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One impactful experience for Hoberg while preparing for the exhibit was shelving Steven Allen Carson’s papers [RG02.0009.051], which are now available for research.

Many of the materials provide his unique perspective on the emergence and growth of Iowa City’s gay community between the 1960s and 2000s.

“Viewing the slides from Steven’s photograph boxes was an incredible and moving experience,” says Hoberg. “Looking at the full slide sheets really gave me a sense of what Steven thought was beautiful and important, what caught his attention. It showed the complexity of his life as a gay man in Iowa City while also celebrating the simplest of pleasures.”

Congratulations to Ann Howard Jones and Jean Lloyd-Jones, who were both honored with the university’s Eight Over 80 Awards. The Libraries is excited to celebrate each of them as well as extend gratitude for their generous spirit!

The award recognizes alumni who have made an impact and continue to do so.

Distinguished choral and orchestral conductor and educator Ann Howard Jones (64BM, 66MA, 84DMA) has donated her lifetime of scores, books, and notes to the UI’s Rita Benton Music Library for others to enjoy and learn from and has provided funds to the UI School of Music to support an additional research assistant.

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Throughout the course of the exhibit, visitors had the opportunity to share their own stories about queer life in Iowa City to help grow the collection of LGBTQ voices in the University Archives.

BROWSE images and the a exhibition guide at the gallery's website TAKE a 360-degree tour

Iowa State Representative, Senator, and founder of the Iowa Peace Institute, Jean Lloyd-Jones (71MA) has worked to increase the number of women involved in politics in the state by helping to make the history of Iowa women in politics more accessible to the public, including through a gift to the Iowa Women's Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries.