| Date Span: | 1946-1947 |
| Creator: | Kesler, Eliza Hickok (1909-) |
| Extent: | 3.00 linear inches. |
| Collection Number: | IWA0040 |
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Summary: | Cedar Rapids native who worked on the radio show 'The Quiz Kids.' |
Eliza (Roby) Merrill Hickok Kesler was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on November 29, 1909. She graduated from Washington High School in 1927, and proceeded to Coe College where she received a B.A. in 1931. She later attended Northwestern University to continue her studies in journalism and received an M.A. in 1940.
Eiza Hickok began her writing career as a Coe campus correspondent for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. After graduation, she took on a position as a Gazette reporter. Hickok later worked for the radio show "The Quiz Kids," in which exceptionally bright young children were questioned regarding various subjects. "The Quiz Kids" aired during the 1940s on NBC in Chicago. By 1946 Hickok had risen to the position of Assistant Program Director at Louis G. Cowhan and Company. In 1947 she published a book, The Quiz Kids, and married Carl C. Kesler.
Access: The papers are open for research.
Use: Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The papers (donor no. 40) were transfered from the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department in October 1997.
Preferred Citation: Eliza Hickok Kesler papers, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City.
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Address: | 100 Main Library University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5068 |
| Curator: | Kären Mason |
| Email: | lib-women@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa |
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