Iva Evans Papers

Collection

Identifier: WH1030

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains Evan's personal diaries with observations about her relationship with Laurena Hodges Senter and as a wife, mother and grandmother.

Dates

1924-1984

Creator

Evans, Iva,1894- (Person)
Evans, Harry, (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Iva Evans (1894-1987) was the wife of Harry E. Evans (1889-1937) in Denver. She was the mother of Harry (1914-2001), Robert and Shirley. Also, she was a close friend of the Senter family, especially Laurena. After her husband died, Iva went back to work and supported herself the rest of her life at various jobs starting with a position at Neusteters Department Store. Iva’s daily diary entries tell the story of her life as a wife and mother in the 1920s and 1930s, of her grief when her husband died, of a mother worried about her sons and their struggle to find work in the Depression-era years, and her concern as her daughter’s marriage disintegrates finally ending in divorce. She talks about the Senters until a rift occurs in the late 1940s. After that, her diary entries focus on her life and that of her children and grandchildren.