Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 13/5/2
Iowa State University

Department of Botany
Biographical Files, 1906-2014, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: Iowa State University. Department of Botany
title: Biographical Files
dates: 1906-2014, undated
extent: 1.68 linear feet (4 document boxes)
collection number: RS 13/5/2
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Iowa State University, Department of Botany Biographical Files, RS 13/5/2, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Abstract

The Department of Botany was established at Iowa State in 1870 with Charles E. Bessey serving as head. The first graduate degree issued by Iowa State was received by botany student J.C. Arthur in 1877. The Department of Botany also holds the distinction of graduating Iowa State's first Ph.D. student, Leslie Kenoyer in 1916, and first female Ph.D. student, Ada Hayden in 1918. In 2003, the Department of Botany was merged with the departments of Animal Ecology and Zoology and Genetics to form the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. This collection contains publications, vitas, clippings, and other materials related to faculty and staff of the Department of Botany.

 

Historical note

The Department of Botany was established in 1870 with Charles E. Bessey serving as head. In 1871, the Department first offered graduate courses for a M.S. degree in botany, and J.C. Arthur, in 1877, received the first M.S. degree issued by the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University). In 1914, the Department initiated a Ph.D. program, and again the Department held the distinction for awarding the first Ph.D. degree at Iowa State, given to Leslie Kenoyer in 1916. In 1918, Ada Hayden became the first woman Ph.D. at Iowa State College (University).

In 1957, an undergraduate curriculum in plant pathology was initiated in the College of Agriculture and the name of the department was changed to the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. A decade later, the department was moved to a new building, Bessey Hall. The Department of Botany became a separate entity again within the College of Sciences and Humanities after the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology split into two departments in 1979.

In 2003, the Department of Botany was merged with the departments of Animal Ecology and Zoology and Genetics to form the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology.

 

Collection description

This collection (1906-2014, undated) contains publications, vitas, clippings, and other materials related to faculty and staff of the Department of Botany.

 

Organization

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

 

Abatzogluo, Theagenis J.

1981 circa

1

 

Acker, Robert Flint

1959

1

 

Adams, Keith

2003

1

 

Aikman, John M.

1927-1965, undated

1

 

Anderson, Jacob P. (2 folders)

1916-1960, undated

1

 

Ayers, John C.

undated

1

 

Baker, Arthur Lawrence

1915-1973, undated

1

 

Bass, Louis

1955

1

 

Baxter, J. Wallace

1956

1

 

Beers, Russell James

1967

1

 

Berberian, Marding Hoosep

1937

1

 

Boon, Aalt

1979

1

 

Bowen, C. Clark

1956, 1980

1

 

Brewer, C.R.

1939, undated

1

 

Brown, Ermyne Olivia

1994

1

 

Browning, John Artie

1963-1979

1

 

Buchholtz, Walter F.

1929-1967, undated

1

 

Buck, Frank

1969

1

 

Chapman, Robert

1984

1

 

Chase,Sherret S.

1954

1

 

Chasson, Robert M.

1965

1

 

Clark, Lynn

1999

1

 

Colbert, James

1988-1995

1

 

Crall, James M.

1948

2

 

Cratty, R.I. (2 folders)

1904-1940

2

 

Crumption, William "Bill"

1988-1991

2

 

Davies, John P.

1999

2

 

Davis, Craig B.

1915-1984

2

 

Diehl, W.M.

1914-1916

2

 

Dodd, John D.

1959-1982

2

 

Dodge, Constance Ruth

1992

2

 

Dudgeon, Winfield

undated

2

 

Dunleavy, John M.

1953-1979

2

 

Dunn, Stuart

1924-1925 circa

2

 

Durand, Donald

1974, 1981

2

 

Durrell, L.W.

1969-1977

2

 

Edgar, Marry

1923

2

 

Erickson. Loretta Mae

2004

2

 

Everson, Leroy E.

1955-2008

2

 

Fairchild, Robert S.

undated

2

 

Farrar, Donald R.

1986, undated

2

 

Fischer, George

1945

2

 

Fogel, Estelle

1902-1973, undated

2

 

Foley, Dean C.

1955-1986

2

 

Ford, Richard E.

1969

2

 

Fowler, Edna M.

1987

2

 

Fowler, Eric Beaumont

1953

2

 

Franke, Robert

1971

2

 

Fragier, Howard

1891-1917 circa

2

 

Galatowitsch, Sue

1992

2

 

Gilbert, Winifred

1937, 1939

2

 

Grabe, Don F.

1965

2

 

Grant, Martin

undated

2

 

Hack, Ethan

1983-1989

2

 

Hansen, Paul Arne

1947

2

 

Harper, Louis W.

1971

2

 

Henderson, Kenneth

1961

2

 

Hodson, Elmer Reed

1898

2

 

Holt, John G.

1985

2

 

Hooker, Arthur

1924

2

 

Hooker, William J.

1954

2

 

Horner, Harry T. "Jack"

1969-1988, undated

2

 

Horton, James C.

1965

3

 

Jordan, E.O.

1906-1909

3

 

Jurik, Thomas W.

1986-1987

3

 

Keim, Wayne F.

1953, 1963

3

 

Kellogg, Harriette

1913 circa

3

 

Kenoyer, L.A.

1918

3

 

King, Charlotte M.

1902-1922, undated

3

 

Kinney, Roland Walter

1955-1959

3

 

Knaphus, George

1958-2000, undated

3

 

Krampitz, Lester Orville

1941, 1946

3

 

Lake, Sebastian

1928

3

 

Lambe, Robert C.

1963-1964

3

 

LaMotte, Clifford

1966-1988

3

 

Landers, Rogers

1970-1977, undated

3

 

Lersten, Nels R.

1963-1989

3

 

Lewis, Deborah

1996, 2001

3

 

Lichwardt, Robert W.

1957

3

 

Lind, E.F.

1950 circa

3

 

Linton, Clarissa (Clark)

1951

3

 

Loomis, Walter E.

1928-1977, undated

3

 

Lux, James F.

1979

3

 

Martin, J.N.

1911-1966, undated

3

 

McClure, David

1953 circa

3

 

Mickel, John

1962-1966

3

 

Miller, Oliver T.

1978

3

 

Moore, William

1985

3

 

Myers, Terrell C.

1950 circa

3

 

Neely, Robert K.

1982

3

 

Nelson, George H.

1955

3

 

Nevins, Donald

1973-1976

3

 

Nichols, Mary Alice

1893

3

 

Norton, Don C.

1961-1983

3

 

Nystrom, Joanne

2013

3

 

Paddock, William

2008

3

 

Pavlik, Bruce M.

1983, undated

3

 

Pearlmutter, Nina L.

1979-1982, undated

3

 

Peck, James H.

1980

3

 

Peck, Morton E.

1907

3

 

Percifield, Ryan

2003

3

 

Peterson, Jay

1989

3

 

Pohl, Richard

1988, 1992

3

 

Raich, James W.

1995

3

 

Reddy, Charles S. (1 of 2)

1928-1966, undated

4

 

Reddy, Charles S. (2 of 2)

1928-1966, undated

4

 

Reese, Marie T.

1923

4

 

Reynolds. Howard

1943

4

 

Riker, A.J.

1945

4

 

Richard, John L.

1986

4

 

Rogers, Charles F.

1929

4

 

Rolfs, P. H.

undated

4

 

Romberg, Paul

1956

4

 

Rosburg, Tom

1992

4

 

Sass, John E.

undated

4

 

Saz, Arthur Kenneth

1948

4

 

Schlenk, Fritz

1947-1954, undated

4

 

Semeniuk, George

1940-1947, undated

4

 

Shapiro, Stanley K.

1954, undated

4

 

Sherf, Arden F.

1949

4

 

Shurtleff, Malcom C.

1957

4

 

Smith, Frederick G.

1948-1986

4

 

Smith, Stanley G.

1962

4

 

Stewart, Cecil R.

1971-2014

4

 

Stoermer, Eugene F.

1984, 1985

4

 

Sylwester, Erhardt P.

1953-1975, undated

4

 

Taehibana, Hideo

1963

4

 

Thompson, Thomas Oscar

1994

4

 

Trenk, F.B.

1925 circa

4

 

Van der Valk, Arnold

1973-1985

4

 

Vestal, Edgar F.

1948, 1963

4

 

Vogel, Irvin H.

1916-1982

4

 

Wallace, Robert

1996-2007

4

 

Wallin, Jack R.

1964-2000

4

 

Weber, William

1987

4

 

Wee, James L.

undated

4

 

Wendel, Jonathan

2003

4

 

Werkenthin, Fred Conrad

1922 circa

4

 

Wetzel, Paul

1992

4

 

Wiggins, Samuel C.

1956

4

 

Wildman, Ruth

1975-1976

4

 

Willey, Florence Sarah

1915-1946

4

 

Wood, Harland G.

1989

4

 

Wood, Wiggut, and Workman

1938, undated

4

 

Woodruff, Theresa

1906

4

 

Wooten, Jean

1972

4

 

Worf, Gayh L.

1961

4

 

Wurtele, Eve

1990