IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
ESTHER THORNHILL
PAPERS, 1956-1996
6 items
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers (donor no.
356) were donated by Esther
Thornhill in 1996. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for
research. |
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AUDIOVISUAL: |
One audiocassette shelved in audiocassette collection (AC320). |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In folder 1. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Kristen Rassbach, 1997. |
Biography
Esther Thornhill moved to Ida Grove,
Iowa, in 1923 when she was in the third grade and lived in Ida Grove for all of
her life. Thornhill stayed home to take
care of her children after she married Pete Thornhill. Previously she had worked at the Iowa Master
Breeders Hatchery and Jack's Hamburger Shop in Ida Grove, Iowa.
Scope and
Content Note
The Esther Thornhill papers date from 1956 to 1996 and consist of 6 items. The collection includes an oral history
(AC320) of Thornhill recorded by her grandson Derik Cranston in 1995, four
photographs, and Thornhill's memoirs, which she wrote between 1986 and 1996.