Iowa State College. Cardinal Guild records
Scope and Content
This collection (1904-1971, undated) contains meeting minutes, constitutions and by-laws, guild publications, election materials, finances, reports on student activities, surveys of the student body, executive addresses, a history, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from the Iowa State Daily.
Dates
- 1904-1971, undated
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Biography/Profile
The Cardinal Guild was the origin of student government at Iowa State University, founded in 1904 to "promote the welfare of Iowa State College." According to their constitution, this goal was to be attained through such duties as: preserving and promoting desirable traditions and customs; fostering and promoting a healthy and democratic spirit; welcoming and extending courtesies of the college to visitors; and serving as a medium of communication between the students, alumni, and faculty.
The Cardinal Guild was initially composed of student representatives from each class and certain sports clubs on campus, chosen by the Iowa State College administration. Later, the appointment system changed so that each preceding Guild chose the members of the subsequent Guild. Eventually however, student popular election, including a primary system, became the method of Guild member selection.
Originally a single body, the organization eventually evolved into a three-branched system of student government: Senate, executive cabinet, and a court. The Cardinal Guild changed its name in 1962, becoming the Government of the Student Body (GSB), though it was still referred to as The Guild for several years afterward both by students and GSB itself.
Extent
5.64 Linear Feet (5 document boxes, 1 half-document box, and 2 oversize boxes)
Abstract
Founded in 1904, the Cardinal Guild was the origin of student government at Iowa State. Originally a single body, the organization eventually evolved into a three-branched system of student government: Senate, executive cabinet, and a court. The Cardinal Guild changed its name in 1962, becoming the Government of the Student Body (GSB). This collection contains meeting minutes, constitutions and by-laws, guild publications, election materials, finances, reports on student activities, surveys of the student body, executive addresses, a history, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from the Iowa State Daily.
Arrangement
This collection is organized Chronologically.
Processing Information
Released on 2018-11-01.
- Bylaws (administrative records) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- College student government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College students--Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Minutes (administrative records) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Title
- RS 22/1/1. Iowa State College. Cardinal Guild records, 1904-1971, undated
- Date
- April 12, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu