Story County (Iowa); History; Biography; Iowa Agricultural College
Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a descriptive history of the county named herein, and numerous selected...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; College majors; Curriculum development; Greek (classical); Latin; Mathematics; Technical education; University of Michigan
Box 2, Folder 13: A speech given by Welch when he received a L. L. D. (Doctor of Law) Degree from the University of Michigan. He talks about his time at the University and the importance of a good education. He praises the University for...
Snedecor, George W. (George Waddel), 1881-1974 ; Coover, Mervin S., 1890-1976; statisticians; engineers
Announces the designation of Coover Hall (formerly Electrical Engineering Building ) and Snedecor Hall (formerly Service Building) after professors Mervin Coover and George Snedecor. Includes brief biographies of both.
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 13, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains informational materials collected on the Indians of the Darien.
Agriculture; Chemistry; Laboratory; Iowa State University;
Nine men in the agricultural chemistry laboratory. The caption on the reverse reads:""Man on extreme right is T.W. Mast '97; next to him is Harry Scurr '98."" The lower right corner of the photograph is missing.
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Cattle
The Agriculture Experiment Station Nutrition Laboratory for beef cattle, located on a farm near Ontario, is shown from the corrugated roof looking down on the fenced pens towards an open field, 1955?
Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadettes, 1941-1945; Department of Military Science; Iowa State University; Women in Science and Engineering; World War II
On the blackboard is the organization for one of the laboratory periods. The cut and formed parts are on the table for inspection before assembling begins. Two cadettes are standing to the left of the blackboard and two are seated on a table to the...
Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadettes, 1941-1945; Department of Military Science; Iowa State University; Women in Science and Engineering; World War II
Betty Belle Gardner (Parsons, Kansas) is getting an advance taste of work in the wind tunnel in the Aeronautical Laboratory. She is about to replace a wing section in the mouth of the tunnel with a model transport plane.
Botany; Bessey Hall; Laboratory; Iowa State University;
Students are shown examining microscope slides in a laboratory in Bessey Hall. Both monocular and binocular microscopes are in use. Behind the students are climate and light controlled chambers used for experimental purposes.
Botany; Bessey Hall; Laboratory; Iowa State University;
Botany students in a large laboratory room in Bessey Hall. They are shown examining microscope slides using either monocular or binocular microscopes. On the study tables are books, notebooks, and microscopy supplies, including kimwipes and dropper...
This photograph, taken in 1919, shows a group of students working in the cheese laboratory. Several cheese vats appear in the foreground. To the left in the photograph a student is standing by a cheese press, while several others are working at a...
Iowa State University; Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
An almost bare Chemical laboratory has several doorways leading to other rooms. Along one section of the wall is a free standing exhibit entitled at the top: ""Chemistry and Engineering at work."" Along the bottom are the words, "" DuPont better...
