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This collection (1925-1995, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, research materials, subject files, printed materials and photographs.

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The collection (1933-1980, undated) contains correspondence; writings, including letters to editors, speeches, reports, and articles; printed materials; biographical material; news articles related to the Iowa Conservation Commission; memorabilia; and printed material.

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The collection (1927-1935) consists of the 4-H record book of Lucille Peterson. The record book contains letters of recommendation, record books for 4-H projects, club programs, longtime personal expense account record books and awards, lists of club and personal activities, her 4-H story, photographs, letters (mostly from Webster County Home Demonstration Agent Elizabeth Peterson), and Iowa State Fair and Webster County Fair ribbons.

Scope and Content This collection (1943-2011) contains biographical information, clippings, minutes, programs, professional correspondence, publications, and awards. Her undergraduate years at Iowa State are represented by a newspaper clipping depicting her working on her engineering degree and materials pertaining to her induction into Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society. She received a woman's badge from Tau Beta Pi in 1946 (as women were not allowed to become members)...

Abstract Marcia Harmon Rosenbusch was an Adjunct Associate Professor at Iowa State University. She taught in the Departments of World Languages and Cultures, Curriculum and Instruction, and in the School of Education. She was an advocate for international learning and teaching and promoted world languages and international studies at Iowa State. She also served as Director of the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center. This collection contains course syllabi for courses in elementary...

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This collection (1938-1971) primarily documents Margaret Black’s career in science education and conservation. The collection contains correspondence, lecture notes, student term papers, her master's thesis, student conservation projects and newspaper clippings on Margaret Black and conservation.

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Margaret Mae Gross (1924-2010) was a longtime administrative assistant in the Office of the Director/Dean at the Iowa State University Library. This collection documents her career at the Library and includes biographical information, awards materials, correspondence, photographs of her and other Library staff, and items related to celebrations of her long tenure at the Library.

Scope and Content This collection (1923, undated) contains Margaret Wilson’s prize winning manuscript, The Able McLaughlins as well as The Kenworthys, another of her novels. Both the original typewritten pages and copies are included. The collection also holds two untitled manuscripts by Wilson, the first of which is about a woman named Isobel. All manuscripts are undated and the first untitled manuscript has no pagination. At the end of the...

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The collection (1923-1934) contains the 4-H record book of Marie Mann of the Adel Live Wire 4-H Girls’ Club, Dallas County, Iowa. The book contains club programs, letters of recommendation, record books for 4-H projects, a list of activities, her 4-H story, photographs, newspaper clippings, ribbons, and her health examination.

Abstract Martin C. Jischke, a native of Chicago, Illinois, received his B.S. (1963) in physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He received his M.S. (1964) and a Ph.D. (1968) in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was trained as a fluid dynamicist. Jischke started his career as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He was eventually promoted to Dean of the College of...

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This collection (1943-1988, undated) contains biographical information, photographs, recipe booklets and files collected by Carlin, news clippings, correspondence, departmental correspondence and memoranda, reports, Carlin’s MS thesis, published papers, classroom materials, and award materials.

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This collection (1914-1915) contains art history scrapbooks she made for her home economics classes at Iowa State. The collection also contains two postcards, one blank and one addressed to her from a friend.

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This collection (1958-2005) includes biographical material and correspondence with professional colleagues regarding salaries and advancement at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as well as news clippings regarding the lawsuits against the Laboratory and a similar lawsuit involving the Los Alamos National Lab. Most of the collection consists of papers, articles and newsletter contributions in the field of chemistry and women in the sciences.

Abstract Maurice D. Helser graduated from The Ohio State University in 1914 and earned a M.S. degree in Animal Husbandry at Iowa State College (University) in 1916, where he then joined the staff. In 1931, at the request of President R.M. Hughes, Helser became the Director of Personnel and later the Dean of the Junior College. Helser was active in the animal science field; he authored a textbook, Farm Meats, and served as the carcass division supervisor of the...

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The collection (1949-1972) contains correspondence relating to his work with Iowa State University Extension, as well as biographical information. The correspondence is arranged in the same order in which it was initially filed by him.

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This collection (1816-1929, undated) documents the McCall family, their business activities, and T. C. McCall's Civil War service. The collection includes biographical information, correspondence, diaries, legal documents, business records, army records, school papers and reports, news clippings, certificates, printed material, photographs, and memorabilia.

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The collection contains papers from meetings, constitutions, rules, correspondence, newspaper clippings, budgets, and fliers and publications.

Scope and Content This collection (1932-1999, undated) documents the life of Merle Hansen and the activities of various farmers' organizations and pro-farm protest groups and contains correspondence, legal records, news clippings, creative works, publications, photographs, two reels of magnetic audiotape, and a small number of artifacts relating to farm protest groups and the Reverend Jesse Jackson for President Campaign. The collection also contains records of the North American Farmers Alliance including...

Scope and Content The collection (1953-2007, undated) contains Prater’s autobiography, a dissertation, thesis, patent files, and articles. The papers also include reference materials relating to Prater’s interest in Civil Systems (1969-1971), which detail urban and civic problems and solutions from around the world. The records regarding Integrated Educational Systems document Prater’s work with schools and teachers. The papers also include correspondence with well-known educators. In addition, the collection...

Abstract Statistician and economist Michel Chevalier graduated (1829) from the the École des Mines (School of Mines) in Paris. The French government sent him to the United States to report on the country's industry, financial and banking systems, transportation and communications. He later published Lettres sur l'Amèrique on his observations. Chevalier was given several political appointments and worked...

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This collection (1954-1988, undated) contains correspondence, research notes, manuscripts of publications and DeGroot's Ph.D. thesis.

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Mortar Board was started at Iowa State College in 1914 as a senior honor society for women. The National Mortar Board petition was granted in 1924, and installed in 1925. This collection contains correspondence, newsletter clippings, publications, membership information, photographs, scrapbooks and other files of the Iowa State chapter of Mortar Board.

Scope and Content This collection (1891-1985, undated) contains proceedings of annual meetings, copies of articles of incorporation and by-laws, correspondence, committee files, and subject files regarding insurance-related topics. The earliest information in the collection is contained in a ledger that includes clippings, meeting minutes, and notes related to the organization's annual conventions. The bulk of the rest of the material is from the 1940s and 1950s with annual...

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The collection (1968-2006) contains biographical information, correspondence, and slides. The biographical information consists of news clippings and press releases documenting Polster's career at Iowa State. The remaining correspondence and slides are from Art & Design Annuals, student work, and selections from the Janice Peterson Anderson Awards.

Scope and Content This collection (1971-2001) includes bylaws, correspondence, career-related information, membership information, newsletters, and printed materials. These records contain materials mostly from the local chapter, but also some materials from the national organization. The collection also contains information regarding special events such as: Fall Kickoff Meeting, Golf/Tennis Day, Agriculture Day, Agrimarketing Day, Careers Day, and several Outlook Conferences. Additional files include...

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This collection (1939-1982, undated) contains correspondence between the National Association of Animal Breeders and breeding associations worldwide, committee reports, research reports, surveys, membership lists, newsletters, photographs, and articles and publications which address research that has been conducted on the subject of artificial insemination in livestock.

Abstract The National Association of Teacher Educators for Family and Consumer Sciences (NATEFACS) (formerly the National Association of Teacher Educators Vocational Home Economics - NATEVHE) was founded in 1951 to facilitate colleague relationships among home economics teacher educators. The group is affiliated with the Family and Consumer Sciences Education (formerly Home Economics) Division of the Association for Career and Technical Education (formerly the American Vocational Association)....

Scope and Content The collection (1969-1999, undated) contains correspondence, reports, minutes, legislative testimony, vocational education statistics, notes and meeting materials. Much of the collection documents the coalition's efforts to ensure adequate funding and support for family and consumer science education at the federal level. There are also a number of records relating the Coalition's work advocating satisfactory funding and language within the Vocational Education Act, renamed The Carl D....

Scope and Content The collection (1974-1985, undated) contains the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) records relating to its own Board of Directors, correspondence, development, and by-laws. There are also testimonies and statements that were presented to Congress regarding agricultural hearings along with bills and related papers that were being considered by the House of Representatives. General correspondence and information regarding similar agricultural organizations, studies, and government...

Abstract The National Farmers Process Tax Recovery Association was initially founded in March 1936 in Des Moines, Iowa, as the Farmers Process Tax Recovery Association. Its purpose was to lobby for legislation to refund the Hog Process Tax, declared illegal by the Supreme Court. This collection contains correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, minutes, speeches, financial records, and claims. Correspondents include Andrew J. Johnson, Donald Van Vleet, D. B. Gurney, Helen Holehan, Edward E....