Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Cassady, Raymond
W. (1881-1924) |
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title:
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Papers |
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dates:
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1850-1973, n.d. |
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extent:
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2.09 linear ft.
(1 document box and 1 oversize box) |
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collection number:
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MS 339 |
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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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Raymond W. Cassady Papers, MS 339, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Biographical
note
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Raymond Whiting Cassady was born 13 November 1881 near Whiting,
Iowa. His parents were E. M. Cassady and Ida N. Whiting. He
attended the University of Iowa (1899-1901) and was one of the
sophomores who were suspended following the kidnapping of the
freshman class president in January 1901. He subsequently studied
animal husbandry at Iowa State College (University) (1903;
1908-1909). He was a member of Iowa State's 1909 stock judging team
which won first place at the International Stock Show in Chicago.
Following his studies in Ames, Cassady was engaged in farming with
his father under the firm name of E. M. Cassady & Son, and he
managed their Walnut Ridge Stock Farm. He developed a premier
Hereford herd which produced numerous grand champions. In 1923
Governor Nate E. Kendall appointed Cassady as Iowa's first Secretary
of Agriculture.
He was member of the Iowa State Board of Animal Health, as well as a
director of the American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association,
president of the Iowa Beef Producers' Association, and president of
the Iowa Hereford Breeders' Association.
Cassady married
Flora Whiting in 1910. They had three children: Raymond W., Jr.,
Nancy, and Betsy Louise. Raymond W. Cassady died on 7 July 1924. |
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Collection description
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This collection
(1850-1973, n.d.) contains materials related to Raymond W. Cassady
as well as materials on Whiting family history. Materials related
to Cassady include correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs,
newspaper and magazine clippings, and his certificate of appointment
as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Records and photographs related
to the Walnut Ridge Stock Farm are also included. Materials on
Whiting family history consist of photocopies of correspondence,
transcribed journal entries, and family histories. Also included
are autobiographical accounts by a former slave, Allison J. Criner
who was born on the property of Isaac Criner (father-in-law of C. E.
Whiting). |
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Organization
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The collection is
organized in two series:
Series 1. Raymond W. Cassady, 1896-1973, n.d. (alphabetical)
Series 2. Whiting family, 1850-1931, n.d. (alphabetical) |
Description of series
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Series 1 |
Raymond W. Cassady |
1896-1973, n.d. |
| extent: |
1.99
linear ft. |
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description: |
This series contains correspondence, Cassady's
certificate of appointment as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture,
scrapbooks, a memorial booklet, printed material, and photographs.
The scrapbooks contain memorabilia (including memorabilia from
Cassady's time at the University of Iowa and Iowa State College),
correspondence, photographs, and newspaper and magazine clippings;
the clippings include articles by Cassady as well as articles about
Cassady, the Walnut Ridge Stock Farm, the Whiting and Cassady
families, and the town of Whiting. The series is arranged
alphabetically, with oversized materials arranged at the end. |
Container list
| Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 1 |
1 |
Cassady
and Whiting advertisement |
n.d. |
| 1 |
2 |
Cassady,
Behrens & Karr: Hampshire sow and gilt sale catalog |
1921 |
| 1 |
3 |
Correspondence |
1914 |
| 1 |
4 |
Correspondence: Letter to E. M. Cassady (father) describing trip to
Texas, March 7-24 |
1924 |
| 1 |
5 |
"Iowa
Agri-Culture Serves the World" Iowa Department of Agriculture, 50th
anniversary publication |
ca. 1973 |
| 1 |
6 |
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture certificate and letter |
1923 |
| 1 |
7 |
Memorial
from American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association |
1924 |
| 1 |
8 |
Newspaper and magazine articles |
1918-1973 |
| 1 |
9 |
Photographs: Cassady and other officials with winners of the Junior
Judging Contest at the 1923 Iowa State Fair (2- 8x6" b/w
photographs) |
1923 |
| 1 |
10 |
Photographs: Walnut Ridge Stock Farm cattle (copies of 4 b/w
photographs) |
1920,
n.d. |
| 1 |
11 |
Scrapbook (photocopy) |
1896-1923, n.d. |
| 1 |
12 |
Scrapbook: Correspondence removed from 1896-1923 scrapbook |
1902-1909, n.d. |
| 1 |
13 |
Scrapbook (photocopy) |
1910-1924, n.d. |
| 1 |
14 |
Walnut
Ridge Stock Farm: Bills and accounts |
1912-1917 |
| 1 |
15 |
Walnut
Ridge Stock Farm: Sales catalogs |
1918,
1921 |
| 1 |
16 |
Walnut
Ridge Stock Farm: Sales catalogs |
1922-1923 |
| 2 |
1 |
Scrapbook (please see photocopy in 1/11 and correspondence removed
from scrapbook in 1/12) (1- 2.75x2.75", 1- 7.5x9.5", and 2- 8x10"
b/w photographs) |
1896-1923, n.d. |
| 2 |
2 |
Photographs: Walnut Ridge Stock Farm cattle (please see reference
copies in 1/10) (2- 8x10" b/w photographs) |
1920,
n.d. |
| 2 |
3 |
Photographs: Walnut Ridge Stock Farm cattle (please see reference
copies in 1/10) (1- 6.25x8.25" and 1- 7.75x9.5" b/w photographs)0.. |
n.d. |
| 2 |
4 |
Scrapbook (please see photocopy in 1/13) (5- 1.75x2.5", 1- 2x2.75",
3- 3x5", 1- 3.25x5.25", 4- 3.5x5.5", 1- 3.5x5.75", and 1- 6.5x8.5"
b/w photographs) |
1910-1924, n.d. |
| 2 |
5 |
The
Country Gentleman (7 December 1918) with article on the Whiting
family (please see photocopy of article in 1/8) |
1918 |
| 2 |
6 |
"The
Iowa Magazine" section of the Waukon Republican and Standard
(20 June 1923) with article on Raymond Cassady (please see photocopy
of article in 1/8) |
1923 |
| 2 |
7 |
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture certificate (original certificate; please
see copy in 1/6) |
1923 |
Description of series
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Series 2 |
Whiting Family |
1850-1931, n.d. |
| extent: |
0.1
linear ft. |
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description: |
This series contains materials related to C. E.
Whiting (Raymond W. Cassady's grandfather), transcribed journal
entries, family correspondence, and family histories. Materials
related to C. E. Whiting include biographical information, diary
extracts, a transcript of a speech, and an undated essay on "The Age
in Which We Live." The series also includes autobiographical
accounts by Allison J. Criner, who was born a slave in the household
of Isaac Criner in Alabama (Isaac Criner's daughter Nancy married C.
E. Whiting). All of the items in this series are photocopies or
typed transcripts of original materials which are not included in
the collection. |
Container list
| Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 1 |
17 |
Allison
J. Criner (former slave) autobiographical accounts |
1931,
n.d. |
| 1 |
18 |
C. E.
(Charles Edwin) Whiting materials |
1850-1892, n.d. |
| 1 |
19 |
"Log
Book of a Summer Cottage": W.B.W., G. H. Whiting, and A. M.
Pattersons |
1908 |
| 1 |
20 |
Nancy
Criner Whiting journal |
1863-1866 |
| 1 |
21 |
Whiting
Family correspondence |
1854-1930 |
| 1 |
22 |
Whiting
Family history |
n.d. |
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