CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

Scope and Content The collection (1980-1982, undated) includes correspondence with the Iowa State University administration, letters to the editor, letters to the military, proposals for how to deal with contracts at the university, speeches delivered by members of the defense department, press releases of the nerve gas task force including a history of the organization, flyers, and pamphlets. The letters to the military include a letter to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command in Maryland....

Scope and Content The Ames Town and Gown Chamber Music Association Records include the following series: Organization, Concert Seasons, Photographs, and Talent. Organization includes the Association's articles of incorporation and by-laws; correspondence relating to fund-raising and membership; board of directors meeting minutes;...

Abstract A.D. Severe (1885-1940) was a well-known Poland-China hog breeder who lived primarily in Wright County, Iowa. His reputation for his breeding skills brought farmers from all over the country to his hog sales and auctions. This collection consists of sales catalogs, auction sale property listings, as well as farm journals and land deeds from throughout his career. There are also a few miscellaneous items such as a ration book from World War II and an unopened pack of cards from the Farmers’...

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This collection (1845-2012) consists of Pellegreno's research material: correspondence, clippings, manuscript drafts, and biographical files relating to the history of aviation. Among the paper records, photographs, audiotapes, and ephemera is information about Lincoln Beachy, Clarence Chamberlin, Ellen Church, the Donaldson Brothers, Carl H. Duede, Ila Fox, Neil J. McCoubrey, Clarence Norton, Eddie Rickenbacker, the Wright Brothers, and several Iowa air shows.

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The collection documents the activities of Anna E. Richardson as dean of the Home Economics Division (College of Family and Consumer Science). The collection contains speeches, notes, correspondence, and other writings. Also included is biographical information, including many articles written about Dean Richardson after her death.

Scope and Content This collection (1864-1983, undated) contains the papers and publications, research, engineering projects, and correspondence of Anson Marston. The papers also contain biographical information, including a biography of Marston written by Herbert Gilkey, memorials, documents concerning his military career, and a history of the Phelps-Newcomb family. In addition, the collection includes information regarding Marston's projects and research involving sewage and drainage systems, culvert...

Scope and Content The collection (1977-1995, undated) contains annual meeting materials held by the section (correspondence, audiotapes, photographs, programs, and abstracts), executive committee materials (agendas, minutes), policies, audiocassettes, and information dealing with the formation and incorporation of the section (constitution, operations manual, an interview transcript, correspondence). There are annual meeting materials from the very first meeting in 1982, and almost every year thereafter....

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The collection (1981-1990, undated) contains programs, correspondence, proposed bylaws, and a promotional brochure. The correspondence is related to the formation of the Northeast Section.

Scope and Content The collection (1883-1951, undated) consists of an account book from the Archer & Hayes farm and dairy in East Chester, New York. The volume contains an 1883 agreement establishing the business, as well as accounts for amounts of milk and produce sold, 1883-1885; labor accounts, 1883-1884; planting accounts, 1884-1890; and stock inventories, 1884-1885. The book also contains an unidentified farmer's journal from 1942-1951 for a farm in Westchester County, New York. This journal includes...

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The collection (1995-2010) contains Ardis Jean Carr Syndergaard’s reminiscences from her childhood on the farm in rural Wisconsin. This work was compiled and edited posthumously by her husband, Larry Syndergaard. The collection also includes responses to the reminiscences from friends and family, an additional article written by Syndergaard in 1995, and a program containing biographical information from her memorial service.

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This collection (1990-1992) contains two printed copies of presentations from the "Science Careers in Search of Women" conference, sponsored by Argonne Laboratories. Also included are question and answer sessions with the audience that offer insight into science and engineering students.

Abstract Arlington Fink, born in 1932, was a Professor (1971-2003) of Mathematics at Iowa State University. He received his B.A. (1956) of Mathematics from Wartburg College and continued at Iowa State University to receive his M.A. (1958) and Ph.D. (1960) in Mathematics. This collection includes Fink's news clippings, course materials for Mathematics, and numerous publications. Bibliography on Almost Periodic Functions, one of his publications, is available in this...

Scope and Content This collection (1870-2008, undated) contains biographical information, papers and speeches by Skromme, correspondence and meeting materials related to Skromme’s committee work for the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), and research files on various farm machinery and inventors used for his work on the ASAE Historic Commemoration Committee and his books. The collection also contains copies of several patents assigned to Skromme. Skromme’s papers,...

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The Lloyd E. Arnold family counts at least two members as graduates of Iowa State University: Lloyd and his daughter Donna. This collection contains materials related to these two members of the Arnold family and their time at Iowa State. The collection contains diplomas, letters, marriage certificates, photographs of Iowa State's VEISHEA festival, and a diary documenting Lloyd's work marketing and growing alfalfa seed.

Scope and Content This collection (1938-2002, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, manuscripts, histories, publications, minutes, and photographs related to Haugen's research in wildlife ecology. A large portion of the collection consists of correspondence related to many of the professional organizations Haugen was associated with. Negatives housed in the vault: 0081072-0081078 (Deer gutting) 0081172-0081224 (Bow hunting; archery class;...

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Arthur Akers (1927-2010) was a Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Iowa State University. While at Iowa State University, Akers' research interests included orifice discharge coefficients, stresses in bourdon tubes, simulation of fluid power systems, and optimal control procedures. This collection contains biographical information and copies of Akers' published works related to fluid mechanics and hydraulics.

Abstract Arthur C. Hanson (1891-1966) was a livestock farmer and former member of the Iowa State House of Representatives. He was an active member of the Inwood (Iowa) community serving on the Inwood school board, the Lyon County Board of Supervisors, and the local farm bureau chapter. This collection contains biographical information and correspondence relating to Hanson's legislative career. The bulk of the letters are from Lyon County constituents expressing their positions on various House bills,...

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This collection (1969-2010, undated) contains Dr. Oldehoft’s biographical information, papers, and proposals for data flow computer research. His major interests include: operating systems, parallel processing, distributed processing, computer security. Data flow environments contain the subject of his papers. A highlight of the collection is his paper “Survey of Password Mechanisms: Weakness and Potential Improvements. Part 1 and Part 2”.

Scope and Content The collection (1966-1983) contains records related to Arthur Kelman's involvement with the American Phytopathological Society (APS) and the International Society for Plant Pathology (ISPP) including correspondence, meeting minutes, committee materials, reports, newsletters and other papers dealing directly with APS and ISPP. The collection does not contain material related to Kelman's research or teaching other than when it relates to his involvement with the APS, ISPP or other professional...

Scope and Content The collection (1914-1972, undated) contains biographical information, committee records, correspondence, field books, and published and unpublished papers. Additionally, the collection includes awards, information about the Department of Botany at Iowa State, and materials related to professional organizations Bakke was affiliated with. Correspondence files contain personal and professional letters from colleagues and from organizations Bakke was affiliated with....

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This collection consists of biographical information, committee files, correspondence, meeting minutes, files relating to student groups and surveys. Of particular interest are files that concentrate on foreign students and students involved in the military.

Scope and Content The collection (1917-1972) contains biographical information and a travel diary documenting Rudnick's 1937 trip to Europe as a delegate to the World Dairy Congress. Rudnick's travel diary is noteworthy in that he carefully details his trip, even recording the topics of speakers he listened to at the World Dairy Congress. Pasted into the diary are numerous publications he collected on the trip, mostly written in German, about the dairy industry in Germany. Several loose items, including...

Scope and Content This collection (1960-1994, undated) contains records of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW). These records include triennial conference proceedings and reports, newsletters, publications, and miscellaneous convention materials. Material related to the Country Women's Council of the United States of America, a group formed to act as liaison and help coordinate activities between ACWW and United States member societies, includes annual meeting minutes, handbooks, and pamphlets....

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The collection (1974-1996) consists of photographs of meetings, demonstrations, and projects, news clippings, and a campus organization registration form.

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This collection (1972-1990s) documents the activities of the AWG Denver chapter. The collection contains correspondence, minutes, conference programs, agendas, newsletters, brochures, guidelines, receipts, budgets, and photographs.

Abstract The Association of Official Seed Analysts was established in Washington, D.C. in 1908. The establishment of the organization grew out of a meeting at the United States Department of Agriculture. The meeting's participants were representatives of experiment stations, agricultural colleges, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Canada Department of Agriculture. The organization was formed with the goal of "the perfecting and promulgating of uniform methods for seed testing."...

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The collection contains course notes and papers from a former Iowa State student. Documents describe courses in animal husbandry, agricultural engineering, horticulture, farm management, and woodshop.

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The collection (1918-1919) contains over 200 letters written by Pvt. Aulger L. Paulson to his family in Postville, Iowa. Paulson describes his daily activities and the various structures and buildings at Camp Dodge.

Abstract Austin Robert (Bob) Koch (1915-2008) was born near Ida Grove, Iowa. A. Robert Koch received his B.S. (1940) in agronomy from Iowa State College (University). He later worked for the United States Department of Agriculture for 33 years in various supervisory positions within the Farm Security Administration, later known as the Farmers Home Administration. This collection contains biographical information, college coursework, photographs, and class reunion materials for the Iowa State class of...

Scope and Content The Autumn Stanley Papers (1674-2004, undated; bulk 1970-2004) document her research in women's history and women in science and technology. The collection includes biographical information on Autumn Stanley, correspondence, manuscripts, and subject files. The majority of the collection relates to Stanley's book Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised History of Technology, including manuscripts, research correspondence, notes, and copies of...