The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa

Acknowledgments

we could not have hoped to begin, much less complete, a project of this scope without the assistance and support of many others. First and foremost, we wish to thank the State Historical Society of Iowa for its support, both moral and material, of our work. We are truly grateful for all that the Society has done to make our work possible. We also wish to thank a group of historians who reviewed our selections for inclusion and made numerous suggestions for our further consideration. They include Rebecca Conard, Mike Gibson, Peter Hoehnle, Roger Natte, and Dorothy Schwieder. Numerous other persons made further suggestions for our consideration . All of these suggestions have helped us to improve the coverage of the dictionary and, hopefully, its usefulness. Many thanks are also due to the University of Iowa Press, and particularly Holly Carver and Charlotte Wright, for their continuous encouragement and support of this project. There were times when it was their support that kept us at the task. The Board of Directors of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Inc., made a generous contribution toward the publication of this book. We are very grateful for this support. And finally, this project would not have been possible without the enthusiastic participation of nearly 200 contributors to this dictionary. Our heartfelt thanks for a job well done. acknowledgments ...