Descriptive summary
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creator:
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McNurlen, Keith A. (1919-1973) |
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title:
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Papers |
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dates:
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1958-1971, n.d. |
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extent:
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0.42 linear ft. (1 document box) |
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collection number:
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MS
28 |
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repository:
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Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
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Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Keith A. McNurlen Papers, MS 28, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Biographical
note
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Dentist and conservationist, Keith A. McNurlen
was born in 1919 in Dana, Iowa. He attended the Des Moines College
of Pharmacy, Drake University, and the University of Minnesota.
McNurlen received B.S. (1942) and D.D.S. (1950) degrees from the
University of Iowa. Beginning in 1950, McNurlen practiced dentistry
in Ames, Iowa. He was president of the Izaak Walton League of
America (Iowa Division) in 1964 and was chair of the Iowa
Conservation Commission in 1969-1970. McNurlen was a member of the
national board of directors for the Izaak Walton League from 1961 to
1968.
McNurlen died in 1973. |
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Collection description
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This collection
(1958-1971, n.d.) contains correspondence, speeches, notes,
photographs, periodicals, newsletters, pamphlets, and clippings. The
correspondence focuses on McNurlen's conservation work and
correspondents include Iowa Governors Harold Hughes and Robert Ray,
and U.S. elected officials James Eastland, William Proxmire and Neal
Smith. The remainder of the collection includes printed materials
that relate to conservation. |
Container list
A container list is available in the
Special Collections Department, 403 Parks Library.
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