sold at auction. The painting was originally purchased by Noun for $85,000 in 1983. The University of Iowa Foundation undertook fundraising to contribute half a million dollars for the archives, which opened in 1992. The Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives is open to the public and currently contains over 1100 manuscript collections of personal papers and records which record women's history in Iowa and other communities. Louise Noun Library The Louise Noun Library is scheduled to open in March 2017 at Des Moines' Young Women's Resource Center. Death Noun died on August 23, 2002 in Des Moines, Iowa. With declining health, Noun committed suicide by drug overdose, leaving behind a note denouncing the illegality of assisted suicide, which she termed her "final project" in her suicide note. This was in keeping with her personality and beliefs, friends said. "It has kicked off a debate about the importance of people being able to control their own lives, something that was always important to her," said Gil Cranberg, who served with Ms. Noun on the national board of the American Civil Liberties Union in the 1970s. She was preceded in death by her daughter, who died one day earlier from complications related to brain cancer. Her grandson Jason is her only immediate survivor. Awards and legacy Noun was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1981. Among the many honors and awards Noun received after induction were: Arts/Humanities/Aging Honor for outstanding service awarded by the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Humanities Board member; Iowa Women's Hall of Fame, 1981 Doctor of Humane Letters, honorary degree awarded by Cornell College, 1985 Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree, awarded by Drake University, 1991 Outstanding Achievement Award in the Arts, given by the Iowa Arts Council on its 25th anniversary, 1992 Peterson-Harlan Award, which recognizes an individual, group or organization that has made significant long-term or continuing contributions to Iowa history, 1993 The Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice, 1993 The Des Moines Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame, 1993 The University of Iowa Alumni Award, 1994; the Philanthropic Vision Award from the Ms. Foundation, 1995 The Award for Lifetime Services to the Public Humanities from the Iowa Humanities Board, 1996. Bibliography Louise Noun wrote four books on feminism in Iowa and an autobiography. Her final book, Leader and Pariah: Annie Savery and the Campaign for Women's Rights in Iowa