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; Speeches; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Curriculum development; Higher education; Technical education
Box 2, Folder 17: A speech given by Welch before the State Association of Principals of Graded Schools in Iowa City on July 27, 1878. He discusses differences between the old and new theories of education and curricula. He asserts that in order...
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 Contains Tewkesbury’s unpublished writings which consist of his diary and day by day notes of his second trip through the Darien from...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...
Exploration; Travel; Central America; Panama; Darien
Box 1: folder 10, Source Material Relating to Richard A. Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940. Contains excerpts from various periodicals and publications highlighting Tewkesbury and his expeditions.
A History of the Town of Ames, Story County, Iowa; together with a brief description of the surrounding country, and the Iowa State Agricultural College, located at Ames. Printed at the office of the Ames Intelligencer. Ames, Iowa
During a flood occuring in Spring 1901 or 1902, water in Squaw Creek over-flowed the banks, submerging the surrounding area. The water is high, but doesn't appear to be over the Ames & college Railway (The Dinkey) tracks. Two individuals are...
Campanile; Memorial Union; Four Seasons Fountain; Iowa State University;
The Campanile rising above its surrounding trees, as seen from the north steps of the Memorial Union. Clock shows 10:47. In the middle distance is the Four Seasons fountain, which is running. Two male students are sitting on the near edge of the...
The Campanile on the edge of the great central lawn, with trees behind it and surrounding central campus. A road cuts diagonally across the foreground and then angles back toward the Campanile in the distance. Trees in the middle distance on the...
The Campanile as seen through an opening in the surrounding grove of trees. Clock shows 3:40. Fully leafed tree branches and foreground shadows frame the view of the Campanile. One of a set of four very similar photographs, the others of which are:...
The Campanile as seen through an opening in the surrounding grove of trees. Clock shows 3:44. Fully leafed tree branches and foreground shadows frame the view of the Campanile. One of a set of four very similar photographs, the others of which are:...
The Campanile as seen through an opening in the surrounding grove of trees. Clock shows 3:42. Fully leafed tree branches and foreground shadows frame the view of the Campanile. One of a set of four very similar photographs, the others of which are:...
