creator:

Iowa State University, Vice President for Business and Finance, Facilities Planning and Management, Buildings and Grounds Division

title:

Book of Experiments – College Farm Journal

dates:

1866-1881

extent:

0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)

collection number:

RS 4/8/8

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iowa State University, Vice President for Business and Finance, Facilities Planning and Management, Building and Grounds Division, Book of Experiments – College Farm Journal, 1866-1881, RS 4/8/8, University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note

 
The Vice President for Business and Finance manages the fiscal operations of the University and is responsible for the general supervision of the business operations of all University activities. The Office was established in 1958 as a replacement for the Business Manager position. The Vice President for Business and Finance oversees the operation of the Facilities Planning and Management Department.

In 1987 the name of the Physical Plant was changed to the Facilities Planning and Management Department. The Facilities Planning and Management Department is responsible for the maintenance of the campus grounds and buildings, the campus utilities system, and campus planning.
 

Collection Description

 
The collection contains a bound leather ledger book containing the financial accounts for the college farm and a handwritten narrative of the day-to-day operations of the farm, compiled by the Superintendent of the College Farm.