Barker, Celestia Lee, 1846- ; Barker, William B ; Cookery, American -- Midwestern style ; Farm life -- Iowa ; Home economics ; Religious education -- Iowa ; Rural families ; Women in agriculture ; Women teachers -- Iowa ; Iowa -- History -- Civil...
The majority of entries were written during the Civil War and describe Lee's work on the family farm, attending religious services, visiting family throughout central Iowa, social activities, and her beaux. She also describes her training to be a...
In 1914, Warren H. Manning began work on the National Plan which culminated in a "National Plan study brief," printed in Landscape Architecture, July 1923. The full report was never published but provides interesting viewpoints on how state...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' papers; Speeches; Patriotism; Freedom; Education; Presidents -- Assassinations
Box 1, Folder 19: Welch discusses citizenship, patriotism, natinalism, President James A. Garfield's assassination, freedom of religion, and universal education.
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Fashions for March, showing lace 2 full dresses and 3 partial views. Both dresses have fitted bodices, narrow waistlines; long, full skirts, and lace caps. Left dress has an attached lace wrap tied in front and lace edged 3/4 length sleeves; Right...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Fashions for April, illustrating a loose fitting coat and 4 dresses all with fitted bodices and full skirts. Top left dress has jewel neckline, 3/4 length, ruffle cuffed sleeves, and net mitts; top center has a jewel neckline, 3/4 oversleeves with...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Fashions for December showing 2 semi-fitted capes and 3 evening dresses (top portion only). The semi-fitted capes have either lace or ruffle edges worn over full skirted dresses and with simply trimmed bonnets. The evening dresses all have fitted...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Home Dresses, the left showing a fitted bodice with bateau neckline and a chemisette, short sleeves, yoked waistline, and a full skirt with a scalloped edge pulled up and trimmed with flowers to reveal a wide-striped underskirt, hair and dress...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two day dresses with sloping bustles and overskirts gathered with bows to form train, tassels, wide cuffs with ruffles or ribbon trim, jacket bodices curve over hips to point at center front, decorative buttons and bows, standup collars edged with...
