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Arnold B. Skromme papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/7/210
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,...
Dates:
1805-2008, undated
Bushrod W. Allin papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0011
Scope and Content
This collection (1932-1968, undated) consists principally of Allin's writings, including articles, reports, book reviews, addresses, speeches, and lectures. The bulk of these materials document the economics of U.S. agricultural policy and practice, including analyses of land-use practices, forecasts of future economic conditions, and reports on employment opportunities. The collection also contains biographical information, correspondence, Congressional testimony, and writings by others on...
Dates:
1932-1968, undated
Chester F. Randolph papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/7/146
Abstract
Chet Randolph was a farm broadcaster, the first Executive Director of Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa, and served as the Executive Vice President and Director of Overseas Market Development for the American Soybean Association. This collection contains materials related to Randolph’s personal life and professional career, including correspondence, family genealogical information, records related to his work for the American Soybean Association, files on farm marketing roundtables he...
Dates:
1856-2002, undated
Clifford Henry Millen papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0193
Scope and Content
This collection (1920-1971, undated) contains materials documenting Millen’s life and career including photographs, news clippings, articles, correspondence, speeches, legislative materials and awards. The collection primarily documents Millen's professional career as a political reporter, but also contains materials related to his nonprofessional life. The newspaper clippings contain articles about Millen (awards, his work, his obituary) and about his wife, Pauline...
Dates:
1920-1971, undated
Frank H. Spedding papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 17/1/11
Scope and Content
The collection (1925-1985, undated) contains the correspondence, publications, clippings, speeches of Frank H. Spedding and administrative records related to his work as director of the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dates:
1925-1985, undated
Charles J. Hearst papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0003
Scope and Content
The collection includes business and personal letters, maps, newspaper clippings, writings, photographs, and a biographical account of Hearst’s life. Series I, Agricultural Delegation trip to the USSR, contains official letters and itineraries that Hearst received prior to the delegation in 1955. Materials from the actual trip include lists of soviet officials, maps, passports, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Hearst’s diaries...
Dates:
1935-1970
J. Stuart Russell papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0012
Scope and Content
This collection (1942-1960, undated) includes biographical information, correspondence, newspaper articles and editorials, magazine articles, speeches, and photographs. The collection contains numerous writings by Russell, both drafts and published, related to his trips to the Far East and Europe to survey farm conditions, the Russian-American agricultural exchange (1955), and the efforts of Wolf Ladejinsky (1953-1959), a land reformer in East Asia. Correspondents include Chester Davis and...
Dates:
1942-1960, undated
Jane Magers papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 16/4/52
Scope and Content
This collection (1958-2006, undated) contains articles, newspaper clippings, writings, speeches and other documents relating to the work of Jane Magers. Personal photographs, slides, videos, and correspondence are included as well as professional correspondence.
Dates:
1957-2016, undated
Kenneth J. Benda papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/7/75
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...
Dates:
1930-2007, undated
Perry G. Holden papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 16/3/11
Scope and Content
This collection represents an incomplete but interesting selection of personal materials on Perry Holden. It includes correspondence and letters, unpublished materials, newspaper clippings referring to Holden and his work, addresses given in his gubernatorial race, and duplicate family albums which he compiled during his retirement in Michigan. The letters range from 1908 to 1958 and deal mainly with his career at Iowa State College; staffing needs, costs of...
Dates:
1906-1967
Sally J. Pederson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/7/198
Abstract
Consultant, editor, and former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Sally Pederson was born in 1951 in Muscatine, Iowa. She was senior food editor for Better Homes and Gardens and an executive with the Meredith Corporation. Pederson was elected to two terms as Lieutenant Governor (1999-2007) of Iowa under Governor Tom Vilsack. While in office, she was an advocate for people with disabilities. The collection contains biographical information, official papers, photographs, press releases, reports,...
Dates:
1980-2015, undated
Shirley E. Held papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 26/2/53
Abstract
Shirley E. Held was a professor of art and design at Iowa State University who specialized in textiles and weaving. This collection contains information on weaving, images of textiles and other works of art, published articles and writings, speeches, teaching materials, correspondence, and exhibition materials that belonged to Shirley Held. Also in the collection are files related to her book, Weaving: A Handbook for Fiber Craftsmen, and copies of her self-published children’s books. Much of...
Dates:
1938-2005, undated