LEAH A. JONES (1965- )
PAPERS, 1983-1997
7 items
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers (donor no. 418) were donated
by Leah A. Jones in 1997. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been
transferred to the |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In folders 1 and 2. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Kristen Rassbach, 1997. [JonesLeah.doc] |
Biography
Leah Wilson was born January 26, 1965 in Chicago,
Illinois. She moved to Iowa City, Iowa,
in 1983 to attend the University of Iowa and to escape the fear of violence
that plagued her as a young African-American woman in Chicago. Wilson began her academic career as a
business major but later changed her emphasis to social work. Wilson graduated
with a B.A. in sociology in 1987 and received her Master's degree in Social
Work from the University of Texas-Austin in 1992. She was active in her church choir and Voices
of Soul, a University of Iowa-affiliated choral group, which promotes
African-American musical culture, and was a member of
the Black Student Association. She also
served as a counselor for the University of Iowa’s Upward Bound program. Wilson married Leroy Jones in 1988, one month
after she graduated from college, and is employed as clinical social worker in
Texas.
Scope and
Content Note
The Leah A. Jones papers date from 1983 to 1997 and consist of 7
items. The collection includes three
sheets of laser-copied photographs which document the period when Jones lived
in Iowa and attended the University of Iowa, her reminiscences of her
experiences at the University of Iowa, a letter Jones wrote to her sister in
1985, a paper that she wrote for her Long-term Care Administration class in
1987, and a newspaper clipping from 1987.
Box List Contents
Folder 1
Letter, 1985
Photographs, 1988, 1996
Predictive Paper, 1987
Reminiscences, [March 1997]
Folder
2 [oversize: shelved in map
case, drawer 1]
Newspaper clipping, 1987
Photographs, 1983-1987