Scope and Content This collection (1970-2008) contains biographical information, correspondence, research projects, class and employment information, contracting and consulting work, trips, meetings, seminars, and conferences, committee work, published materials, videotapes, audiotapes, and photographs. The collection is arranged in the following series: Biographical Information, 1984-[ongoing]; Correspondence,...

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 sub-group includes several reports about the summer surveying camp known as Camp Marston, many of which were written by J. S. Dodds. Also among the records are brochures, correspondence, enrollment lists, a photograph album, two videotapes and a magazine article compiled about Camp Marston.

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This collection contains Clark Mollenhoff's subject files on John Vincent Atanasoff and the J. V. Atanasoff Trial; ca. 1970's-90. Atanasoff developed a prototype of the Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC) at Iowa State University in 1939, though a final version was never completed.

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The collection (1975-1980, undated) contains background papers, correspondence, news clippings, media materials (including a list of the Committee’s radio spots), speeches given by various Committee members, surveys, articles and videotapes. There are several articles and papers written by members of the committee about the Stanley amendment. Other organization materials include informational pamphlets, brochures, and advertisements.

Scope and Content The collection (1938-1975, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, radio scripts, speeches, a film, printed materials, publications, and photographs. The collection includes materials related to Groomes' farming activities and his involvement in the Iowa Association of School Boards and the Iowa Council for Better Education. Personal records documenting Groomes' nonprofessional activities and interests include a genealogy, photographs, correspondence, biographical...

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James M. Hoover was Professor of Civil Engineering at Iowa State University. He conducted research with the Engineering Experiment Station before becoming a professor. His consultation work included subjects related to road engineering and soil testing. This collection includes biographical information, articles and reports written by Hoover, a grant application, and videotapes. The videotapes relate to a study Hoover did for Exxon Chemicals Americas.

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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.

Scope and Content Series I, Biographical records (1930-2011), contains biographical sketches and personnel records, newspaper and printed clippings, photographs and scanned image printouts, certificates, oral history interviews with Atanasoff; material from Clark Mollenhoff's book, "Atanasoff : Forgotten Father of the Computer" (1988), and other published material concerning Atanasoff, awards information, correspondence relating to computer exhibitions and the 1990...

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This collection (1933-1988, undated) contains news clippings and crop dusting films. The films were made by Robertson in the 1930s to show farmers the advantages of aerial crop dusting and to teach pilots the techniques of the business. The news clippings report on Robertson's pioneering work in crop dusting and his invention of the rotary crop spraying device.

Description of Material This sub-group (1961-[ongoing]) contains printed and audio-visual materials related to the New Student Programs at Iowa State University. The printed materials include orientation programs and handbooks, Orientation Committee meeting materials, summer orientation reports, and documents related to the Cyclone Aides. There is also a collected history of the program completed in 1997: "A History of New Student Orientation at Iowa State University," by Johna S. Sell. Freshman Days manuals...

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This sub-group (1964-2004) contains photographs, slides, contact slides, and videos from performances and events at the Iowa State Center, ranging from Farm Aid, Neil Diamond, and the Republican Cavalcade. This collection also contains promotional materials including tickets, brochures, performance programs, and flyers.

Abstract Roger G. Ginder (born 1946) worked as a Professor for the Department of Economics and an extension specialist in agribusiness management at Iowa State University (1978-2010). Much of Ginder's work focused on the management of farmers' cooperatives (co-ops) in the upper Midwest during the difficult economic years of the 1980s and 1990s. This collection contains lecture materials, research files, papers, proposals, and presentation notes. Much of these materials focus on farming debt, credit,...