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; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents
Box 1, Folder 6: Contains remembrances of Welch and Iowa State and correspondence discussing Welch. Correspondents include Louis Pammel and Earle Ross.
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, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; fairs; agricultural exhibitions; breeding value; contest judging
Box 2, Folder 11: A speech given by Welch at an agricultural fair. He discusses his opinion that animal competitions should be judged by the value of the animal to the world and not the price of the animal to the farmer. He argues that fairs...
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 Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his day by day notes of his trek through the Darien from July 6 to August...
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...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University; Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm; Speeches; Presidential inauguration, 1869
Box 1, Folder 10: In addition to President Welch's inaugural address, speakers include John Scott (Lieutenant Governor ), Benjamin F. Gue (President of the Board of Trustees), and (Norton?) Townshend. Included is the poem ""The Ideal Farmer and...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
One adult day dress with a bustle and multiple overskirts, pagoda sleeves with tassels on opening from elbow to wrist, tassels on overskirts and shoulder/back area, hat has flower and ribbons. Young women's dresses are shorter with smaller bustles...
Alpha Gamma Delta, Rho Chapter's lawn display, first place winner in the sorority division, shows a buffalo being dragged by an Iowa State football player. Another player is seated at the opening of a tepee and two other players are sitting on the...
The Campanile from below through an opening in the trees. The trees are full of foliage and the open space is nearly filled by the tower structure. The clock reads 10:50.
The Campanile as seen from the northwest. The structure sets in a landscape of shrubs and trees, with lawn opening up in the foreground. Overhanging bows of white pine frame the view. Clock shows 6:01.