The collection (2004-2009) contains committee minutes, correspondence, artifacts, printed materials, news clippings, posters, and reports. The committee minutes and correspondence details the work of the Sesquicentennial Implementation Committee. These documents document the planning that took place to make the celebration a success. News clippings contain items published about sesquicentennial activities and publicity for events. Materials related to various events affiliated with the sesquicentennial are included such as VEISHEA programs, Extension service project reports, Morrill Act exhibit information, and Morrill Hall rededication ceremony programs. Printed materials include the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences "150 Points of Pride" booklet, commemorative timeline booklets, and copies of the "Sesquicentennial Report." The most complete collection of materials related to the sesquicentennial celebration are contained in the five notebooks titled, "Final Report of ISU's 150th Celebration." These notebooks were assembled by Tahira Hira, Carole Custer, and Breck Breitsprecher and document nearly every event and project carried out during the sesquicentennial celebration. Materials in the notebooks include copies of news articles about the celebration and related events, images and programs from events, copies of souvenirs and artifacts with the sesquicentennial logo, committee meeting minutes and correspondence, DVD videos and slideshows, and print outs of web pages publicizing sesquicentennial events. The notebooks also include short narratives and background information provided by Hira, Custer, and Breitsprecher to help identify and clarify some of the activities surrounding the planning of the celebration. Copies of the book A sesquicentennial history of Iowa State University: tradition and transformation (call no. LD2547 S47 2007) can be found by searching the Library catalog.
