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; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' papers; Speeches; Personality and occupation; Occupations
Box 1, Folder 22: Welch discusses how one's occupation shapes one's character, how this applies to horticulture, and how horticulture combines science, industry, the arts, and intellectual thought.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; liberal arts; technical education; curriculum development; educational reform; higher education; technical eduation; liberal arts
Box 2, Folder 9: A speech given by Welch about the benefits of a practical education. He discusses how education that has no outlet in useful activities is not as valuable as a practical education. He gives examples to prove that without the...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; agricultrual education
Box 2, Folder 14: A speech given by Welch about the benefits of agricultural education on successful farming. He argues that the farmer needs educational training to successfully form and execute plans, fight insects, care for animals properly, and...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Speeches; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Education; Technical education; Agricultural education
Box 2, Folder 18: A speech given by Welch about the need for higher education to concentrate more on practical, scientific education rather than the disciplines traditionally studied in the past. (Missing pages 1, 18-19, 21, 54, 83-84,93)
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 Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his day by day notes of his trek through the Darien from July 6 to August...
Volume 8, Bulletins 102-113. (102) Some Statistical Characterizations of the Hog Market; (103) Correlation of Physical Measurements with Egg Production in White Plymouth Rock Hens; (104) Some Effects of Method of Application of Fertilizers on corn...
Volume 9, Bulletins 114-121. (114) Soybean Inoculation Studies; (115) Soggy Breakdown of Apples and Its Control by Storage Temperature; (116) Apple Breeding: A Study of Jonathan Crosses; (117) Bacteriological Studies on Sulfid Spoilage of Canned...
Volume 10, Bulletins 122-132. (122) International Trade in Pork and Pork Products; (123) Proteolysis by Streptococcus Lactis with Special Reference to Butter Cultures and Butter; (124) Infection Studies of Diplodia zeae (Schw.) Lev. And Control of...
Volume 12, Bulletins 146-156. (146) Studies on the Development of Butter Cultures from Mixtures of Organisms; (147) Methods for Determining Carbon Dioxide Production in Soils; (148) Some Chemical and Bacteriological Effects of Various Kinds and...
Volume 17, Bulletins 192-201. (192) Influences of Rations and Storage on the Physical Characteristics of Eggs; (193) Method of Analyzing the Effectiveness of Local Livestock Marketing Cooperatives in Selling Hogs; (194) External Measure of Egg...
Volume 35, Bulletins 522-555. (522) Role of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizers in Continuous Corn Culture on Nicollet and Webster Soils; (523) Solving Tile Drainage Problems by Using Model Data; (524) Soybean Yields and Plant...
A sign reading ""The egg &"" points to the ""I"" on the jersey of a large football player standing on the lawn of the Delta Tau Delta, Gamma Pi Chapter house. The player is stepping on an egg and a banner reads ""Crack the Jayhawks.""
A sign reading ""The egg &"" points to the ""I"" on the jersey of a large football player standing on the lawn of the Delta Tau Delta, Gamma Pi Chapter house. The player is stepping on an egg. The banner ""Crack the Jayhawks"" can be partially seen...
