IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES

IOWA CITY, IOWA

EDITH SACKETT (1901-1987 )

PAPERS, 1959-1975

2.5 linear inches

ACQUISITION: The papers (donor no. 316) were donated by Rosemary and Bill Sackett in 1995.

ACCESS: The papers are open for research.

COPYRIGHT: Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa.

PHOTOGRAPHS: In box 1.

PROCESSED BY: Kristen Rassbach, 1996.

Biography

         Edith Sackett was born on June 9, 1901 to William C. and Elizabeth Rose Murphy. She earned a B.A. at Drake University and completed some advanced work at Northwestern University in speech. She married Wilber Sackett in 1927, lived in Spencer, Iowa, and taught English and speech for many years at Everly High School. The Sacketts were the Drake Parents of the Year in 1959, and Edith Sackett was the Iowa Mother of the Year in 1969. Sackett was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1984.

Scope and Content Note

         The Edith Sackett papers date from 1959 to 1975 and measure 2.5 linear inches. The papers are arranged in three series: Drake Parents of the Year, Iowa Mother of the Year, and Iowa Women's Hall of Fame. The collection includes many letters of recommendation for Iowa Mother of the Year and numerous newspaper clippings commemerating all three events in Sackett's life.

Related Collections

Rosemary Sackett papers

         Rosemary Sackett is Edith Sackett's daughter-in-law.

Box no. Description

Box 1
Drake Parents of the Year
                           Correspondence, 1959
                               Homecoming event invitations, 1959
                               Newspaper clippings and publicity, 1959
                               Photographs, undated

Iowa Mother of the Year
                               Scrapbook, 1969
                               Newspaper clippings, 1969, 1975 and undated
                               Programs, 1969

Iowa Women's Hall of Fame
                               Newspaper clippings, 1984