Silver Century Gala Alcohol Delivery
Wally (Plahutnik) the Wine Guy and Jay Stein smuggle wine into the 1987 Silver Century "speakeasy" gala.
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1987 Silver Century Gala Arrival
George and Marguerite Penick (left) and friends arrive at the 1987 Silver Century "speakeasy" gala.
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1987 Silver Century Gala Arrival
Ann Feddersen arrives at the Silver Century Gala.
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1987 Silver Century Gala Arrival
Anne Feddersen (left), Beth Daly (center) and Michael Cavitt arriv at the 1987 Silver Centy "speakeasy" gala.
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1987 Silver Century Gala Arrival
John and Ellen Buchanan arrive at the 1987 Silver Century fundraiser "speakeasy" gala.
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1987 Gladys Benz
Gladys Benz at the 1987 "speakeasy" gala
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1987 Silver Century Fundraising Gala invitation
1987 Silver Century Fundraising Gala invitation
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IA. Confidential: A Crime of Passion 2007
True Crime
Deerfoot, William
Part One: Love Potion. The year is 1895, and love comes to the carnival. Sideshow barker William Deerfoot married his snake charmer sweet-heart Frances Jackett. For eighteen years, they hitched their wagons together
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Dr. William Deerfoot Kills his wife in front lawn shootout! He says she shot first, but he escapes unharmed! Deerfoot to stand trial for murder!
Part 3 of 3--Hear ye, hear ye! All rise! Court is back in session, the honorable Judge R.P. Howell presiding in The People versus Doctor William Deerfoot: Carnival barker, patent medicine brewer, wife-killer. Less than one month after he shot his wife four times, Judge Howell instructed the jury to decide Dr. Deerfoot's fate--
Witte, Adam
Little Village Magazine
Hansen (Van Winkle), Alissa
Sherburne, Andrew
03-2007
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IA. Confidential: Rev. Hummer 2008
Hummer, Michael
True Crime
First Presbyterian Church or Iowa City
Brothers and sisters! It is time once again to visit that dark pit of crimes historical and transgressions allegorical; to trespass back in time to uncover the original (and the not so original) sins of Iowa's forefather's and mothers. Can I get an amen? Our sermon comes from the gospel of Iowa City's first (and most scandalous) Presbyterian minister: Michael Hummer.
Part two of three: In Late summer, 1848, only weeks after his mystic mumbo-jumbo got him fired from hist post as Iowa City's first Presbyterian Minister, Michael Hummer returned with a ladder, a horse, a wagon, and his friend, Dr. J.W. Margrave. Together they planned to steel the bell from the Presbyterian Church. Hummer figured it belonged to him--after all, he'd raised the bell fund...
Part three of three. OK, a quick recap: After being fired fro his post as Iowa City's First Presbyterian Minister, Michael Hummer moved to Keokuk to start a spiritualistic temple. Then, to spite his former congregation (who still owed him $650 in back pay), Hummer returned to Iowa City in the late summer 1848 to steal the bell from his old church to install in his new one. A crowd halted the theft and hid the bell in the waters of the Iowa River--but when they returned, the bell had disappeared!
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Little Village Magazine
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07-2008
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Iowa City, Iowa
Stage Ready
One of eight murals created in 1934 by Mildred Pelzer that depict historic scenes of Iowa City. The paintings were commissioned by the Jefferson Hotel and graced the lobby of the hotel located on the corner of Washington and Dubuque streets for many years before they were removed for renovation and never put back up.
“Stage Ready” is the sixth mural in the series and depicts the impending departure of a stage coach in Iowa City circa. 1855, as reported in Bob Hibbs's "Historic Scenes by Mildred Pelzer 1934." The original brochure that accompanied the mural's dedication describes the scene in this manner: “Band boxes and carpet bags were loaded on top and nine or ten persons wedged inside the four-horse Concord coach. The fare to Des Moines was $10 and at one tavern a breakfast of fried pork, dry bread, and spring water cost $.50. Note the driver--the horses are being changed, and the frontier minister is bidding his farewells. Along the stage route frequent stops were made to water the horses and ‘to brandy the gentlemen.’”
The painting is temporarily on display (May 2017-August 2018) at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center while its permanent home, Longfellow Elementary School, is undergoing renovation.
The painting is “oil on canvas” and measures approximately four feet high by twelve feet wide.
This digital photograph of the painting was taken by Cheryll Clamon.
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Railroad Arrives
One of eight murals created in 1934 by Mildred Pelzer that depict historic scenes of Iowa City. The paintings were commissioned by the Jefferson Hotel and graced the lobby of the hotel located on the corner of Washington and Dubuque streets for many years before they were removed for renovation and never put back up.
“Railroad Arrives” is the seventh mural in the series and depicts the January 1, 1856 completion of a railroad connection between the Mississippi River and Iowa City as reported in Bob Hibbs's "Historic Scenes by Mildred Pelzer 1934." The story behind the event depicted adds high drama to the scene as described in the dedication brochure: “’The Railroad Comes to Iowa City’ is an animated scene in a temperature of -25 degrees. The road was to receive a bonus of $50,000 if it could be brought to the Iowa City depot on or before January 1, 1956. On New Year’s Eve the engine was still a thousand feet from the goal. Peter A. Dey and LeGrand Byington are urging the men to win the bonus. With only a few hours left, the engine froze up and was then pushed and pried on the track to the depot. The bells of the city pealed triumphantly.”
The painting is temporarily on display (May 2017-August 2018) at the Iowa City Public Library while its permanent home, Longfellow Elementary School, is undergoing renovation.
The painting is “oil on canvas” and measures approximately four feet high by twelve feet wide.
This digital photograph of the painting was taken by Cheryll Clamon.
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1992 The Bookmark
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1992
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Iowa City, Iowa
1992 Mary Lea Kruse New Friends President
Friends of the Iowa City Public Library
1992
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Iowa City, Iowa