CARDinal: Cyclone Archival Research Database

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Charles Alfred Norman was born in Logan, Iowa, on March 16, 1890. He earned a B.S. (1914) in Agricultural Engineering from Iowa State College (University). This collection contains a photograph album with 84 black and white picture postcards depicting campus buildings, athletics teams, and student life at Iowa State during Norman's time in college.

Abstract In 1892, Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) created a baseball program, its first varsity sport, and became a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Baseball Association. Leroy "Cap" Timm was the program's most successful coach, with a 340-373-5 record over thirty-seven seasons. Iowa State's appreciation of "Cap" Timm's years of service led to the naming of the baseball venue Cap Timm Field upon his retirement. After one hundred and nine years, baseball at ISU came to an end in...

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This collection consists of biographical materials related to coaches and trainers in the Department of Athletics.

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This collection consists of records elated to the Department of Athletics. Records include news clippings and scrapbooks, newsletters, press guides, publications, subject files, biographical files, National Cyclone Club records, statistics books, administrative records, and directors files.

Abstract Iowa State Agricultural College (Iowa State University) played its first organized game of football in 1892 against State Center under coach and team captain Ira Brownlie. Iowa State joined its first intercollegiate athletic conference in 1894, playing football against other colleges in the state of Iowa. Currently, Iowa State plays in the Big 12 Conference. Iowa State has been invited to play in twelve bowl games in its history, winning a total of three. Games are currently played at Jack...

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The Iowa State University (ISU) men's basketball team played its first intercollegiate game against the University of Kansas on February 20, 1908. Iowa State has played against league opponents in the Missouri Valley, the Big Six, the Big Seven, the Big Eight, and the Big Twelve. Johnny Orr is Iowa State's winningest men's basketball coach with a record of 218-200. The collection contains news clippings, programs, media guides, and subject files.

Scope and Content This collection contains records related to the Iowa State Men's Cross Country program. The newspaper clippings and online articles are about Iowa State Men's Cross Country athletes, coaches, events, and results. The media guides have information on the current athletes, coaches and scheduled meets. They also provide historical information on past successes the program has achieved. Beginning with the 2008 season, the Cross Country media guides were combined with Track &...

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The collection (1952-2015) contains student histories of specific seasons, media guides, and news clippings of tournaments and related information.

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The collection (1917-2004, undated) contains media guides, news clippings, rosters, scoresheets, and histories written by students for the men's gymnastics program.

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The collection (1916-2001) contains news clippings of swim meets and other competitions, media guides with information about coaches, swimmers, and program history, and written student histories focusing on specific seasons.

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The collection (1959-1994) contains news clippings tennis matches and events, media guides with profiles on athletes and coaches, and student written histories of the program.

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The collection (1908-2015) contains materials related to the Iowa State Men's Track & Field program. The newspaper clippings and online articles are generally about track meets, the individual athletes and their accomplishments, and coaches. Media guides include student-athlete and coach profiles, statistics, schedules, and program history information. The subject files contain student written histories of the program, a results compilation from 1976, and event programs.

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The collection (1973- [ongoing]) contains materials related to the Iowa State University Softball program. The newspaper articles are about the athletes, coaches, games, and events involving the team. The media guides have information about athletes, coaches, schedules, and the history of the team. The subject files contain histories written by students, a program from a Big 8 tournament (1979), a regular season roster (1994), and an undated home schedule.

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Iowa State University women's basketball officially took to the court for the first time in the 1973-1974 season. The program has had six head coaches. The current coach, Bill Fennelly, has led women's basketball for over twenty seasons, leading the program to sixteen NCAA Tournament and two WNIT appearances. Iowa State has won two Big 12 Tournament titles and one Big 12 regular season title. The collection contains news clippings, brochures, programs, media guides, and subject files.

Scope and Content The collection (1974-2006) contains materials related to the Iowa State University Women's Cross Country program. The news clippings focus mainly on events and competitions with some team member and coaching staff profiles. The media guides have information on current rosters and coaches, plus event schedules and a history of past successes. The subject files contain event programs, a list of qualifiers and results from a national competition, and a student-written history of the 1992...

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The collection (1974-2008) contains materials related to the Iowa State University Women's Golf program. The news clippings include articles written about the team, golfers, coaches, and events. The media guides have information about the golfers, coaches, schedules, events, and history of the program. The subject files contains histories written by students, a program from a celebrity golf tournament, and 25 year history booklet of the program.

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Iowa State's Women's Gymnastics program began as a varsity sport in the 1973-1974 season. There have been seven head coaches in the program's history, including K.J. Kindler, who was named National Coach of the Year in 2005. The collection contains news clippings, media guides, and subject files.

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The collection (1994-2008) contains materials related to the Iowa State University Women's soccer program. The newspaper articles are about Iowa State Women's Soccer players, coaches, games, and events. The media guides have information about the players, coaches, schedules, and program history. The subject guides contain season schedules, game programs, roster lists, and media handouts for the Women's Soccer program.

Scope and Content The collection (1973-2009) contains materials related to the Iowa State University Women's Tennis Program. The news clippings are articles written about the Women's Tennis program, players, coaches, event previews and results. The media guides have information about players, coaches, schedules, and the history of Iowa State Women's Tennis. The subject files contain statistical and roster information about the 1973-1974 season. There are also two student-written histories about the early...

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The collection (1970-2013) contains materials related to the Iowa State University Women's Track and Field program. The news clippings include articles about the Women's Track and Field teams, players, coaches, events, and competition recaps. The media guides have general information, plus team rosters, schedules, and historical statistics. The subject files contain event programs from the early 1980s and histories written by students.

Scope and Content The collection (1975-2016) includes materials related to the Iowa State University Women's Volleyball program. It includes newspaper clippings about Iowa State Women's Volleyball players, coaches, games, and events. The media guides have information about players, coaches, games, and program history. The subject files contain histories written by students, programs, and pocket and poster schedules. For artifacts included in this collection, see the series...

Abstract Wrestling at Iowa State began in 1916 under coach Charles Mayser. The program has won 8 national titles, with the most recent being in 1987. Many Iowa State wrestlers have gone on to win Olympic medals, including Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, Ben Peterson, and current Iowa State coach, Kevin Jackson. Harold Nichols is the winningest coach in Iowa State wrestling history with a record of 454-75-11 and five national titles over 32 seasons. Cael Sanderson, a former Iowa State wrestler and coach,...

Scope and Content This collection (1956-1957, 1990) consists of photographic contact sheets and negatives taken during 1956 and 1957, as well as an itemized list of the photographs. The photographs include several images from the WOI-TV studio, including interviews done with people such as Ezra Taft Benson, President James Hilton, and coverage of Betty Lou McVay’s children’s show, "The Magic Window." There are several photographs of concerts including dance scenes and images of Louis Armstrong. The collection...