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Bess and Fred E. Ferguson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 13/13/52
Abstract
Elizabeth "Bess" Storm Ferguson, a 1921 graduate of Iowa State, was a homemaker and journalist. Her husband, Fred, who was a 1922 graduate of Iowa State, was Publications Editor (1924-1953) for Iowa State College (University) and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. This collection includes the papers of both Bess and Fred Ferguson and contains biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, professional writings, and farm records. Bess's professional works focus...
Dates:
1887-1986, undated
Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0406
Scope and Content
This collection (1940-1990, undated) contains biographical information, photographs, and copies of garden articles written by Fleeta B. Woodroffe from her time as a columnist for the Des Moines Register and writer for Better Homes and Gardens. The articles consist of photocopies of over 40 years of published materials, mostly “Your Garden” and “Gardens” columns that originally appeared in the Des...
Dates:
1940-1990, undated