Judith Jongewaard Layne papers
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Scope and Contents
The Judith Jongewaard Layne papers date from 1897 to 1995 and measure 5 linear inches. The papers are arranged into one series: biographical.
The Biographical series (1897-1995) includes memorabilia, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other materials that Judith Jongewaard Layne saved throughout her lifetime, as well as some materials that her parents and daughters saved. Many of the photographs and memorabilia revolve around her childhood and high school years in Sioux Center, Iowa, and display her and her friends in the 1930s, as well as her in her musical and theatrical endeavors. All of Jongewaard's academic records from her twelve years of schooling in Sioux Center, Iowa are included within the series, as are her grade reports and memorabilia from her years at Santa Monica Junior College. Much of the correspondence included within the series revolves around Layne's life as a wife and mother in the 1950s and 1960s and are typically filled with details of the Layne family's life in order to update her family back home in Iowa. There are some outliers from the rest of the letters, however, such as a letter from 1918 that congratulates Jongewaard's mother for the birth of Judith Jongewaard. Also included in the series are some of Jongewaard's parents' papers, such as Dr. A. C. Jongewaard's patient call list from the years 1928 to 1929, and Anna Jongewaard's visitor notes from the years 1927 to 1936. There are also various miscellaneous materials within in the series, including Judith Layne's ration book from World War II, a map of Iowa from 1930, and Sioux County Agricultural Society cards from 1897.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-1995
Creator
- Judith Jongewaard Layne (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Judith Jongewaard Layne was born in 1918 in Fergus County, Montana to Dr. Albert Cornelius and Johanna "Anna" Jongewaard. She was the sixth out of eight children. The Jongewaard family had previously lived in Sioux Center, Iowa before Judith Jongewaard was born, and moved back to Sioux Center in the mid-1920s. Jongewaard attended school in Sioux Center for all twelve grades and graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1936.
Throughout her entire school career, Jongewaard was involved in multiple extracurricular activities that revolved around music and theatre. She took music lessons from Mrs. Henry De Kray for several years and participated in local talent competitions in 1931 and 1932. In 1935, Jongewaard participated in the Iowa High School Music Festival in Iowa City, Iowa, and on multiple occasions she appeared on stage in high school productions. After graduation, Jongewaard taught in a one-room school house in Lebanon, Iowa and then was a nursemaid in Chicago.
In 1938, Jongewaard's father passed away and she began to attend Santa Monica Junior College in Santa Monica, California. She met her husband, Bruce Layne, at Santa Monica Junior College, and graduated in 1939. Judith and Bruce Layne had two daughters born in 1940 and 1942. The Layne family moved back and forth between California and Washington multiple times throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. For some time between these moves, Judith Layne worked on station operations for United Airlines at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In 1976, Bruce Layne passed away in Seattle, Washington. Judith Jongewaard Layne passed away in 1994 in Seattle, Washington.
Extent
5.00 linear inches
1 DVD [d0383] shelved in audiovisual collection item
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of a homemaker raised in Sioux Center, Iowa during the 1920s and 1930s who later moved to the West Coast during the late 1930s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers (donor no. 1423) were donated by Wendy Robertson in 2016.
- Title
- Judith Jongewaard Layne papers
- Author
- Bailey Petersen
- Date
- 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu