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; 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, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Women -- Education ; Women -- Social aspects ; Home economics ; Housekeeping ; Housewives ; Women -- Suffrage
Lecture read before women's clubs in Los Angeles, California. Discusses the importance of a woman's role in the home, how a woman's education prepares her for life, how education has helped the women's suffrage movement, and the importance of...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 13, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains informational materials collected on the Indians of the Darien.
Agriculture; Chemistry; Laboratory; Iowa State University;
Nine men in the agricultural chemistry laboratory. The caption on the reverse reads:""Man on extreme right is T.W. Mast '97; next to him is Harry Scurr '98."" The lower right corner of the photograph is missing.
A chemistry class taught by Erma Boyde Jones. The class is posing. Two of the men are wearing bowlers. Some of the students are wearing chemical aprons. The photograph mount is stamped on the rear:""L.B. Winslow; Photographer, Charles City, Iowa.""
A chemistry lecture class being conducted in the stadium lecture hall within the Chemistry Building (now Gilman Hall). A lecturer stands behind a long demonstration counter at the front of the class. A large periodic chart is on the wall above the...
A chemistry lecture class being conducted in the stadium lecture hall within the Chemistry Building (now Gilman Hall). A lecturer stands behind a long demonstration counter at the front of the class. This photographic view is from the left side of...
An experiment in micro chemistry, Chemistry 102, in the spring of 1939. The close up photograph shows a hand holding tweezers which in turn hold a small chemical boat as it is about to be inserted into a small electrified chamber. A voltage meter...
