Subject files, 1980-[ongoing].

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Subject files, 1980-[ongoing].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/575172373

This collection contains annual reports, correspondence, docent information, exhibition information, and printed materials. Only a handful of annual reports for the University Museums is available in the collection, however there are a good number of annual reports available for the Farm House Museum. Printed materials include cards, invitations, and postcards. There is a large assortment of blank cards and postcards which were sold by the University Museums in their gift shop or used for their own purposes. The materials related to the Ding Darling exhibition include photographic prints of the drawings on display along with identification information used by the University Museums. The collection also contains a syllabus for the class Textiles and Clothing/Anthropology 257, Museum Studies--Introduction to Museums. This course is taught by University Museums staff and introduces students to working in museums. Related collections include the Art On Campus Collection, RS 4/8/5; the Mary Atherly Papers, RS 5/8/51; and the Christian Petersen Papers, RS 26/2/52. Also, an oral history interview with longtime University Museums Director Lynette Pohlman and Mary Atherly is available in the Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection, RS 0/11/7.

0.84 linear ft. (2 document boxes).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7762469

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962

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Journalist and tireless advocate for preservation of the environment, Jay N. "Ding" Darling (1876-1962) spent the majority of his career working as an editorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Register. Twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for syndicated editorial cartoons he drew almost daily between 1900 and 1949, in 1934-1935 he headed what is now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, created the Federal Duck Stamp Program which has since restored thousands of acres of wet lands, and in 1936 founded ...

Iowa State University. University Museums

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The University Museums at Iowa State University operates several facilities spread across campus and maintains thousands of pieces of artwork on campus and in its permanent collections. The museum facilities consist of the Brunnier Art Museum housed in the Scheman Continuing Education Building; the Farm House Museum; and the Christian Petersen Art Museum, housed in Morrill Hall. In addition to the University Museum's permanent collections on display in their galleries, the museum st...