CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

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This collection (1912-1979) contains biographical information about Wallace and a scrapbook documenting student life at Iowa State. Assembled by Wallace while a student at Iowa State, the scrapbook contains one photograph of his classmates, four picture postcards with images of the Chemistry building, and other images of campus scenes that were cut out from print publications about Iowa State. It also contains programs regarding St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and other campus events.

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This collection contains three photograph albums with hundreds of images documenting student life and events at Iowa State, as well as personal and family images of Stoddard's life. Shows campus buildings and grounds (including some aerial shots), football games, off campus housing, fraternity life, classmates, and field trips. Also includes images of the Knapp family and scenes from Hastings, Nebraska, and Springfield, Illinois. Most images include captions handwritten by Stoddard.

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.

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This collection (1927-2005, undated) contains news clippings and photographs from a scrapbook compiled by Bluedorn while in college. The scrapbook photographs contain images of Bluedorn, Iowa State campus scenes, and other students. The images also depict scenes from Camp Marston, ISU’s Department of Civil Engineering Surveying Summer Camp. The news clippings document his professional and philanthropic achievements.

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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.

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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.

Scope and Content This collection (1929-1960, undated) consists of a scrapbook, mostly of newspaper clippings and letters, compiled by Clement “Slim” Craychee documenting his career as a professional boxer, his involvement in World War II, and his employment. The newspaper clippings and flyers related to Craychee’s boxing career document a number of his matches, including bouts against Frankie Spargo, Mason City; Joe Yangor, Des Moines; Larry Curtis, Elmore, Minnesota; Johnny...

Abstract Dwight Albert Ink was a career public servant and Iowa State alumnus (1947) who served a number of federal government agencies under seven presidential administrations and held positions at American University and the Institute for Public Administration as well. Ink also served on government-wide groups such as the Alaskan Reconstruction Committee and the Personnel Management Project. The collection contains articles, awards, biographical materials, certificates, clippings, correspondence,...

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This collection (1893-2005, undated) contains material related to Earl Douglass and his work in paleontology. The collection includes articles written about Douglass and his work, poetry written by Douglass, and a Register of Papers contained in the Special Collections Department of the University of Utah Libraries. The collection also contains two oversized items: a composite photograph of the Iowa State graduating class of 1893 and his diploma from Iowa State.

Scope and Content This collection (1936-1971, undated) contains a biographical sketch of Sylwester, his correspondence (1936-1970), Sylwester publications and manuscripts (1942-1955), clippings (1917-1977), committee files (1945-1971), agreements (1932-1960), reports and surveys (1926-1963), subject files (1898-1971), class notes (1926-1937), photographs, and sound recordings. Correspondence is primarily related to inquiries regarding weeds and plant diseases in Iowa, but also includes requests from other...

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This collection (1906-1973) contains college memorabilia, a college scrapbook, class reunion materials, photographs, postcards, and two stock certificates for the Colonnades (a local fraternity). College memorabilia includes track and field programs, handbills, and programs for literary, debate, and music events.

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This collection (1880-2006, undated) contains numerous family photographs, a scrapbook, pictures taken from travels, correspondence, and some writings by Frances J. Flick.

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The collection consists of photographs, scrapbooks, certificates, news clippings, Kentucky property deeds and a Whitney family genealogy. Topics include the Whitney and Caudill families, Huntington, West Virginia, the Kentucky Highway Department, civil engineering, the Ausonia club at Iowa State College (University), Iowa State College (University) ROTC, and the United States Army’s World War I Rainbow Division.

Scope and Content The collection (1935-1997, undated) includes biographical information, correspondence, new clippings, photographs, and publications. Biographical information includes news clippings, press releases, brief biographies, and memorials. The correspondence is mostly general correspondence related to the Iowa 4-H Foundation. The collection also contains the contents of two notebooks compiled by Lineweaver. The first one contains inspirational materials regarding 4-H, citizenship, leadership, and...

Abstract Harry Warren Paine was born on March 17, 1890, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Allen Paine of Eagle Grove, Iowa. Paine received both his B.S. (1912) in mechanical engineering and his M.E. (1928) from Iowa State College (University). He served as Associate Professor of Vocational Education at the University of Toledo. This collection contains photographs, postcards, and published materials relating to early automobiles collected by Paine. Some brief biographical information on Paine is also included...

Scope and Content This collection (1910-2007) contains publications by and about Henry A. Wallace; reminiscences of him by fellow students and agriculturalists; some correspondence (mainly after his retirement); newspaper articles concerning his life, his work both for the federal government and after his retirement, and memorials to him after his death; photographs; published and unpublished historical papers relating to his significance; a transcript of an oral history; and miscellaneous documents detailing...

Abstract Henry Montgomery Black was Professor and Head (1946-1972) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. During World War II, he served as chief engineer for the Utah Beach landing during the Normandy Invasion, and retired from the military with the rank of Colonel. This collection contains papers, memorabilia, and photographs of the Black family, and the families of his first and second wives, Bernice Bernard Black and Alice Redington Black. The materials include...

Scope and Content The collection (1927-1977, undated) contains biographical information, news clippings, correspondence, publications, photographs, slides, and scrapbooks, including one large scrapbook with posters and photographs of tractors and other agricultural machinery. The correspondence, dated 1936, is primarily with companies involved in storing and transporting agricultural products. The photographic prints and slides are mostly of agricultural events, celebrations, cultivation and harvesting,...

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Horace Ringheim received a B.S. (1913) in forestry from Iowa State College (University). As a student at Iowa State he was active in sports, playing on the football and baseball teams, and a founding member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. This collection includes biographical information about Ringheim and a college scrapbook with photographs depicting student activities such as football, baseball, and fraternity events as well as campus buildings and other students.

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This collection features a photograph album created by an unidentified Iowa State College (University) student. It features photographs of student life, campus events, fraternity activities, Iowa State horses of the time, and outings outside of Iowa. This item was part of a donation from the Nancy Mock estate.

Scope and Content This collection (1910-1914, 2004, undated) contains a short biography of Irving Loveland written by his son, postcards, and Loveland’s college scrapbook. The scrapbook contains over 130 images, mostly of Iowa State College (University) campus buildings and student activities dating from 1912 to 1914. Included are photographs of many of the fraternity houses near campus, interior shots of the Latauma fraternity house, and numerous shots of students on campus and at the fraternity house. There...

Scope and Content This collection (ca. 1939-2009, undated) contains a binder of materials related to the printing of two specially printed envelopes, or cachets, in conjunction with the centennial of the founding of Iowa State University. The first cachet was printed bearing the centennial logo and marked with the dates surrounding events for Founder's Day, March 28, 1958. The second set, altered slightly, was published for the Centennial Commencement held on June 14, 1958. Special first day covers were also...

Scope and Content This collection (1930-2007, undated) contains biographical information, photographs, a scrapbook, professional correspondence, and files related to his legislative activities. The files related to his service as an Iowa Senator include information on legislative issues, much of which consists of correspondence, bills, articles, and legislation introduced by Benda. Committee materials for the Agriculture Rural Committee, Banking Laws Study Committee, Government Fiscal Policy Committee, and...

Scope and Content The collection (1940-2010, undated) contains Tiffany's professional papers. Starting with her own course notes and dissertation research, the collection spans her entire professional career. The collection contains field notes, conference proceedings, academic writings, departmental committee minutes, and many notes and photographs used in her teaching career. The papers also include notes from Tiffany's many professional organizations, records from her long tenure...

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The scrapbook consists of photographs of Reynoldson’s summer working at the White River National Forest in Colorado in 1910. In addition to the natural landscape, many of the photographs include images of Reynoldson’s class mates Frank G. Freeman and Arthur F. Hoffman and their camp.

Abstract Leo Thomas Webber was born June 6, 1904, to Thomas H. and Annastasia S. (Casey) Webber. He grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. Webber received B.S. (1928) in electrical engineering from Iowa State College (University). This collection contains a photograph scrapbook created by Webber while he was a student at Iowa State. The photographs show students on campus, several images of large groups of people, and a number of images of Webber and his fraternity brothers. There are also several images of the...

Scope and Content This collection (1897-1914, undated) consists of the loose pages of a scrapbook compiled by Lottie M. Rogers primarily documenting her time as a young adult in Ames, Iowa. The scrapbook includes a number of dance cards, news clippings, photographs, and programs. Most of the items document Rogers’ personal activities and accomplishments, though she kept some materials related to friends and former classmates. For example, one page is dedicated to Norma Read, a...

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This collection (1925-1995, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, research materials, subject files, printed materials and photographs.

Scope and Content The collection (1939-1950, undated) contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and slides of Christian Petersen, his studio, and his sculptures. A collection of loose scrapbook pages contains newspaper clippings and photographs primarily showing Petersen at work on the Conversations sculpture grouping installed in front of the Oak and Elm Residence Halls. The photographs and slides show various sculptures sitting in Petersen’s studio and several show Petersen...