Records, 1910-1990.

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Records, 1910-1990.

The Obsorn Research Club records are comprised of annual reports, activities and membership records, club meeting announcements, sign-in sheets, minutes and notes, history files, correspondence, club policies and rules, and a pictorial history consisting of a scrapbook, slides and a transcript, produced in 1980.

.84 linear ft. (2 document boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7352447

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University

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Osborn, Herbert, 1856-1954

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