AHJ_ah12738 Inventory of the Patrick and Nora Ivers papers, 1959-2006 Ivers (Patrick) papers Processed by Krist Jessup University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2019

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Krist Jessup November 2019 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Ivers, Patrick Patrick and Nora Ivers papers 1959-2006 12738 20.96 cubic ft. (27 boxes) + 186.74 MB University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Correspondence, printed material, newspaper clippings, books, photographs, manuscript material, and scrapbooks related to the Ivers’ travels and teaching careers abroad. Biography of Patrick and Nora Ivers

Patrick Ivers was born on May 27, 1950 near Monterey, CA, where he was also raised. He graduated from Arizona State university in 1972 with a BA in English, Secondary Education. Afterwards, he began teaching English at Gila Vista Jr. High School in Yuma, AZ. He also later completed a certification in secondary education mathematics.

Nora Ivers was born on January 28, 1949 in Staten Island, NY, moving around the state during her childhood. She attended Western Connecticut State University eventually graduating in 1971 with a BS in Secondary Education, Social Science. After school, she traveled to Europe, and upon her return decided to pursue a MA in Library Science, graduating in 1973 from Arizona State University. After working in Australia and Venezuela for five years, she accepted a position to teach at Gila Vista Jr. High School, where she and Patrick met and soon married in June 1979.

After teaching in Arizona, Patrick and Nora decided to apply to teach for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS). Patrick was hired to teach in Ankara, Turkey in 1986 and Nora was hired as a film technician for remotely located schools. They then transferred to Comiso, Sicily where Patrick taught and Nora was the school librarian from 1987-1991. Upon the bases closure, they then transferred to Bahrain and after three years decided to leave. Patrick retired from teaching, but Nora continued to work for DoDDS as a librarian. They moved back to Ankara for a year before the base closed and were then transferred to Lajes Field, Azores where Nora worked until 1997, when they left the DoDDS and moved to Laramie, WY. Once in Laramie, they became heavily involved in community service and the University of Wyoming while also continuing to travel and educate.

 Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, printed material, newspaper clippings, books, photographs, manuscript material, and scrapbooks related to the Ivers’ travels and time teaching abroad.

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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There are no known other archival collections created by Patrick and Nora Ivers at the date of processing.

This material was received from Patrick and Nora Ivers from 2019-2022.

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in November 2019 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in August 2021 and October 2023.

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Ivers, Nora Military post schools, American Education Travel Portugal Italy Egypt Bahrain Spain Turkey <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Education Elementary and Secondary Education Expeditions and Adventure Social Life and Customs Politics, Government, and Law People, Ethnicity, and Culture 16Airline and travel magazines1990-2000 Digitalahcdm_12738_010Ankara, Turkey list (3.5" floppy disk)November 1998 1Apollo: The Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul1970 16Artifacts - Piece of the Berlin Wall and note about it1989-1990 23Audio: Genesis Spot the Pigeon: Match of The Day Pigeons Inside and Out (Phono Record - broken)1977 1"Bahrain Oil and Development, 1929-1989" by Angela Clarke1990 1-2Bahrain School1986-1991 16Bahrain travel information1995-2005 1Barocco Siciliano1968 Books: 16All Color Book of Oriental Carpets and Rugs by Stanley Reed1972-1987 16Oriental Rugs2001 16Turkish Ceramics1976 16Career portfolio - Nora Ivers (resumes, certificates, applications, correspondence)1967-2009 16Career portfolio - Patrick L. Ivers (resumes, certificates, applications, correspondence)1978-1998 2Comiso High School1988-1991 2Siracusa study trip - Pat Iversundated 2Comiso High School (compositions, stories, and poems)1987-1991 1Comiso School1987-1990 2-3Correspondence1986-1992 Digitalahcdm_12738_009Correspondence between P. Ivers and J. Huber (3.5" floppy disk)1995-1996 Digitalahcdm_12738_007Correspondence to Michael Ivers and John Huber David Peters (3.5" floppy disk)1994-1996 16Correspondence/memo - DODDS Summer Writing WorkshopMay 17, 1989 Correspondence and Letters - chronological:1969-2006 17-191969-1979 19-201980-1999 20-232000-2006 231973-1993 1Istanbul book1959 1Lajes Fields, Azores, Portugal1996-1997 Manuscripts:1966-1991 23Miscellaneous1968-1979 23"In His Name" a novel by Patrick Ivers (draft)undated 23"1970" by Patrick Lynn Iversundated 23"Silent Cerulean" by Patrick L. Ivers1971 23"Earliest Collections" by Patrick L. IversApril 30, 1991 23"Part of Me, Part of You" by Patrick L. IversNovember 1969 23"The I: An Angry Unit" by Patrick L. Ivers1971 23"Forty Days and Forty Nights" by Patrick L. IversApril 30, 1991 23"Three of Three of Trinity" by Patrick L. Ivers1967-1969 23"Under and Over California Skyways" by Patrick L. IversDecember 2, 1969 23"Have You Thought?" by Patrick L. Ivers1969 23"All Things Fill A Child's Day" by Patrick L. Iversundated 24Comiso School 24Poems, Stories, and Conversations - Miscellaneous1967-1979 27 and Digitalahcdm_12738_013"A Word At A Time" by Patrick L. IversApril 3, 2022 27"Lie Awake and Dream" by Patrick L. Iversundated 1Mediterranean Writing Project1988 24 and 26Newspaper and magazine clippings1969-1988 24-25Notes1968-1977 16Passports - Patrick and Nora Ivers1985-1993 1Patrick and Nora Ivers journals for "Italian Life and Culture"1988 25Photographs1970-1979 16Publications - "Olive Branch: Creative Anthology" an official publications of the Department of Defense Dependents School, Mediterranean Region (volumes 1-4)1987-1991 25Publications: Miscellaneous brochures, pamphlets, magazines, flyers, programs, cards1972-2002 16Reports - Atomic Bombing on Hiroshima: Eyewitness Account of P. Siomos1945 16Reports - Interrogation Report #2 by General Headquarters Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, Escape and Evasion Division1951 1Research papers for "Italian Life and Culture"1988 Scrapbooks: 8Azores1995-1997 5Bahrain/Kuwait/Saudi Arabia1993-1994 5 and 12Egypt1988-1989 6Germany1994 6Hong Kong/Londonundated 7Hungaryundated 9-10 and 13-14Italy1987-1991 6Polandundated 11Prague1991 4Russia: Moscow and St. Petersburg1993 7Spain/Moroccoundated 8 and 15Turkey1986-1995 .wpf files: Digitalahcdm_12738_001January 1995 (3.5" floppy disk)1995 Digitalahcdm_12738_002JH494 - June 1994 (3.5" floppy disk)1994 Digitalahcdm_12738_003February 1994 - January 1994 JDP (3.5" floppy disk)1994 Digitalahcdm_12738_004Claudia - February 1993 (3.5" floppy disk)1993 Digitalahcdm_12738_005Bahrain, London, and Malta (3.5" floppy disk)undated Digitalahcdm_12738_006Base B., Brooks, Films, Albums, Marina Nov19, Bowman 1994 (3.5" floppy disk)1994 Digitalahcdm_12738_008December 1994 to January 1995 (3.5" floppy disk)1994-1995 Digitalahcdm_12738_011Frank 95 - Turktur (3.5" floppy disk)undated Digitalahcdm_12738_012Fax, Luda, Ludmilla, Moscow, and Stpeter (3.5" floppy disk)undated