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; Commencements; Commencement, 1872; Graduating classes; Personality development
Box 1, Folder 16: The speech was given during the first commencement ceremony for Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University). Welch discusses character, morality, integrety, and that fortune will not necessarily come to the graduates...
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; Liberal arts; State universities and colleges; Undergraduate education; Educational philosophy; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Educational reform
Box 2, Folder 4: A speech given by Welch about the importance of different kinds of education, and the benefits and disadvantages of each. He discusses the comprehensive study of one subject versus a broader education in a variety of subjects such...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Personal morality; Personality development; Learning
Box 2, Folder 7: A speech given by Welch about how hard work and effort improves character. He discusses self-indulgence, benefits of dealing with difficulties, and how a gifted person appears to have a natural talent but has gained these...
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Home economics ; Women -- Social aspects ; Women -- Social conditions ; lecture notes
Discusses a young woman's role in society, her social responsibility, and how she should conduct herself at gatherings. Lecture give to the YWCA in Los Angeles.
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...
Volume 5, Bulletins 61-79. (61) Study of Lactose-Fermenting Yeasts Present in ""Yeasty"" Cream; (62) Comparative Resistance of Varieties of Oats to Crown and Stem Rusts; (63) Volatile Acid Production of S. Lacticus and the Organisms Associated...
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 14, Bulletins 167-174. (167) Resistance of Dent Corn to Basisporium gallarum Moll.; (168) Pathogenicity, Host Response and Control of Cercospora Leaf-Spot of Sugar Beets; (169) Numbers of Lipolytic Bacteria in Various Dairy Products, as...
Volume 18, Bulletins 202-209. (202) Inbreeding in the White Leghorn Fowl; (203) Chemical Analyses of Iowa Soils for Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Carbon: a Statistical Study; (204) Genetic Aspects of the Danish System of Progeny--Testing Swine; (205)...
Volume 20, Bulletins 222-231. (222) Control of Leafy Spurge, Euphorbia Esula L.; (223) Parasitism of Collectotrichum Lagenarium (Pass.) Ell. And Halst.; (224) Genetics of Resistance to Bacterial Wilt in Maize; (225) Classification of the Organisms...
Volume 22, Bulletins 242-250. (242) Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lards and Other Fats in Relation to Their Culinary Value: I. Shortening value in Pastry and Cookies; (243) Study of Drouth Resistance in Inbred Strains of Sweet Corn Zea...
Volume 29, Bulletins 363-377. (365) Rural Organization in Process: A Case Study of Hamilton County, Iowa; (366) Life History of the White Bass, Lepibema chrysops (Rafinesque), of Spirit Lake, Iowa; (367) Economic Appraisal of Iowa Farm Housing;...
Volume 31, Bulletins 392-412. (392) Educational Needs of Less Privileged homemakers in a Rural County in Iowa; (393) Improving Farm Rental Arrangements in Iowa; (394) Transferring Farm Property within Families in Iowa; (395) Structure of the Iowa...
