IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
FAITH KNOWLER
PAPERS, 1936,
1952-1995
(bulk 1970-1994)
1.3 linear feet
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers (donor no. 287) were donated
by Faith Knowler in 1995. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
»Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PROCESSED
BY: |
Kachina
Dunn, 1996. |
Biography
Faith
Knowler was an active member of the Johnson County and Iowa City communities
for more than forty years. Knowler
received an M.A. from the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa)
in 1936. Knowler's involvement in one
local group, the Nineteenth Century Club, began in 1952. Over the next forty-two years, Knowler
presented original papers on topics from the women's movement to health care
policies, from evolution to Tolstoy.
In 1971,
Knowler became a member of the Johnson County Regional Planning Commission and
served on the Family and Individual Life Subcommittee. In 1979, Knowler was instrumental in
organizing the Needs of Children and Families in Johnson County Forum.
During this
period, Knowler was a member of the League of Women Voters of Johnson County,
serving as president from ca. 1973 to 1975 and has served on the board of
directors for many years. She and other League members assisted with a daycare
study focusing on the needs of working parents and abused, neglected and
delinquent children. From this project
came a new organization, the Youth Emergency Shelter (later Youth Homes,
Inc.). Active in securing the necessary
funds and support for this shelter, Knowler also served as a board member from
1971 to 1995. During this time, she
worked on the Long-Range Planning Committee and the Personnel Committee.
Another
leadership role Knowler took on was that of board member of the Women's
Institute for Community Leadership (WICL).
Having completed the WICL certificate program in 1975, Knowler served on
the Board of Directors from 1976 to 1978.
Knowler's
interest in community involvement and politics extended to the national level
in addition to the local level. She was
diligent about letting her representatives in Congress hear her views on many
issues, of both personal and professional interest.
Scope and Content Note
The Faith Knowler papers date from 1936 and 1952 to 1995 and measure 1.3 linear feet. The papers
are arranged in two series: Community involvement
and Thesis materials. The papers
document Knowler's leadership and participation in Johnson County and Iowa City
community activities as well as her academic work at the State University of
Iowa.
The Community involvement series (1952-1995 and
undated) includes correspondence between Knowler and congressmen on various
issues. Reports, press statements and
newsclippings from Knowler's work with the Johnson County Regional Planning
Commission are here, including the texts of radio addresses and notes related
to her organization of the Needs of Children and Families in Johnson County
Forum in 1979. While Knowler was
working with the Commission, she assisted in producing thirteen reports on
Johnson County social services, and these are included here.
Several papers presented by Knowler to the Nineteenth
Century Club are included and are listed alphabetically by title in the box
list. Also included are materials from
Knowler's years on the boards of the Women's Institute for Community Leadership
and Youth Homes, Inc.
The Thesis materials series (1936) consists of a
rough draft of Knowler's 1936 master's thesis on social settlements, with
numerous handwritten notes and related correspondence.
Related
Collections
League
of Women Voters of Johnson County records
Box no. Description
Box 1
Community involvement
Correspondence
Letters to congressmen (with
responses), 1981-1991
Johnson County Regional
Planning Commission
Committee reports and
projects, 1972 and undated
Correspondence, 1971, 1979
Family and Individual Life
Subcommittee, 1978
Human services studies
#1-3, 1977
#4-6, 1977
#7-9, 1977, 1978
#10-11, 1978, 1979
#12-13, 1979
Needs of Children and
Families in Johnson County Forum, 1979
Publicity, 1979 and undated
Nineteenth Century Club
Correspondence, 1977
Meeting programs, 1952-1994
Box 2
Papers presented (with
notes)
"Adolescents in
Trouble," undated
"The Age of
Automation," undated
"Alternatives to the
Automobile," 1970
"Change in the Women's
Movement," 1992
"The Future of
Evolution," 1967
"Health Care for
Women," 1983
"Health Care Policies
and Politics," 1982
"Iran--Bridge Between
East and West," undated
"Juvenile
Justice," 1978
"Simone de
Beauvoir," 1973
"Social Planning,"
undated
"Thomas A.
Edison," undated
"Tolstoy," 1967
Women's Institute for
Community Leadership (WICL)
Board member rosters,
1976-1978 and undated
By-laws and amendments,
undated
Correspondence, 1975, 1976
Curricula, 1971, 1973-1977
Project proposal, 1976
Publicity, 1974-1976, 1978
WICL certificate of
completion, 1975
Youth Homes, Inc.
Board minutes, 1981-1986
Correspondence, 1993, 1995
Long-range planning
committee
Minutes and agendas,
1989-1990
Minutes and strategic plans,
1992-1993
Peer review, 1992
Personnel committee
Correspondence, 1988
Handbook and orientation,
1989 and undated
Job descriptions, 1986-1992
Box 3
Minutes, 1988-1991,
1993-1994
Personnel polices, 1987,
1992
Proposal for youth home,
1972
Publicity, 1992, 1994 and
undated
Thesis materials
Correspondence, 1936
"The Social Settlement:
A Study in Social Movements" (rough draft), 1936