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; Speeches; Curriculum development; Educational reform; Agricultural education; State universities and colleges; Western United States; Undergraduate education;...
Box 2, Folder 3: A speech given by Welch at Nebraska University about the change in education needed in the new Western territories. He talks about the growing needs of the West, including school houses, governments, and homes and how they will...
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Electrical Engineering; Iowa State University;
A banner with ""King Tut Modernized AIEE"" (American Institute of Electrical Engineers) is hung on the side of this float. There are three male students aboard, with various items including a fan and speaker.
VEISHEA; Student Activities; Civil Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Iowa State University
A 1942 VEISHEA parade float from the Department of Civil Engineering. ""King of VEISHEA Today Victory Tomorrow."" Four men are on this float with surveying equipment and other items.
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...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Center for Agricultural and Rural Development; Thailand; Computers
Earl O. Heady discusses new computer equipment with four men at the Office of Agricultural Economics computer center in Bangkok, Thailand, April 1983. One of the new items shown is the Sperry/Univac 1100/60 mainframe. The tall red-haired man is...
Iowa State University; Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station; Center for Agricultural and Rural Development; Poland; Awards
Earl O. Heady is wearing the academic robes and holding a medal in a box that were part of his honorary doctoral degree from Warsaw Agricultural University in Poland, 1979