CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

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....

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This collection (1908-1998, undated) contains documents relating to the career of Don Kirkham. The papers include biographical information, news clippings, correspondence, speeches, lectures, and publications. The collection also contains notes and photographs relating to Kirkham's research projects. In addition, the papers include the annual reports from experimental farms across the state of Iowa.

Abstract Former Congressman Edward Mezvinsky was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1968, where he served from 1969-1971. Mezvinsky then served two terms (1973-1977) in the U.S. House of Representatives for Iowa’s first district. He was a member of the House Judiciary Committee which recommended the impeachment of President Nixon. President Carter appointed Mezvinsky as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 1977, which he held until 1979. This collection...

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...

Scope and Content The collection (1932-1993, undated) contains notebooks, research, data, and reports on small fruit breeding; reports from the North Central Region research committees on agriculture; information about the Iowa State Horticulture Farms; and meeting minutes and information from various groups in which Denisen participated. There are photos and slides of different types of berries, mechanical harvesters, and research farms. Notes, syllabi, exams, and quizzes from courses taught by Denisen are...

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...

Abstract Helen Maddock was an animal nutritionist who received her B.S. (1949) in animal science and M.S. (1952) in animal nutrition from Iowa State College (University). She was employed by the American Cyanamid Company where she worked for nearly 40 years. Maddock is known for her research in antibiotic feed supplements for swine and other livestock. This collection documents Maddock’s career in the animal industry and includes technical manuals on the antibiotic aureomycin, technical reports from...

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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The collection contains records and reports to Holten regarding the management of her farm by the Farmers National Company.

Scope and Content The collection (1915-2010) contains a wide variety of records including annual reports, historian books, scrapbooks, conference programs, manuals, publications, and photographs and other media. These records thoroughly document the Iowa 4-H program and related programs such as the Rural Young People’s Program throughout the first four to five decades of the program’s existence. Thorough documentation for more recent years is currently lacking. Though there are some materials related to local...

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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 Telecommunicative Arts Program, which began at Iowa State University in the early 1950s, was designed for students interested in studying radio, television, and film production. This collection includes information on courses offered in this discipline, students’ projects and papers, the development of the program, and pictures and scrapbooks with news clippings which illustrate the history of the Telecommunicative Arts Program.

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This collection (1906-2002, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, research materials, publications, and talks of Dr. Irving E. Melhus. The research materials, publications, and talks focus on corn, potatoes, and rusts. The papers also contain information about the Guatemala Tropical Research Center, which Melhus established and directed. These materials contain reports, photographs, and correspondence relating to the work of the Center.

Scope and Content This collection (1923-1990, undated) includes official, personal, and professional correspondence; course notes and syllabi; notes from faculty meetings; conference programs; correspondence and publications related to the Society of American Foresters; various research files on forestry subjects such as flood control, erosion prevention, lumber grading, disease prevention and characteristics on various species of trees; research on various regions, including the Ohio River Basin, the...

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This collection (1943-1988, undated) contains biographical information, photographs, recipe booklets and files collected by Carlin, news clippings, correspondence, departmental correspondence and memoranda, reports, Carlin’s MS thesis, published papers, classroom materials, and award materials.

Abstract The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is a non-profit organization established in 1957 as the Chicago Area Agricultural Advertising Association (CAAAA). In 1965, the name was changed to National Agricultural Advertising and Marketing Association (NAAMA) and a national charter was established in 1966. NAAMA was shortened to NAMA in 1973. NAMA's functions include holding conferences, seminars, and workshops for its members. This collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes,...

Scope and Content The collection (1938-1968, undated) contains material related to Phillips Talbot's work with the Institute of Current World Affairs as well as information on the American Universities Field Staff. The collection also contains news clippings, including biographical information about Talbot, and photographs from Talbot's time in India (1940). Materials related to the ICWA include copies and extracts from letters written by Talbot to ICWA Director Walter S. Rogers...

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Raymond R. Beneke was a Professor of Economics at Iowa State University from 1951 until 1992. His research and writings focused on agricultural economics and farm management. This collection contains biographical information, photographs, correspondence, articles, reports, and papers written by Beneke. Much of the materials are related to his research in the areas of farm management and agricultural economics.

Scope and Content This collection (1907-2009) contains material on the planning of celebrations, annual meetings, symposia, workshops and other events organized by the SON; material from the Executive Board of the Society of Nematologists; biographical materials on some prominent Nematologists and other SON members; committee records; materials from congresses SON participated in; SON’s constitution and by-laws; correspondence; financial records; half-tone plates, slides, photographs, and negatives; records...

Scope and Content The collection (1920-2008, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, printed materials, and photographs. The collection includes subject files relating to education in Iowa including school consolidation and post high school education. There are also materials related to Lagomarcino’s work with the Iowa Department of Public Instruction including reports (1955) documenting education in every county in Iowa. The collection contains documentation...

Scope and Content The collection (1936-1984, undated) includes conservation plans, correspondence, project reports, policies and procedures, budget and financial information, damage reports, design criteria, work and design plans, criteria for watershed treatment, treatment plans, legal documents, meeting minutes, photographs, reports and various data and statistics gathered on the watershed and its subwatersheds. The collection does not contain the personal papers of Tonsfeldt, but consists of materials...

Abstract William Paul Switzer was a Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University specializing in infectious respiratory diseases in swine. This collection contains correspondence and reports that document Switzer's tenure as Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Additional correspondence, publications, and research materials provide evidence of Switzer's research contributions to swine disease prevention, particularly Mycoplasmal...

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This collection (1873-2012) contains records, which document the activities of the YWCA at Iowa State University. The papers include the articles of incorporation, annual reports, and meeting minutes. The records also contain scrapbooks and photographs. In addition, there are newsletters, press releases, and several histories of the YWCA.