Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 13/32/52
Dennis M. Warren (1942-1997)
Papers, 1960-2005, undated


Descriptive summary

creator:

Warren, Dennis M. (1942-1997)
title:

Papers
dates:

1960-2005, undated
extent:

0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)
collection number:

RS 13/32/52
repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research
publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:

Dennis M. Warren Papers, RS 13/32/52, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Dennis Michael "Mike" Warren, son of Chester E. Young and Mary (Asbury) Young Warren was born Dennis Michael Young on May 7, 1942. After the death of his father in World War II, he took the name of his stepfather, Bruce Wilson Warren. He graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. (1964) in biology and then joined the Peace Corps to teach science in Ghana for two years. While in Ghana, he met and married his wife, Mary (Salawuh) Warren. Warren went on to earn a Ph.D. (1974) in social and cultural anthropology from Indiana University.

Warren began teaching at Iowa State University as Instructor (1972-1973) in linguistic anthropology and was promoted to Assistant Professor (1973-1976), Associate Professor (1976-1980), and Professor (1980-1997). Warren is noted for the instrumental role he played in the establishment of the interdisciplinary linguistics program at Iowa State. He was designated a University Professor (1997) in recognition of his longtime service and accomplishments.

While at Iowa State, Warren was a team leader (1982-1984) of a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project in Zambia and in Ghana. As Chair (1986-1990) of the Technology and Social Change Program, Warren created the Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development (CIKARD) at Iowa State University, a center focused on collecting and preserving the indigenous information and knowledge of farmers and rural people from around the world. Warren also authored numerous research papers and books, including The Cultural Dimension of Development: Indigenous Knowledge Systems (Archives call no. GN476 C85x 1995).

Warren and his wife had one daughter, Medina. Dennis Michael Warren died December 28, 1997, while traveling with his wife in Ara, Nigeria.

 

Collection description

This collection (1960-2005, undated) includes a vita for Dennis Michael Warren, newspaper clippings related to his work and his death, correspondence concerning his death, a scrapbook containing photographs of Warren and his funeral in Ghana, and statements made at his funeral.

 

Organization

This collection is organized alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical information: General

1982-1997

1

2

Biographical information: Diplomas

1960-1974

1

3

Biographical information: Newspaper clippings

1998-2005

1

4

Biographical information: Vita

1997

1

5

Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development

1991-1996, undated

1

6

Correspondence

1983

1

7

Correspondence relating to his death

1997-1998, undated

1

8

Photographs from Ghana (2 color photographs)

undated

1

9

Photographs of family (2 b/w photographs)

undated

1

10

Scrapbook (21 color photographs)

1978-1998, undated

1

11

Statements made at funeral

1998, undated

1

12

Writings: Book Review of Man Cures, God Heals: Geligion and Medical Practice Among the Akan of Ghana

1982 circa

1

13

Writings: "Local-level Experimentation with Social Organization and Management of Self-Reliant Agricultural Development: The Case of Gender in Ara, Nigeria" (draft)

1994

1

14

Writings: "International Development Studies: A Master's Degree in the General Graduate Studies Program at Iowa State University"

1982

1

15

Writings: "Yoruba Concept of Health and Well-Being: Implications for Nigerian National Health Policy"

1996