Papers, 1882-1931.

American Association of University Professors

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The national chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was organized in 1915 to advance academic freedom, shared governance and to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education. The first meeting of the AAUP at Central Washington University was held on October 14, 1954. Regular monthly meetings were held during the academic year to address faculty concerns with administrative decision-making and participative governance. Central Washington Un...

State Historical Society of Iowa

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Nebraska State Historical Society

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Minnesota Historical Society

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Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

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Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, and farmer who served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the 33rd vice president of the United States, and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was also the presidential nominee of the left-wing Progressive Party in the 1948 election. The oldest son of Henry C. Wallace, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1921 to 1924, Henry A. Wallace was born in Adair County, Iowa in...

Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943

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Agricultural scientist, teacher, humanitarian, artist, and Iowa State alumnus (1894, 1896). George Washington Carver was born ca. 1864, the son of slaves on the Moses Carver plantation near Diamond Grove, Missouri. He lost his father in infancy, and at the age of 6 months was stolen along with his mother by raiders, but was later found and traded back to his owner for a $300 race horse. He enrolled in Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa in 1890 studying music and art. Etta Budd, his art instructor ...

Iowa Academy of Science.

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Organized in 1875. From the description of Records of the Iowa Academy of Science, 1875-[ongoing] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154302989 Organized in 1875, the Academy has endeavored to develop interest in science, strengthen bonds between scientists and stimulate scientific research and work in Iowa. From the description of Records, 1882-1975. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 28473813 ...

Macbride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston), 1848-1934

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Botanist and educator. From the description of Papers, 1845-1954. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28411999 Botanist, educator, and president of the University of Iowa. From the description of Papers of Thomas H. Macbride, 1845-1954. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233108192 ...

Pammel, L.H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931

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Botanist, conservationist and educator, chairman of the ISU Botany Department. L.H. Pammel (1862-1931) was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; married Augusta Emmel in 1887, by whom there were six children. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1885, received the M.S. degree from there in 1889, and the Ph. D. from Washington University in 1897. In February 1889 he came to Iowa State College to take the chair of Botany. He soon introduced a course in bacteriology, making Iowa Sta...

Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927

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Sargent graduated from Harvard in 1862, taught horticulture at Harvard and was director of the Arnold Arboretum. From the description of Papers of Charles Sprague Sargent, 1862-1879 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972874 Dendrologist, first director of Arnold Arboretum, and professor of agriculture, 1879-1927. From the description of [Horticultural list and autograph], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55531532 S...

Saccardo, P.A. (Pier Andrea), 1845-1920

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Hansen, Niels Ebbesen, 1866-1950

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Horticulture professor at South Dakota State College, 1895-1950. Agricultural explorer and innovator credited with discovering and bringing many plant varieties to the Northern Great Plains. Among these are the Hansen Hybrid Plum and Cossack Alfalfa, now found throughout the Great Plains. From the description of Papers, 1888-1953. (South Dakota State University). WorldCat record id: 33189533 ...

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903

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Landscape architect. From the description of Frederick Law Olmsted papers, 1777-1952 (bulk 1838-1903). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979908 American landscape designer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Charles A. Dana, 1876 July 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872066 Landscape architect. Related material in Biography and Genealogy Files under 'F.L. Olmsted.' From the description ...

Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915

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Botanist and educator. From the description of Papers of Charles E. Bessey, 1865-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071841 Epithet: American botanist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00017c Botany professor. Dr. Charles Bessey was the first Professor of Botany at Iowa State University, beginning in 1870. He guided the Dept. during its formative years and established the first un...

British ecological society

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Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

Iowa State Board of Conservation

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Vries, Hugo ˜deœ 1848-1935

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Hugo de Vries was a Dutch botanist and geneticist. From the description of [Letters] 1912 [to] Dear Sir / Hugo de Vries. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 501844328 Hugo de Vries (1848-1935) was a Dutch geneticist and botanist. He is known for developing the theory of mutation. De Vries is also credited as independently rediscovering Gregor Mendel's laws of heredity. He published his findings in "Intracellular Pangenesis," "The Mutation Theory," and "Plant Breeding." ...

Halsted, Byron D. (Byron David), 1852-1918

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Trelease, William, 1857-1945

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First director at Missouri Botanical Garden, 1889-1912; professor of botany at Wisconsin, Washington, and Illinois universities, 1883-1912. From the description of William Trelease records and papers, 1857-1912. (Missouri Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 61772665 Professor of Botany at Wisconsin, Washington, and Illinois Universities, 1883-1912; and director, Missouri Botanical Gardens, 1889-1912. From the description of William Trelease papers, [ca. 1862-1...

Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany)

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Irish, Henry Clay, 1868-

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Buchanan, Robert Earle, 1883-1973

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R.E. Buchanan (1883-1973) was a bacteriologist and administrator at Iowa State University where he also received his B.S. (1904) and M.S. (1906) degrees. He was the first head of the Bacteriology Dept. (1910-1948), the first dean of Industrial Science (1914-1916), the first dean of the Graduate College (1919-1948), director of the Agriculture Experiment Station (1933-1948), and active in many national and international scientific committees, commissions and boards. He served as editor of the Jou...

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

Harlan, Edgar Rubey, 1869-1941

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Lawyer, author and curator of the Iowa State Historical Department from 1908-1937. Harlan earned a law degree from Drake University (Des Moines) and was admitted to the bar in 1896. Prior to his appointment to the position of Historical Department curator he served as Van Buren County Attorney (1898-1902) and practiced with a firm in Keosauqua, Iowa (1902-1907). From the description of Edgar Rubey Harlan papers, 1887-1937. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record ...