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Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa.
D.C Mott Location: Iowa Ref 977.7 M858a
(in Telephone Reference, please ask at Information Services desk )

Biographical Index to the County Histories of Iowa, vol. 1.
Charles Morford Location: Iowa Open Stacks 977.7 M819b

Directories published by R.L. Polk & Co
City of Des Moines -- 1866-1909 on microfilm ; 1910 to date bound volumes (Not owned: 1918, 1945, 1948, 1950-52, 1956, 1993)
Location: Second floor Reference Area

    Des Moines North Suburban: 1973-date
    (Not owned: 1975, 1985, 1997)

    Des Moines Suburban: 1966

    Polk County: 1963-1965

    West Des Moines Area: 1998 to date
    Location: Second floor Reference Area

Iowa County Histories (various counties)
Location: Iowa Ref various call numbers (in closed stacks, please ask at Information Services desk)

Iowa Gravestone Records: Polk County
vols. 1, 3-5 (vol. 2 H-L not owned)Location: Iowa Ref 929.5 R (in closed stacks, please ask at Information Services desk)

Men and Women of Iowa Biographies (clippings)
1909-1962, 1963, 1972 to date
Location: Iowa Open Stacks 920 D4645m

Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the
Rebellion: Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations,1861-1866.

Location: Iowa Ref 973.7 Io9r
(in closed stacks, please ask at Information Services desk)

Surname Index.
Iowa Genealogical Society. c1977
Location: Iowa Open Stacks 929.1 Io9g