Papers of Laurence Davis Lafore.

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Papers of Laurence Davis Lafore.

This collection consists of Laurence Lafore's manuscripts, memoir, correspondence, and his academic career (including travel). The correspondence series includes both personal and professional contacts. The papers are housed in 67 boxes, and are largely unprocessed.

39 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7110080

University of Iowa Libraries

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Lafore, Laurence Davis

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Laurence Davis Lafore was born September 15, 1917, in Narbeth, Pennsylvania. He earned his B.A. in 1938 at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He took his M.A. (1939) and Ph. D. (1950) from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts. He taught at Swarthmore until 1969, when he joined the History Department faculty at the University of Iowa. Professor Lafore published works about the origins of the two world wars. He retired in May 1985. Laurence Lafore was writing an illustrated histo...

University of Iowa. Interfraternity Council

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Himie Voxman is among UI's most honored faculty and administrators. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the UI with high distinction in 1933, and received a master's degree in 1934 in the psychology of music, studying with pioneering researcher Carl Seashore. He taught woodwinds in nearby public schools, then in 1939 became a full-time UI faculty member. He served as director of the School of Music from 1954 until his retirement in 1980. Among many other honors, the UI Mus...

University of Iowa. Dept. of History

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