Ola Babcock Miller, 1872 - 1937.

Ola Babcock Miller served as Iowa’s first female Secretary of State from 1933-1937, and is perhaps better known as the “mother” of the Iowa Highway Patrol.

Looking backward on Hawkeyeland, 1947.

This is a reprint for the Iowa Centennial Committee of an article orginally published in the Morell magazine, Dec. 1946, by William J. Peterson. It is the history of Iowa, leading up to and including the first 100 years of becoming a state.

Condition of the State of Iowa, 1947 (52nd General Assembly)

A transcript of the Condition of the State of Iowa speech by Governor Blue delivered at the State Capitol.

1947 52th GA Inaugural Address by Governor Blue, January 16, 1947

This is the Inaugural Address of Governor to the General Assembly.

1949 53rd GA Inaugural Address by Governor Beardsley, January 13, 1947

This is the Inaugural Address of Governor to the General Assembly.