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Collection Guide

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Administrative Information

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Biographical Note

Darrell Garwood was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and his family moved to Des Moines, Iowa, when he was a young boy. He received a B.A. at the University of Iowa in 1933, financing his schooling by reporting for newspapers. After graduating from the University of Iowa, Garwood joined the International News Services becoming manager of the Iowa Bureau in Des Moines. After this he transferred to Chicago and later to Washington, D.C.

He is the author of Artist in Iowa: A Life of Grant Wood and Crossroads of America: The Story of Kansas City.

C. Pummer and J. Roethler, August 2004

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains the printer's typescripts of two books by Darrell Garwood, Artist in Iowa: A Life of Grant Wood and Crossroads of America, the Story of Kansas City, as well as newspaper clippings.

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Acquisition and Processing Information

These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by Darrell Garwood.

Guide posted to Internet: August 2004

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Box Contents List

Clippings

Manuscripts

Artist in Iowa: A Life of Grant Wood

Printer's typescript -- with revisions [2 folders]

Crossroads of America, the Story of Kansas City

Printer's typescript -- with revisions [3 folders]

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