Abstract Albert L. Walker was an author and professor of English at Iowa State University. He taught courses in English ranging from the works of William Shakespeare to contemporary literature and creative writing. Walker was an able administrator and served as Head of the Department of English as well as on numerous campus committees during his career at Iowa State. He authored several books on literature and composition and was also a musician and composer. This collection contains biographical...

Abstract Alfred P. Kehlenbeck (1906-1969) was a professor (1935-1945; 1950-1969) of German in the Department of Foreign Languages at Iowa State University. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Kehlenbeck authored several books on the German language and German-American dialects, including Essentials of Reading German. This collection includes biographical information, correspondence, and publications. Three of his published works on the German-American dialect are...

Abstract Carl W. Mize is Professor Emeritus of Forestry in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management. His research interests include forest growth and yield, modeling the effect of agricultural field shelterbelts on crop production, and forest biometry. The collection contains biographical information and copies of Mize's papers. The papers include research on hardwood tree species, tropical tree species, street-tree species, fungi research, and the effects of tree shelterbelts on...

Abstract Charles B. Handy served as Iowa State's first Dean (1984-1989) of the College of Business. He retired in 1992 as Professor of Accounting after a career that spanned over 40 years of teaching and administrative service to Iowa State University. Handy was instrumental in guiding the transition of the Department of Industrial Administration as enrollment grew first into a School and then into the College of Business Administration. This collection includes administrative records that document...

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David Frame Cox (1931-2009) was a professor of animal science and statistics at Iowa State University from 1960 to 1997. Much of his early work was devoted to the study of swine and the effects of irradiation on swine. The collection contains biographical information; personal course work; notes from Cox's mentor, Cornell University Professor Charles Roy Henderson; reprints of articles written by Cox; course notes from Statistics 401, taught by Cox; and personal research notes.

Scope and Content This collection (1917-1999) contains biographical information, correspondence, publications, and research files. Many of Hull's publications on farm machinery, safety, and structures are included. The bulk of the collection contains Hull's research and reference files, which includes information on structures and processing, farm safety, and power equipment and machinery. These files contain an assortment of materials including correspondence, manufacturer's product literature, agricultural...

Abstract David W. Countryman is Professor Emeritus of Forestry in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University. During his tenure at Iowa State, Countryman developed and taught the capstone course in the Department of Forestry. He also taught several other courses, primarily in forest management, and conducted research on the economic potential of Iowa's woodlands and the effective development and management of forests and recreation resources in the Midwest. The...

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The collection (1967-1976, undated) contains biographical information and published works. The publications focus on Yoesting's research on outdoor recreational facilities and activities in Iowa and the Midwest.

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This collection (1986-2010) includes biographical information, writings by Fink, and a review of one of her books. The biographical information includes a copy of her vita, news clippings, and library catalog records of her books. Copies of some of her published papers are included in the collection. They reveal her interests in the meatpacking industry and in rural women, specifically those living in the Midwestern United States.

Abstract Earl Hammond, food scientist, was born in Terrell, Texas, in 1926. Hammond served as a professor at Iowa State University for nearly 50 years, retiring in 2002 as Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Hammond is most noted for his work in devising new processes for making cheeses and developing soybeans with reduced linolenic and elevated palmitic acids. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, grant proposals, patent applications,...

Abstract Erwin E. Klaas is a retired professor of animal ecology and wildlife research biologist. He was a member of the faculty at Iowa State University for 25 years and also served as a leader for the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. In addition, Klaas was a wildlife research biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey for 30 years. His primary research interest was birds with a focus on waterfowl and aquatic birds. This collection contains...

Abstract Eugenia Sue Smith Farrar, biologist, was a professor of zoology and genetics at Iowa State University. Farrar's research focused on the biology of the endocrine system, where she investigated insulin in bullfrog tadpoles, the thyroid hormone content of fish eggs, and environmental hormone disruptors in amphibians. This collection contains biographical information, graduate student work, correspondence, teaching files, university committee files, research...

Abstract Frank Kenneth Ramsey (1910-1992) was a longtime Professor and Head of the Department of Veterinary Pathology at Iowa State University. The collection contains biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, publications, research materials, and travel information. The bulk of the collection consists of professional correspondence with colleagues and fellow researchers regarding the administration of and the ongoing research in the College of Veterinary...

Abstract George H. Junkhan was a Professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University from 1959 until 1994. He received his B.S. (1955) in mechanical engineering, an M.S. (1959) in mechanical engineering, and a Ph.D. (1964) in theoretical and applied mechanics and mechanical engineering from Iowa State University. Junkhan also served as a Visiting Professor (1971-1972, 1989-1990) at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Brussels, Belgium. This collection contains correspondence,...

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The collection (1926-1990, undated) contains biographical materials, correspondence, and reprints of articles written by her. Many of Sunderlin's writings focused on cooking, canning, recipes, and nutrition. The collection also contains materials related to her work with the Master Mix. In addition, there are articles written by her students regarding products developed in Sunderlin’s experimental cookery classes.

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This collection (1931-1983) contains biographical information, photographs, honors he received, correspondence, class notes, information on the John Franklin Carlson lectures held at ISU, and materials related to a variety of subjects and persons of interest to professor Danielson. The papers cover his time as a student at the University of British Columbia and Purdue University through his tenure as an Iowa State University faculty member (1948-1981).

Scope and Content This collection (1934-2010) contains biographical information on Griffith Buck and research materials documenting his work with roses and geraniums. The biographical information includes photocopies of scrapbooks, faculty information forms, and news clippings. The research materials contain photocopies of Buck's rose and geranium breeding notes. The collection also contains writings and published articles by Buck. The materials in this collection are primarily photocopies from the originals...

Abstract Harry H. Knight (1889-1976) was born in Koshkonong, Missouri, on May 13, 1889. He received his B.S. (1914) and his Ph.D. (1920) from Cornell University. Knight served in the United States Army (1917-1919) as a member of the Aerial Photo Section of the Air Service. He was named Associate Professor (1924-1934) of Entomology in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at Iowa State College (University) and promoted to Professor (1934-1971). Knight was noted for breeding and growing gladioli and...

Abstract Harry Joseph Weiss was a professor (1953-1989) of mathematics and engineering mechanics at Iowa State University. Weiss was born on February 15, 1923, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to Iowa State, Weiss worked at Carnegie Technical Institute (Carnegie Mellon University) and Brown University. As a member of the faculty at Iowa State, Weiss also served as a consultant for several aerospace firms. His main focus of research was in applied mathematics, continuum mechanics, and...

Scope and Content This collection (1933-2009, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, conference information, course notes, and published works. The bulk of the collection consists of professional correspondence with Iowa State colleagues and members of professional societies. Records related to events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ISU Statistics Laboratory are also included in the collection. Other files contain lecture notes for statistics courses taught by David; files related...

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This collection (1910-1972, undated) contains materials related to Iowa State physics professor Herbert J. Plagge. The papers cover his time as professor of physics. The collection includes biographical information, correspondence, photographs, and materials related to several campus organizations.

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This collection (1934-1980, undated) contains Hartley's professional papers, as well as technical reports and consultation reports for the National Testing Service (NTS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The collection also contains lecture notes and handouts for his various classes at Texas A&M University and correspondence and meeting materials regarding committees from Hartley's work with the ASA.

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This collection contains audio recordings of oral history interviews, radio broadcasts, and recorded speeches by various members of Iowa State University.

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The collection (1953-1988, undated) consists of the records of the Iowa State University Faculty Council and its committees including the Academic Affairs Committee, the Curriculum Committee, the Faculty Development and Administration Relations Committee, and the Executive Committee. The files contain meeting agendas and minutes, reports, and correspondence. The collection also includes the Faculty Council's Basic documents, rules and bylaws, and the history of the Faculty Council.

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The collection (1985-[ongoing]) consists of the records of the Iowa State University Faculty Senate and its Executive Board, councils, and committees. The files contain meeting agendas and minutes, reports, and correspondence. The collection also includes the Faculty Senate's basic documents (constitutions), rules and bylaws, and the history of the Faculty Council.

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The collection (1869-1989) contains meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, dockets, and news clippings relating to the activities of the General Faculty at Iowa State University. The records also include memorial resolutions for deceased faculty members.

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This collection includes transcripts from recorded oral history interviews and other recordings. Members of the University Archives, Iowa State University Library, including Dorothy Kehlenbeck, Stan Yates, and Laura Kline, conducted many of the interviews.

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The collection (1910-2013) consists of annual reports, activities and membership records, club meeting announcements, sign-in sheets, minutes and notes, club histories, correspondence, and club policies. Also included in the collection is a pictorial history consisting of a scrapbook and a slideshow script that were produced in 1980.

Abstract The Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives initiated an oral history project leading up to and coinciding with the Iowa State University sesquicentennial celebration. Members of the staff, along with other individuals affiliated with Iowa State University, conducted interviews with Iowa State administrators, faculty, staff, and former students discussing their experiences at Iowa State. This collection contains transcripts of the oral history interviews....