CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

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This collection contains papers related to Allert Olson's work with rural electric cooperatives and his time as an Iowa state representative.

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This collection (1941-1979) contains records of the Tennessee Section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. The collection is arranged by year and each annual file generally contains minutes, annual meeting programs, correspondence, financial reports, and newsletters; files containing additional materials are noted. Material related to the history of the Tennessee Section are located in folder 1/17.

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This collection (1911-2013, undated) contains materials related to the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Student Branch at Iowa State University, including annual reports, photographs, newsletters, and meeting minutes.

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This collection (1909-1965) contains annual reports, meeting minutes, and information related to civil engineering open house activities during Iowa State's annual spring celebration VEISHEA.

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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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.

Scope and Content This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers relating mainly to the National Plowing Match and Field Day (1946-1950), pasture improvement and conservation projects, and corn and soybean test yields. Other materials relate to Bennett's career with the Soil Conservation Service (SCS): a curriculum for a SCS Regional Training Center; SCS district work plans; resources conservation programs; field diaries through the...

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This collection contains lecturer information, lectures, conferences, annual reports, programs, and FOCUS grants as well as photographs.

Scope and Content The collection (1948-2018) contains annual reports, newsletters, information booklets and a microfilm of various scrapbooks which contain newspaper clippings, announcements and photographs. The annual reports contain reports on the operations and financial statistics of the Cooperative for that year. The Watts Watt newsletters include news and announcements on maintenance and construction, facilities and lines, meetings, member cooperatives, employees and a...

Abstract Cooperative manager Elmer L. Kreger started the Farmers Elevator Service Company (FELCO ) in 1926, with the idea that if elevator companies would cooperate in purchasing farm supplies in large units, substantial savings could be gained for their customers. Eventually the cooperative handled a full line of farm supplies. FELCO later merged with the Nebraska Farmers Union State Exchange, becoming the Farmers Regional Cooperative. In 1970, the Farmers Regional Cooperative merged with Land O'...

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 This collection (1915-2010) contains records related to the activities, administration, and history of the Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. The administrative records include meeting minutes, committee and officer reports, and annual reports. The collection also contains official publications and newsletters published by the organization. Records of the activities sponsored by the organization are also contained in this collection. Materials regarding the annual...

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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This collection (1922-1977, undated) contains materials related to the Home Economics Club at Iowa State University, including reports, activity information, and council & committee papers.

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...

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This collection consists of publications by and about the Iowa Board of Regents. records include annual reports, news clippings, and other publications.

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.

Scope and Content The collection (1940-1988, undated) consists of material related to Iowa soil conservation districts collected by Dr. Minoru Amemiya, a member of the Iowa State University Agronomy Department from 1960 to 1993. Files contain soil conservation district annual reports, planning documents and newspaper clippings. Reports date back to 1940, though most are from the 1960s and 1970s. The annual reports describe the steps taken to conserve Iowa soil from the effects of erosion and contain plans to...

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

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This collection (1959-2014) consists of materials from the Iowa State Office of the President not specific to one presidential administration. It includes subject files, records of the President's Leadership Class, biographical files, records of the Office of Governmental Relations, and records of the President's Council. For records of each presidential administration, see record groups 2/1-2/15

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This collection (1946-1990, undated) contains records of Iowa State University's Safety Council. The records include meeting minutes, memos, reports, and safety inspections.

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This collection contains Keith Myers work on eradicating hog cholera.

Scope and Content The collection (1972-2005) contains biographical information and materials related to the Modest Home Makeover Program (MHM) including evaluations, annual reports, teaching guides, county and family information, plans, slides, photographs, newspaper clippings, and resources. Families interested in the MHM entered into an agreement with the ISU Extension Service to consult and offer in-home assistance for planning updates to rooms in the family's homes. A county...

Scope and Content The collection (1968-1979) contains awards, by-laws, membership lists, meeting minutes, financial statements, bulletins, newsletters, officer information, chapter histories, reports and correspondence. Most of the collection contains records from the Iowa Chapter, but records from the national organization are also included. Correspondence is both between members of the association and with groups outside of NAMA. The collection also contains records concerning Iowa Agriculture Day including...

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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This collection (1973-1998, undated) contains annual reports, constitutions, correspondence, and meeting minutes. The collection also contains programs for a number of the mini-symposia sponsored by the Council as well as correspondence, programs, and some presentation information related to the H. Hugh Dukes Club.