Mahan, Bruce E. papers, 1890-1971.

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Mahan, Bruce E. papers, 1890-1971.

Contains Mahan's historical research notes, correspondence, photographs, and mansucripts. Includes limited documentation of his personal life and his mother's family--the Tituses. Of note is a scrapbook on the University of Iowa and higher education in the midwest prepared for/by William Haddock, secretary of the University in the late 19th century.

2.5 linear ft. (5 archives boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7598624

Iowa State Historical Society

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