Records, 1922-1973, [n.d.].

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Records, 1922-1973, [n.d.].

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This collection contains (1922-1973, n.d.) correspondence, histories, legislative information, membership information, minutes, national and state project reports, news releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, printed material, other reports, resolutions, and speeches. These materials document the wide-ranging administrative and programmatic activities of the Iowa Division. Included is documentation relating to Ding Darling (conservationist and cartoonist), and writings on the history of local chapters and the Iowa Division (Box 14). The collection also contains material related to the national Izaak Walton League such as correspondence, newsletters, directories, national convention materials, and board minutes and reports.

9.66 linear ft. (23 document boxes).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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