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; Presidents' papers; Correspondence; Iowa State University presidents; Student activities
Box 1, Folder 4: Contains both business and personal correspondence from Welch including letters to parents of Iowa State students, friends, and colleagues.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' family relationships
Box 1, Folder 5: Contains correspondence about members of Adonijah and Mary Welch's family, correspondence by descendents, obituaries, and brief histories. Correspondents primarily include A. B. Shaw and Winifred Dudley Shaw.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' papers; Speeches
Box 1, Folder 21: Welch discusses the advances of science, its relation to religion, qualities required of citizens, and the transitions society was experiencing at that time.
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Commencements; Commencement, 1878; speeches; Graduation ceremonies; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Adulthood; higher education
Box 2, Folder 2: A commencement speech given by Welch to the Class of 1878. Welch speaks about when students graduate from college, they officially enter adultuhood and take on its responsibilities. He also discusses how education can be used to...
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Iowa State College Domestic Economy Department ; Home economics ; Women -- Education -- Europe
An unfinished letter or address on the education of women in England and German originally found inserted in Mary Welch's lectures on domestic economy. Author unknown.
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 9, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Tewkesbury's published writings included in these materials are: “There’s Drama In Mexico”; “An Explorer Sets Forth”; “Darien...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 11, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains radio scripts providing publicity for Tewkesbury and his travels.
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Dresses for women, young women, and girls. The left dress illustrates a fitted bodice, loose sleeves, square neck, and wide skirt. (published for ""The Ladies' World"")
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Fashions for August, showing Home Costumes. The dress on the left has a chemisette insert with a jewel neckline edged with ribbon, short sleeves, a full skirt with an attached apron edged with 2 rows of ruffles or puffed fabric, net mitts, and a...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Godey's Unrivalled Colored Fashions, showing daywear for a mother, two girls and a baby. The mother is wearing a fitted bodice covered with lace and ribbons over a chemisette, 3/4 length sleeves with multiple puffs ending in wide lace flounces and...
This image was published in County Life. Country Life, a British weekly magazine, was founded in 1897, and provided images and information on rural life in the United Kingdom. Throughout the years of its publication, the magazine has focused on...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two ladies' suits with full skirts, left suit has box pleated jacket with yoke over shirtwaist with full sleeves to mid-forearm and fitted sleeves to wrist, high collar, waist sash, picture hat trimmed with ribbons; right outfit has fitted jacket...
Mentoring; Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931
May 19, 1910
Dr. L. H. Pammel,
Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa.
My dear Dr. Pammel:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of the two copies of Iowa Grasses, also the one on the flora of northern Iowa peat bogs. As I look over these splendid publications, I...
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...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
The Newest Fashions for December showing 4 dresses, 7 capes, and 12 bonnets. The dresses all have long sleeves, lace trimmed collars, small waists, and long, full skirts. Woman #1 has a semi-fitted cape with pagoda sleeves; #2 has a 'V' neck dress...
