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...
May 30, 1918
Dr. L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa.
My dear Dr. Pammel:
This is to say that I have received the copy of your splendid book. I have heard of it many times, and expected some thing unusually good; but I confess that I was...
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; Environment
Two students hold a book entitled ""Man: An Endangered Species?"" amid the low shelves of the Environmental Teach-In Collection, while other students sit in the chairs near the collection.
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.
Warren B. Kuhn, Dean of the Library, is showing a reel of microfilm. Boxes of microfilm, an envelope of microfiche, and pam boxes with micro-opaques are displayed on the book truck.
William Robert Parks is discussing the celebration of the library's purchase of the one millionth book, Other library staff members are in the background.