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...
The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &
Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' family relationships
Box 1, Folder 5: Contains correspondence about members of Adonijah and Mary Welch's family, correspondence by descendents, obituaries, and brief histories. Correspondents primarily include A. B. Shaw and Winifred Dudley Shaw.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Speeches; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Animal psychology; Animal intelligence
Box 2, Folder 15: Welch discusses animal psychology, the evolution of psychology into branches, and reflects on whether animals can be educated and the idea that animal thoughts and feelings may be no different than a human's.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Speeches; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Fairs; Agricultural education
Box 3, Folder 1: A speech given by Welch to the "Farmers of Delaware County" who helped organize their county fair. Welch speaks of the importance of agricultural education and practical farming. He discusses the value of fairs, compares fairs to...
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923; Presidents' spouses; Speeches; Presidents' spouses; Women missionaries
A speech given by Mary Welch to the W. H. M. (Woman's Home Missionary) Society. Welch discusses the society's missionary work throughout the southern and southwestern United States.
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 9, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Tewkesbury's published writings included in these materials are: “There’s Drama In Mexico”; “An Explorer Sets Forth”; “Darien...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 10, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains excerpts from various periodicals and publications highlighting Tewkesbury and his expeditions.
Elwood, P. H. (Philip Homer), b. 1884 ; Harvard University -- Student housing ; Constitution (Frigate) ; Cleveland Museum of Art ; Gardens -- Delaware -- Wilmington ; Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia ; Parkways -- Pennsylvania --...
Iowa State College landscape architecture professor Philip Elwood takes students on a tour of the southern and eastern United States in 1931. Places visited on the trip include - "Longwood", DuPont gardens near Wilmington, Del. ; R. T. Stotesbury...
Elwood, P. H. (Philip Homer), b. 1884 ; Vizcaya (Miami, Fla.) ; Piers -- Florida -- Saint Petersburg ; Orchards -- Florida -- Saint Petersburg ; Parks -- Florida -- Palm Beach ; Gardens -- Florida -- West Palm Beach ; Florida -- Description and...
Iowa State College landscape architecture professor Philip Elwood takes students on a tour of the southern and eastern United States in 1931. Shows stops at the Great Pier in St. Petersburg along with hibiscus and grapefruit orchards in the area....
Elwood, P. H. (Philip Homer), b. 1884 ; Miami Biltmore Hotel & Country Club ; Architecture, Domestic -- Florida ; Gardens -- Florida ; Florida -- Description and travel ; Fort Myers (Fla.) -- Description and travel ; Coral Gables (Fla.) --...
Iowa State College landscape architecture professor Philip Elwood takes students on a tour of the southern and eastern United States in 1931. Shows crossing the bay at St. Petersburg and on to Ft. Myers where Royal Palms line the streets. Also...
Elwood, P. H. (Philip Homer), b. 1884 ; Architecture, Domestic -- Florida ; Gardens -- Florida ; Bird refuges -- Florida -- Lake Wales ; Springs -- Florida -- Ponce de Leon ; Florida -- Description and travel ; Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- Description...
Iowa State College landscape architecture professor Philip Elwood takes students on a tour of the southern and eastern United States in 1931. In Florida they went to Highland Hammock near Siebring, saw a cypress swamp, a grapefruit orchard and...
