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...
Chapman, Charles W. fl. 1862-1869 ; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865). Company F ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives ; Diaries
Charles W. Chapman was a farmer from Grandview, Iowa. He served as a private in Company F of the 19th Infantry Regiment of Iowa Volunteers. [N.B.: the regiment number written on Chapman's diary is the 15th Infantry; however, it appears that he was...
Bussey, Cyrus, 1833-1915 ; United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) ; Pea Ridge, Battle of, Ark., 1862 ; Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Cyrus Bussey details his exploits as an officer with the Iowa Cavalry. Bussey refers to himself in the third person in this laudatory discussion of his experiences in the Army, including his involvement in the Battles of Pea Ridge and Vicksburg, as...
Robertson, James, Iowa soldier ; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865). Company C ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives ; Diaries
James Robertson was a native of Clifton, Iowa, in Louisa County. He was a private in Company C, 8th Iowa Infantry, was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh and hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee's University Hospital. The diary details his...
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 ; War casualties - United States ; Soldiers -- United States
Letter written home to Mother and Mollie from an unnamed soldier who tells what he knows about the last days of a family member Davy who was sick and died while a soldier in the Civil War.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 ; Pea Ridge, Battle of, Ark., 1862 ; Soldiers -- United States
Letter written to brother and sister describes the Battle of Pea Ridge, fought in Benton County, Arkansas, March 6-8, 1862. He describes the set up of his battery and lists men lost and injured in battle.
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Day dresses or apparel for three different age groups. The mother's dress shows a double breasted, fitted jacket-bodice with 3/4 length sleeves over a white blouse with long sleeves, a full skirt with stripes down center front and around the...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two dresses both with lace collars; long, full sleeves and full skirts. The left dress has a fitted bodice with buttons down center front and piping or ribbon trim that angles to a point at the waist, the sleeves have contrasting undersleeves...
Amaryllis; Lilium Harrisii; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
April 10, 1928
Dr. L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Botany Department
Station A
Ames, Iowa
My dear Dr. Pammel:
I am delighted to get your good letter which has just reached me.
Your visit here was indeed a great inspiration, and as I stated before,...
Botanical Specimens; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
April 16, 1904
Dr. L. H. Pammel,
Ames, Iowa.
I have your favor of the 13th asking for leaves of the Genus Pinus, especially Pinus Teada and P. Palustris. I shall start some of these leaves to you next week, hoping they will reach you safely.
I am...
Mentoring; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
April 17, 1920
Dr. L. H. Pammel,
Iowa State College,
Dept of Botany,
Ames, Iowa.
My dear Dr. Pammel:--
How delighted I was to get your good letter, and am glad to know you received the specimens of Fungi. When I find other things of interest, I...
Mentoring; Paints; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
Apr. 18, 1902
Dr. L. H. Pammel,
Botanical Department, I.S.C.
Ames, Iowa.
My Dear Doctor Pammel:
I have your most valued favor of April 12th and beg to thank you most heartily for your very kindly words with reference to Leaflets on nature study. So...
Botanical Specimens; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
April 25, 1904
Dr. L. H. Pammel,
Dept. of Botany, Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa.
My dear Doctor Pammel:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of yours of recent date relative to pines. I am sending you some specimens which I trust will reach you...
Germination; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
4 / 29 1899
My dear Prof. Pammel,
Hope you are all well and happy. I am as well as usual, I was indeed pained to learn of the death of Robt. Combs.
Do you think my work on the germination of polen grains with drawings would be acceptable to the...
Botanical Specimens; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
April 29, 1918
Dr. L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa.
My dear Dr. Pammel:
I wish to thank you for your kindly favor of some days ago. I have been intending to answer before now, but so many things have transpired to prevent it. However, I...
