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!
Iowa History and Archives Department Details State History Board
The Iowa historical and archives system began as the town department in 1892, later renamed and reorganized, now under a governor appointed board of trustees with Curator Ora Williams. It oversees state archives, public manuscripts, historic library, newspapers, and art gallery, with a 1940 budget and staff, emphasizing preservation and dissemination of Iowa history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Historical
State Department of History and Archives
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme Court
George A. Wilson
Des Moines Republican
Supt. of Public Instruction
Jessie M. Parker
Ora Williams
Des Moines
Republican
Mis
Executive Council
Department’ State Archives
Towa
United States
Annals of
Historical Museum
Capitol
State Historical Society
University of Iowa
Marvin I. Dey
Lee Nagle
Iowa City
Benjamin F Shambaugh
Ethyl] E. Martin
Prot Shambaugh
Schaeffer