13/5/58 George Knaphus

Descriptive summary

creator:	George Knaphus (1924-2000)
title:	Papers
dates:	1941-2000
extent:	10.61 linear feet (8 records center cartons and 1 half-document box)
collection number:	RS 13/5/58
repository:	Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	George Knaphus (1924-2000), Papers, 1941-2000, University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library

Biographical note

George Knaphus was born on August 31, 1924 in McCallsburg, Iowa. He lived on the same farm south of McCallsburg for 70 years until moving to Ames in October 1998. He graduated from McCallsburg High in 1942 and entered the Army early the following year, earning a bronze star for his service during World War II.

After the war, Knaphus enrolled in Iowa State Teacher's College (University of Northern Iowa). He graduated in 1949. While in Cedar Falls, he married Marie Gjenvick. In 1951, he earned a Master's Degree in Plant Pathology from Iowa State College (Iowa State University). He then returned to McCallsburg where he farmed, held various leadership positions in Bethany Lutheran Church, served on the school board, was a Warren Township trustee for 50 years and was an active member of the American Legion. In 1958, he became principal and teacher in the McCallsburg High School and taught science classes at Nesco High School until 1962. In 1962, he returned to Iowa State University, where he completed his Ph. D. in Plant Pathology in 1964. He was employed by Iowa State to work in the teacher education program and as Instructor of Botany and Plant Pathology (1962-1965), Assistant Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology (1965-1968), Associate Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology (1968-1972), and Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1972 until his death in May 2000.

In addition to academic pursuits, he was a driving force in the Iowa State intramural softball program. One of his proudest achievements in life was pitching 506 winning games after his 60^th birthday. Among the many awards he received were the Governor's Science Medal, the Distinguished Science Award by the Iowa Academy of Science, and the student's choice for Professor of the Year in 1995. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Award posthumously by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.

Collection Description

This collection contains biographical information, course work, teaching materials, publications, faculty information, photographs, and personal and professional correspondence.

Topics in this collection include botany, mycology, and mushrooms. There is information in this collection about several individuals, including Norman Borlaug and Lois Tiffany. In addition, researchers will also find materials relating to groups such as the Science and Humanities Council and the Botany Club.

Organization

This collection is in its original order.

Container list

Box 1 / 1	Biographical information, 1984, 1986-1987, 1989
Box 1 / 2	Reference list in mycology 643, 1950, n.d.
Box 1 / 3	Masters thesis, "Vertical Distribution of Pythium Graminicolum in Soil," 1951
Box 1 / 4	Pathology seminars, 1947-1950
Box 1 / 5	Plant pathology references, 1962, n.d.
Box 1 / 6	Plant pathology, 1949-1950
Box 1 / 7	Statistics 401-402, summer 1950
Box 1 / 8	Plant diseases, n.d.
Box 1 / 9	Various notes, 1949-1950
Box 1 / 10	Plant Physiology 513 report, 1950
Box 1 / 11	Translation for French, n.d.
Box 1 / 12	Continental classroom, 1958-1959, n.d.
Box 1 / 13	Cytology, 1950
Box 1 / 14	Addresses, 1947, 1953, n.d.
Box 1 / 15	Genetics tests, 1947, 1949
Box 1 / 16	Genetics 300 and 416, 1949, n.d.
Box 1 / 17	Diabetes report by Ross Ager, 1947
Box 1 / 18	Loss of wilt pathogenicity of wilt-infested soil, n.d.
Box 1 / 19	Miscellaneous project statements, outstanding teacher award, 1982-1984
Box 1 / 20	"Interesting" (miscellaneous personal items), 1995, n.d.
Box 1 / 21	Education, 1996-1997, n.d.
Box 1 / 22	Personal file, 1993
Box 1 / 23	Patents, 1996
Box 1 / 24	Botany Club lecture, 1990, n.d.
Box 1 / 25	Lakeside lab, 1995, n.d.
Box 1 / 26	Sand prairies, n.d.
Box 1 / 27	Iowa natural history, 1992, 1994, 1999, n.d.
Box 1 / 28	Hertz farm management annual report on #326 Parish, 1996-1997
Box 1 / 29	Loess hills, 1994, 1997, n.d.
Box 1 / 30	Notes and information on the 6/3/99 meeting at the country homestead, 7/19/99
Box 1 / 31	Nature weekend, 1999
Box 1 / 32	Caylor Prairie, 1987-1999
Box 1 / 33	Expenses, trips, et cetera, 1999-2000, n.d.
Box 1 / 34	Education document, Dillavou, October 1998
Box 1 / 35	Correspondence, 1998
Box 1 / 36	Correspondence, Bragonier et cetera, 1996
Box 1 / 37	Personal and professional, 1998-1999
Box 1 / 38	Highlights of life, 1993-1994, n.d.
Box 1 / 39	Lois H. Tiffany, 1997-1998
Box 1 / 40	Electric current, germination, n.d.
Box 1 / 41	Seymouriana, n.d.
Box 1 / 42	Buckholtz, n.d.
Box 1 / 43	Introduction and literature review, n.d.
Box 1 / 44	Academy of Science, 1963, 1965, n.d.
Box 1 / 45	Buckholtz references et cetera, 1960-1961, n.d.
Box 1 / 46	Plant pathology exam and publications, 1959, 1961, n.d.
Box 1 / 47	Botany 556, 1960-1962, n.d.
Box 1 / 48	Botany 503, algae, Dr. Dodd, 1962
Box 1 / 49	Correspondence course information, n.d.
Box 2 / 1	Faculty information, 1973, 1983, 1987, 1990, n.d.
Box 2 / 2	Borlaug, 1970, 1983-1985
Box 2 / 3	"General Botany Laboratory Book," 1974
Box 2 / 4	Unidentified photograph, n.d. (1 color 8x10)
Box 2 / 5	The World Food Prize; Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, 1996-1997
Box 2 / 6	Mushroom book, n.d.
Box 2 / 7	Mushroom book, n.d.
Box 2 / 8	Miscellaneous notes and reports (mushrooms), n.d.
Box 2 / 9	Plant pathology careers, n.d.
Box 2 / 10	Howe and Woodward, May 1969, 1986
Box 2 / 11	Prairie states mushrooms, 1987
Box 2 / 12	Mushroom and publication information, 1983-1986, n.d.
Box 2 / 13	Mushroom book, 1985-1987, n.d.
Box 2 / 14	Mushrooms, 1984, n.d.
Box 2 / 15	Mushrooms, 1982, n.d.
Box 2 / 16	Huffman, mushrooms, 1981-1986, n.d.
Box 2 / 17	Mushroom book, 1983-1985
Box 2 / 18	Mushroom book, n.d.
Box 2 / 19	Mushroom club, 1984-1985, n.d.
Box 2 / 20	Science Council, 1959-1965
Box 2 / 21	Science Council, 1965-1970
Box 2 / 22	University information, Sciences and Humanities Council, 1972-1975, n.d.
Box 2 / 23	Student Curriculum Committee survey, 1966
Box 2 / 24	Science and Humanities Council, 1970-1972, n.d.
Box 2 / 25	Sciences and Humanities Council, 1975-1976, n.d.
Box 2 / 26	Lampos, 1971, n.d.
Box 2 / 27	President's notebook, Sciences and Humanities Council, 1975-1976 (1 of 2)
Box 2 / 28	President's notebook, Sciences and Humanities Council, 1975-1976 (2 of 2)
Box 2 / 29	Council on Student Affairs, 1970, 1974-1976
Box 3 / 1	Botany Club, Big Bend trip, 1979
Box 3 / 2	Botany Club, Saint Elena trip, n.d.
Box 3 / 3	Botany Club slides, 1985
Box 3 / 4	Botany Club slides, 1984
Box 3 / 5	Botany Club Utah trip slides, 1980
Box 3 / 6	Botany Club Utah trip slides, 1983
Box 3 / 7	Botany Club Utah trip slides, 1982
Box 3 / 8	Botany Club Big Bend trip slides, 1987
Box 3 / 9	Botany Club Lake Powell trip, 1972
Box 3 / 10	Botany Club Utah Trip slides, 1968
Box 3 / 11	Botany Club Utah Trip slides, 1970
Box 3 / 12	Botany Club Canyonland trip slides, 1986
Box 3 / 13	Botany Club slides, 1987
Box 3 / 14	Botany Club Utah trip slides, 1986
Box 3 / 15	Botany Club Boulder trip slides, 1977
Box 3 / 16	Botany Club slides, 1969
Box 3 / 17	Botany Club Big Bend trip slides, 1971 (1 of 2)
Box 3 / 18	Botany Club Big Bend trip slides, 1971 (2 of 2)
Box 3 / 19	Botany Club Utah trip slides, 1973
Box 3 / 20	Botany Club Big Bend trip slides, 1974
Box 3 / 21	Botany Club Utah trip slides, 1978
Box 3 / 22	Botany Club Utah trip slides, 1968
Box 3 / 23	Botany Club New Mexico trip slides, 1963
Box 3 / 24	Botany Club Colorado and McGregor trips slides, 1964
Box 3 / 25	Botany Club Arkansas trip slides, 1965
Box 3 / 26	Botany Club trip III slides, 1966
Box 4 / 1	Correspondence, 1970-1971
Box 4 / 2	Correspondence within department, 1968-1970
Box 4 / 3	Personal mail, 1967-1969, n.d.
Box 4 / 4	Correspondence, 1963, 1966-1968
Box 4 / 5	Correspondence, July 1965-1966
Box 4 / 6	Correspondence, 1962-1963
Box 4 / 7	Correspondence, 1964, 1966, 1977-1978
Box 4 / 8	High school biology visits, 1956-1958
Box 4 / 9	Plants on campus, 1962, n.d.
Box 4 / 10	Botany 101, 1954, n.d.
Box 4 / 11	Teaching aids, 101, 1954, 1957, n.d.
Box 4 / 12	101 meeting notes, n.d.
Box 4 / 13	Laboratory and field problems in botany 1, n.d.
Box 4 / 14	Blank book, 1965
Box 4 / 15	Botany Club, 1963, 1969-1971
Box 4 / 16	Botany Club, 1969-1970
Box 4 / 17	Veishea, 1970
Box 4 / 18	Bills for Veishea, Ann Brown, n.d.
Box 4 / 19	Botany Club, fall 1969
Box 4 / 20	Botany Club photos, n.d.
Box 4 / 21	Botany Club, fall 1966
Box 4 / 22	Veishea open house, 1958-1959
Box 4 / 23	Botany profiles, 1958, 1962-1963
Box 4 / 24	Botany Club trips, 1959-1960, n.d.
Box 4 / 25	Club projects, 1956-1957, 1960
Box 4 / 26	Botany Club, 1963
Box 4 / 27	Botany Club trips, 1964, n.d.
Box 4 / 28	Botany Club trips, 1964-1965, n.d.
Box 4 / 29	Botany Club, 1955, 1960-1961, 1963, n.d.
Box 4 / 30	Botany Club trips, 1965
Box 4 / 31	Botany Club trips, 1964
Box 4 / 32	Summer camp correspondence, 1960, n.d.
Box 4 / 33	Sciences and Humanities Council, 1984-1990, 1992
Box 4 / 34	Sciences and Humanities Council, 1993-1994, n.d.
Box 4 / 35	Botany Club, 1963, n.d.
Box 4 / 36	Personal correspondence, 1983-1985, n.d.
Box 4 / 37	Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, n.d.
Box 5 / 1	Norman Borlaug, 1978, 1985, 1995, 1997, n.d.
Box 5 / 2	Correspondence, 1996
Box 5 / 3	Student ranking, 1959-1964, 1966, 1976
Box 5 / 4	Student ranking, 1963-1969, 1973, n.d.
Box 5 / 5	Notebook, 1966
Box 5 / 6	"Teacher's Daily Record," 1960-1961
Box 5 / 7	Council on Student Affairs (CSA) (1 of 2), 1975-1978, n.d.
Box 5 / 8	CSA (2 of 2), 1975-1978, n.d.
Box 5 / 9	Ethos, 1956, 1963
Box 5 / 10	Sciences and Humanities Council, 1974-1977
Box 5 / 11	Sciences and Humanities Council, 1973-1975
Box 5 / 12	Sciences and Humanities Council, 1972-1975, n.d.
Box 5 / 13	Sciences and Humanities Council, 1970-1973
Box 5 / 14	Government Student Board (GSB) and Faculty Council, 1972-1973
Box 5 / 15	General information, student organizations and activities, 1972-1974, n.d.
Box 5 / 16	Miscellaneous notes, 1971-1976
Box 5 / 17	Lampos, 1960-1961, 1965-1967
Box 5 / 18	Lampos, 1953-1970
Box 5 / 19	Lampos, 1968-1969, n.d.
Box 5 / 20	Lampos, 1969, n.d.
Box 5 / 21	Botany graduates and advisors, 1963-1968, n.d.
Box 6 / 1	Money raising, 1994-1996, n.d.
Box 6 / 2	Borlaug farm, 1986-1987, n.d.
Box 6 / 3	Borlaug correspondence with Heritage Foundation, 1993-1994, n.d.
Box 6 / 4	Cresco library (Borlaug), 1978, n.d.
Box 6 / 5	80^th birthday proclamation (Borlaug), 1994, n.d.
Box 6 / 6	Borlaug Hertz, 1995-1996, n.d.
Box 6 / 7	Hertz farm management, crop-share leases, 1994-1995, n.d.
Box 6 / 8	World Food Prize Youth Institute, 1994-1995
Box 6 / 9	Farm Day, 1988, n.d.
Box 6 / 10	Farm Committee, 1983 (1 of 2)
Box 6 / 11	Farm Committee, 1983 (2 of 2)
Box 6 / 12	Iowa Academy of Science (IAS) Farm Committee, 1983-1986
Box 6 / 13	IAS Farm Committee, 1979-1982
Box 6 / 14	IAS Farm Committee, 1980-1982, n.d.
Box 6 / 15	IAS long range, 1982-1983
Box 6 / 16	FUAPS (?), 1987-1988
Box 6 / 17	FUAPS, 1987-1988
Box 6 / 18	Corn project, 1964, 1970-1971
Box 6 / 19	IAS, 1982
Box 6 / 20	IAS, 1981
Box 6 / 21	IAS, agricultural section, 1980-1981, n.d.
Box 6 / 22	IAS, deaths, 1980-1981
Box 6 / 23	Department planning and goals committee, 1972, n.d.
Box 6 / 24	Department stuff, 1983-1986
Box 6 / 25	Department stuff, 1983-1985
Box 6 / 26	Departmental, 1976-1977
Box 6 / 27	Nominations of Dr. David Glenn-Levin for Faculty Citation Award, 1990
Box 6 / 28	Wendel, 1990, n.d.
Box 6 / 29	Early Achievement Award, 1990, n.d.
Box 6 / 30	Awards for 1988-1989, Isely correspondence and update
Box 6 / 31	Wagner, Professional and Scientific (P & S) Council, 1988-1989
Box 6 / 32	Wagner, n.d.
Box 6 / 33	Tiffany, Burlington-North teaching
Box 6 / 34	Tiffany, Distinguished Service (DS), IAS, 1988-1989
Box 6 / 35	Farrer, award of merit, 1989
Box 6 / 36	Graduate student awards, 1988-1989, n.d.
Box 7 / 1	Awards announcements, 1988-1989
Box 7 / 2	Awards received summary, 1985-1987
Box 7 / 3	Pohl award, Botany Society, 1989
Box 7 / 4	Distinguished Iowa Scientist award, 1988-1989
Box 7 / 5	Lersten, Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement award, 1988-1989
Box 7 / 6	Horner, DP, 1988-1989
Box 7 / 7	Faculty Improvement Leaves (FILs), LaMotte and Farrar, 1988
Box 7 / 8	Farrer, Distinguished Iowa Scientist (DIS), 1988-1989
Box 7 / 9	IAS awards, 1988, n.d.
Box 7 / 10	Awards Committee, 1985-1986
Box 7 / 11	Awards Committee, 1986-1987
Box 7 / 12	Current and reference, 1987-1988
Box 7 / 13	Chang, 1987-1988
Box 7 / 14	Student excellence, Marek and Johnson-Groh, 1986-1987, n.d.
Box 7 / 15	Stewart DIS update for 1987-1988
Box 7 / 16	VanderValk, Wilton Park, 1987
Box 7 / 17	Governor science medal, 1987, no proposals
Box 7 / 18	FIL, 1987
Box 7 / 19	Lersten, Amoco, 1987
Box 7 / 20	Student excellence, general, 1987-1988, n.d.
Box 7 / 21	Faculty Achievement award, 1987
Box 7 / 22	Student excellence, Shearer, 1987-1988
Box 7 / 23	Tiffany, faculty citation, 1987-1988
Box 7 / 24	Development, current, 1985, 1988, n.d.
Box 7 / 25	MASUA (?), 1987-1988
Box 7 / 26	Botany, award of merit, 1988
Box 7 / 27	Horner, distinguished professor, 1987-1988
Box 7 / 28	Chang, alumni awards, 1987-1988
Box 7 / 29	Academic advisor, no recommendations, 1987-1988
Box 7 / 30	RAICH (?) promotion, 1996, n.d.
Box 7 / 31	Tiffany, Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement award, 1989
Box 7 / 32	Sciences and Humanities 486, Winter 1978
Box 7 / 33	Student teachers, 1977-1981, n.d.
Box 7 / 34	Thesis material, 1950-1951
Box 7 / 35	1960 research
Box 7 / 36	Thesis material, n.d.
Box 7 / 37	Thesis introduction, n.d.
Box 7 / 38	Notes, n.d.
Box 7 / 39	Botany 314 photos, n.d.
Box 7 / 40	1961 research
Box 7 / 41	Thesis memorabilia, 1964, n.d.
Box 7 / 42	Pythium graminicolum in the rhizosphere of grass roots, 1961
Box 7 / 43	Seminars, 1964-1967
Box 7 / 44	Conversion tables, experiment, n.d.
Box 7 / 45	Reports and notes, 1951, n.d.
Box 7 / 46	Laboratory notes, n.d.
Box 7 / 47	Speeches, 1980, n.d.
Box 7 / 48	Correspondence, 1980-1982
Box 7 / 49	Prairie Burns field, 1970, 1980, n.d.
Box 7 / 50	Friends of the Earth, 1978-1980, n.d.
Box 7 / 51	Lindemeyer movie, 1979-1980
Box 7 / 52	Biology advising, 1978-1983
Box 7 / 53	Correspondence sent, 1987
Box 8 / 1	Plant pathology, 1962 (1 of 2)
Box 8 / 2	Plant pathology, 1962 (2 of 2)
Box 8 / 3	Plant pathology seminar, 1964
Box 8 / 4	Ecology 402, 1963, n.d.
Box 8 / 5	Botany 503, 1961
Box 8 / 6	Cytogenetics 605, 1964
Box 8 / 7	Plant pathology 207, 1950
Box 8 / 8	Plant physiology 511, 1949
Box 8 / 9	Field botany, n.d.
Box 8 / 10	Report, n.d.
Box 8 / 11	Zoology 407, 1963
Box 8 / 12	Physiology 355, 1963
Box 8 / 13	Zoology 503 evaluation, 1963
Box 8 / 14	Bryophytes, 1955, 1962
Box 8 / 15	Plant taxonomy and ecology, 1941
Box 8 / 16	German, n.d.
Box 8 / 17	Botany notes, n.d.
Box 8 / 18	Chemistry, 1950
Box 8 / 19	Plant pathology tests and reports, 1950
Box 8 / 20	Crown Gail, n.d.
Box 8 / 21	East Lansing meeting, 1950
Box 8 / 22	Statistics 401 and 402, 1950
Box 8 / 23	Zoology 407 notes, 1963
Box 8 / 24	College papers and projects, 1947-1950
Box 8 / 25	Mycology 641 and 642, 1963
Box 8 / 26	Mycology 642, 1963
Box 8 / 27	Basidiomycetes, n.d.
Box 8 / 28	Fungi Imperfecti 643, n.d.
Box 8 / 29	Videocassette, Pohl, Inhabitants of Old Botany, n.d.
Box 8 / 30	Norman Borlaug, 1990, n.d.
Box 8 / 31	Lampos, 1983-1984
Box 8 / 32	Borlaug clippings, 1970, 1983, 1990, 1994
Box 8 / 33	World food project lecture, 1987, 1990, 1994
Box 8 / 34	ISU swans: Lancelot and Elaine, 1993, n.d.
Box 8 / 35	Poetry, 1971, n.d.
Box 9	Videotapes of trips to Big Bend National Park, Texas, with Dr. Lois Tiffany (Professor of Botany) (4 videotapes), 1990, n.d.