Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 7, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his day by day notes of his trek through the Darien from July 6 to August...
People are sitting in chairs located on the main floor of the 3rd edition. The spiral central staircase is on one side of the picture and the circulation service area is in the background.
This aerial view shows the excavation site for the 1st addition to the library. A war surplus building, Number ""N"" appears on the far left. It was taken down in 1968 prior to construction of the 2nd addition.
This bas relief panel is over the second floor end window of the original library building. This and other panels on the east front of the building were designed by Nellie Verne Walker. The carving was executed by J.G. Zimmerman.
The Library Loan Desk (now called Circulation Desk) is viewed from the librarian's side, with a male staff member helping a female patron while other staff work with card files and book trucks behind the desk.
Iowa State University; University Library; Fireplace Room
Figurines dressed in historic costumes are displayed on the top of bookshelves in this Veishea book exhibit located in the Library Staff Lounge (currently called the Fireplace Room).
Iowa State University; University Library; Card catalogs
A drawer of the author-title catalog is pulled out, with more catalog cabinets and tables in the background, and bibliographies on shelves on the wall.
