| Date Span: | 1956 |
| Creator: | Andre, Hazel Beck (1913-1956) |
| Extent: | 3.00 pages. |
| Collection Number: | IWA0049 |
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Summary: | Memoir written by Iowa native dying of cancer in 1956. |
Hazel Beck Andre, a resident of Ames, was married to Dr. Floyd Andre, Dean of Agriculture at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University). They had three children--two girls and one boy. Andre wrote the article, "My Last Wonderful Days," after she discovered that she was dying of cancer. It was her hope that "it might help someone else face such a crisis." Andre died in 1956, a few weeks after the article was written.
Arrangement: One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Access: The memoir is open for research.
Use: Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The papers (donor no. 103) were donated in 1991 by Alice Andre Backsen, Andre's daughter.
Preferred Citation: Hazel Beck Andre 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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