Wilma Leslie Garnett, Papers

Inventory

Prepared by Nancy Birk, February 1996

1 box, 1 cubic ft. 11th floor

Biographical Sketch

Information in this biographical sketch was compiled by the University of Iowa Special Collections and Archives which also has a collection containing information about Garnett's year in Cambodia in 1955-56.

Wilma Leslie Garnett was born in Moline, Illinois, on September 2, 1893. She was the daughter of Robert Lewis and Martha (Kane) Garnett. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Iowa State Teachers College in 1918; her Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1925; and her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Iowa in 1939. She taught in Iowa public schools and the University of Iowa elementary school. Later (1926- 1930) she was supervisor at the Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. From 1930 through 1937 Garnett was director of elementary education at Eastern State Teachers College in Madison, South Dakota. She was a professor of English at Kent State University from 1937 through 1962 where she also served as advisor to the international program. She later taught at the Ohio State University- Newark, Illinois College, and Pikeville College. She retired to the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area. She died in Cedar Rapids on February 1, 1992.

Folder -- Contents

  1. Assembly of Entertainment Committees, Programs
  2. Atomic energy, misc. papers
  3. Campus Ministries
  4. Center for Human Understanding -- Intercultural Comm. Workshop (Dec. 1973): Report & schedule
  5. Center for Human Understanding -- Town and Gown Seminar (April 1974)
  6. Classroom materials, Eng. 290, Summer 1951
  7. Newspaper clippings
  8. Newspaper clippings
  9. Concert-Lecture Series
  10. Concert-Lecture Series
  11. Correspondence, 1951
  12. Correspondence, 1952
  13. Correspondence, 1959-60
  14. Correspondence, March 1960
  15. Correspondence, 1961
  16. Correspondence, 1962
  17. Correspondence, 1963
  18. Correspondence, March-Dec. 1973
  19. Correspondence, April-May 1974
  20. Correspondence, 1978
  21. Correspondence, Undated
  22. Educational Guidance & Counseling
  23. Steinbeck Lecture Tour (July-Aug. 1973), Dir. T. Hayashi
  24. Annual Meeting of John Steinbeck Society (Dec. 1982)
  25. Checklist of Steinbeck's Major Works (1929-1969)
  26. Advertisements on John Steinbeck's Literature
  27. Steinbeck Quarterly Publication
  28. A Textual Study of Robert Greene's Orlando Furioso Publication
  29. Annual Report -- International Institute (1960)
  30. International Program Data, 1959-60
  31. International Program Proposal
  32. International Relations Club, Programs
  33. Kent Council on World Affairs
  34. Kent Council on World Affairs: Proposed Constitution
  35. Kent Council on World Affairs: Minutes
  36. Kent Council on World Affairs: Meeting Announcements
  37. Kent Internationals: Constitution
  38. Outpost Program, 1952
  39. "The Outpost": 1952
  40. "The Outpost": International Students Newsletter, 1953
  41. Kent Internationals: Program
  42. International Engagements (Schedule): 1953
  43. Kent Internationals: Song
  44. Kent Internationals: Yearbook dedicated to W. Leslie Garnett, 1960
  45. List of Internationals, 1953
  46. KSU, International Students, Spring Quarter, 1959
  47. KSU, International Students, Winter Quarter, 1960
  48. KSU, International Students, Winter Quarter, 1961
  49. International Student Affairs Office: Inventory
  50. International Student Affairs Office: "Kent Koinonia" (newsletter)
  51. KSU: Brochures
  52. KSU: Campus Map & Tour Guide
  53. KSU: Honors Day (May 1961)
  54. KSU: Scholarship Day (May 1953)
  55. National Association of Foreign Student Advisors
  56. National Association of Foreign Student Advisors Conference (1961)
  57. New India League
  58. Newman Club: Programs
  59. Photos, 1950
  60. Photos, 1950
  61. Photos, Undated
  62. Photos, Undated
  63. Photos, Undated
  64. Photos, Undated
  65. Photos, Undated
  66. Misc.: Programs
  67. Program Announcements
  68. Report: International Work at KSU, 1945-51
  69. Report: Phases of the International Work at KSU
  70. Report: Task Force on "Exchange of Persons"
  71. Report: From Adviser to Foreign Students
  72. Report: International Work at KSU, 1953
  73. Report: Concerning Creative Contributions, Special Projects ...
  74. Report: Kent Internationals Speeches
  75. General Information Regarding KSU for Foreign Students
  76. Information about Kent Internationals
  77. Supplement to Report on International Work for 1951-52
  78. Statistics Regarding Work with Foreign Students
  79. Report: 1958-60
  80. Report: International Activities
  81. Report: 1961
  82. Play: The Lost Son by Harnam Singh Sisodia (1953)
  83. Speech: Jan 22, 1952
  84. UNESCO: Conference, 1952
  85. UNESCO: Posters, 1950
  86. UNESCO: Conference at KSU, programs, 1948-50
  87. UNESCO: Conference at KSU, report, 1949
  88. The University and the World, 1962
  89. University Internationals: Constitution
  90. University Internationals: "The Inter Dependent"
  91. University Internationals: Membership Card
  92. University Internationals: Charter
  93. University Internationals: Brochure, "You and I and ..."
  94. University Internationals: Interviews with Leaders in the Making
  95. University Internationals: Misc. Materials re Membership
  96. Unipax
  97. University Theater: Programs
  98. Vista Publication
  99. Wesley Foundation: Program
  100. Misc.: Papers concerning University Internationals
  101. Misc.: Paper by Garnett "Guidance for American Students in the Understanding ...
  102. Misc.: Papers by Adriaan De Witt
  103. Misc.: Papers by Esther Hildebrand

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