CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

Abstract Albert Storms, born on April 1, 1860, was the sixth President (1903-1910) of Iowa State College (University). During his tenure, Iowa State began the Agricultural Extension Service, acquired hundreds of acres of land, developed a plan for campus landscaping and modernization of utilities, and erected eighteen new buildings. This collection (1902-1983, undated) includes reports, addresses, publications, correspondence, biographical information, subject files, information regarding Storms’...

Abstract Ames Laboratory began offering K-12 programming for science education starting in the early 1990s. These program were jointly administered by Ames Laboratory and the Iowa State University Department of Curriculum and Instruction (later part of the School of Education). Programs include Science Bound, Adventures in Supercomputing, the Summer Student Trainee Program, the Kids Network Teacher Institute, and the Advanced Industrial Materials Program on Minority Education. This collection...

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....

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...

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...

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This collection (1969-1987) contains correspondence, reports, surveys, library procedures and flow charts, computer systems information, committee meetings, minutes, and proposals that document the development of automated computer systems and online catalog systems at the Iowa State University Library.

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This collection (1892-1973, undated) contains biographical material, correspondence, and numerous reports on geology projects. Also included are conference material and geological photographs. In a map case are large maps and drawings of topography and geological surveys, along with road maps.

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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.

Abstract Editor, publisher and politician, Don Lytton Berry (1880-1974) was born in Indianola, Iowa. Berry was involved in many Republican Party activities both in Iowa and nationally including as a delegate to the 1936 Republican Convention and Executive Secretary of the National Republican Farm Study Committee (1941). He also worked as an editor and farmer for several years before devoting more of his time to politics. This collection contains news clippings, correspondence, speeches, notes, and...

Scope and Content This collection (1969-1979, undated) contains documents relating to Commission hearings and court action, correspondence, lawyers notes regarding the construction of the power lines, and information about exhibits used in the court case. The collection contains information about several exhibits in the case such as: proposed routes of Iowa Power and Light Company, franchise, objectors lists, maps, request for right of eminent domain with accompanying maps of location of farms in Boone...

Scope and Content The collection (1967-1984, undated) contains correspondence, publications, reports, articles, news clippings, speeches and biographical information. Except for the biographical information, the collection consists of documents from his service as a Representative and Senator in the Iowa General Assembly. The majority of the collection contains records related to Iowa universities (the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa), including the years of campus...

Scope and Content This collection (1927-2012, undated) contains documents related to the research work and career of Geitel Winakor. Included in the collection are biographical information such as her curriculum vitae, photographs, and awards; correspondence with her research associates and colleagues; course materials covering Winakor's teaching career at Iowa State University; meeting minutes and proceedings including the annual meetings of The Costume Society of America, of which Winakor was a member;...

Scope and Content This collection (1951-1980, undated) contains the writings of Harry and Harriet Andrews which include news clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, brochures, reports, and pamphlets. Harriet Andrews' obituary is located in box 1, folder 1. The majority of the writings were authored or co-authored by Harry Andrews who worked extensively with dairy protein while Harriet Andrews’ writings focus on dry milk and other dairy products. Many of the manuscripts included are...

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...

Scope and Content This collection (1952-2005, undated) contains materials related to Johnson's professional career in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department at Iowa State University as well as his time spent serving in World War II. The collection includes biographical information, correspondence, and published research articles. In addition, the papers also include a map of the Boyer River in western Iowa. The collection also contains correspondence and administrative material related to the...

Scope and Content This collection (1990-1996) contains records of the International Crop Science Society and primarily documents the International Crop Science Congress. The records include correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, and reports compiled by the president of the first Congress, Dr. Kenneth J. Frey, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at Iowa State University. Also included are programs and abstracts from the first Congress held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, and the second Congress held...

Scope and Content The collection (1960-1999) contains correspondence, annual meeting information, committee reports, newsletters, questionnaires, membership information, and files on the history of the IWGLV and on legume viruses in general. The questionnaires usually contain background information on members and their research and publications, but can also include questions concerning information on legume viruses such as lists from members of known legume viruses in their area. The questionnaire files also...

Scope and Content This collection (1920-1993, undated) documents the activities in which the Aurum Chapter sponsored or participated such as career-related workshops, meetings, and an annual fall picnic. It also provides an almost complete historical list of the members involved. Records from the earliest years of the Aurum Chapter, except for lists of initiates, are not available. The published organizational histories, however, do describe the early period. Starting in the 1970s, the records become more...

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...

Abstract Headquartered at Iowa State University, the Iowa Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) began operations in 1982 and are comprised of more than a dozen offices spread across the state. Each regional assistance center works with nearby universities, community colleges, chambers of commerce, and other institutions to assist small business with local, national, or even international concerns. These centers offer free consulting services, training in business management, finance, and related...

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This collection contains annual reports, constitutions, correspondence, election campaign information, political platforms, flyers, membership information, newsletters, and materials related to affiliated labor and socialist organizations throughout Iowa.

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The collection contains annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, and brochures of the Alumni Achievement Fund prior to the merger with the Iowa State University Foundation.

Scope and Content The collection contains general information about the CARD program, including annual reports, a historical timeline, and articles. The bulk of the collection contains records of a project Iowa State University was working on in Russia. The Istra River Basin Small Watershed Management Project began in order to assist Russia to develop ways to improve the water quality of the Istra River by preventing farm pollution run-off. The Istra River basin provides the city of...

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The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, grant information, and reports and recommendations of the Farm House Building Committee. The Committee oversaw the renovation and the transformation of the Farm House into a museum.

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This collection (1948-[ongoing]) contains notebooks of the secretary, meeting minutes, membership information, newsletters, articles, photographs from various activities and functions, reports, memorabilia, certificates, a guestbook, financial records, two scrapbooks, an original Farm Op Crest drawing, a plaque, and slides.

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The collection (1869-1989) contains meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, dockets, and news clippings relating to the activities of the General Faculty at Iowa State University. The records also include memorial resolutions for deceased faculty members.

Abstract The Iowa Board of Regents established the World Food Institute at Iowa State University in 1972. Its five major goals were: to analyze food and nutrition problems; to generate solutions to food and nutrition problems and to suggest means for implementation of solutions; to build competencies in people for the generation and implementation of solutions to food and nutrition problems; to collect, analyze, and disseminate information bearing on food and nutrition problems; and to study...

Abstract J. Elaine Hieber was an administrator in the Iowa State University Department of Athletics for nearly three decades. She oversaw the transition of Iowa State's women's teams from the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) to the NCAA in 1982. She also worked closely with the Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games and chaired the first-ever Special Olympics USA National Games hosted by Iowa State. This collection contains materials that document Hieber’s professional career at...

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This collection (1971-1989, undated) contains correspondence, meeting materials, and reports. A large part of the collection includes minutes and related correspondence for meetings of the Agriculture and Natural Resources section of Iowa State University Extension. Also included is a report that documents Olson’s role in the publication of several Landscape Architecture Extension newsletters and his notes for staff meetings of the Department of Landscape Architecture.