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; 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; Heredity
Box 1, Folder 17: This is a speech Welch gave to the annual meeting of the Iowa Fine Stock Breeders’ Association (later Iowa Live Stock Association) in Des Moines, Iowa in which he discusses heredity.
American Society of Andrology; Scientific societies; Reports; Correspondence; Agreements; Minutes
Includes officer and committee reports, correspondence, an agreement with Lippincott Company, and minutes. Also includes secretary's reports from previous annual meetings (1984-1986).
Chevalier, Michel, 1806-1879; Danson, J. T. (John Towne), 1817-1898; Economics; Statistics; Economists; Statisticians; Channel Tunnel (England and France); Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Box 1, Folder 1: Contains correspondence from Michel Chevalier to John Towne Danson. Chevalier discusses a variety of topics, including meetings, economics, the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, and political matters. Several of the letters mention...