Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Bentley, Kathie, editor |
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title:
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The History of
Big Spring by Mary Bankes |
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dates:
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1994 |
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extent:
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0.21 linear ft.
(1 half-document box) |
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collection number:
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MS 302 |
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repository:
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Special
Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
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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Kathie Bentley,
editor. The History of Big Spring by Mary Bankes, MS 302, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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Kathie Bentley is a
communications specialist for the Big Spring Basin Demonstration
Project.
Mary Bankes, her
husband Otto Bankes, F. P. Walker, Walter A. Ames, and Mary's uncle
Earl Hubbard, began the development of Big Spring (located on the
Turkey River) into the Big Spring Trout Farm and Fishing Club in
1938. The group build several control dams, six rearing ponds, and
a hatchery. Despite problems with silting and flooding the farm
became very successful. In 1960, the Bankes sold their trout farm
to the State Conservation Commission which turned it into a state
fish hatchery. The hatchery is currently operated by the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources. |
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Collection description
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This report,
Geological Survey Bureau Technical Information Series 30, is based
on interviews with Mary Bankes as well as records she kept during
the operation of Big Spring. Bankes discusses the history of Big
Spring and the many hardships that she and her husband faces. Also
included are historical and current statistics on the spring and
hatchery. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
The History
of Big Spring by Mary Bankes |
1994 |
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