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.

Abstract The Iowa Board of Regents established the World Food Institute at Iowa State University in 1972. Its five major goals were: to analyze food and nutrition problems; to generate solutions to food and nutrition problems and to suggest means for implementation of solutions; to build competencies in people for the generation and implementation of solutions to food and nutrition problems; to collect, analyze, and disseminate information bearing on food and nutrition problems; and to study...

Scope and Content The collection (1937-1976) contains minutes, bylaws, correspondence, reports, newsletters, subject files, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on topics important to the association. The correspondence includes communications from prominent members in the U.S. Congress and people in Iowa businesses and professions. Business records from the ITA, such as minutes and reports, are also included in the correspondence files. Correspondents include: Ray Edwards, Executive Secretary of...

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Iowans for Right to Work is a voluntary, non-profit, non-political organization whose purpose is to promote an individual's right to join or not join a union group in order to obtain or keep a job. This collection contains correspondence, records of executive board meetings, planning materials for annual meetings, advertising materials, and published materials by and about right to work groups such as newsletters, news releases, bulletins, pamphlets and newspaper clippings.

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The collection (1872-2007, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, news clippings and articles, and research materials about the Campanile at Iowa State University. The collection also contains a scrapbook compiled by Schroeder of printed materials that used a depiction of the Iowa State campanile. These include extension bulletins, covers to Iowa State directories, stationery, athletics programs, and a variety of other materials that use a depiction of the campanile.

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This collection (1968-2009, undated) contains biographical information and published articles of Dean Isaacson. The collection also contains some departmental correspondence, student evaluations of Isaacson, and National Science Foundation grants received by Isaacson.

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This sub-group (1978-1990, undated) contains correspondence, advisory group files, agreements, documents relating to papers presented, conferences, seminar writings, and workshops.

Abstract J. Elaine Hieber was an administrator in the Iowa State University Department of Athletics for nearly three decades. She oversaw the transition of Iowa State's women's teams from the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) to the NCAA in 1982. She also worked closely with the Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games and chaired the first-ever Special Olympics USA National Games hosted by Iowa State. This collection contains materials that document Hieber’s professional career at...

Abstract Industrial engineer J. F. Downie Smith was born on October 13, 1902 in Linlithgow, Scotland. He received a Diploma (1923) from the Royal Technical College, and his B.S. (1923) from Glasgow University. Smith received his M.S. (1925) from the Georgia School of Technology, his M.E. (1928) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and both his S.M. (1930) and S.D. (1933) from the Graduate School of Engineering at Harvard University. Smith was named Dean (1947-1957) of the Division of Engineering and...

Scope and Content This collection (1942-1960, undated) includes biographical information, correspondence, newspaper articles and editorials, magazine articles, speeches, and photographs. The collection contains numerous writings by Russell, both drafts and published, related to his trips to the Far East and Europe to survey farm conditions, the Russian-American agricultural exchange (1955), and the efforts of Wolf Ladejinsky (1953-1959), a land reformer in East Asia. Correspondents include Chester Davis and...

Scope and Content The collection (1887-1986) contains biographical material, letter press books of private correspondence, addresses, articles, transcripts and tapes of interviews with people who knew Tama Jim, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, and genealogical material. Correspondence includes letters of recommendation, letters regarding appointments, and letters containing Wilson's opinions regarding professional matters. The letters span Tama Jim's sixteen years as secretary of agriculture. Private...

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The collection (1878-2008) contains biographies, news clippings, and correspondence about General Geddes. The papers also include articles (1878-1879) written by General Geddes about horse training. The articles are from the College Quarterly (call number: S1 C59x), a journal produced by the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University).

Scope and Content This collection (1924-1977, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, articles, and radio addresses of J. R. Sage, Iowa State College (University) Registrar. The correspondence consists of letters regarding commencement exercises, WOI radio talks, and the Entrance Requirements Committee. Sage’s published papers relate mostly to functions and concerns of the Registrar’s Office. The WOI Radio addresses were presented during broadcasts of high school basketball games and...

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The collection contains correspondence, memorials, news clippings, and General Lincoln’s Civil War military service records.

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The collection (1963-1983, undated) contains trial documents, copies of laws and regulations, correspondence, articles, news clippings, court documents and Risser's notes and rough drafts related to his Pulitzer Prize winning articles. Also included are some copies of the prize winning articles. Most of the collection consists of Risser's research materials of the grain inspection scandals, but also includes material from his research on farming and the environment.

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This collection contains materials relating to Jane Greimann’s tenure in the House of Representatives of the Iowa Legislature. The papers include campaign correspondence and newspaper articles and editorials by Greimann’s campaign as well as by the campaigns of her opponents. The collection also includes drafts of bills for the House of Representatives

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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.

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This collection (1968-2012, undated) contains Dr. Beran’s biographical materials, certificates, presentations, papers and faculty activities correspondence relating to physical education on the international level, and the history of physical education. A highlight of this collection is her writings on the history of women’s basketball, and a presentation, “One Hundred Years of Physical Culture, Physical Training, Physical Education, Health and Human Performance at Iowa State University.”

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This collection (1971-1989, undated) contains correspondence, meeting materials, and reports. A large part of the collection includes minutes and related correspondence for meetings of the Agriculture and Natural Resources section of Iowa State University Extension. Also included is a report that documents Olson’s role in the publication of several Landscape Architecture Extension newsletters and his notes for staff meetings of the Department of Landscape Architecture.

Scope and Content This collection (1945-1971) contains correspondence, grant applications, lecture notes, publications, and research notes. The correspondence includes exchanges with fellow entomologists, former students, and members of the Entomological Society of America. The collection also includes Laffoon’s research notes, principally on mosquito ecology, as well as related publications by Laffoon and other authors. Laffoon’s teaching and research efforts are documented through lecture notes and copies...

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This collection contains papers from Jeanne Dixon, including information on projects, new clippings, correspondence, handbooks, and biographical information.

Scope and Content The collection (1942-1997, undated) documents Jerome Cornfield's professional activities and research in the field of economic statistics and biostatistics, and includes biographical files, correspondence, writings, court testimonies, lecture notes, administrative files and research materials. Most of the collection documents Cornfield's work in biostatistics and health, but also contains records from his early work in economic statistics. Also of interest are two...

Scope and Content This collection (1870-1985, undated) contains biographical materials, newspaper clippings, letters, diaries and journals, sermons, articles, unpublished manuscripts, his master's thesis, notebooks, credentials, and photographs. Events covered include various ministries, a diary of when he was a student at Boston Theological Seminary (1899-1901), World War I letters and diaries (when he served as a Red Cross Chaplain), and journals of a 1922 European tour. Dancey's writings reveal spiritual...

Scope and Content This collection contains articles, calendars, correspondence, diagrams, dissertations, faculty meeting notes, figures, grant proposals, lecture notes, journals, newspaper presentations, patent papers, performance evaluations, personal notes, printed materials, research notes, and theses. Stadler’s years as a professor of Genetics are represented by several printed research articles, Genetic Club advisor notes, and lecture notes from the various Genetics classes...

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Joanna Courteau was a Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Iowa State University from 1971 until 2007. In addition to her teaching duties, Courteau was active in numerous University committees, published articles on language instruction, and wrote two books. This collection contains biographical information about Courteau, professional and personal correspondence, grant applications, and materials related to professional organizations and campus groups.

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This collection (1976-1983) contains Dr. John B. Balinsky’s correspondence, biographical information, published articles, and zoological department seminars. The published works include Dr. Balinsky’s research relating to metabolism, regeneration, enzyme and hormonal research in amphibians and rats.

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This collection consists primarily materials from Gagnon’s service during World War II, including letters written home and letters from a German acquaintance after returning home.