In this episode guest Peter Balestrieri brings us a letter from Ursula LeGuin that he found tucked inside of a recently donated copy of "The Farthest Shore."Guest: Peter BalestrieriCitation: LeGuin, Ursula to Martin, JohnLocated in "

09: Historically Yours: Love, Marjorie; Knitting hats for strawberries, swearing at horses, and the circus comes to town: Life in Kansas in the 1930’s

Dec 13th, 2017 27m 46s

Guest: Jennifer Burek PierceCitation: Marjorie McVicker (Sutcliffe) to Bill Sutcliffe, 1938Judith Sutcliffe PapersIWA0067Box 16, Folder “Marjorie to Bill, 1938”Iowa Women’s ArchivesSEE ALL OF THIS LETTER AND READ THE TRANSCRIPTION O

08: Historically Yours (corrected): A Tale of Woe for Miss Rosa Poe with guest Peter Balestrieri

Nov 21st, 2017 23m 12s

(Corrected version of the podcast! While talking about international pirated versions of Poe's books, we mis-stated details about U.S. copyright in 1868. This file corrects that. If you know more about this letter be sure to email us and we'll

08: Historically Yours: A Tale of Woe from Miss Rosa Poe with guest Peter Balestrieri

Nov 20th, 2017 23m 21s

For this episode of Historically Yours, Curator of Science Fiction and Popular Culture, Peter Balestrieri takes us back into the publishing industry reading a handwritten letter from 1868 written on behalf of Miss Rosa Poe, sister of Edgar Alla

07: Historically Yours: Academics, Fans, Lovecraft, and the price of paper

Oct 24th, 2017 26m 23s

For this episode of Historically Yours, School of Library and Information Science graduate student Kathryn Heffner reads a typed letter on Arkham House letterhead with details relating to what it took to get HP Lovecraft published during World

06 - Historically Yours: An Account of Calamity Jane's Death with Guest Liz Riordan

Jul 25th, 2017 18m 52s

*Updated 7/31/2017 to fix a flaw in the audio fileFor this episode of Historically Yours, Graduate Assistant Liz Riordan regales us with tales of the Wild West and a letter recounting an encounter with Calamity Jane immediately preceeding her

05 - Historically Yours: Guest is Archivist David McCartney reading James Thurber

Jun 27th, 2017 27m 20s

For this episode of Historically Yours, University Archivist David McCartney tells a poignant tale of letter writing past and present and then reads us a letter from James Thurber from his time at the New Yorker in 1935. (MsLT5361za)

04 - Historically Yours: Helen Keller's Poem - a letter, or an autograph? Guest Liz Riordan

May 17th, 2017 16m 45s

Whate'er we love becomes of us a part,The center of all tributary powers,Our life is fed fromnature's throbbing heartand of her best the fibre and growth is ours.Helen KellerCambridgeApril 29, 1902

03 - Historically Yours: World War I Memorial: Warren G. Harding letter with Ben Schmidt

May 2nd, 2017 16m 7s

A memorial for World War I is the concern in a letter from Warren G. Harding read by School of Library and Information Science graduate student Ben Schmidt.Do you know anything about the movement to make a memorial? Or about Mrs. Henry F. Di

02 - Historically Yours: A New York City Theater Fire with Liz Riordan

Apr 18th, 2017 15m 5s

Historically Yours is brought to you by the wacky folks who wander in and out of the University of Iowa Special Collections. Your host is Colleen Theisen, today's guest is Liz Riordan.Our theme music was composed by Will Riordan.Letter from

01 - Historically Yours: Horace Annesley Vachell Letter with guest Laura Hampton

Apr 4th, 2017 13m 19s

Welcome to our new podcast.New episodes will premiere every two weeks on Tuesday.Episode 1 features Digital Project Librarian Laura Hampton reading a letter from April 15, 1942 from Horace Ainsley Vachell of Bath England to Mr. Corder. (M

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