CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

Scope and Content This collection (1948-1995, undated) contains publications, bibliographies, newspaper clippings, a photograph, and a list of publications. These records document a portion of Jeane’s career as a carbohydrate researcher. Included are eighteen articles, as well as bibliographies and reminiscences concerning the Dextran program. The bibliographies are extensive and provide coverage of Dextran research literature. The remainder of the collection contains biographical...

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This collection (1977-2002) contains biographical sketches and newspaper clippings on Crabtree along with a number of articles and speeches presented by Dean Crabtree for Iowa State University’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences. The speeches and articles mostly focus on the future of the family and consumer sciences curriculum and home economics educators as well as career opportunities for graduates of the college.

Scope and Content This collection (1932-1968, undated) consists principally of Allin's writings, including articles, reports, book reviews, addresses, speeches, and lectures. The bulk of these materials document the economics of U.S. agricultural policy and practice, including analyses of land-use practices, forecasts of future economic conditions, and reports on employment opportunities. The collection also contains biographical information, correspondence, Congressional testimony, and writings by others on...

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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The collection (1981-1988, undated) contains correspondence, legislative materials, news clippings, annual report filings, a court brief, committee materials and articles of incorporation and dissolution documents.

Scope and Content This collection (1920-1971, undated) contains materials documenting Millen’s life and career including photographs, news clippings, articles, correspondence, speeches, legislative materials and awards. The collection primarily documents Millen's professional career as a political reporter, but also contains materials related to his nonprofessional life. The newspaper clippings contain articles about Millen (awards, his work, his obituary) and about his wife, Pauline...

Scope and Content The collection (1890-1937, undated) includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and memorabilia related to Pascal's achievements in corn breeding, and corn breeding in Iowa generally. Also included are 180 glass plate negatives and two tintypes made by Pascal, documenting rural Iowa from the 1890s through the 1910s. Included are family portraits (interior and exterior), family groups, school children, men and women with guns, acrobats, tight rope walkers, several people...

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The papers document the activities of Ercel Sherman Eppright as Head of the Department of Food and Nutrition, Assistant Dean of the College of Home Economics and Assistant Director of the Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station. The collection contains news clippings, articles, correspondence, and notes. It also includes the typed manuscript of "A Century of Home Economics at Iowa State University", and a bound copy of "Syllabus in Nutrition and Dietetics".

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The collection (1925-1985, undated) contains the correspondence, publications, clippings, speeches of Frank H. Spedding and administrative records related to his work as director of the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Scope and Content This collection (1913-1919, undated) contains guidebooks, maps, brochures, postcards and photographs related to World War I which Gilkey collected. The bulk of the collection consists of postcards, primarily of France and Belgium. There are individual cards as well as items which are called "Postcard Souvenir Albums" in the collection. These are groups of postcards picturing views of a specific location, bound together in booklet form. These items were predominantly collected by Gilkey, but...

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This collection contains materials created and collected by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy during the 1980s and 1990s in response to the Farm Crisis. It includes related material from the United Farmer & Rancher congress, the "Old Timer's Conference" (also called Symposium/We Shall Not Be Moved: The Historical Roots of Agrarian Protest), and documents from the League of Rural Voters.

Abstract Incorporated in 1958, the Iowa Conservation Education Council (ICEC) was created to promote conservation education in Iowa. ICEC has provided scholarships, grants, and workshops among other services to members. The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, newsletters and other publications, records related to workshops, meetings held by other organizations, grant proposals, and materials pertaining to projects. The majority of the collection is made up of...

Scope and Content This collection (1902-2009) consists of records related to the Iowa Crop Improvement Association and all previous incarnations of the organization. The materials include annual reports of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association, certified seed directories, Iowa corn yield test records, news articles related to crop research, and programs and photographs of corn and grain shows. The collection also contains a collection of certified seed tags from seed producers primarily in the United...

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The collection (1857-2000, undated) contains resources on local Iowa history such as articles, books, brochures, oral histories, directories, memoirs, maps, and news clippings. The collection includes histories of churches, families, towns, and counties. In addition, there are also cookbooks and information regarding Iowa farming, industries, and railroads.

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The collection (1872-2007, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, news clippings and articles, and research materials about the Campanile at Iowa State University. The collection also contains a scrapbook compiled by Schroeder of printed materials that used a depiction of the Iowa State campanile. These include extension bulletins, covers to Iowa State directories, stationery, athletics programs, and a variety of other materials that use a depiction of the campanile.

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The collection (1878-2008) contains biographies, news clippings, and correspondence about General Geddes. The papers also include articles (1878-1879) written by General Geddes about horse training. The articles are from the College Quarterly (call number: S1 C59x), a journal produced by the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University).

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The collection (1963-1983, undated) contains trial documents, copies of laws and regulations, correspondence, articles, news clippings, court documents and Risser's notes and rough drafts related to his Pulitzer Prize winning articles. Also included are some copies of the prize winning articles. Most of the collection consists of Risser's research materials of the grain inspection scandals, but also includes material from his research on farming and the environment.

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This collection (1958-2006, undated) contains articles, newspaper clippings, writings, speeches and other documents relating to the work of Jane Magers. Personal photographs, slides, videos, and correspondence are included as well as professional correspondence.

Abstract Jauvanta (Young) Walker was a technical writer and editor for the Iowa State Statistical Laboratory and a communications specialist for the Iowa State Department of Statistics. Walker was also a published writer and artist whose poetry was published in several literary magazines. This collection contains biographical information, poetry and writings, student classwork, reports on the Cyclone computer and computational services available at the Statistical Laboratory, and a radio interview...

Scope and Content This collection (1870-1985, undated) contains biographical materials, newspaper clippings, letters, diaries and journals, sermons, articles, unpublished manuscripts, his master's thesis, notebooks, credentials, and photographs. Events covered include various ministries, a diary of when he was a student at Boston Theological Seminary (1899-1901), World War I letters and diaries (when he served as a Red Cross Chaplain), and journals of a 1922 European tour. Dancey's writings reveal spiritual...

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The collection (1914-1945) contains pamphlets, news clippings and articles relating to home economics and recipes collected by Leona Hougen. Subjects in the collection include food and nutrition, clothing, and child development.

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The collection (1933-1980, undated) contains correspondence; writings, including letters to editors, speeches, reports, and articles; printed materials; biographical material; news articles related to the Iowa Conservation Commission; memorabilia; and printed material.

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This collection (1969-1977) contains biographical information, news clippings, and research publications of Sendlein while he was on staff at Iowa State University. Included in the reports is an assessment of the Nishnabotna Drainage Basin in southwestern Iowa and a final report on regulations for the placement of sanitary landfills in Iowa, a project supported by the Iowa State Water Resources Research Institute.

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This collection (1958-2005) includes biographical material and correspondence with professional colleagues regarding salaries and advancement at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as well as news clippings regarding the lawsuits against the Laboratory and a similar lawsuit involving the Los Alamos National Lab. Most of the collection consists of papers, articles and newsletter contributions in the field of chemistry and women in the sciences.

Abstract Maurice A. Larson was a professor and administrator in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University. He received his B.S. (1951) and Ph.D. (1958) in chemical engineering from Iowa State and began his professional career at the school as a graduate assistant in the 1950s. Larson retired in 1997 as a Distinguished Professor. Larson conducted research on crystallization from solution and his work resulted in the development of new designs for industrial...

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The collection (1985) contains newspaper and magazine articles about the National Crisis Action Rally. There are also copies of speeches that were presented at the rally as well as related background information about the event.

Scope and Content This collection represents an incomplete but interesting selection of personal materials on Perry Holden. It includes correspondence and letters, unpublished materials, newspaper clippings referring to Holden and his work, addresses given in his gubernatorial race, and duplicate family albums which he compiled during his retirement in Michigan. The letters range from 1908 to 1958 and deal mainly with his career at Iowa State College; staffing needs, costs of...

Scope and Content This collection (1972-2001) contains biographical information, research papers, and material related to Dr. Seagrave's tenure as Interim President at Iowa State University. Of particular interest is a complete set of speeches presented by Dr. Seagrave while Interim President of Iowa State University. A speech index and a CD-ROM containing a complete set of speeches are included. These materials also contain an indexed set of news clippings compiled by the Office of...

Scope and Content The collection (1919-2005) contains biographical material, correspondence, news clippings, articles, and documents pertaining to his company and farms. Also includes correspondence, photographs, gifts, news clippings, and publications relating to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's 1959 visit to the Garst home in Coon Rapids, Iowa, as well as documents concerning trade transactions with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In addition, correspondence with J.F. Kennedy, Henry A. Wallace,...

Scope and Content This collection (1959-1962, undated) includes articles of incorporation, expenditures, presentations, speeches and talks, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence and files from the Highway Study Committee. The Iowa Highway Study Committee files include a presentation to the Iowa Highway Study Committee by USHRA recommending the allocation of fifteen percent of the Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF) to urban areas, excerpts from the Study Committee Report, an explanation of a Formula for...