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This collection contains information on Epstein’s research, Phi Kappa Phi, minutes, correspondences, and information on the Plant Pathological Society.

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The collection (1971-2004) includes biographical information, correspondence, faculty evaluations, and grant and award information. The biographical information includes news clippings and vitas while the correspondence consists of files related to the publication of his book, The Science of Genetics, and the Department of Genetics.

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This collection (1955-2001) contains Albert Eugene Freeman’s correspondence, details of the dairy husbandry work completed and taught by Freeman, as well as information about the Iowa State University Dairy Farm outside of Ankeny, Iowa.

Scope and Content The collection (1958-2011) contains biographical information, course materials, correspondence, research proposal, and writings. The papers contain notes and outlines Kraft used in teaching a course on basic food industries and a syllabus for a course on food processing. There are letters and memorandum relating to the functions of the Department of Food Technology for 1980 through 1988. The papers also include a research proposal Kraft submitted to the National Aeronautics and Space...

Abstract Lloyd L. Anderson is an internationally recognized animal scientist. He received his B.S. (1957) in Animal Science and his Ph.D. (1961) in Animal Reproductionfrom Iowa State University. As a graduate student, Anderson accepted a research position in the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State, a career path that ultimately led to him being named Distinguished Professor. During his career he served jointly in the Department of Animal Science and the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the...

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Arthur Laurence Anderson was a Professor of Animal Science at Iowa State University from 1920 until 1970. Anderson was an expert on livestock production and swine judging. This collection includes biographical information, correspondence, and manuscript revisions for his textbook Introductory Animal Husbandry.

Scope and Content This collection (1836-1973, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, and research of Arthur Thomas Erwin. The biographical information includes newspaper clippings and faculty and alumni information. Professor Erwin’s research in horticulture focused primarily on garden vegetables and he authored or contributed to a number articles and Experiment Station bulletins on sweet corn, cucurbits (gourds), potatoes, and other vegetables. He also wrote several articles on...

Abstract Wesley Fisher Buchele was born March 18, 1920, in Cedar Vale, Kansas. He received his formal education in agricultural engineering from Kansas State University, the University of Arkansas, and Iowa State University. Buchele was a Professor (1963-1989) of agricultural engineering at Iowa State. Buchele originated several agricultural safety courses, the first of their kind in the country, and is a renowned farm safety expert. He also developed several patents, including one for the large...

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This collection (1961-1966) contains biographical information, correspondence, and research papers relating to the work of Carl Goebel. The correspondence is mostly from the time after Goebel worked at Iowa State regarding a manuscript that was being proof-read by Gordon Gatherum. The research materials focused on herbicides and rodent repellant and include written analysis, numerical data and photographs.

Abstract Carl W. Mize is Professor Emeritus of Forestry in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management. His research interests include forest growth and yield, modeling the effect of agricultural field shelterbelts on crop production, and forest biometry. The collection contains biographical information and copies of Mize's papers. The papers include research on hardwood tree species, tropical tree species, street-tree species, fungi research, and the effects of tree shelterbelts on...

Abstract C. P. Wilsie was a professor of agronomy at Iowa State University from 1937 until his death in 1969. His research interests were primarily in the genetics, breeding, and production of grasses and forage legumes such as alfalfa. These papers include biographical information, professional correspondence, and research materials. The correspondence includes letters from others on campus and at the Experiment Station, researchers and administrators within the USDA, local farmers, and seed...

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This collection (1942-2002, undated) contains photographs of students, colleagues, and research projects. The papers also include correspondence with colleagues, researchers and publishers. In addition, there are notes from courses, lectures and research. The collection also contains of biographical information and news clippings.

Abstract Charles F. Curtiss (1863-1947) served as the first Dean (1902-1932) of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. A graduate of Iowa State, Curtiss was a respected livestock breeder and agriculturist. During his tenure at Iowa State, Curtiss was instrumental in developing the four-year curriculum in agriculture. He helped develop the Departments of Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Journalism and played an integral role in the start of the extension...

Scope and Content This collection (1900-2006, undated) contains articles written by Dr. Hall and others, all related to horticultural subjects. In addition, there is biographical information and newspaper clippings, a history of Iowa State University and the Iowa State University Department of Horticulture, information regarding famous Iowa horticulturalists, slides of watermelon varieties, melon breeding, and the Iowa State Campus, a scrapbook on cucurbits, and information from the EPA (Environmental...

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This collection (1903-1905) contains mostly of correspondence between Zintheo and the U.S.D.A., but there is also a short biographical article taken from the August 27, 1903 issue of Farm Implement News. Other information may be found in the Twentieth Biennial Report of the college, the catalogues, and the Jay B. Davidson File.

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This collection (1966-1980) contains course materials and information for classes and department activities, including materials regarding the agriculture travel course.

Scope and Content This collection (1917-1999) contains biographical information, correspondence, publications, and research files. Many of Hull's publications on farm machinery, safety, and structures are included. The bulk of the collection contains Hull's research and reference files, which includes information on structures and processing, farm safety, and power equipment and machinery. These files contain an assortment of materials including correspondence, manufacturer's product literature, agricultural...

Scope and Content This collection (1915-2004) consists of information regarding Dr. Damon Catron’s work and research with livestock, specifically swine feed and nutrition. The papers contain biographical information, correspondence, course and lecture materials, as well as his publications. The collection also includes documents relating to his research with swine food additives and photographs and scrapbooks from his international consulting trips. In addition, this collection contains photographs (box 1,...

Abstract David W. Countryman is Professor Emeritus of Forestry in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University. During his tenure at Iowa State, Countryman developed and taught the capstone course in the Department of Forestry. He also taught several other courses, primarily in forest management, and conducted research on the economic potential of Iowa's woodlands and the effective development and management of forests and recreation resources in the Midwest. The...

Scope and Content The Staniforth Papers include biographical materials; correspondence - personal and professional; North Central Weed Control Society materials, records, minutes, committee reports; Weed Science Society correspondence and conference materials; Lecture and seminar papers; Research data, field books, reports, analysis and summaries; Abstracts; Reprints and manuscripts; Development Advisory Team training manual. Correspondence is largely professional and pertains to soybeans, corn, herbicides,...

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The collection (1964-1994, undated) contains biographical information and several of Prestemon’s papers. These papers focus on his research regarding the use and marketing of forestry products in residential construction.

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The collection (1967-1976, undated) contains biographical information and published works. The publications focus on Yoesting's research on outdoor recreational facilities and activities in Iowa and the Midwest.

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This collection focuses on Dennis Keeney’s work as the first director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. It also includes some of his published works, involvement in professional societies, and documentation of his transfer from University of Wisconsin to Iowa State University.

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The collection (1966-1986) contains biographical information and professional publications. The professional publications focus on Dr. Nelson’s work in recreation resources management and natural resource administration.

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This collection (1908-1998, undated) contains documents relating to the career of Don Kirkham. The papers include biographical information, news clippings, correspondence, speeches, lectures, and publications. The collection also contains notes and photographs relating to Kirkham's research projects. In addition, the papers include the annual reports from experimental farms across the state of Iowa.

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The collection contains biographical information and professional publications. The publications focus on Dr. Dickmann’s research in Wood Quality.

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The collection (1943-2007) contains professional correspondence, biographical information, retirement, and dedication documents. The collection also contains materials from Dr. Bensend’s work with the University of Kentucky Contract Team in Indonesia, and eight publications by Dr. Bensend that focus on his work with forestry and wood products.

Abstract Earl Hammond, food scientist, was born in Terrell, Texas, in 1926. Hammond served as a professor at Iowa State University for nearly 50 years, retiring in 2002 as Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Hammond is most noted for his work in devising new processes for making cheeses and developing soybeans with reduced linolenic and elevated palmitic acids. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, grant proposals, patent applications,...

Scope and Content The collection (1922-1988, undated) contains articles, an oral history, reports, and writings by and about Dr. Earl N. Bressman. The articles include published materials related to Dr. Bressman’s research in plant genetics and breeding. Transcripts of an oral history interview with Dr. Bressman conducted by Douglas Helms of the Soil Conservation Service, USDA, covers Dr. Bressman’s childhood, highlights of his career in both education and government, and his relationship with Henry A....