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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library Ames, IA 50011-2140
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Henry Montgomery and Bernice Bernard Black Family
Papers, 1850-1990, undated
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Descriptive summary
creator: Henry Montgomery and Bernice Bernard Black Family
title: Papers
dates: 1850-1990, undated
extent: 49.05 linear feet (40 document boxes, 37 oversized boxes, and 2 map case folders)
collection number: RS 21/8/12
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
Administrative information
access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:
Henry Montgomery and Bernice Bernard Black Family Papers, RS 21/8/12, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Abstract Henry Montgomery Black was Professor and Head (1946-1972) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. During World War II, he served as chief engineer for the Utah Beach landing during the Normandy Invasion, and retired from the military with the rank of Colonel. This collection contains papers, memorabilia, and photographs of the Black family, and the families of his first and second wives, Bernice Bernard Black and Alice Redington Black. The materials include papers, records, photographs, scrapbooks, and other pieces of memorabilia from the Black family, including military service records, photographs, and maps from both Ransom Drips Bernard (Bernice Black's father) and Henry Black; photographs and scrapbooks chronicling the lives of Bernice Bernard Black, her mother, Bernice Corlette Bernard, and the children of Henry and Bernice Black, Bruce and Bernice; family correspondence dating back to the Civil War; and genealogy done by Henry Black on the Black and Drips families. The collection also contains artifacts, such as Henry Black's World War II medals, assorted pins from Bernice Corlette Bernard's many associations, and various awards earned by all members of the family. Biographical note Henry Montgomery Black was born in Reinbeck, Iowa to Alexander Melvin and Sarah Montgomery Black in 1907. He was one of seven siblings, the others being Beulah Black, Avis Black Hardt, Charlotte Black Mitchell, John Black, Jean Black Knepel, and Ethel Black, who died in childhood from the 1918 influenza epidemic. Mr. Black graduated from Reinbeck Consolidated High School in 1925 and earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree (1929) from Iowa State College (University). He taught engineering at Iowa State College for three years, then went on to earn a Master of Mechanical Engineering degree (1934) from Harvard University. Mr. Black married Bernice Bernard in 1936. They had two children, Bruce Black and Bernice Black Durand. Bernice Bernard Black passed away in 1961, and Mr. Black married Alice Redington Black in 1969. Mr. Black served in the United States Army from 1941-1946 during World War II. He was chief engineer for the landing at Utah Beach during the Normandy invasion. He was awarded a Bronze Star, a Legion of Merit, and the Croix de Guerre. He retired 30 years later at the rank of colonel. After serving in the military, Mr. Black was appointed the Head of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State College in 1946. He held this position until 1972, and continued teaching until his retirement in 1977. He belonged to numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, the Iowa Engineering Society, and the Iowa State
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Board of Engineering Examiners. He was also affiliated with other civic organizations, such as the Ames Rotary Club, the Ames Chamber of Commerce, the YMCA, and the Boy Scouts of America. He was active in the Congregational Church, sitting on the Church Council and serving as Dean of Deacons. He received the Boy Scouts' Silver Beaver Award, an Iowa State University Faculty Citation and numerous other awards during his long career. Mr. Black passed away in 1989. Bernice Bernard Black was born in Clarion, Iowa to Ransom Drips Bernard and Bernice Corlette Bernard in 1910. She graduated from Clarion High School in 1927 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree (1931) from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and a Master of Science degree (1932) from New York University. She worked for four years in retail in both New York and Chicago. Mrs. Black married Henry Montgomery Black in 1936. They had two children, Bruce and Bernice. Mrs. Black was very active in many organizations, including the Delta Delta Delta Sorority, the Faculty Women's Club, and the Tuesday Club. She was a lifelong member of the Congregational Church and was the president of the Women's Fellowship there. She also participated in the women's activities of the College of Engineering at Iowa State University, the Campfire Girls, and the PTA. She served as the first secretary of the Ames Community Chest. Mrs. Black passed away in 1961. Ransom Drips Bernard was born in Elkader, Iowa to H.H. Bernard and Madge Drips Bernard in 1882. He earned his bachelor's degree (1904) at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and earned his medical degree (1907) at Rush Medical College in Chicago. After serving his internship in Chicago, Dr. Bernard moved to Clarion, Iowa where he practiced for 40 years. He was a founder of the National Conference on Medical Service, a Fellow of the American Medical Association, a member of the American Association of Railroad Surgeons, and was one of the founders of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Iowa. After Dr. Bernard retired from practice in Clarion, he became the general manager of the Iowa State Medical Society. He served in this position for three years. Dr. Bernard married Bernice Corlette in 1909. They had one daughter, Bernice. He served with the Army medical corps in France during World War I, where he attained the rank of Captain. Dr. Bernard passed away in 1961. Bernice Corlette Bernard was born in Monona, Iowa (date unknown). Her family moved to Ames in 1900 where she attended Iowa State College and graduated in 1904. She married Ransom Drips Bernard in 1909. They had one daughter, Bernice. Mrs. Bernard was active in the Congregational Church and took part in many organizations, including the American Legion Auxiliary, the Order of the Eastern Star,
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the Monday Club, and the Clover Club. She passed away in 1958. Alice Redington Black was born in Waterloo, Iowa to Henry Ray and Anna Rayman Redington in 1908. She graduated from West High School, Waterloo in 1926 and attended Cornell College, Iowa State Teacher's College (University of Northern Iowa), and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Black worked for the Federal Communications Commission in both Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico in the 1930s. She then worked as a copy writer and editor in Chicago and Denver. She returned to Waterloo and worked as a librarian at the Waterloo Public Library for 18 years. Mrs. Black married Henry Montgomery Black in 1969. She passed away in 1982. Collection description This collection (1850-1990, undated) contains correspondence, papers, records, and photographs for the multiple generations of the Black Family, the Drips Family, the Bernard Family, and the Redington Family. The collection documents Ransom Drips Bernard's service in World War I, including photographs, scrapbooks, and correspondence; Henry Montgomery Black's service in World War II, including correspondence, maps, and illustrations; Bernice Bernard (Black)'s time at Northwestern and New York Universities, documented through scrapbooks and photographs; and Alice Redington's scrapbooks from her work for the United States Government in Puerto Rico. The collection also includes other pieces of memorabilia from the family's many years in Iowa. The collection contains numerous pieces related to Iowa State University, as Bernice Corlette Bernard, Henry Montgomery Black, and Bernice Black Durand all received degrees from the institution. Included are papers documenting the naming of Black Engineering Building after H.M. Black in 1987. The collection also contains older family histories and genealogies, including correspondence from the Civil War era. H.M. Black compiled the family histories of the Black Family and the Drips Family, records of which are filed within the collection. The collection also contains a series of 35 mm photographic negative strips with no corresponding prints which are housed in the vault. The negative series are: Neg. #0103348-0103351. Related materials Related collections in the University Archives, Iowa State University Library include:
Henry M. Black Papers, RS 11/10/19
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Organization The collection is organized into five series:
Series 1, Henry Montgomery Black and the Black Family Papers, 1863-1990, undated (chronological)
Series 2, Bernice Bernard Black Papers, 1911-1962, undated (chronological) Series 3, Ransom Drips Bernard, Bernice Corlette Bernard and the Bernard,
Corlette, and Drips Families Papers, 1850-1968, undated (chronological) Series 4, Alice Redington Black and the Redington Family Papers, 1907-1983,
undated (chronological) Series 5, Artifacts
Description of series
Series 1 Henry Montgomery Black and the Black Family Papers
1863-1990, undated
extent: 14.24 linear feet (19 and one half document boxes, 5 oversized boxes)
description: The series contains correspondence between Henry Black and various family members, Henry Black's high school and college memorabilia from Reinbeck High School, Iowa State College, and Harvard University, and maps, records, and correspondence from Henry Black throughout his tour of duty during World War II. The series also contains Henry Black's financial records, calendars, estate papers, and funeral records. Included in the series are papers and records from other Black family relatives, including Avis Black Hardt, John Black, and Bernice Black Durand. Beulah Black's cookbooks and nursing school records are also within this series. Black and Montgomery family genealogy records compiled by Henry Black along with numerous family photographs complete the series.
Container list
Box Folder Title Dates
1 1 Correspondence to/from Sarah Montgomery Black; to John Black; to/from Margaret Black Dunn
1863-1917
1 2 Correspondence from Avis Black (Hardt) to H.M. Black 1923-1926
1 3 Correspondence from Sarah M. Black to H.M. Black 1923-1952
1 4 Correspondence from Charlotte Black to H.M. Black 1924-1936
1 5 Correspondence from John Black to H.M. Black 1924-1936
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Box Folder Title Dates
1 6 Correspondence from Family Friends to H.M. Black 1924-1940
1 7 Correspondence from Alexander Black to H.M. Black 1924-1941
1 8 Correspondence from Beulah Black to H.M. Black 1924-1943
1 9 Official University Correspondence to H.M. Black 1925-1934
2 1 Correspondence from Elizabeth Johnson to H.M. Black 1925-1951
2 2 Correspondence from M. Jean Black to H.M. Black 1926-1934
2 3 Correspondence from Avis Black (Hardt) to H.M. Black 1927-1943
2 4 Correspondence from Cesare Borsarelli to H.M. Black 1932-1968.
2 5 Correspondence from Bernice Bernard Black to H.M. Black
1936-1942
2 6 Correspondence from H.M. Black to Black Family 1936-1968
2 7 Correspondence from H.M. Black to Sarah and Alexander Black
1937-1946
2 8 Correspondence to Sarah Black 1937-1956
2 9 Correspondence from H.M. Black to Bernice Bernard Black
1942-1945
2 10 Military and World War II Correspondence 1942-1967
2 11 World War II Correspondence Between H.M. Black and Bernice Bernard Black
1943
2 12 Correspondence from H.M. Black to Bernice Bernard Black
1943-1944
3 1 Correspondence from Bernice Bernard Black to H.M. Black
1943-1945
3 2 Correspondence from H.M. Black to Bernice Bernard Black
1945-1946
3 3 Iowa State University Correspondence to H.M. Black 1946-1982
3 4 Personal Correspondence to H.M. Black 1957-1988
3 5 Correspondence from John Black, Avis Hardt, Jean Knepel, Beulah Black
1957-1989
3 6 Correspondence to/from Bernice Black (Durand) to/from H.M. Black
1958-1984
3 7 Correspondence from Bruce and Becky Black to H.M. Black
1973-1987
4 1 Correspondence from Bernice Durand to H.M. Black 1973-1988
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Box Folder Title Dates
4 2 Correspondence from Black Family to H.M. Black 1982-1987
4 3 H.M. Black: Greeting Cards, Sympathy Cards 1924-1972, undated
4 4 H.M. Black: Greeting Cards, Sympathy Cards 1943-1989, undated
4 5 H.M. Black: Greeting Cards, Sympathy Cards 1957-1989, undated
4 6 H.M. Black: Greeting Cards, Sympathy Cards undated
4 7 H.M. Black: Biographical Information undated
Map Case H.M. Black: Certificates and Diploma, Command and General Staff School Certificate
1917-1942
4 8 H.M. Black: High School and College Memorabilia 1923-1932
5 1 Beulah Black: Nursing School Papers, Correspondence 1921-1983
5 2 Avis Black Hardt: Poetry undated
5 3 H.M. Black: Church Records, Travel Brochures 1916-1981
5 4 H.M. Black: College Memorabilia 1925-1929
5 5 H.M. Black: College Memorabilia 1925-1931
5 6 H.M. Black: College Memorabilia 1926-1980
5 7 H.M. Black: Honorary Certificates 1927-1986
5 8 H.M. Black: Financial Records; Sarah and Alexander Black Estates; Elizabeth Johnson Estate; Important Papers
1936-1989
6 1 H.M. Black, Bernice Black Durand: Memorabilia, Notes 1937-1985
6 2 H.M. Black: Address Book undated
6 3 H.M. Black: World War II Correspondence, Notes 1941-1942
6 4 H.M. Black: Report of Engineering Operations VII Army Corps., vol. 1
1941-1942
6 5 H.M. Black: Report of Engineering Operations VII Army Corps., vol. 2
1941-1942
6 6 Black Family Certificates 1941-1961
6 7 H.M. Black: World War II Articles, Notes 1943-1944
6 8 H.M. Black: World War II Correspondence, Intelligence Reports
1943-1944
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Box Folder Title Dates
6 9 H.M. Black: Time Magazine Articles 1943-1984
6 10 H.M. Black: D-Day Maps and Plans 1944
7 1 H.M. Black: World War II Holiday Cards, Posters 1944
7 2 H.M. Black: "Mission Accomplished: The Story of the Campaigns of the VII Corps U.S. Army in the War Against Germany, 1944-1945"
1945
7 3 H.M. Black: World War II Maps undated
Map Case H.M. Black: World War II Maps and Drawings (see appendix for full listing)
1942-1945
Map Case H.M. Black: Officers Attending 12th Course Army College Photographs (2 5x12 b/w photographs)
undated
7 4 H.M. Black: Membership Cards for Rotary Club, Engineering Societies, Iowa State, Military
1943-1989
7 5 H.M. Black: Pocket Calendars 1951-1956
7 6 H.M. Black: Pocket Calendars 1957-1962
7 7 H.M. Black: Membership Cards for Boy Scouts, Red Cross, Wildlife, Republican Party
1955-1988
8 1 Bernice Black (Durand) School Memorabilia, Papers 1958-1959
8 2 Bernice B. Black Estate, Financial Records 1961-1962
8 3 Ransom D. Bernard Estate, Financial Records 1961-1968
8 4 H.M. Black: Financial Records, R.D. Bernard Estate 1961-1973
8 5 H.M. Black: 43rd Engineers Reunion Material 1964-1966
8 6 H.M. Black: Pocket Calendars 1964-1979
8 7 H.M. Black: 43rd Engineers Reunion Material 1965-1966
8 8 H.M. Black: VII Corps Reunion Material 1965-1986
66 1 H.M. Black: ISU Faculty Citation 1967
8 9 H.M. Black: Desk Calendar 1968
8 10 H.M. Black: Appointment Calendar 1969-1970
8 11 H.M. Black: Diary 1969-1973
66 2 H.M. Black: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Certificate
1969-1972
66 3 H.M. Black: ISU Distinguished Service Medal Certificate 1972
9 1 H.M. Black: Financial Register 1972-1988
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Box Folder Title Dates
9 2 John C. Black: School and Military Papers 1973-1977
9 3 H.M. Black: Correspondence and Greeting Cards (5 3x5 color, 1 2x3 color, 1 4x6 color, 1 5x7 b/w photos)
1975-1989
9 4 H.M. Black: Correspondence and Greeting Cards 1975-1989
9 5 Beulah Black: Diary undated
9 6 Beulah Black: Masonic Constitution undated
66 4 H.M. Black: Reinbeck, Iowa Centennial Book 1976
9 7 H.M. Black: VII Corps Reunion Correspondence 1976-1987
9 8 Alice R. Black Estate 1978-1983
66 5 Bernice Black Durand: Wisconsin Academy Reviews, Commencement Program
1980-1987
9 9 H.M. Black: Pocket Calendars 1980-1989
9 10 H.M. Black: Last Will and Testament and Estate Information
1981-1990
66 6 H.M. Black: Paul Harris Fellow Certificate 1982
10 1 Beulah Black Estate Documents 1982-1985
10 2 Beulah Black: Cassette Recording of Funeral Service (1 audio cassette)
1983
66 10 Beulah Black: Bible and Identification Cards 1983, undated
10 3 H.M. Black: ISU Mechanical Engineering Building 1987
10 4 H.M. Black: ISU Mechanical Engineering Building 1987
66 7 H.M. Black: Nametags undated
66 8 H.M. Black: Listing of World War II Maps and Drawings undated
66 9 H.M. Black: Address Books undated
10 5 H.M. Black: Normandy and Ireland Trip (21 3x5 color photos)
1987-1988
10 6 H.M. Black: Correspondence to Bernice Durand, Condolence (3 2x3 color, 3 3x5 color, 2 4x6 color photos)
1989
10 7 H.M. Black: Funeral Programs and Obituaries 1989
10 8 H.M. Black: Correspondence to Bernice Durand, Condolence
1989-1990
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Box Folder Title Dates
11 1 H.M. Black: Correspondence to Bernice Durand, Condolence
1989-1990
11 2 H.M. Black: Correspondence to Bernice Durand, Condolence
1989-1990
11 3 H.M. Black: Funeral Service Cassettes (2 audio cassettes)
1989
11 4 H.M. Black: Funeral Service Guest Book 1989
11 5 H.M. Black: Iowa State University Foundation Correspondence
1989
11 6 H.M. Black: Black and Redington Scholarships 1990
11 7 H.M. Black: Memorials 1990
12 1 H.M. Black: Genealogy Correspondence 1960-1986
12 2 Black Family (Drips) Genealogy Correspondence 1963-1985
12 3 Black Family History: "The Ruka Saga" 1979
12 4 Genealogy Notes: Black, Heron, Rait Families 1984
12 5 Black Family History Records 1984-1985
12 6 Black Family History Records 1985
12 7 Black Family History Notes 1985-1991
12 8 Genealogy Notes: Foveran, Scotland, Nearest Town to Black Farm
1987
12 9 Notes for Black Family History Book 1987
13 1 Notes for Black Family History Book 1987
13 2 Black Family History: Articles undated
13 3 John and Mary Heron Black and Family Photographs (1 5x7 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w photographs)
1880 circa
13 4 John and Mary Heron Black and Family Photographs (13 5x7 b/w, 1 8x10 b/w photographs)
1888-1913
13 5 John and Mary Heron Black and Family Photographs (16 5x7 b/w photographs)
1895-1919, undated
13 6 John and Mary Heron Black and Family Photographs (6 3x5 b/w, 7 5x7 b/w photographs)
1896-1925, undated
13 7 Black Family Photographs: Most Likely Blacks (9 3x5 b/w, 10 5x7 b/w, 1 8x10 b/w photographs)
undated
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Box Folder Title Dates
14 1 Montgomery Family Photographs (7 3x5 b/w, 10 5x7 b/w photographs)
1901-1911, undated
14 2 Alexander Black Photographs (3 3x5 b/w, 3 5x7 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w photographs)
1902-1920, undated
14 3 Avis Black Hardt Photographs (5 3x5 b/w, 6 5x7 b/w photographs)
1903-1925, undated
14 4 Beulah Black Photographs (3 2x3 b/w, 1 5x7 b/w photographs)
1904, undated
14 5 John and Mary Heron Black Family Photographs (5 3x5 b/w, 5 5x7 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w photographs)
1904-1987
14 6 Montgomery Family Photographs (7 5x7 b/w photographs)
1905, undated
14 7 Charlotte Black Mitchell Photographs (5 5x7 b/w photographs)
undated
14 8 Jean Black Knepel Photographs (1 5x7 b/w photograph) undated
14 9 John Black Photographs (4 5x7 b/w photographs) undated
14 10 Sarah Montgomery Black Photographs (3 5x7 b/w photographs)
1898, undated
14 11 H.M. Black Photographs (4 3x5 b/w, 2 5x7 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w photographs)
1907-1913, undated
14 12 H.M. Black and Others Photographs (21 2x2 b/w, 33 3x4 b/w, 21 3x5 b/w photographs)
1914-1930 circa
15 1 Ethel Black Photographs (1 3x5 b/w, 3 5x7 b/w photographs)
1917-1918
15 2 H.M. Black, Bernice Bernard Photographs (59 3x4 b/w, 2 3x5 b/w photographs)
1917-1932
15 3 Black Siblings Photograph (1 5x7 b/w photograph) 1919
15 4 H.M. Black, Bernice Bernard Photographs (31 4x5 b/w, 2 5x7 b/w, 7 8x10 b/w, 6 5x10 b/w photographs)
1920-1930 circa
15 5 H.M. Black Photographs (13 2.5x3.5 b/w, 26 3x4.5 b/w, 25 3.5x5 b/w, 5 8x10 b/w photographs)
1931-1940, undated
15 6 Black Family Photographs (42 3x4 b/w, 15 3x5 b/w, 4 5x7 b/w, 6 8x10 b/w photographs) (1 of 2)
1936-1959
15 7 Black Family Photographs (2 2x3 b/w, 2 2x3 color, 16 3x3 color photographs) (2 of 2)
1936-1959
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Box Folder Title Dates
15 8 H.M. Black: Photographs (80 3x4.5 b/w, 3 5x7 b/w, 1 8x10 b/w, 4 8x10 color photographs) (1 of 3)
1941-1956, undated
15 9 H.M. Black: Photographs (88 3x4.5 b/w, 2 3x5 b/w photographs) (2 of 3)
1941-1956, undated
15 10 H.M. Black: Photographs (11 3.5x5 b/w, 18 2x3 b/w photographs) (3 of 3)
1941-1956, undated
16 1 H.M. Black: Photographs (95 3x4.5 b/w photographs) (1 of 3)
1941-1949, undated
16 2 H.M. Black: Photographs (91 3x4.5 b/w, 23 2.5x3.5 b/w photographs) (2 of 3)
1941-1949, undated
16 3 H.M. Black: Photographs (10 3.5x5 b/w, 4 5x6 b/w, 1 5x7 b/w photographs) (3 of 3)
1941-1949, undated
16 4 H.M. Black: World War II Photographs (5 8x10 b/w, 1 5x7 b/w, 96 4x5 b/w photographs) (1 of 2)
1945, undated
16 5 H.M. Black: World War II Photographs (41 4x5 b/w, 1 2.5x3.5 b/w photographs) (2 of 2)
1945, undated
16 6 Cesar Borsarelli Photographs (3 2x3 b/w, 1 3x5 b/w photographs)
1948, undated
16 7 H.M. Black: Photographs (15 2.5x3.5 b/w, 35 3.5x3.5 b/w, 3 5x7 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w, 18 3.5x3.5 color, 1 5x7 color, 5 8x10 color photographs) (1 of 2)
1950-1958, undated
16 8 H.M. Black: Photographs (33 3x5 b/w, 1 3x5 color photographs)
1950-1958, undated
16 9 H.M. Black: Photographs (2 8x10 b/w, 1 3x6 b/w, 12 3x3 b/w, 12 2x3 b/w, 3 3x6 color, 27 3x3 color photographs) (1 of 2)
1959-1967, undated
17 1 H.M. Black: Photographs (41 3x5 b/w, 1 3x5 color, 1 2x3 color photographs) (2 of 2)
1959-1967
17 2 H.M. Black: Photographs (2 2x3 b/w, 7 3x5 b/w, 2 5x7 b/w, 5 2x3 color, 4 3.5x3.5 color, 1 3.5x3.5 b/w, 22 3x5 color photographs)
1960-1967
17 3 H.M. Black: Photographs (3 2x3 b/w, 2 3x3 b/w, 4 3x5 b/w, 2 5x5 b/w, 3 8x10 b/w, 2 2x3 color, 11 3x3 color, 21 3x5 color, 2 5x7 color photographs, 2 color slides)
1970-1979, undated
17 4 H.M. Black: Photographs (6 2x3 b/w, 11 3x3 b/w, 3 3x5 b/w, 2 5x7 b/w, 2 2x3 color, 17 3x3 color, 43 3x5 color, 2 4x6 color photographs)
1970-1982, undated
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Box Folder Title Dates
17 5 H.M. Black: Photographs (2 3x5 b/w, 28 2x2 color, 32 2x3 color, 37 3x3 color, 36 3x5 color, 1 8x10 color photographs)
1970-1988, undated
17 6 H.M. Black: Photographs (2 2x3 color, 82 3x5 color, 10 5x7 color, 4 8x10 color photographs)
1977-1987, undated
17 7 H.M. Black: Photographs (1 2x3 b/w, 1 2x3 color, 75 3x5 color, 1 5x7 color photographs)
1979-1983, undated
18 1 H.M. Black: Photographs (2 8x10 b/w, 7 2x3 color, 110 3x5 color, 8 4x6 color, 1 5x7 color, 2 8x10 color photographs)
1981-1988
18 2 H.M. Black: Europe Trip Photographs (59 3x5 color photographs)
1980 circa
18 3 H.M. Black: Europe Trip Photographs (28 3x5 color photographs)
1980 circa
18 4 H.M. Black: Europe Trip Photographs (84 3x5 color photographs)
1980 circa
18 5 H.M. Black: Hawaii/Europe Trip Photographs (68 3x5 color, 2 5x7 color photographs) (1 of 2)
1980 circa
18 6 H.M. Black: Hawaii/Europe Trip Photographs (81 3x5 color photographs) (2 of 2)
1980 circa
18 7 H.M. Black: Hawaii Trip Photographs (100 3x5 color photographs) (1 of 2)
1980 circa
19 1 H.M. Black: Hawaii Trip Photographs (37 3x5 color photographs) (2 of 2)
1980 circa
19 2 H.M. Black: Alaska Trip Photographs (75 3x5 color photographs) (1 of 2)
1988 circa
19 3 H.M. Black: Alaska Trip Photographs (70 3x5 color photographs) (2 of 2)
1988 circa
19 4 H.M. Black: Alaska Trip Photographs (67 3x5 color photographs) (1 of 2)
1988 circa
19 5 H.M. Black: Alaska Trip Photographs (75 3x5 color photographs) (2 of 2)
1988 circa
19 6 Black Family Newsclippings 1926-1983
20 1 Beulah Black Cookbook undated
21 1 Beulah Black Cookbook undated
22 1 Black Family Photographs (6 8x10 b/w photographs) 1901-1945
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Box Folder Title Dates
23 1 H.M. Black: World War II Greeting Cards 1945
23 2 H.M. Black: World War II Certificates 1945
23 3 H.M. Black: Saturday Evening Post D-Day Article 1944
23 4 H.M. Black: 297th Engineer Combat Battalion 1945
23 5 H.M. Black: Military Retirement Papers 1965-1967
67 1 H.M. Black: Retirement Scrapbook 1972
Description of series
Series 2 Bernice Bernard Black Papers 1910-1962, undated
extent: 11.12 linear feet (6 document boxes, 8 oversized boxes)
description: The series contains correspondence, records, notes, and photographs of Bernice Bernard Black. These records include memorabilia from her time at Northwestern University and New York University, manuscripts and short stories, club minutes and programs, and funeral and condolence records. The series also contains several scrapbooks made by Bernice Bernard Black throughout her lifetime, with photographs and notes detailing her childhood, schooling, and adult life with her children.
Container list
Box Folder Title Dates
19 7 Correspondence from Madge Drips Bernard to Bernice Bernard (Black)
1911-1934
19 8 Correspondence from Madge Bernard, Bernice C. Bernard to Bernice Bernard (Black)
1917-1932
19 9 Correspondence from Bernice Bernard (Black) to Bernice C. Barnard, Ransom Barnard, Madge Barnard
1919-1934
19 10 Correspondence to Bernice Bernard (Black) 1928-1934
19 11 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to Bernice Bernard (Black)
1929-1934
24 1 Correspondence from Ransom D. Bernard to Bernice Bernard (Black)
1929-1934
24 2 Correspondence from H.M. Black to Bernice Bernard (Black)
1935-1938
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Box Folder Title Dates
24 3 Correspondence Concerning Marriage of Bernice Bernard and H.M. Black
1936
24 4 Bernice and H.M. Black Wedding Cards 1936
24 5 Correspondence from Ransom D. and Bernice C. Bernard to Bernice Black
1936-1937
24 6 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to Bruce Black 1937
24 7 Correspondence to Bernice B. and H.M. Black on the Birth of Bruce Black
1937
24 8 Correspondence to Bernice B. and H.M. Black on the Birth of Bruce Black
1937
24 9 Correspondence from Bernice Black to Ransom and Bernice Bernard
1937-1943
24 10 Correspondence from Bernice Black to Ransom and Bernice Bernard
1941-1943
24 11 Correspondence to Bernice B. Black 1942-1946
24 12 Correspondence from Ransom and Bernice Bernard to Bernice, Bruce, and Bernice Black: Mexico Trip
1947
25 1 Correspondence from Bernice and Bruce Black to H.M. Black and Ransom and Bernice Bernard: Western Trips
1947
25 2 Correspondence to Bernice B. Black 1949-1961
25 3 Correspondence to Bernice B. Black 1961
25 4 Bernice Bernard (Black): Baby Book 1910
25 5 Bernice Bernard (Black): School Compositions undated
25 6 Bernice Bernard (Black): High School Memorabilia 1918-1927
25 7 Bernice Bernard (Black): Grade Reports, High School Newspapers
1920-1927
Map Case Bernice Bernard (Black): High School Diploma 1927
25 8 Bernice Bernard (Black): Manuscripts, Macy's Internships 1927, undated
25 9 Bernice Bernard (Black): Diaries 1927, undated
25 10 Bernice Bernard (Black): Northwestern/Chicago Memorabilia
1928-1932
26 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): College Memorabilia 1930-1934
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26 2 Bernice Bernard (Black): Northwestern University, New York University Records and Correspondence
1930-1935
26 3 Bernice Bernard (Black): Book Notes undated
26 4 Bernice Bernard (Black): Book Notes undated
26 5 Bernice Bernard (Black): Manuscripts, Notes undated
26 6 Bernice B. Black: Bible Study Notes 1935-1950
26 7 Bernice B. Black: Gift Lists 1936-1940
26 8 Bernice B. Black: Periodicals with Family News 1936-1950
26 9 Bernice B. Black: P.E.O Sisterhood Programs 1936-1961
26 10 Bernice B. Black: Memorabilia 1938-1961
27 1 Bernice B. Black: Calendars 1939-1954
27 2 Bernice B. Black: Diary 1940
27 3 Bernice B. Black: Guest Book 1947-1957
27 4 Bernice B. Black: Memorabilia 1948-1956, undated
27 5 Bernice B. Black: Farm Ledger undated
27 6 Bernice B. Black: Calendars 1955-1961
27 7 Bernice B. Black: Address Books undated
27 8 Bernice B. Black: Guest Book 1957-1961
27 9 Bernice B. Black: Women's Fellowship Notes 1958-1961
28 1 Bernice B. Black: Leaves of Memories Funeral Record 1961
28 2 Bernice B. Black: Church Condolence Letters to H.M. Black Family
1961
28 3 Bernice B. Black: Condolence Letters, Memorial Notes 1961
28 4 Bernice B. Black: Condolence Letters to H.M. Black and Family
1961
28 5 Bernice B. Black: Family Condolence Letters to H.M. Black and Family
1961
28 6 Bernice B. Black: Floral Sympathy Cards 1961
28 7 Bernice B. Black: Condolence Letters to R.D. Bernard 1961
28 8 Bernice B. Black: Iowa State Condolence Letters to H.M. Black
1961
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Box Folder Title Dates
28 9 Bernice B. Black: Iowa State Condolence Letters to Black Family
1961
28 10 Bernice B. Black: Memorial Fund, Condolence Cards 1961
29 1 Bernice B. Black: Memorial Service, Fund Correspondence
1961-1962
29 2 Bernice Bernard (Black): Photographs (18 2x3 b/w, 9 3x5 b/w, 1 3.5x3.5 b/w, 8 5x7 b/w, 5 8x10 b/w photographs)
1910-1925, undated
29 3 Bernice Bernard (Black): Photographs (10 8x10 b/w, 10 5x7 b/w, 25 3x3 b/w photographs)
1926-1934, undated
29 4 Bernice Bernard (Black): Scrapbook (361 3x4 b/w photographs)
undated
29 5 Bernice Bernard (Black): Scrapbook (20 3x4 b/w photographs)
undated
30 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): Baby Album (18 3x4 b/w photographs)
1911 circa
31 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): Baby Album (28 3x4 b/w photographs)
1910-1925
31 2 Bernice Bernard (Black): Loose Photographs from Baby Album (7 3x4 b/w photographs)
1925
32 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): Baby through Adulthood Album (407 3x4 b/w photographs)
1910-1937 circa
33 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): High School Scrapbook (12 3x4 b/w photographs)
1924-1927
33 2 Bernice Bernard (Black): Loose Articles from High School Scrapbook (2 5x7 b/w photographs)
1924-1927
34 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): Northwestern University Scrapbook (14 3x4 b/w photographs)
1927-1931
35 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): Northwestern University Scrapbook (60 3x4 b/w photographs)
1927-1931
36 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): New York University Scrapbook (23 3x4 b/w photographs)
1931-1932
37 1 Bernice Bernard (Black): Adult Travels Scrapbook undated
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Description of series
Series 3 Ransom Drips Bernard, Bernice Corlette Bernard, and the Bernard, Corlette, and Drips Families Papers
1850-1968, undated
extent: 17.87 linear feet (8 and one half document boxes, 11 oversized boxes)
description: The series contains correspondence, records, and photographs from Ransom Drips Bernard and Bernice Corlette Bernard. These papers include correspondence and photos from Ransom Drips Bernard during his time in World War I. The series also contains Bernard, Corlette and Drips family history and photographs, dating back to the Civil War. The Drips family history and genealogy was compiled by Henry M. Black.
Container list
Box Folder Title Dates
29 6 Correspondence to Ransom D. Bernard 1893-1924
29 7 Correspondence from Ransom D. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1894-1917
29 8 Correspondence to Bernice C. Bernard 1910-1912
38 1 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1911-1915
38 2 Ransom D. Bernard and Family Postcards 1913-1914
38 3 Ransom D. Bernard: Postcards undated
38 4 Correspondence to Bernice C. and Ransom Bernard from the Corlette Family
1913-1960
38 5 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1917
38 6 Correspondence from Bernard Family to Ransom D. Bernard
1917-1918
38 7 Ransom D. Bernard Official Military Correspondence 1917-1925
38 8 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1918
38 9 Correspondence from Ransom D. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1918
38 10 Correspondence from Ransom D. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1918-1932, undated
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Box Folder Title Dates
39 1 Correspondence from Ransom D. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1919
39 2 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
1919-1921
39 3 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to Madge Bernard
undated
39 4 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to H.H. and Madge Bernard
undated
39 5 Bernice C. Bernard: Greeting Cards undated
39 6 Correspondence from Bernice C. Bernard to Clover Girls 1931-1943
39 7 Correspondence to Bernice C. Bernard, Diary 1933-1957
39 8 Correspondence to/from Ransom D. Bernard to/from the Black Family
1941-1954
39 9 Ransom D. Bernard: Medical Society Correspondence 1941-1961
39 10 Correspondence to Ransom D. Bernard (1 3x5 b/w photograph)
1950-1958
39 11 Correspondence to Ransom D. Bernard Concerning Daughter's Illness
1960-1961
39 12 Bernice Corlette (Bernard): Autograph Book 1877
40 1 Ransom D. Bernard: School Records, Certificates 1882-1956
40 2 Bernice Corlette (Bernard): Family Pamphlets 1890-1912
40 3 Bernice Corlette (Bernard): Family History Articles 1894-1961
40 4 Ransom D. Bernard: University of Wisconsin Records 1895-1904
40 5 Ransom D. Bernard: Sanborn Maps, Elkader, IA 1902
40 6 Ransom D. and Bernice C. Bernard: Wedding Record 1909
Map Case Ransom D. Bernard: World War I Certificates, Madge D. Bernard Certificate
1917-1921
40 7 Ransom D. Bernard: World War I Travel Account, Scrapbook
1917-1918
40 8 Ransom D. Bernard: Diary 1918
40 9 Ransom D. Bernard: World War I Memorabilia 1919
40 10 Ransom D. Bernard: World War I Photographs (12 2x3 b/w, 30 3x5 b/w photographs)
undated
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Box Folder Title Dates
41 1 Ransom D. Bernard: Postcards from Ft. Benjamin Harrison, France
undated
41 2 Ransom D. Bernard: Trench Checkers, World War I Plaque
undated
41 3 Ransom D. Bernard: Financial Records, Estate of H.H. Barnard
1924-1929
41 4 Bernice C. Bernard: Birth and Marriage Certificates, Programs, Ration Books, Writings
1927-1959
41 5 Bernice C. Bernard: Guest Book 1934
41 6 Ransom D. Bernard: Financial Records 1948-1961
41 7 Ransom D. Bernard: Estate, Esther Worra Trust 1948-1966
41 8 Ransom D. Bernard: Medical Pamphlets 1951-1955
41 9 Bernice C. Bernard: Family History Articles 1962-1966
42 1 Ransom D. and Bernice C. Bernard: Address Books 1954-1960
42 2 Ransom D. Bernard: Masonic Books undated
42 3 Bernice Corlette Bernard: Memorial Record 1958
42 4 Ransom D. and Bernice C. Bernard Obituaries 1958-1961
42 5 Ransom D. Bernard: Estate 1958-1962
42 6 Ransom D. Bernard: Funeral Record 1961
42 7 Ransom D. Bernard: Estate 1962-1968
42 8 Drips Family: Master Roll, 9th Iowa Militia Independent Order of the Odd Fellows Certificate
1850-1861
42 9 Correspondence from Francis Bull to Ann Bull Drips; Joel Starkey to Thomas Drips
1850-1869
42 10 Drips Family Legal Documents 1850-1880
42 11 Drips Family Letters 1850-1910
42 12 Drips Family Diaries 1858, undated
42 13 Bernard/Drips Family Deeds and Financial Records 1859-1919
42 14 Correspondence from Thomas Drips to Ann Bull Drips 1862-1864
42 15 Correspondence from the Corlette Family to Sarah E. Bachtell
1863-1868, undated
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Box Folder Title Dates
43 1 Thomas Drips: Official Civil War Letters 1864
43 2 Correspondence to Madge Drips Bernard 1873-1917
43 3 Madge Drips Barnard: Diaries, Autograph Book, Birthday Book
1874-1878
43 4 Madge Drips Barnard: Teaching Certificates, World War I Certificate
1877-1919
Map Case H.H. Bernard and Madge Drips Bernard: Marriage Certificate
1878
43 5 Madge Drips Barnard: Treasury Department Medal undated
43 6 Correspondence from Nina Udall to Madge Drips Barnard 1918-1933
43 7 Madge Drips Barnard: DAR Records and Correspondence
1921-1925
43 8 Madge Drips Bernard: Funeral Record 1938
43 9 Drips Family History undated
43 10 Drips Family History undated
44 1 Bernard Family Postcards undated
44 2 Barnard Family Photographs (1 3x4 b/w, 3 3x3 b/w, 10 5x7 b/w, 4 8x10 b/w photographs)
1864-1895, undated
44 3 Corlette Family Photographs (15 2x3 b/w, 5 5x7 b/w, 1 8x10 b/w photographs)
1877, undated
44 4 Bernard Family: Iowa Photographs (18 2x3 b/w, 22 3x3 b/w, 11 3x5 b/w photographs)
1885-1900, undated
44 5 Barnard Family Photographs (6 2x3 b/w, 5 3x3 b/w, 6 5x7 b/w photographs)
1888, undated
44 6 Bernice Corlette Bernard Portraits (8 2x3 b/w, 1 3x5 b/w, 16 5x7 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w photographs)
1902-1905, undated
44 7 Bernice Corlette Barnard Family Photographs (13 3x5 b/w, 10 5x7 b/w, 3 8x10 b/w photographs)
1902-1920, undated
45 1 Bernard Family Photographs (13 2x3 b/w, 39 3x4 b/w, 7 5x7 b/w, 18 8x10 b/w, 6 3x3 color photographs)
1927-1961
45 2 Ransom D. Bernard: Photographs (1 3x3 b/w, 5 4x4 b/w, 1 4x6 b/w, 3 8x10 b/w photographs)
1909, undated
45 3 Ransom D. Bernard: World War I Photographs (7 8x10 b/w, 2 5x7 b/w, 2 2x3 b/w, 5 3.5x5.5 b/w photographs)
undated
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Box Folder Title Dates
45 4 Ransom D. Bernard: Photographs (1 8x10 b/w, 4 2x3 b/w, 12 5x7 b/w photographs, 1 tintype)
undated
45 5 Bernard Family Photographs (8 2x3 b/w, 26 3x3 b/w, 40 3x5 b/w photographs)
undated
45 6 Drips Family Photographs (15 2x3 b/w, 13 4x4 b/w photographs)
undated
45 7 Drips Family Photographs (9 5x7 b/w, 3 8x10 b/w photographs, 7 tintypes, 1 button)
undated
46 1 Bernard Family News Clippings 1918-1961
47 1 Bernard Family Photographs (9 3.3 b/w, 3 8x10 b/w photographs)
undated
48 1 Ransom D. Bernard Childhood Album (307 3x4 b/w photographs)
1896, undated
49 1 Ransom D. Bernard World War I Scrapbook (174 2.5x3.5 b/w, 68 3x4.5 b/w, 3 8x10 b/w, 1 4x6 b/w, 13 5x7 b/w photographs)
1917-1918 circa
50 1 Ransom D. Bernard World War I Album (171 3x4 b/w photographs)
1917-1918 circa
51 1 Bernice C. Bernard Scrapbook 1915-1938
52 1 Bernice C. Bernard Family Album (247 3x4 b/w photographs)
1931-1955
53 1 Bernice C. Bernard Scrapbook for Bruce Black 1937
54 1 Barnard Family Album (38 2x3 b/w photographs) undated
55 1 Barnard Family Album (30 2x3 b/w photographs) undated
56 1 H.H. Barnard and Family Daguerreotypes (5 2x3 b/w photographs)
1859-1865
57 1 Drips Family Daguerreotypes (6 3x3 b/w, 2 4x6 b/w photographs)
1865 circa
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Description of series
Series 4 Alice Redington Black and the Redington Family Papers
1907-1983, undated
extent: 5.4 linear feet (5 document boxes, 3 oversized boxes)
description: The series contains correspondence, records, and photographs from Alice Redington Black. The series also contains records from other members of the Redington family, as well as scrapbooks and news clippings compiled by Alice Redington Black.
Container list
Box Folder Title Dates
46 2 Alice Redington (Black) Postcard Correspondence 1907-1939
46 3 Alice Redington (Black) Postcard Correspondence 1907-1939
46 4 Correspondence from Alice Redington to H.M. Black 1927-1929
46 5 Correspondence from Alice Redington to H.M. Black 1927-1929
46 6 Correspondence between Alice Redington and H.M. Black
1969
58 1 Correspondence between Alice Redington and H.M. Black
1969
58 2 Correspondence to Alice R. Black 1969-1981
58 3 Correspondence to/from Hsiao-Mei Ku to/from Alice R. Black
1980-1982
58 4 Alice Redington (Black): Records 1908-1983
58 5 Alice Redington (Black): Cards and Programs 1909-1968
58 6 Alice Redington (Black): Dance Cards 1925-1926
58 7 Alice Redington (Black): Diary 1926-1927
58 8 Alice Redington (Black): Dance Cards 1927-1928
59 1 Alice Redington (Black): Dance Cards 1929-1930
59 2 Alice Redington (Black): Dance Cards 1931-1932
59 3 Alice Redington (Black): Medical and Financial Papers 1961-1974
59 4 Alice R. Black: Cards and Records 1969-1972, undated
59 5 Alice R. Black: Calendars 1970-1974
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Box Folder Title Dates
59 6 Alice R. Black: Medical School Donation 1972-1982
Map Case Alice R. Black: Calendars 1973-1976
59 7 Alice R. Black: Calendars 1977-1983
59 8 Alice R. Black: ISU Funds 1979-1982
60 1 Alice R. Black: Notes on Death by H.M. Black 1982-1983
60 2 Alice R. Black: Waterloo Public Library Annual Report 1983
60 3 Alice R. Black: Cards and Article Clippings undated
60 4 Alice R. Black: Copied Poems undated
60 5 Alice R. Black: Scrapbook of Poetry Clippings undated
60 6 Alice R. Black: Poems and Poetry Ideas undated
60 7 Redington Family Papers 1907-1977
60 8 Redington Family Papers 1925-1930
60 9 Redington Family Photographs (3 2x3 b/w, 9 4x6 b/w photographs)
undated
60 10 Redington Family Photographs (1 2x3 b/w, 4 2x4 b/w, 9 5x7 b/w, 1 8x10 b/w photographs)
undated
61 1 Redington Family Photographs (7 2x3 b/w, 13 4x6 b/w photographs)
undated
61 2 Alice Redington (Black): Photograph Album (13 8x10 b/w, 13 3x5 b/w, 10 5x7 b/w photographs)
undated
61 3 Alice Redington (Black): Photograph Album (41 3x4 b/w, 7 3x5 color photographs)
undated
61 4 Alice Redington (Black): Photographs (5 2x2 b/w, 23 2x3 b/w, 35 3x4 b/w, 7 3x3 b/w, 24 3x5 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w, 2 1x1 color, 1 3x5 color photographs)
1910-1969, undated
61 5 Alice Redington (Black): Photographs (3 2x3 b/w, 12 2x4 b/w, 1 2x3 color, 29 3x3 color photographs, 2 color negative strips)
1911-1974, undated
61 6 Alice R. Black: Photographs (2 2x3 b/w, 1 3x5 b/w, 2 2x3 color, 15 3x3 color, 37 3x5 color, 2 5x7 color, 1 8x10 color photographs)
1969-1970, undated
61 7 Alice R. Black: Loose Photographs from Photograph Album ( 1 2x3 color, 22 3x3 color, 16 3x5 color photographs)
1970-1980, undated
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Box Folder Title Dates
61 8 Alice R. Black: Photographs (27 3x3 color photographs) 1971-1977, undated
61 9 Alice R. Black: Photograph Album (7 3x5 b/w, 62 3x5 color, 12 3x3 color, 9 2x3 color photographs)
1971-1978
62 1 Alice R. Black: Photograph Album Negatives (23 color negative strips)
1971-1978
62 2 Alice R. Black: Copies of Photograph Albums undated
63 1 Alice Redington (Black): Scrapbook (81 1x1 b/w photographs)
undated
64 1 Alice Redington (Black): Scrapbook (127 3x4 b/w photographs)
1921
65 1 Alice Redington (Black): Scrapbook (55 3x4 b/w photographs)
1927-1944
65 2 Alice Redington (Black): Loose News Clippings from Scrapbook
1927-1944
65 3 Alice Redington (Black): Loose Photographs from Scrapbook (8 2x3 b/w, 2 3x5 b/w, 1 5x7 b/w, 2 8x10 b/w photographs)
1927-1944
65 4 Alice Redington (Black): Loose Articles from Scrapbook 1927-1944
Description of series
Series 5 Artifacts 1901-1989, undated
description: Artifacts from members of the Black and Bernard families, including military pins, plaques, memorabilia from various organizations. Some artifacts of note are H.M. Black's Bronze Star medal and R.D. Bernard's gavel from his term as President of the Iowa State Medical Society.
Artifact No. Description Date
2010-214.001 Medal: H.M. Black Bronze Star 1945
2010-214.002 Medal: H.M. Black Legion of Merit 1945
2010-214.003 Medal: H.M. Black Croix de Guerre 1939
2010-214.004 Medal: H.M. Black Armed Forces Reserve undated
2010-214.005 Medal: H.M. Black American Defense Service 1945
2010-214.006 Medal: H.M. Black Campaign and Service 1945
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Artifact No. Description Date
2010-214.007 Medal: H.M. Black Victory World War II 1945
2010-214.008 Medal: H.M. Black American Campaign 1945
2010-214.009 Pin: H.M. Black Col. Rank Insignia undated
2010-214.010 Pin: H.M. Black Eagle Pin undated
2010-214.011 Pin: H.M. Black Large Army Corps of Engineers Castle
undated
2010-214.012 Pin: H.M. Black Small Army Corps of Engineers Castle
undated
2010-214.013 Pin: H.M. Black U.S. Pin undated
2010-214.014 Pin: H.M. Black VII Corps undated
2010-214.015 Pin: H.M. Black Gold Torch Pin undated
2010-214.016 Pin: H.M. Black Gold Pin Set undated
2010-214.017 Pin: H.M. Black Centennial of Engineering undated
2010-214.018 Pin: H.M. Black Royal Engineers undated
2010-214.019 Pin: H.M. Black Iowa State Pin undated
2010-214.020 Pin: H.M. Black Small Gold Oak Leaf Cluster undated
2010-214.021 Pin: H.M. Black Large Gold Oak Leaf Cluster undated
2010-214.022 Pin: H.M. Black Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster undated
2010-214.023 Pin: H.M. Black Small Silver Oak Leaf Cluster undated
2010-214.024 Pin: H.M. Black Large Silver Oak Leaf Cluster undated
2010-214.025 Pin: H.M. Black Silver Oak Leaf Cluster undated
2010-214.026 Pin: H.M. Black General Staff Corps undated
2010-214.027 Pin: H.M. Black 2nd Lieutenant Pin undated
2010-214.028 Pin: H.M. Black 1st Lieutenant Pin undated
2010-214.029 Pin: H.M. Black Artillery Cross undated
2010-214.030 Pin: H.M. Black 702nd Military Police undated
2010-214.031 Pin: H.M. Black Gold Eagle and Shield undated
2010-214.032 Button: H.M. Black Gold Uniform Buttons undated
2010-214.033 Tags: H.M. Black Dog Tags undated
2010-214.034 Patch: H.M. Black 5th Army Patch undated
2010-214.035 Patch: H.M. Black XIV Corps Patch undated
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Artifact No. Description Date
2010-214.036 Patch: H.M. Black 7 Patch undated
2010-214.037 Patch: H.M. Black VII Corps Patch undated
2010-214.038 Patch: H.M. Black Eagle Embroidered Patch undated
2010-214.039 Patch: H.M. Black Eagle Patch undated
2010-214.040 Patch: H.M. Black Chevrons undated
2010-214.041 Patch: H.M. Black Striped Patch undated
2010-214.042 Patch: H.M. Black Eagle Patch undated
2010-214.043 Patch: H.M. Black Gold Metallic Bar Patch undated
2010-214.044 Patch: H.M. Black Oak Leaf Patch undated
2010-214.045 Patch: H.M. Black Blue Star Patch undated
2010-214.046 Patch: H.M. Black Blue Bar Patch undated
2010-214.047 Patch: H.M. Black Gold Bar Patch undated
2010-214.048 Patch: H.M. Black ROTC Shield undated
2010-214.049 H.M. Black: Stone from Normandy 1944
2010-214.050 H.M. Black: Graduation Hood undated
2010-214.051 H.M. Black: Graduation Hood undated
2010-214.052 Plaques: H.M. Black USAR School 1960
2010-214.053 Plaques: H.M. Black Link-Belt Plaque 1971
2010-214.054 Plaques: H.M. Black N.C.E.E. Plaque 1971
2010-214.055 Plaques: H.M. Black Iowa Engineering Society Plaque
1972
2010-214.056 Plaques: H.M. Black Iowa Engineering Society Plaque
1977
2010-214.057 Plaques: H.M. Black Marston Club Plaque undated
2010-214.058 Plaques: H.M. Black Iowa Engineering Society Plaque
1987
2010-214.059 Plaque: H.M. Black Iowa Engineering Society Plaque
1989
2010-214.060 Plaque: H.M. Black Boy Scout Plaque 1967
2010-214.061 Plaque: H.M. Black Boy Scout Plaque 1980
2010-214.062 Plaque: H.M. Black Chamber of Commerce Plaque
1978
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Artifact No. Description Date
2010-214.063 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black CHS Pin 1927
2010-214.064 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black CHS Latin Pin undated
2010-214.065 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black Circus Board Pin 1929
2010-214.066 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black Sorority Pin 1930
2010-214.067 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black Sorority Pin 1931
2010-214.068 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black Northwestern Drama Pin
1931
2010-214.069 Charm: Bernice Bernard Black Sorority Charm 1932
2010-214.070 Charm: Bernice Bernard Black Daily N Charm undated
2010-214.071 Charm: Bernice Bernard Black Northwestern Syllabus Charm
undated
2010-214.072 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black Gavel Pin undated
2010-214.073 Bernice Bernard Black: ID Tag undated
2010-214.074 Pin: Bernice Bernard Black Boy Scout Pin undated
2010-214.075 Engraved Plate: Bernice Bernard Black Wedding Invitation
1936
2010-214.076 Engraved Plate: Bernice Bernard Black Wedding Announcement
1936
2010-214.077 Engraved Plate: Bernice Bernard Black Wedding Announcement
1936
2010-214.078 Bernice Bernard Black: Needlepoint Shepherdess
undated
2010-214.079 Bernice Bernard Black: Embroidered "B" undated
2010-214.080 Bernice Bernard Black: Needlepoint Dog undated
2010-214.081 Bernice Bernard Black: Needlepoint Table Runner
undated
2010-214.082 Medal: R.D. Bernard Victory Medal undated
2010-214.083 Pin: R.D. Bernard Medical Service Pin undated
2010-214.084 Pin: R.D. Bernard U.S. Pin undated
2010-214.085 Patch: R.D. Bernard Advanced Service of Supply Patch
undated
2010-214.086 Patch: R.D. Bernard Air Service Patch undated
2010-214.087 Patch: R.D. Bernard Major Oak Leaf Patch undated
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Artifact No. Description Date
2010-214.088 Patch: R.D. Bernard Chevrons undated
2010-214.089 R.D. Bernard: Dog Tags undated
2010-214.090 R.D. Bernard: Military ID undated
2010-214.091 R.D. Bernard: Triangular Ruler undated
2010-214.092 Pin: R.D. Bernard Triangle Pin undated
2010-214.093 Pin: R.D. Bernard Iowa State Medical Society Pin undated
2010-214.094 Badge: R.D. Bernard AMA Badge 1944
2010-214.095 Ribbon: R.D. Bernard Leadership Ribbon 1945
2010-214.096 R.D. Bernard: Masonic Trowel undated
2010-214.097 R.D. Bernard: Iowa State Medical Society Gavel 1945
2010-214.098 Medal: Bernice Corlette Bernard Iowa State College Medal
undated
2010-214.099 Pin: Bernice Corlette Bernard Iowa State College Pin
1904
2010-214.100 Ribbon: Bernice Corlette Bernard Iowa State College Ribbon
undated
2010-214.101 Medal: H.H. Barnard Fire Insurance Medal 1925
2010-214.102 Medal: H.H. Barnard Fire Insurance Medal 1935
2010-214.103 Medal: American Legion Medal undated
2010-214.104 Pin: Legion of Honor Pin 1901
2010-214.105 Pin: Eagle Pin undated
2010-214.106 Pin: Eastern Star Pin undated
2010-214.107 Pin: Eastern Star Pin undated
2010-214.108 Pin: Eastern Star Pin undated
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Appendix H.M. Black: World War II Maps and Drawings 1942-1945
extent: Map Case Folder
description: The collection contains a series of maps of Europe and sketches of bridges and other structures built by the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. These pieces were collected by Henry M. Black. The following is a listing of the collection.
World War II Maps and Drawings
VII Corps Map of European Theater, 1944-1945 (13 copies)
Reproduced Drawings:
Stookie Allen, artist, 1106 Engineer Combat Group:
Floating Treadway at Liege, Belgium, 1944 (2 copies)
150 ft. Triple-Double across Meuse River, Namur Belgium, 1944 (2 copies)
Steel Girder Class 40 thrown across blown out stone arch bridge at Meaux, France, 1944 (2 copies)
567 Feet of Floating Bailey across Seine River, South of Paris, 1944 (2 copies)
Steel Treadway across Seine River, South of Paris, 1944 (2 copies)
Ken Straub, artist:
Pontoon Bridge on Douve River, France, 1944
Stookie Allen, artist:
5 scenes, Siegfried Line, 1944
The Gravette Bridge near Eilendorf, Germany, 1944 (2 copies)
Timber Trestle (2 copies), 1944
Steel Treadway across Inde River at Frenz, Germany, 1944 (2 copies)
Steel Stringer, Aachen, Germany, 1944 (2 copies)
Surrender of Aachen, 21 Oct 1944 (2 copies)
1106th Combat Engineers send trolleys loaded with TNT and captured ammunition into Aachen, with time fuse attached
Rudy Wedow, artist:
DD Bailey Bridge across Roer River at Duren, Germany, 28 Feb 1945
Modified Treadway Bridge across Roer River at Duren, Germany 26 Feb 1945
Assault Bailey Bridge (Modified) over the Roer River at Duren, Germany, 25 Feb 1945
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World War II Maps and Drawings
Ford across stream near Achouffe, Belgium, 23 Jan 1945
Fencing and Marking Minefields near Grandmesnil, Belgium, 18 Jan 1945
Double Single Bailey Bridge over L'Ourthe River at Noisseux, Belgium, 29 Dec 1944
DS Bailey and Treadway Bridges at Noisseux, Belgium, 27 Dec 1944
Route Junction in Schevenhutle, Germany, 22 Dec 1944
Schevenhutle, Germany, 26 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Stormboat Training on Meuse River near Andenne, Belgium, 10 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Training in the Launching of LCVPs on Meuse River near Andenne, Belgium, 9 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Treadway Bridge Training on Meuse River near Andenne, Belgium, 8 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Training in Retrieving Floating objects in High Velocity Currents at Andenne, Belgium, 6 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Training in Boom Construction on Meuse River near Andenne, Belgium, 5 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Heavy Pontoon Raft Training on the Meuse River near Andenne, Belgium, 3 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Infantry Support Raft Training on Meuse River near Andenne, Belgium, 2 Nov 1944 (2 copies)
Tank Propelling Snake Demolition Charge Thru Dragons' Teeth, 18 Nov 1944 (2 copies
Gravel Pit near Eupen, Belgium, 13 Oct 1944 (2 copies)
Timber Trestle at Vicht, 12 Oct 1944
Planning for the Rhine, 8 Oct 1944 (2 copies)
Building Pontoon Bridge
Timber Trestle near Mausbach, 25 Sept 1944
Demolished Pillbox, Siegfried Line near Roetgen, 16 Sept 1944
Soldier at Pillbox
Putting Charges in Siegfried Pillbox for Demolition, 16 Sept 1944
Floating Bailey at Dinant, 11 Sept 1944
Reinforced Heavy Pontoon across Meuse at Dinant, 10 Sept 1944
Chateau D'Anthee, 7 Sept 1944
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World War II Maps and Drawings
Floating Steel Treadway Bridge across the Meuse River at Hastiere, Belgium, 7 Sept 1944
Building the Dinah Shore Bridge DT Bailey across Seine at Melun, France, 28 Aug 1944
Infantry Support Bridge across the Seine River at Melun, 28 Aug 1944
Launching the first span of DT Bailey "Dinah Shore Bridge" at Melun, France, 28 Aug 1944
Reinforced Hvy Pontoon BR over Seine River at Melun, 28 Aug 1944
Destroyed RR Bridge at Ambrieres, France, 22 Aug 1944
Timber Trestle Bridge at Ambrieres, France, 22 Aug 1944
Soldier with Metal Detector, 19 Aug 1944
Construction of Culvert on Route 162 near Domfront, 17 Aug 1944
Heavy Pontoon Trestle at crossing of Mayenne River, 12 Aug 1944
Dual Carriageway crossing of La Varenne River at Ambrieres, 12 Aug 1944
Quiet Day at Message Center, Jackpot, 8 Aug 1944
Practice Bridge at Gavray, 7 Aug 1944
Treadway and Trestle Bent northeast of Gavray, 6 Aug 1944
Floating Treadway at Gavray, 6 Aug 1944
DD and DS Baileys at Gavray, 5 Aug 1944
Shower Point, 29 July 1944
Beuzeville La Bastille, 11 July 1944
Beuzeville La Bastille Bridge Site, 11 July 1944
Stookie Allen, artist:
By-Pass around Railroad Bridge on road to St. Lo, 1944
Two Way Traffic near Tribehou, south of Carentan, 1944
Pont 1 Abbe Single-Triple Baily Bridge across Douve River, 1944
St. Sauveu Le Vicomte, Class 70 Bridge over Douve River, 1944
Class 40 Bailey Single-Double, St. Sauveur Le Vicomte, 1944
Class 40 Steel Treadway Bridge, Canal De Vire et Taute, 1944
Continued, a few hours later, 13 July 1944
Double-Double Bailey Bridge, Carentan, 1944
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World War II Maps and Drawings
Steel Treadway on Douve River near Carentan, 1944
Inclose #2 to Annex #12 Terrain Estimate--Utah Beach and inundated area, 19 May 1944 (+2 oversized copies)
Road Map of Cotentin Peninsula
Major Operations of the 1106th Engineer Combat Group from 1 Nov 1944 to 20 Apr 1945
Major Operations of the 1106th Engineer Combat Group from 6 June 1944 to 31 Oct 1944
Nevada-Arizona-California Ivanpah, Camp Mohave, Amboy and Needles Quadrangles, 1942
Tactical Study of the Terrain No. 8, 1944
Two terrain maps, not identified