Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Parker, Louise L. |
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title:
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Papers |
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dates:
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1933-1980, n.d. |
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extent:
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0.21 linear ft. |
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collection number:
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MS
14 |
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repository:
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Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
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Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Louise L. Parker Papers, MS 14, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Biographical
note
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Ida Louise Lange was born in
Muskegon, Michigan, on 11 March 1886. She graduated from the
University of Illinois in Liberal Arts and Library Science. After
graduation she became assistant librarian at Armour Institute,
Chicago, Illinois. In 1910 she went to Des Moines, Iowa, to become
a member of the staff of the Iowa Library Commission. On June 22,
1912, Louise Lange married Addison M. Parker, a Des Moines attorney;
they had four children.
Louise Parker was appointed
to the State Conservation Commission by Governor Krashel in April
1937 and served until June 1949. At this time she was appointed by
Governor Beardsley to be a member of the Iowa Natural Resources
Council for a four year term. As well as being a member of the
State Conservation Commission she served as president of the Des
Moines Garden Club, was a member of the Iowa Academy of Science,
Grassland Foundation, and the Ecological Society of America.
As a member of the Iowa
Conservation Commission, Mrs. Parker's principal interests were
conservation education, prairie preserves and Indian mounds.
Following the termination of her official Conservation memberships,
Mrs. Parker returned to her former professional interest as a
librarian. In 1951 she became the Librarian of the Des Moines Art
Center Library where she served until her retirement in 1968.
Louise Parker was a member of the Des Moines Women's Club and was on
the Conservation Committee of the State Federation of Womens Clubs.
She was also a member of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa
Society for the Preservation of Historic Landmarks (Charter member),
Proteus Club (Des Moines), Des Moines Founders Garden Club, Garden
Club of America, Des Moines Art Center and Des Moines Center of
Science and Industry.
Louise L. Parker
died in Des Moines on 24 November 1980. |
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Collection description
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The collection
(1933-1980, n.d.) contains correspondence; writings, including
letters to editors, speeches, reports, and articles; printed
materials; biographical material; news articles related to the Iowa
Conservation Commission; memorabilia; and printed material. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
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1944-1965, n.d. |
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1 |
2 |
Writings,
includes statements to editors, speeches, reports and articles |
1946-1972, n.d. |
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1 |
3 |
Memorabilia:
Includes programs for park and memorial dedications (Effigy
Mounds National Monument; Conservation Training Center,
Springbrook State Park; Bruce Stiles Memorial, Waubonsie State
Park), newsletters from conservation and historic preservation
groups, and news clippings |
1960-1970, n.d. |
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1 |
4 |
"The Iowa
Conservation Plan," includes county maps showing location of
parks and lakes with appropriate legends |
1933 |
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1 |
5 |
New articles
from Des Moines Register regarding Mrs. Parker's
statements concerning the "intolerable condition" under which
the State Conservation Commission had been working (see folder 1
for related correspondence) |
1947 |
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1 |
6 |
Biographical
material |
1947-1980, n.d. |
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