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; Language and culture; speeches; presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Language and culture.
Box 2, Folder 1: Welch discusses the importance of studying the English language as a means of learning about English culture and history and explains the relationship of language to intellectual culture.
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 ; Travel ; Rome (Italy)
Continues from "An Afternoon in Italy" describing the family's time in Rome in 1892 including visits to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Colosseum, soldiers marching by the Arch of Constantine, Porta del Popolo, various fountains and churches, and...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 8, 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 Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his diary and day by day notes of his second trip through the Darien from...
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...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Two children's and two adult outfits; boy in Eton suit with short pants, soft hat; girl in military style dress with buttons to hem, four pockets, cape, and cap with brim; both adult dresses have full, ankle length skirts, left one with waist sash...
Iowa State University; University Library; 3rd Addition; Staircases
All four floors are visible in this view of the circular staircase in the 3rd Addition, taken from the second floor bridge. The fish soft sculpture and a banner hang on the left. On the first floor, there is a decorated Christmas tree and glass...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Five day dresses, small bustles, overskirts trimmed with embroidery on three, fitted jacket style bodices with lapels and high band collars on four, waists curve to a point in front, leg-of-mutton sleeves either full or 3/4 length with gloves, hats...
Animal Diseases; Veterinary Service, Military; Instrumentation; Methodology; Veterinary Medicine
The Iowa State University Veterinarian (1938-2001) was the official publication of the Iowa State University Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The journal was the first veterinary student publication in the country...
