Papers, 1953-1969.

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Papers, 1953-1969.

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The collection includes correspondence, records, reports, and articles related to Dreier's activities. Included are correspondence and programs related to the Senior Baptist Camp; articles of incorporation, correspondence and program information related to the Iowa Falls Baptist Home; correspondence with Mabel Edwards of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Iowa; correspondence with his nephew Stanley Dreier regarding the family farm; genealogy materials; information on Roayl J. Montgomery, founder of the Mayflower Home; correspondence belonging to Dreier's great grandfather, J.R. Murphy; correspondence related to the Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship (1961-1964); information about the National Planning Association (1962); portraits of senior citizens across the U.S. written by Dreier; materials related to the Poweshiek County Senior Citizens Committee; correspondence between Dreier and the Iowa director of the United Nations Association; materials relating to the White House Conference on Aging; and materials related to the International Association of Retired Secretaries of the YMCA, including several issues of their newsletter, Old guard news (1967-1968).

1 linear ft. (2 archives boxes)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7663220

Iowa State Historical Society

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Dreier family.

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Edwards, Mabel C.

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Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship.

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Iowa Falls Baptist Home.

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Mayflower Home (Grinnell, Iowa)

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International Association of Retired Secretaries of the YMCA.

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Murphy family.

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White House Conference on Aging

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Montgomery, Roayl J.

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Senior Citizens of America

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Dreier, William Hoelscher, 1890-1969.

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William Dreier advocated an active and involved lifestyle for senior citizens and retirees. He served as the activities director at the Mayflower Home, a retirement home in Grinnell, Iowa from 1959 to 1962; the Iowa director of Senior Citizens of America; a delegate to the 1960 White House Conference on Aging; and a member of the Poweshiek County Senior Citizens Committee. He was also involved with various Christian organizations and activities including the Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship, the ...

United Nations Association of the United States of America. Iowa Division

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National Planning Association

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