IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
Mae Irene Ludemann (1900-1997)
PAPERS, 1926-1943
2 linear inches
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers (donor no. 446) were donated
by Carol Basgall in 1997 . |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for
research. |
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ARTIFACTS: |
In box 1 |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In box 1. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Lisa
Peperkorn, 1998. |
Biography
Mae
Ludemann, high school history teacher, was born in Kesley, Iowa, on December
26, 1900. She was one of twelve
children born to Sander Ludemann and Remda Boekleman Ludemann. In 1910 the Ludemann family moved to
Parkersburg, Iowa, where Ludemann graduated from Parkersburg High School in
1918. After graduation, Ludemann
attended the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa), where she
received a bachelor of arts degree in history and was active in the Alpha Chi
Omega sorority. Ludemann taught high
school history in Burlington, Iowa, before embarking on a European summer tour
under the guidance of Professor Steven Bush, a French teacher at the State
University of Iowa.
After returning to the United States, Ludemann was
admitted to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a
Master of Arts degree in History. A few years after her trip abroad Ludemann
suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning, but recovered. Ludemann never married. She died in January 1997, at the age of
ninety-six.
Scope and Content Note
The
Mae Ludemann papers date from 1926 to 1943 and measure 2 linear inches. The papers
are arranged in three series: European
Trip, Student Records, and Photographs.
The European Trip
series (1929) includes Ludemann's travel diary, correspondence, and travel
literature, as well as an article written by Ludemann’s niece which appeared in
Victoria Magazine in the June 1997
issue.
The Student Record
series (1926 and undated) include official transcripts for the University of
Iowa and the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as certificates and
a diploma.
The Photographs
series (dates unknown) include an album of candid snapshots as well as a
sorority photograph. The majority of
the photographs are in the album, and consist mainly of pictures from
Ludemann’s college years and early in her teaching career. The pictures include ones of Ludemann
friends, sorority sisters, as well as herself and her mother. Many of the photographs come from Ludemann’s
numerous trips abroad to such places as the Colorado Rockies, Lake Louise,
Canada, and the Grand Canyon.
Related Collections
Lela Yostnm (in
collaboration with her daughter Carol Basgall) Eight Decades of Lela Yost.
Lela Yost was
Ludemann’s sister-in-law.
Box no. Description
Box 1
European trip
Travel diary, 1929
Correspondence, 1929
Travel literature, 1929
Student records
Academic records, undated
Alpha Chi Omega certificate, 1926
Iowa Teaching Certificate, 1939
Transcript, University of Southern
California, 1943
M.A. Diploma, University of Southern
California, 1931
Photographs
Album, undated
Alpha Chi Omega sorority photo, undated
European trip, 1929