creator:

Maney, Thomas J. (1888-1945)

title:

Papers

dates:

1916-1969

extent:

0.42 linear feet (1 document box)

collection number:

RS 9/16/54

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Thomas J. Maney Papers, RS 9/16/54, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Biographical note

Thomas J. Maney was born April 24, 1888 in Geneva, New York.  He earned the B.S. (1912) in Horticulture from Iowa State College (University).  Upon graduation he immediately started teaching at Iowa State College (University) and continued to do so until his death.  He was Professor of Pomology (1912-1945) and Head of the Pomology Sub-Section of the Agricultural Experiment Station (1940-1945).

Maney’s most noted accomplishment was being nationally recognized for work on the development of hardy dwarf apple stocks. He is credited with introducing a special dwarf variety known as Clark’s seedling.  Maney also did research work on raspberries, strawberries, hardy understock, junipers and roses.

Maney was a member of a number of societies including Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta.  Maney was also an active member of the American Pomology Society, Iowa State Horticultural Society, and Iowa Rose Society.

Thomas J. Maney married Lois Rath in 1922 and had three children.  He died October 12, 1945, in Ames, Iowa. 

Collection description

The collection contains biographical information, correspondence, and notes on rose breeding.  There is also a List of Parentages of Roses which Maney developed and was used by Griffith Buck in his research on roses.

Organization

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.