| Date Span: | 1878-1999 |
| Creator: | Shale And Wolf Families |
| Extent: | 1.00 linear inch. |
| Collection Number: | IWA0425 |
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Summary: | Family correspondence recording farm life in northern Iowa and the Dakota territory, primarily from a farm woman's perspective. |
Sophia Shale, Wisconsin-born, farm woman, married Henry Wolf and moved with him to Hampton, Iowa. One of her sisters, Mary Shale, married David Wolf, a brother of Henry Wolf; another sister Lizzie Shale married a cousin of David and Henry Wolf named William Seipp. The Wolf family had moved to Wisconsin in 1849 and their sons, in turn, moved with their wives to Iowa and the Dakota Territory between 1849 and the 1880s. The sisters continued to write to each other and to their parents, Christian and Margaret Shale, who remained near Baraboo, Wisconsin. A biographical sketch of the family members, written by the donor, is included in the collection.
Arrangement: One folder, shelved in SCVF.
Access: The letters are open for research.
Use: Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The letters (donor no. 620) were donated by Nita McLaughlin in 1999.
Preferred Citation: Shale and Wolf Families letters, 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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