Scope and Content The collection (1951-1988, undated) contains correspondence, directories, ledgers, conference materials, publications of the association, bulletins and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publications relating to grain handling facilities. The bulletins contain reports on the association's activities, actions taken, updates on current research and legislation, and other information on topics relevant to association members. In addition to the separate files related to OSHA...

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The collection (1931-1996) contains articles of incorporation, bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, photographs and administrative files documenting the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives, as well as materials on cooperatives from the state of Iowa and nationally. The collection includes records from the first meeting of the Iowa Institute of Cooperation in 1931. Although the collection mainly covers Iowa cooperatives, national, regional and other state cooperatives are also represented.

Scope and Content This collection (1940-1974, undated) contains president/officer election material, photographs of past presidents, bulletins, expenses and budget records, member information, hatchery divisions, and various pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and informational booklets. Much of the informational material comes in the form of reports, pamphlets, booklets, and correspondence. This material focuses on blood typing, breeding, various diseases in poultry, and poultry/turkey...

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.

Abstract The Iowa Soybean Promotion Board (ISPB) was created to use soybean check-off funds to benefit Iowa soybean farmers through expanded soybean utilization and improved soybean profitability. The ISPB establishes programs for promotion, research, and education regarding the production, marketing, and use of soybeans and soybean products. The collection contains correspondence, check-off materials, election materials, claims, financial records, minutes, publications, research contracts, and...

Abstract Founded in 1904, the Cardinal Guild was the origin of student government at Iowa State. Originally a single body, the organization eventually evolved into a three-branched system of student government: Senate, executive cabinet, and a court. The Cardinal Guild changed its name in 1962, becoming the Government of the Student Body (GSB). This collection contains meeting minutes, constitutions and by-laws, guild publications, election materials, finances, reports on student activities, surveys...

Abstract Officially established in 1946 at Antigua, Guatemala, the Iowa State College-Guatemala Tropical Research Center was a cooperative effort between Iowa State and the Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture. The Center was largely funded through grant money from the Earl E. May Seed Company and all research operations were directed by Irving E. Melhus of Iowa State. The Guatemalan national government provided plots of land and trained staff to help conduct experiments and Iowa State provided expert...

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Iowa State University's student newspaper began publication on August 7, 1890, as the Iowa State Agricultural Student. The name would eventually change to the Iowa State Daily in 1947. This collection contains clippings, written histories, promotional materials, information on lawsuits brought against the Daily, and a sampling of original issues of the paper dating from the 1890s through the 1960s.

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The sub-group (1938-1987, undated) contains general correspondence and reports, financial statements and fiscal reports, history files, documents relating to the journal's 60th anniversary, and files concerning the journal's termination.

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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.

Scope and Content The collection contains general information about the CARD program, including annual reports, a historical timeline, and articles. The bulk of the collection contains records of a project Iowa State University was working on in Russia. The Istra River Basin Small Watershed Management Project began in order to assist Russia to develop ways to improve the water quality of the Istra River by preventing farm pollution run-off. The Istra River basin provides the city of...

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The Iowa State University Men's Ice Hockey Club participated in its first competition in 1967. The club competes in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL) as a part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). This collection contains news clippings, schedules, and game programs. The records document club budgets, correspondence across the league, and personnel information.

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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 contains meeting minutes, correspondence, grant information, and reports and recommendations of the Farm House Building Committee. The Committee oversaw the renovation and the transformation of the Farm House into a museum.

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This collection (1948-[ongoing]) contains notebooks of the secretary, meeting minutes, membership information, newsletters, articles, photographs from various activities and functions, reports, memorabilia, certificates, a guestbook, financial records, two scrapbooks, an original Farm Op Crest drawing, a plaque, and slides.

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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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The collection (1963-1994) contains correspondence, meeting minutes on committee activities. The collection also contains information regarding race and gender issues.

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The collection (1966-1988) contains meeting minutes and correspondence of the Interdisciplinary Program Council, as well as general budget and funding information.

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The International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) was founded in 1948 to promote greater international understanding and cooperation through a 6-month exchange program. Iowa 4-H clubs participated in IFYE throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The collection contains letters written by Iowa IFYE delegates sent to family and friends back home, documenting their experiences as part of the exchange program.

Scope and Content This collection (1967-2012) contains the Library Staff Association’s general meeting minutes, executive council meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, and mission statements. It also includes flyers, memos, correspondence, questionnaires and membership lists. The collection contains photographs, including a scrapbook, which chronicle various events that the Library Staff Association organized. A highlight of the collection is the semi-annual holiday cookbooks with recipes submitted by...

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The collection contains the records of the Newspaper Study Committee and includes meeting minutes, correspondence, and research material.

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The collection (1970-1984, undated) contains correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes and brochures for the Officer Education Committee. The records also include reports for the committee on the function of the committee and Army ROTC.

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This collection contains material compiled by the Planning Committee for the Combination of the Colleges of Education and Family and Consumer Sciences. Included in the collection are correspondence, Committee and Work Group meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and information gathered from open forums and preference polls.

Scope and Content This collection contains newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, grant applications and proposals, minutes, career conference files, speeches, programs, press releases, intern reports, biographies, photographs, negatives, color slides, contact sheets, color transparencies, audiotapes and Mary Ann Evans’ Director’s Records. This collection of records provides an overview of the work of the Program for Women in Science and...

Abstract The Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation, incorporated in 1954, works for the preservation and advancement of Iowa State University's carillon. Its board, made up of eight alumni and four members of the University administration, meet annually in April. The first ten bells of the Carillion were placed in the Campanile in 1899, donated by alumnus and mathematics professor Edgar W. Stanton in honor of his wife Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women at the College (University). Upon...

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The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, and membership lists.

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This collection consists of subject files related to the Technical Institute.

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Materials related to the rich and vibrant history of Iowa State University myths and traditions. The materials were collected by staff in the Special Collections and University Archives. This collection includes clippings, correspondence, ephemera, and writings documenting such things as the school's colors, mascots, songs, events, and freshman beanies.