Scrapbook, 1938-1945.

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Scrapbook, 1938-1945.

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This collection is comprised of one scrapbook of ephemera accumulated by Randall Matson while attending college at Iowa State. The materials include programs for Freshman Days (1938), Dairy Husbandry Club banquets (1939-1941), musical performances, Block and Bridle banquet (1940), Religious Emphasis Week (1941), Annual Agricultural Banquet (1941), VEISHEA performances, and graduation exercises (1945). News clippings regarding Dairy Husbandry Club banquets, Little International Livestock Shows, Iowa State livestock judging teams, the founding of 4-H, and friends' engagements and deaths are also in the scrapbook. Other items in the scrapbook include a first place ribbon (1941) from the Little International Livestock Show, dance cards, college fee cards, Time magazine covers from World War II, and instructions for graduates from the Registrars Office. Also included is a script for a short film clip on Iowa State in which Matson discusses his military service and college career.

1.4 linear ft. (1 oversize box).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7418224

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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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...

Matson, Randall E. (1917-1999).

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Randall Emmer Matson was born 29 October 1917. He received his B.S. (1945) in dairy husbandry from Iowa State College (University). As a student, Matson was a member of the Dairy Husbandry Club and participated in cattle judging and livestock shows. Matson attended Iowa State for three years before being drafted into the Army in 1941. During World War II, he served overseas in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. He was wounded in battle and was discharged on 2 January 1945....