
A suffragist, feminist, political activist, and Iowa State alumna who was president of the American Womans Suffrage Association.
Carrie Chapman Catt finding aid.

The history of the University is represented through historic photographs, student writings, and University publications.

Early histories of Iowa counties with biographical sketches of its citizens and descriptions of the events that shaped the towns.

Began as a talk show in 1924; the magazine was started in 1940 covering home stories, recipes, household tips, child-rearing advice and comments on current events.

Tewkesbury's expeditions through the Darien Jungle of Panama in 1939 and 1940 were taken to prove that the jungle and its inhabitants were not barriers to a Pan American Highway.
Richard A. Tewkesbury finding aid.

Diary accounts from six enlisted men in the Civil War including life in camp, thoughts on the war and campaigns, and exploits; including an account of a prison escape.

The
Descartes Pascal digital collection contains glass plate negatives deplicting life at the turn of the twentieth century in Iowa.
Decartes Pascal finding aid.

Publications documenting various historical aspects of Iowa including local histories, fauna, flora, and geology of Iowa. For ISU history see
CYbrary.
Harker's images of historic barns document the architecture of the iconic buildings as they began disappearing from the Iowa countryside.
Michael P. Harker finding aid.