CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

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The main focus of this collection is Celestia Lee Barker's journal, which she began in 1863 at the age of 17. She wrote consistently in the journal from 1863 to 1866, documenting the events of her daily life. There are only occasional entries after 1866. These later entries, written on birthdays or anniversaries, relate to the Barker's marriage and family.

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This collection contains the administrative records from the Center for Biornewable Chemicals (CBiRC).

Abstract The Center for Rural Affairs was organized as a non-profit organization in 1973 as a response to the closing of federal anti-poverty programs under the Nixon presidency. While the Center advocated for rural interests in politics, they also established experiments in clean energy, lobbied for changes in rural healthcare, and looked to improve the overall welfare of rural Americans. The collection consists of project reports, newsletters, correspondence, annual reports, publications,...

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This collection contains the CTRE's administrative records. Types of records include newsletters.

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The collection (1981) contains the program for the expo, committee materials, correspondence, a news release and the treasurer’s report.

Abstract This collection contains copies of the by-laws and constitution, organizational histories, awards information, correspondence, financial records, annual meeting programs, committee, division, and section files, membership directories and lists, manuals, newsletters, photographs, publications information, staff memoranda, and short courses. The records starting in the 1960s are more complete and are regularly supplemented with information on annual meetings, awards, correspondence, and...

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This diary, handwritten in pencil, contains brief notes by Chapman concerning daily life in the military, July 1862 to December 1863. His regiment took part in the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and the Siege of Vicksburg. The volume also contains accounts and notes (1862-1869, undated).



The original diary is fragile, and access is restricted. A photocopy of the diary is available for research use.

Scope and Content This collection (1933-1986) includes biographical information, correspondence, scientific articles, patents, and reports. Many of Goetz's writings reflect his interests in analytical chemistry and fire extinguishing methods. Most of his patents are related to fire extinguishing devices and processes, but there are a couple patents that are related to food processes. Goetz was involved in a patent lawsuit against Marshall C. Reinecke for claims regarding the invention of the process of...

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This collection contains slides created by Charles Barthold. Of particular interest is a series of 164 slides documenting the demolition of Clyde Williams Stadium from June to November of 1978. There are also slides showing the activities of the student radio station, KPGY, as well as the remodeling of the studio. The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Scope and Content This collection (1918-1966) contains farm records and receipts of Charles A. Crim. The collection also includes two record books noting farm expenses from the 1940s. Much of the collection is of receipts for various farm expenses, including electricity, gasoline, seed corn, tractor repairs, and miscellaneous farm supplies. The collection also contains tax information about Crim such as tax receipts and property tax assessments. Finally, the collection contains some miscellaneous farm...

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Charles Alfred Norman was born in Logan, Iowa, on March 16, 1890. He earned a B.S. (1914) in Agricultural Engineering from Iowa State College (University). This collection contains a photograph album with 84 black and white picture postcards depicting campus buildings, athletics teams, and student life at Iowa State during Norman's time in college.

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This collection (1942-2002, undated) contains photographs of students, colleagues, and research projects. The papers also include correspondence with colleagues, researchers and publishers. In addition, there are notes from courses, lectures and research. The collection also contains of biographical information and news clippings.

Abstract Charles B. Handy served as Iowa State's first Dean (1984-1989) of the College of Business. He retired in 1992 as Professor of Accounting after a career that spanned over 40 years of teaching and administrative service to Iowa State University. Handy was instrumental in guiding the transition of the Department of Industrial Administration as enrollment grew first into a School and then into the College of Business Administration. This collection includes administrative records that document...

Scope and Content The Parry collection (1841-1943) includes correspondence, notebooks, clippings, and papers. Many of the manuscripts and notebooks contain field notes from botanical expeditions, including notes on San Domingo, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and the Wasatch Mountains in the Utah Territory. There are two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings one dealing with the Mexican boundary surveys and the Santo Domingo Commission, the other containing clippings from the Chicago Evening Journal in 1863...

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This collection contains correspondence from Dana Bennett during the years 1966-1971 when he was actively soliciting for the National Safety Council. Among the correspondents are Harold Heldreth, Howard Pyle, and Charles F. Masterson.

Scope and Content This collection (1851-1900, undated) contains Charles Downing's notes on numerous varieties of pears, plums and cherries. These include sketches of the fruit; notations on color, fruit shape, and habit; and sometimes notations on the yield of the variety in a particular year. There are also occasional news clippings and portions of letters from others scattered throughout the books; these, too, describe the characteristics of fruits. Correspondents are J. Battey, G. B. Brackett, John Milton...

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The collection (1870-1985) consists of biographical information, an inventory to the collection of Bessey’s papers at the University of Nebraska, correspondence, and information on the Charles E. Bessey Lecture. The papers also contain addresses, reports, and writings by Bessey, including "The Demands Made by Agriculture upon the Science of Botany" (1885), "Iowa Orthoptera" (1876), and "On the Distribution of the Seventeen Year Cicada" (1878).

Abstract Charles E. Whiting was a well-respected farmer and politician from Monona County, Iowa. He was the Democratic candidate for governor of Iowa in 1885 and was elected state senator in 1883. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees at Iowa State College during its early years. This collection includes correspondence about his campaign for governor and his expansive farm, speeches he wrote for his campaigns, deeds, and legal documents regarding the various land acquisitions that he made....

Abstract Charles Friley was President (1936-1953) of Iowa State College (University). In 1953, he was named President Emeritus after retirement. This collection (1925-1969, undated) includes biographical information, Friley family history, and materials relating to the operation of Iowa State College (University). The university records include addresses and speeches, committee meeting and minutes, divisional information, correspondence, budgets, enrollment reports, celebration materials for Friley's...

Abstract Charles F. Curtiss (1863-1947) served as the first Dean (1902-1932) of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. A graduate of Iowa State, Curtiss was a respected livestock breeder and agriculturist. During his tenure at Iowa State, Curtiss was instrumental in developing the four-year curriculum in agriculture. He helped develop the Departments of Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Journalism and played an integral role in the start of the extension...

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This collection (1929-1992, undated) includes biographical information, family correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and reports. The family correspondence consists of letters between Charles and the Keithahn family while Charles was away from home. There are also letters between Charles' parents and officials and professors from the schools Charles attended. This collection also contains biographical information about Charles Keithahn and several reports.

Scope and Content The collection (1917-1977, undated) contains material related to Lt. Tous's life including military documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and homestead documentation. Tous's military service is documented through military correspondence, photographs taken at Iowa State College (University), and a soldier's diary documenting his military assignments. The homestead documentation contains Tous's original homestead and mortgage papers. The photographs include pictures of Tous, the...

Scope and Content This collection (1907-1986, n. d.) contains biographical information, correspondence, publications, reports, and exchanges. The correspondence, with other Iowa State faculty members, relates to collecting and maintaining books for the library and with colleagues associated with him while active in library committees and the American Library Association (ALA). Dr. Brown wrote numerous papers throughout his career focusing on research libraries, libraries during the depression, rural...

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The collection contains correspondence, biographical information and memorials, publications, and addresses. The papers also include information regarding the Charles Henry Stange Award and photographs of Dr. Stange on vacation and of his friends and family.

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This collection (1830-1925, undated) contains legal documents, real estate tax bills, household expenses, promissory notes and a ledger dealing with a farm sale.

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This collection (1965-1974, undated) contains files relating to Charles Laverty's work on environmental issues and land use during his service in the Iowa state legislature. The materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, and background information.

Scope and Content This collection (1948-1988, undated) contains slides relating to soil conservation practices, an audiotape "50 Years Ago in Soil and Water Conservation" which accompanies some of the slides, and an audiotape of Hood's reminiscences about the Civilian Conservation Corps camps at which he worked. Also included is a Soil Conservation Service handbook on erosion control. Additional Charles M. Hood papers are held by the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming,...

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This collection (1867-1868) consists of a daily diary kept from January 1, 1867, to February 4, 1868, by farmer and sheep raiser Charles Mabie of Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, Iowa. Throughout his diary Mabie named the friends he and his wife visited and who visited them, the people he did business with, and the fellow farmers he helped with specified work. He also noted his church and lecture attendance, the purchase of a town lot, and the sale of his farm.

Abstract Charles Mitchener Dodd, professor and ceramic engineer, attended Hiram College (1914-1916) and received his B.S. (1926) and Ceramic Engineering Degree (1933) from Ohio State University. He served as a Professor of ceramic engineering at the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy before accepting the position of Professor and Head of ceramic engineering at Iowa State College (University). Dodd's area of expertise was in structural clay products, refractories, and ceramic...

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This collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, publications, and class notebooks compiled during Dr. Murray’s undergraduate study at Iowa State College (University).