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Booklet for the Fifteenth National Convention of the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association (formerly called Z.C.B.J.) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Includes advertisements in Czech and English, 52 pages.

Instructions for creating soap on W.F. Severa Co. Manufacturing Pharmacists letterhead –Czech language

‘Zdravotní pokyny pro ženy’ [Health Guidelines for Women] printed by W.F. Severa Co., with note from W.F. Severa Co. –Czech language, 32 pages

Christmas card from the Vane family. Hand drawn artwork and calligraphy done by V.E. Váné with the words 'Veselé Vánoce!' and a Christmas motif -Czech language.

Yellow sheet of paper with poem by V.E. Váné (of Cedar Rapids) printed on it. Titled 'Vzpomínka na zašlé casy: Věnováno památce našich zesnulých českých hudebníků' [Memories of time gone by: Dedicated to the memory of our deceased Czech musicians]…

Diploma awarded to Božena Hradešínská for attending Czech School in Cedar Rapids (Ústřední Matice Školské/Česko-Americké Matice Školské). Preprinted diploma; filled in by hand, May 27, 1923- Czech language

Certificate awarded to Christine Blazek for having completed six summers in acquiring a certain degree of proficiency and mastery of the Czech language by the Ústřední Matice Školská (Czech School Board), Cedar Rapids, IA, July 8, 1960

Photograph postcard of the Rejsa family of Cedar Rapids. Father Frank, mother Anna, and sons Milo, Henry and Leon (sitting). Handwritten note on back of card in Czech language. The names Anna and Jindrich (Henry) are noted.

Wedding invitation for Josfíny Hajný& Janem B. Letovským, February 14, 1900?

Certificate for Šařka Hrbkova from Matice Školská (Czech School) in Cedar Rapids, August 31, 1885, for diligence and good manners-Czech language.