Scope and Content The collection (1968-2006, undated) contains coursework and materials from Timberg's Master of Science thesis at Iowa State University and audio recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Timberg during his time at Iowa State. Included in the tapes are the original recordings identified and indexed in the appendix of his thesis. Timberg gathered oral histories from a variety of Iowans including Jack Shelley, Albert Parks Butts, Mabel Bartenhagen, Abe Mezvinsky, Lewis Morris, Jack...

Abstract Carl L. Telleen received his B.S. (1937) and his D.V.M. (1939) from Iowa State College (University). Telleen became a meat inspector for the Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and developed a concern with regulations in the meat industry allowing contaminated produce to pass with sold product. Telleen advocated for better safety in the meat industry and fought with the USDA for such. This collection includes correspondence, news clippings,...

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This collection contains slides created by Charles Barthold. Of particular interest is a series of 164 slides documenting the demolition of Clyde Williams Stadium from June to November of 1978. There are also slides showing the activities of the student radio station, KPGY, as well as the remodeling of the studio. The collection is arranged in chronological order.

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This collection (1929-1992, undated) includes biographical information, family correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and reports. The family correspondence consists of letters between Charles and the Keithahn family while Charles was away from home. There are also letters between Charles' parents and officials and professors from the schools Charles attended. This collection also contains biographical information about Charles Keithahn and several reports.

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This collection (1965-1974, undated) contains files relating to Charles Laverty's work on environmental issues and land use during his service in the Iowa state legislature. The materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, and background information.

Scope and Content This collection (1954-2010, undated) contains letters, theater programs, and Iowa State University memorabilia. The collection of letters consists of dozens of letters from Larew to his parents. Most of the letters were written by Larew as a student at Iowa State and then later at the beginning of his professional career in interior design. On the backs of the envelopes, Larew noted and identified the specific people mentioned in the letters as an aid to help anyone reading through them....

Abstract Thomas Cooper “Cooper” Evans (1924-2005) was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative (1981-1987) from Iowa’s third congressional district. He was also a farmer, engineer, and member of the military. Evans graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. (1949) in mechanical engineering and a M.S. (1955) in civil engineering. He served in the United States Army Infantry (1943-1946) and in the Corps of Engineers as lieutenant colonel (1949-1965). During his time in Congress, he served on...

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This collection (1923-1967) contains papers related to Paul Harding's thesis and his various publications.

Scope and Content This collection (1847-2008, undated) consists of letters of the Hill Family between parents, siblings, other family members, and family friends. Also included is an inventory of the letters between Rhoda and her son Slocum, the letters between Slocum and his siblings, and business and miscellaneous correspondence. The letters between Rhoda A. Hill and her children Slocum, Lizzie, Jennie, and Edwin discuss crops, social events, family visits, and the family's well being. The...

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This collection (2006-2008) contains course notes from several classes, an Honors Program oral history project, and the final report submitted by Ringgenberg for his study abroad program. His course notes include syllabi and class handouts as well as essays, notes, and reports by Ringgenberg for classes in anthropology, history, and philosophy.

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The collection contains annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, and brochures of the Alumni Achievement Fund prior to the merger with the Iowa State University Foundation.

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This collection consists of materials related to alumni and former students. Materials have been gathered by multiple departments, including Special Collections and University Archives, and combined into a subject file for each individual. The original source of each documents are not known.

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This collection consists of materials related to alumni and former students. See related materials note for collections.

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This collection consists of materials related to the Iowa State University Alumni Association. Records include news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, publications, subject files, biographical files, Alumni Days records, honors and awards, administrative records and directors files.

Scope and Content The collection (1980-2015) contains documentation related to the activities and operation of the ISU Alumni Band. Materials pertaining to the operation of the organization include bylaws, executive board meeting minutes, email and letter correspondence, financial reports, and planning materials for the annual banquet usually held during Homecoming weekend. Also included in the collection are materials that were distributed amongst the members of the ISU Alumni Band. These documents include...

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This collection consists of materials related to Families of Iowa State Alumni.

Scope and Content This collection contains the organizational records of the Iowa State University Family and Consumer Sciences Alumni Association. The activities of the Executive Board / Committee represent most of the collection's documents. Planning for the annual meeting is the primary duty of this group. They are also charged with awarding scholarships to students in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. The Executive Committee develops continuing education for their members and promote new...

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This collection (1973-2011) contains news clippings, committee reports, publications, and photographs documenting members and activities of the Student Alumni Leadership Council. Also included are several scrapbooks which contain candid photos, fliers, brochures, and news clippings which document the organization’s activities.

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This collection contains materials relating to Jane Greimann’s tenure in the House of Representatives of the Iowa Legislature. The papers include campaign correspondence and newspaper articles and editorials by Greimann’s campaign as well as by the campaigns of her opponents. The collection also includes drafts of bills for the House of Representatives

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This collection (1965-2010) contains biographical information, illustrations, reports, and a VEISHEA fashion show script. The illustrations include work Kordus did as a student at Iowa State in the class Textiles and Clothing 245, Design Elements and Principles. Examples of some of her advertisement illustrations for L.S. Ayres are also included in the collection.

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The collection (1961-1966) contains Linda Wild's 4-H record book and two of her uniforms. The record book documents Wild's time as a member of the Marion's Best 4-H Club and includes project information, photographs, newspaper clippings, personal health reports, and annual summaries of club work.

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Michelle Moeller enrolled at Iowa State University in 2008 and decided on becoming a high school history teacher. As a freshman she joined Delta Zeta Sorority and became actively involved in the Greek community at Iowa State. The materials in this collection were assembled during the fall of 2012 as part of a History 495 project to document student life. The collection includes coursework, images, artifacts, and ephemera.

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This collection (1960-1965, undated) contains student coursework, notebooks, and instructional materials collected by Bethea during the course of her education in zoology at Iowa State.

Scope and Content This collection (1912-2004, undated) contains a large assortment of artifacts, newspaper clippings, programs, and other Iowa State memorabilia from two Iowa State graduates, Edward T. John and Louise Odegaard. Edward T. John graduated from Iowa State in 1916. Materials related to him include news paper clippings, various programs including some from Delta Upsilon and Tau Beta Pi, and football-related materials. Several items of John's can be found in the artifact collection, including his...

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Roger B. Parsons received his B.S. (1955) and Ph.D. (1960) from Iowa State University in Agronomy. He worked as a Research Soil Scientist at the West National Technology Support Center of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Portland, Oregon. This collection (1962-1983) contains published articles by Roger Parsons related to soil studies in Oregon and Washington as well as several studies done on Native American burial mound soils in Northeast Iowa.

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This collection (1989-2003) contains documents pertaining to the high school and college career of a female engineering student at Iowa State University. The papers include class notes, correspondence, exams and homework assignments, laboratory manuals, news clippings, presentations, report cards, schedules, scholarship applications, student planners, and yearbooks.

Scope and Content This collection (1837-[ongoing]) consists of materials collected by Marjorie Vandervelde about her family, including her parents, brothers, sisters, husband, sons, and extended family. Many of these items focus on life growing up in Le Grand, Iowa at the turn of the century as the children of the local doctor. The bulk of the materials consist of writings by Marjorie Vandervelde, correspondence between family members and anecdotal family history. Also included are extensive writings,...

Scope and Content The collection (1918-1955, undated) contains correspondence to and from constituents represented by Walter in the Iowa State legislature, mostly relating to bills that were being discussed for passage. The papers also include many official state publications that Walter used for reference while working in the State House. There are also cards and programs of groups and events attended by him and Mrs. Walter. Newspaper articles regarding Walter’s running for public office are also part of the...

Scope and Content Most of this collection (1950-2005, undated) represents IBM’s medium and large scale product announcements for 1965-1990, when IBM was the dominant manufacturer of mainframe products. During this time, the third generation of stored program computers was introduced and was followed by years of incredible growth. IBM’s dominant market share (estimated at 85% of the mainframe market at that time) allowed IBM to control, for many of its products, the rate at which it introduced replacement...