IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
MARY LOUISE PETERSEN (1929-
)
PAPERS, 1947-1996
10 linear inches
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers (donor no.
423) were donated by Mary Louise Petersen in 1997. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for research. |
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ARTIFACTS: |
In box 2. |
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AUDIOVISUAL: |
One audiotape shelved in audiovisual collection [ac474]. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In box 2 and in map case drawer 3. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Jenny Meyer, 1998. [Word 7 PetersenML.doc] |
Biography
Mary Louise Anneberg was born on February 18, 1929,
in Carroll, Iowa to Dr. and Mrs. Walter Anneberg. The valedictorian of Carroll
High School class of 1947, Anneberg continued her academic career at the State
University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa). In 1951, Anneberg graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor degree
in Liberal Arts. She married H. Rand Petersen in February 1951. They had four children: Lynn, Allen,
Katherine and Steven.
Mary Louise Petersen was appointed to the Iowa State
Board of Regents in 1969 and served as president from 1973 to 1981. She belonged to a number of other
organizations, including the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and
Universities. She served on the board of trustees for the Carnegie Corporation
of New York. Petersen was also active
in Girl Scouts, the United Methodist Church and the Republican party.
Petersen was honored with the Harlan Community
Leadership Award in 1969. In 1983, she won both the State of Iowa Distinguished
Service Award and the University of Iowa Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
Scope and
Content Note
The Mary Louise Petersen papers date from 1947 to 1996 and
measure ten linear
inches. The papers are
arranged in nine series: Awards and diplomas, Board activities,
Correspondence, Egyptian workshop, Magazines and programs, National Governors’
Association, Newspaper clippings, Speeches, Photographs and Artifacts.
The Board activities series (1971-1988)
consists of a few miscellaneous papers from several boards on which Petersen
served, including the Iowa State Board of Regents, Board of Directors and for
the Carnegie Corporation.
The Correspondence series pertains mostly to
her service to the Board of Regents.
Letters are primarily from educators or legislators in the state of
Iowa. There are, however, a few letters from friends.
The Egyptian workshop series (1981) consists
of itineraries and programs from the workshop on “The Role of Regional
Universities in the Rural Areas,” which Petersen attended in Cairo, Egypt in
May 1981.
The Magazines and programs
series (1970-1986) includes articles about Petersen and programs from events
Petersen attended for different organizations.
The National Governors’ Association series
(1981) pertains to the association’s 1981 meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
There, Petersen was one of eleven private citizens honored for distinguished
service to state government.
The Speeches series (1970-1987) includes
speeches given for the State Board of Regents and at conferences discussing
education and trusteeship.
The Photographs series (1969-1980) shows
Petersen receiving her award at the National Governors’ conference, speaking at
a University of Northern Iowa commencement ceremony in 1983, and attending the
rededication of the Old Capitol Building in Iowa City in 1976. Other photographs include Petersen speaking
at Iowa State University during the rededication of the football stadium in
1975 and attending a campaign speech by Gerald Ford in 1976. Petersen is also shown in Guam and Taiwan,
and with family and colleagues.
Related collections
Jonathan Dolliver papers, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City.
Dolliver was Petersen’s grandfather. His papers include a talk Petersen gave at a Board of Regents meeting during the student unrest of the 1970s as well as some material pertaining to her mother.
Box no. Description
Box 1
Awards and diplomas
1947-1992 (2 folders) [also oversize, shelved in map case]
State Board of Regents certificate, 1981
Biographical material,
1947-1951, 1985, and undated
Board activities, 1971-1988
Association of Governing Boards, Board-Mentor Service, ca. 1978-1988
Council on Post-secondary
Accreditation: Report of the Self Study
Panel, 1981
Iowa Board of Regents: Policies on campus unrest, 1970-71
Correspondence
1969-1979
1980-1996 and undated
Egyptian workshop, 1980
Box 2
Magazines and programs
1970-1977
1981-1986 and undated
National Governor’s
Association, 1981
Newspaper clippings
Awards and degrees, 1973-1984 and unknown
Board of Regents, 1969-1985
Girl Scouts, 1980 and unknown
Republican party, 1971
Speeches, 1970-1987 (one folder)
“Campus Unrest Speech,” June 11, 1970
“Remarks for the 55th
Annual Finkbine Dinner,” March 14, 1972 [shelved in audiovisual collection
AC474]
“Statements by Mrs. H. Rand
Petersen, President, State Board of Regents,” September 1973 (about Higher
Education Study Committee Report)
“The Directions of Higher
Education in Iowa in the Next Decade,” Iowa State University D.E.O. meeting,
November 6, 1973
“Commencement Remarks—Buena
Vista College,” January 27, 1974
“Trusteeship in the 1980’s—A
Challenge,” November 5, 1979 Kansas Conference on Post-Secondary Education:
Governing Boards and the Challenges of the 1980s)
“More Than Excellence,”
Honors Convocation, University of Iowa, April 19, 1980
“Institutional Mission and
Trusteeship in the 1980’s—A Challenge,” 66th Annual Meeting,
Association of American Colleges and Universities, June 5, 1980
“Reconstituted remarks of
Mary Louise Petersen, Wingspread Conference,” January 13, 1982 (on shared
governance of universities among faculty, administrators, and regents)
“Trusteeship Does Not Have
to be the Pits,” Council on Foundations: Governance and Ethics in Foundation
Management, April 25, 1984
“Outline for Trustee
Workshop Keynote Speech for Public Trustees, Arkansas Department of Higher
Education,” January 6, 1987
Untitled, ca. 1981[re: professional volunteers]
Untitled, undated [re: lifelong learning]
Photographs [also shelved in
map case: drawer 3]
Iowa Board of Regents, 1976-1981
Iowa State University events, 1975-1976
Iowa State University—visit of President Gerald Ford, October 15, 1976
Personal and Family, 1970
University of Iowa events, 1974, 1976
University of Northern Iowa events, 1983 and undated
With Governor Robert Ray, 1969-1970, and undated
Miscellaneous, 1980-93
Artifacts [pennants from
Egyptian workshop, 1980]
Oversize:
Awards, 1981, 1983; Photograph of Old Capitol Rededication, 1976 [1folder shelved in map case]