Laurie Haag papers

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: IWA1113

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Laurie Haag papers date from 2009 and measure 0.25 linear inches plus an oversized poster housed in the Map Case. The papers consist of three speeches Haag gave at the Jean Y. Jew award ceremony as well as Tess Catalano's celebration of life. They also contain a poster designed by Haag in 2009 that depicts Grant Wood's "American Gothic" as a gay couple in celebration of Iowa Marriage Equality passing the Iowa Supreme Court.

Dates

Creation: 2009

Creator

Haag, Laurie (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa. However, copyright status for some collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge the Iowa Women’s Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/

Biographical / Historical

Laurie Haag grew up in central Illinois and came to the University of Iowa to earn a graduate degree in Communications. She became an active member of the Women Resource Action Center (WRAC). She later became the Director of WRAC. Haag is also an artist, photographer and a musician, and was the founder and director of the Iowa Women’s Music Festival and Girls Rock! Iowa City.