Skip navigation

The University of Iowa Libraries

Special Collections and University Archives

Finding Aid

Shambaugh Family Papers:
Bertha M. Shambaugh Housebooks
RG 99.0152
Collection Dates: 1895-1941
5.5 ft.

Access and Restrictions: This collection is open for research.

Digital Surrogates: Except where indicated, this document describes but does not reproduce the actual text, images and objects which make up this collection. Materials are available only in the Special Collections Department.

Copyright: Please read The University of Iowa Libraries' statement on Property Rights, Copyright Law, and Permissions to Use Unpublished Materials.

Use of Collections: The University of Iowa Libraries supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition or by contractual agreement with donors, and it may not be possible at all times to provide appropriate machinery for reading, viewing or accessing non-paper-based materials. Please read our Use of Manuscripts Statement.

Acquisition and Processing Information: These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries upon the death of Mrs. Shambaugh. Guide posted to Internet: May 1998; revised 2006 and 2008.

Photographs: Series IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Return to Shambaugh Family Papers Main Page



Box Contents List

Boxes 19 -- 25, and part of box 26, hold the actual house books. The remainder of folders in box 26 contain typed indicies -- lists of names -- for all 36 volumes of the house books. Boxes 27 and 28 contain two scrapbooks of photographs, referred to as Photographic Record volume I and II. Boxes 29 -- 31 contain Bertha's handwritten notes about all 36 volumes of house books. For an index of letters, notes, telegrams, signatures and other materials laid into the House Books, click here. For an index of photographs laid in, see Series IV: Photographs.

Box 19

ca. 1902 -- 1909, pages 1 -- 190

1911 -- 1913, pages 191 -- 311

September 1913 -- November 1918, pages 312 -- 507

January 1919 -- August 1920, pages 508 -- 669

September 1920 -- May 1922, pages 670 -- 791

June 1922 -- December 1922, pages 792 -- 912

December 1922 -- June 1923, pages 913 -- 1040

Box 20

June 1923 -- September 1924, pages 1041 -- 1174

September 1924 -- April 1925, pages 1175 -- 1303

April 1925 -- January 1926, pages 1304 -- 1434

January 1926 -- January 1927, pages 1435 -- 1574

January 1927 -- June 1927, pages 1575 -- 1742

June 1927 -- December 1927, pages 1743 -- 1882

Box 21

December 1927 -- June 1928, pages 1883 -- 2036

July 1928 -- December 1928, pages 2037 -- 2189

January 1929 -- July 1929, pages 2190 -- 2358

August 1929 -- March 1930, pages 2359 -- 2534

April 1930 -- December 1930, pages 2535 -- 2705

Box 22

December 1930 -- June 1931, pages 2706 -- 2884

June 1931 -- December 1931, pages 2885 -- 3034

December 1931 -- July 1932, pages 3035 -- 3202

July 1932 -- March 1933, pages 3203 -- 3373

Box 23

March 1933 -- August 1933, pages 3374 -- 3530

August 1933 -- January 1934, pages 3531 -- 3696

February 1934 -- July 1934, pages 3697 -- 3868

July 1934 -- December 1934, pages 3869 -- 4040

December 1934 -- July 1935, pages 4041 -- 4206

Box 24

July 1935 -- January 1936, pages 4207 -- 4393

January 1936 -- August 1936, pages 4394 -- 5090

August 1936 -- March 1937, pages 5091 -- 5264

March 1937 -- August 1937, pages 5265 -- 5471

Box 25

August 1937 -- March 1938, pages 5472 -- 5687

March 1938 -- September 1938, pages 5688 -- 5895

September 1938 -- June 1939, pages 5896 -- 6162

Box 26

June 1939 -- February 1940, pages 6163 -- 6400

February 1940 -- 1941, pages 6401 -- 6491

House Book Guest Register, 1911 -- 1915

Index Volume 1, 1902 -- 1909 (2 copies)

Index Volume 2, 1911 -- 1913 (2 copies)

Index Volume 3, September 17, 1913 -- November 10, 1918 (2 copies)

Index Volume 10, 1925 -- 1926 (2 copies)

Index Volume 25, 1934 (2 copies)

Index Volume 30, August 1, 1936 -- March 3, 1937 (2 copies)

Summaries Volumes 33, 35, and 36

Box 27-28

Supplement to the House Books, Photograph Record, Volumes I and II. For an index of the contents of these two volumes, click here.

Box 29

Pre-house book records, ca. 1895 -- 1910

House Book notes. Volumes 1 -- 6, pages 1 -- 106, 1902 -- 1922, including rough index

House Book notes. Volumes 7 -- 13, pages 107 -- 405, 1922 -- 1927

Volumes 14 -- 15, pages 406 -- 549, 1927 -- 1928

Volumes 16 -- 17, pages 550 -- 721, 1929 -- 1930

Volume 18, pages 722 -- 820, 1930

Volume 19, pages 821 -- 938, 1930 -- 1931

Volumes 20 -- 21, pages 939 -- 1077, 1931 -- 1932

Box 30

House Book notes, cont.

Volumes 22 -- 24, pages 1078 -- 1238, 1932 -- 1934

Volumes 25 -- 26, pages 1239 -- 1362, 1934

Volumes 27 -- 28, pages 1363 -- 1513, 1934 -- 1936

Volumes 29 -- 30, pages 1514 -- 1698, 1936 -- 1937

Volumes 31 -- 32, pages 1699 -- 1888, 1937 -- 1938

Volume 33, pages 1889 -- 2003, 1938

Volume 34, pages 2004 -- 2155, 1938 -- 1939

Box 31

House Book notes, cont.

Volume 35, pages 2155a -- 2221, 1939 -- 1940

Volume 36, pages 2222 -- 2273, 1940