| Date Span: | 1934-1976 |
| Creator: | Blue, Robert Donald (1898-1989) |
| Extent: | 42.00 linear feet. |
| Collection Number: | MSC0466 |
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Summary: | Governor of Iowa . Correspondence, subject files, photographs, scrapbooks, etc. relating to his political career. |
Alternate Extent Statement: Photos Box 74; Audio material Box 74
Access: This collection is open for research.
Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Acquisition: These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by Robert D. Blue in 1979 and 1980.
Preferred Citation: Robert Donald Blue Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
| Curator: | Greg Prickman |
| Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc |
Robert D. Blue was born in Eagle Grove, Iowa, on September 24, 1898. He attended Capital City Commercial College and Iowa State College. After serving in the Army during WWI, he returned to Iowa and received a law degree from Drake University in 1922. Blue married Cathleen Beale in 1926 and they had two children, Barbara and Donald.
Elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, Blue served from 1934 to 1943. He was Speaker of the House from 1937 to 1941. In 1943, he was elected Lieutenant Governor and the following year he defeated R.F. Mitchell to become Governor. He served two terms, during which he supported the standardization of property tax, improved the highways, extended the state hospital program, and encouraged the creation of a retirement program for public employees. Robert D. Blue died in 1989.
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