| Collection Name: |
Nancy De Vries Blom Papers |
| Repository Name: |
University of Iowa. Main Library. Iowa Women's Archives [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Iowa City, Iowa, United States |
| URL: |
http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/BlomNancy.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1984-1984 |
| Description: |
The Nancy DeVries Blom papers were written in 1984 and measure one linear inch. The collection consists primarily of Blom's memoir, "My Story," which describes the harshness of a Dutch immigrant family's struggle to survive on prairie farms in western Iowa and South Dakota in the decade surrounding World War One. In "My Story" Blom recalls with amazing detail the customs of a working-class Dutch family, the move to Iowa, the family's efforts to succeed at the unfamiliar enterprise of prairie farming, and chores Nancy performed, especially after her mother's death. It also recounts Nancy's courtship and marriage. Although far from sentimental, the memoir offers poignant insight into this immigrant family life. Separate stories, one of Nancy's marriages and another of her egg business are included at the end of "My Story." Photocopies of a newspaper article about the writing workshop and a photograph of Nancy DeVries Blom complete this collection. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
1 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Biography; Rural Life; Emigration and Immigration; Agriculture |
| ASP Subjects: |
Agriculture; Autobiographies; Emigration and immigration; Family farms--Iowa; Family farms--South Dakota; Farm life; Iowa; Netherlands; Rural conditions--Iowa; Rural conditions--South Dakota; Rural families; Sioux County, IA; South Dakota; United States |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0004303 |
