This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Rocks Spark Hidden Tom Brokaw Papers Find
Elizabeth Riordan cataloging more than 50 years of Tom Brokaw materials donated to the University of Iowa Special Collections. among items are photos with Nelson Mandela and notes from interviews with Mikhail Gorbachev. A bag of rocks drew attention to a larger archive including a high school diploma from Yankton High School and a playful note calling Washington, DC, Babylon. The exhibit, The Papers of Tom Brokaw: A Life & Career, is at the University of Iowa Main Library.
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Elizabeth Riordan
University of Iowa
Tom Brokaw
NBC
Brokaw
University of South Dakota
Tve
Iona
Greg Prickman
Jacque Roethler
Nelson Mandela
Mikhail Gorbachev
Jackie Onassis
Washington, D.C
Babylon
Riordan
Yankton High School
South Dakota
Iowa City
Stephen Mally
Gazette
University of Iowa Main Library
China