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Harry Rex Porter was an Iowa State College (University) graduate (1901) from Woodbine, Iowa. He married Harriet Hasbrouck, a 1900 Iowa State graduate, and moved to Vancouver, Washington. This collection includes biographical information, personal correspondence, illustrations used in the 1900 Bomb (Iowa State's yearbook), and photographs of campus life.

Abstract Harry Warren Paine was born on March 17, 1890, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Allen Paine of Eagle Grove, Iowa. Paine received both his B.S. (1912) in mechanical engineering and his M.E. (1928) from Iowa State College (University). He served as Associate Professor of Vocational Education at the University of Toledo. This collection contains photographs, postcards, and published materials relating to early automobiles collected by Paine. Some brief biographical information on Paine is also included...

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The collection (1917-1946, undated) contains biographical information, photographs, diplomas, a baby book and loose scrapbook pages. The scrapbook pages include many scenic vacation photographs and images of possible family members, though almost all the photographs are unidentified. Helen’s school autograph book was likely completed while she was in junior high school and includes notes and signatures from teachers, friends, and family.

Abstract Helen Maddock was an animal nutritionist who received her B.S. (1949) in animal science and M.S. (1952) in animal nutrition from Iowa State College (University). She was employed by the American Cyanamid Company where she worked for nearly 40 years. Maddock is known for her research in antibiotic feed supplements for swine and other livestock. This collection documents Maddock’s career in the animal industry and includes technical manuals on the antibiotic aureomycin, technical reports from...

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This collection contains a scrapbook by Elmer L. Broders owned by Helen Mills, as well as one folder of biographical information.

Scope and Content This collection (1910-2007) contains publications by and about Henry A. Wallace; reminiscences of him by fellow students and agriculturalists; some correspondence (mainly after his retirement); newspaper articles concerning his life, his work both for the federal government and after his retirement, and memorials to him after his death; photographs; published and unpublished historical papers relating to his significance; a transcript of an oral history; and miscellaneous documents detailing...

Scope and Content This collection (1909-2001, undated) documents the lives of Henry and Ann Brunnier and includes biographical materials, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, published articles, and scrapbooks. The collection contains a large amount of information related to Mr. Brunnier’s involvement in Rotary International. The papers also include more personal materials, such as holiday cards sent from Henry to Ann as well as a set of calendar diaries chronicling Mr....

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This collection contains materials Holmes acquired as a freshman in engineering at Iowa State in 1941. Included in the collection are papers from his English and engineering classes, freshman orientation programs and guides, a touch football manual, a wrestling guide written by Iowa State wrestling coach Hugo Otopalik, a student conduct guide, and a fraternity promotional booklet from the Greek system.

Abstract Henry Montgomery Black was Professor and Head (1946-1972) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. During World War II, he served as chief engineer for the Utah Beach landing during the Normandy Invasion, and retired from the military with the rank of Colonel. This collection contains papers, memorabilia, and photographs of the Black family, and the families of his first and second wives, Bernice Bernard Black and Alice Redington Black. The materials include...

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The collection (1911-1954, undated) contains newspaper clippings, farm reports, financial statements and correspondence. The papers document Miller's business dealings and his work with Pi Kappa Alpha (Iowa State College). In addition, there are some personal materials such as speeches and documents relating to his time at Iowa State. The collection also includes theater and musical programs and play bills from Des Moines, St. Louis, Chicago, and Minneapolis.

Scope and Content This collection (1920-2001) contains correspondence, addresses and speeches to various farming organizations, newspaper clippings, printed materials, photographs, slides, programs, reports, slide shows, international slides, audiotapes, and several radio, T.V., and film scripts, public safety announcements. It also contains records documenting Plambeck’s USDA appointment, the National Farm Institute, the Iowa Farm Safety Council, and “Spotlight on Agriculture” newspaper series. ...

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This collection contains 10 printed articles on nutrition. The articles focus on nutritional needs of girls and women, particularly iron and zinc; and the nutritional needs of Peruvians (one article is in Spanish). Of special interest is a 1972 article on the organic foods movement in the United States.

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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Horace Ringheim received a B.S. (1913) in forestry from Iowa State College (University). As a student at Iowa State he was active in sports, playing on the football and baseball teams, and a founding member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. This collection includes biographical information about Ringheim and a college scrapbook with photographs depicting student activities such as football, baseball, and fraternity events as well as campus buildings and other students.

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This small collection contains several scrapbook pages, but not the entire scrapbook, along with several pins and other artifacts.

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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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This collection features a photograph album created by an unidentified Iowa State College (University) student. It features photographs of student life, campus events, fraternity activities, Iowa State horses of the time, and outings outside of Iowa. This item was part of a donation from the Nancy Mock estate.

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This collection contains a large photograph album compiled by an unidentified Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) student during the 1890s. The album shows photographs of various individual students part of the graduating classes of 1886-1893, along with their names under the pictures.

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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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The Iowa State University Foundation was established in 1958 to accept and administer major gifts given to the University by individuals and organizations; in 2001, it became a private organization. This collection (1958-2011) consists of news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, publications, biographical files, and fund raising campaign files.

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The collection includes correspondence, class reunion arrangements, class rosters, programs, photographs, reunion books, and scrapbooks. Files are arranged chronologically by class year.

These materials are open for research, but have not been processed and do not have a box listing.

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This collection consists of materials related to the Memorial Union. Records include news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, publications, and directors files.



For coupon booklets, see box 11 for artifact 2014.010.

For tickets, see box 20 for artifact 2003-138.002.

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This collection consists of biographical files and directors papers related to the Office of Alumni Affairs Development.

Abstract The Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation, incorporated in 1954, works for the preservation and advancement of Iowa State University's carillon. Its board, made up of eight alumni and four members of the University administration, meet annually in April. The first ten bells of the Carillion were placed in the Campanile in 1899, donated by alumnus and mathematics professor Edgar W. Stanton in honor of his wife Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women at the College (University). Upon...