Descriptive summary
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creator:
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title:
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Iowa Century Farms Collection |
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dates:
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1837-1976, n.d. |
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extent:
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1.5 linear ft. |
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collection number:
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MS
96 |
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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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Iowa Century Farms Collection, MS 96, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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The Iowa Century Farms Program recognized and
honors those families who have owned the farm land for one hundred
years or more. The program began in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial
Program, when over 5,000 farms were recognized. Since 1976,
over 15,000 families have been recognized. |
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Collection description
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The collection consists of materials solicited
from the owners of Iowa Century Farms, honored by the state of Iowa
during the American Revolution Bicentennial observations. It
contains correspondence from owners of Iowa Century Farms responding
to a request for information, deeds, mortgages, journals,
reminiscences, farm records, and photographs. Topics covered include
immigration from European countries, breaking prairie sod, the
grasshopper invasion, severe winters, drought and disease, and the
joys of surviving the rigors of settlement. |
Container list
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