Showing Collections: 1831 - 1860 of 1963
Unification Church collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0110
Scope and Content
This collection (1963-1991, undated) contains promotional materials; articles related to the Unification Church in Ames, Iowa and nationally; CAUSA International meeting and seminar materials; correspondence; instructional literature and notes; religious freedom rally memoranda, articles and other materials; and activity announcements for the Unification Community Action Program (Uni-C.A.P.). Most of the materials are related to Iowa State University/Ames, Des Moines and Iowa but the...
Dates:
1963-1991, undated
Union Drive Residence Hall Association records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 22/9/4
Scope and Content
The collection (1968-2003) includes minutes, agendas, bills, constitutions, and news clippings throughout the years of UDA. Items date back from 1951.
Dates:
1968-2003
United States Agricultural Adjustment Administration Control Agency hearing transcripts
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0049
Scope and Content
The collection (1936-1959) contains photocopies of court hearing transcripts and exhibits concerning the Control Agency. The topics discussed include marketing agreements, handling regulations, and proposed amendments as well as various exhibits. This material was donated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Dates:
1936-1959
United States Federal Emergency Relief Administration Mason City (Iowa) Central Nursery School scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0292
Scope and Content
The scrapbook (1935, undated) contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and text describing the daily activities of the nursery school. A detailed description of the activities and resources at the nursery school is included in the scrapbook, and was probably written by someone working at the school. The newspaper clippings give brief descriptions of the events the nursery school hosted with parents, as well as the activities and opportunities the nursery school offered to the children and...
Dates:
1935, undated
United States Soil Conservation Service Hydrologic Laboratory (Spartanburg, South Carolina) Nursery and Research album
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0180
Abstract
The Hydrologic Laboratory was established on the South Tyger River Project in Greenville County, South Carolina. Working under the Soil Conservation Service (United States Department of Agriculture), the laboratory was one of the first places to gather information on the action of water on land. The data from this project was used throughout the southeast and elsewhere in the design of water disposal areas for many farms. The collection contains six sets of album pages displaying photographs...
Dates:
1937-2001
United States Soil Conservation Service Oral History collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0198
Scope and Content
This collection consists of bound transcripts of interviews conducted in 1981 by the Soil Conservation Service, and photographs. Each interview is preceded by a biography of the interviewee. The biographical descriptions below are condensed from these. Some photographs of interviewees are also included. Wayne W. Austin’s career with the Soil Conservation Service began in 1935. He worked in Colorado, Nebraska, Washington, D.C., and California until his retirement in...
Dates:
1981
United States. Soil Conservation Service photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0179
Abstract
The United States Soil Conservation Service was established as an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture on April 27, 1935. The agency conducted surveys of the land, developed conservation practices, and devised flood control plans. Congress renamed the Soil Conservation Service the Natural Resources Conservation Service in 1994. The agency continues to provide technical assistance to farmers and other landowners. The collection contains photographs and educational artwork...
Dates:
1917-1949, undated
United States v. John David Provoo collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0536
Scope and Content
The collection (1900-2009, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and audiotapes. These materials were donated by Kenneth B. Thomson, much of them given to him by Robert B. Heer, a personal correspondent of John David Provoo. Most of the materials in the collection are related either to the Provoo family (John David and his parents and siblings) or to the trial. Biographical materials of the Provoo family include...
Dates:
1900-2009, undated
United States. Work Projects Administration (Iowa) Photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0260
Abstract
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) was an organization mandated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, as part of the New Deal. The WPA was organized to provide infrastructure upgrades, clothing, and jobs to thousands of men and women across the United States. In Iowa, the WPA operated during the years 1935-1940. This collection contains black and white photographs of different WPA projects as they're implemented across Iowa, in both rural and urban areas. Projects range from the...
Dates:
1933-1940, undated
United States Work Projects Administration (Iowa) Professional and Service Division scrapbooks
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0293
Abstract
The Professional and Service Division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), later renamed the Work Projects Administration, worked on all non-construction related projects of the WPA. The division was divided into three sections: community service, welfare, and research and records. The division employed certified teachers, recreation leaders, artists, writers, clerical workers, library assistants, seamstresses, and people of other professions. This collection contains two scrapbooks...
Dates:
circa 1939
United States. Works Progress Administration (Iowa) Special Reports and Narratives of Projects
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0409
Abstract
This collection contains materials pertaining to the Work Progress Administration's projects in Iowa in the mid-1930s. The WPA was a program developed under Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and provided thousands of jobs to unemployed men and women around the country. In Iowa, most WPA projects focused on public works and community services. WPA workers built airports and worked on agricultural projects, as well as taught adult education courses and made clothes in WPA sewing workshops. The...
Dates:
1935-1936, undated
University General - Publications about Iowa State University
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 0/0
Dates:
Ongoing
University of Mid-America records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 16/1/4
Dates:
Unknown
Urban Street and Highway Research Development Association records
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792029264086]
Identifier: MS-0087
Scope and Content
This collection (1959-1962, undated) includes articles of incorporation, expenditures, presentations, speeches and talks, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence and files from the Highway Study Committee. The Iowa Highway Study Committee files include a presentation to the Iowa Highway Study Committee by USHRA recommending the allocation of fifteen percent of the Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF) to urban areas, excerpts from the Study Committee Report, an explanation of a Formula for...
Dates:
1959-1962, undated
Van Zandt Family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0213
Abstract
The Van Zandt Family papers document the lives and activities of the Van Zandt family of Agency, Iowa. The primary focus of the collection is on Henry C. Van Zandt and his descendants. Born in North Carolina in 1816, Henry and his family moved to Agency, Iowa, in 1848. The collection contains primarily family correspondence, but also includes family photographs, legal correspondence, account ledgers, and diaries. Some of Henry's business correspondence is included and letters from his...
Dates:
1838-1990, undated
Vandenburgh Family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/8/8
Scope and Content
This collection (1908-1970, undated) contains materials associated with Edward Vandenburgh and his son Edward Vandenburgh III. Materials related to the senior Vandenburgh include biographical information, correspondence, and his Centennial Award certificate. There are also two ribbons received during the class reunion contained in the Artifact Collection. The material related to Edward III consists mostly of photographs and negatives documenting his time as a student and member of Sigma Nu...
Dates:
1908-1970, undated
Vandervelde Family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/8/6
Scope and Content
This collection (1837-[ongoing]) consists of materials collected by Marjorie Vandervelde about her family, including her parents, brothers, sisters, husband, sons, and extended family. Many of these items focus on life growing up in Le Grand, Iowa at the turn of the century as the children of the local doctor. The bulk of the materials consist of writings by Marjorie Vandervelde, correspondence between family members and anecdotal family history. Also included are extensive writings,...
Dates:
1837-2009, undated
Vasant Honavar papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792030157899]
Identifier: RS 13/7/55
Abstract
Honavar, founder and director of Iowa State University’s artificial intelligence research laboratory and program in computational intelligence, learning, and discovery, attended Bangalore University (India), and there he received his B.E. in Electronic Engineering. At Drexel University, Honavar received his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and at the University of Wisconsin, he received both his M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1990) in Computer Science. Honavar was awarded the Regents...
Dates:
1995-2007, undated
Vera David papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792030012961]
Identifier: MS-0654
Scope and Content
This collection (1970-1974, undated) contains information regarding the production of Iowa 2000, a television program produced by Vera David which promoted the benefits of alternative energy solutions. The materials include scripts, Mrs. David's notes, and correspondence between her and television stations. In addition, there are notes from meetings and conferences, polls regarding life in Iowa, and information regarding alternative energy such as solar...
Dates:
1970-1974, undated
Verda Louise Williams papers
Collection — Box 13: [Barcode: 32792030226488]
Identifier: RS 5/2/51
Scope and Content
This collection documents the making of the hour-long PBS program "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard," by Verda Williams. Series 1 - Biographical Information (1998) contains Williams' resume. Series 2 - Publicity (1985-1991) contains brochures, newspaper advertisements, and posters of Verda Williams' productions "Black Des Moines: Voices Seldom Heard" and "A Rose Is A Rose" both before and after...
Dates:
1958-2004, undated
Vern L. Schield papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792029568460]
Identifier: MS-0363
Scope and Content
The collection (1956-1987, undated) contains background information relating to Vern L. Schield and his manufacturing company (Schield Bantam), as well as news clippings, newsletters, correspondence, leaflets, and pamphlets pertaining to Self-Help, Inc. The collection also contains news clippings documenting Schield’s 1970 canoeing expedition.
Dates:
1956-1987, undated
Verneil Mardell (Anderson) Branstad papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RS 16/3/4/51
Scope and Content
This collection (1939-1950, undated) contains the 4-H records of Verneil (Anderson) Branstad and includes newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, a project book, record books, and ribbons. The record books document projects Branstad completed on clothing, home furnishing, and nutrition and food preservation. Photographs show Branstad presenting a dress at the Iowa State Fair and displaying her home furnishing project outside in front of her home. Programs include events Branstad attended...
Dates:
1939-1950, undated
Vernon Francis Stone papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 26/3/51
Abstract
Vernon Francis Stone (1920-2015), architect, was a professor of architecture at Iowa State University from 1959 until his retirement in 1985. Prior to his career at Iowa State, Stone was a practicing architect (1945-1959) at several firms, mostly located in the Wichita, Kansas, area. He started his own architectural firm when he moved to Ames, Iowa, in 1959. This collection (1948-2015) contains biographical material, awards, correspondence, writings, course materials, committee files, and...
Dates:
1948-2015, undated
Verona Devine Burton papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792029524620]
Identifier: MS-0278
Scope and Content
This collection contains a thesis, dissertation, correspondence, certificates, publications, and articles. Her thesis is entitled, “Floral Abscission in Lychnis Alba,” and her dissertation, “Embryology of Lychnis Alba.” The bulk of the collection lies in Burton’s correspondence which documents her career at Mankato State and her personal life. Included is correspondence with the Mankato administration, former students, and politicians (including Walter Mondale). Of...
Dates:
1936-2009, undated
Veteran Civilian Conservation Corps Camp #2725 scrapbook
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792030016442]
Identifier: MS-0674
Scope and Content
The collection (1935-1936) contains a scrapbook entitled "Views of the VCCC Camp #2725, Stone Park, Sioux City, Iowa." The scrapbook contains photographs of the camp, the park and surroundings, projects, before and after photographs, and leisure activities. Included are several maps of the area and brief descriptions of projects and issues which needed to be addressed.
Dates:
1935-1936
Veterinary Medical Society of Iowa State College records
Record Group — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792030038636]
Identifier: RS 22/5/0/11
Dates:
1903-1919
Veterinary Teaching Hospital records
Record Group — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792030047066]
Identifier: RS 14/9
Dates:
1998-2012, undated
Victor E. Nelson papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792030031284]
Identifier: RS 13/6/63
Scope and Content
The collection (1920-1954, undated) includes Victor E. Nelson’s obituary and a number of his published articles.
Dates:
1920-1954, undated
Victor Wayne Bolie papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792030180271]
Identifier: RS 15/3/11
Scope and Content
This collection contains the biographical information of Dr. Bolie, award information and publications.
Dates:
1924-2005
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