Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 21/7/214
A. Robert Koch (1915-2008)
Papers, 1936-2008, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Koch, A. Robert (1915-2008) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1936-2008, undated |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
| collection number: | RS 21/7/214 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | A. Robert Koch Papers, RS 21/7/214, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Abstract
Austin Robert (Bob) Koch (1915-2008) was born near Ida Grove, Iowa. A. Robert Koch received his B.S. (1940) in agronomy from Iowa State College (University). He later worked for the United States Department of Agriculture for 33 years in various supervisory positions within the Farm Security Administration, later known as the Farmers Home Administration. This collection contains biographical information, college coursework, photographs, and class reunion materials for the Iowa State class of 1940. Koch's college coursework includes reports, notes, and exams in botany, geology, crop breeding, animal husbandry, soil science, and bacteriology. |
Biographical note
Austin Robert (Bob) Koch was born January 15, 1915, and raised near Ida Grove, Iowa. He attended Iowa State College (university) where he received his B.S. (1940) in agronomy. After graduation, he worked for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 33 years in various supervisory positions within the Farm Securities Agency (Farmers Home Administration). Koch served in the United States Army for three years, and was stationed at O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, and in the Philippines. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion. He also devoted time to the Methodist Church, Kiwanis Club, and the Boy Scouts. Koch married Virginia Edwards on October 4, 1941. They had one son, Clark Edward. Koch died on November 4, 2008. |
Collection description
This collection (1936-2008, undated) includes biographical information, student course work, photographs, and class reunion materials. A college resume contains general biographical information on Koch at the time of his graduation from Iowa State College. The coursework includes reports, notes, and exams for courses Koch took at Iowa State. The collection also contains group photographs from the Agricultural Credit School and the 1990 Alumni Days. The Alumni Days material is from Koch's 50th college class reunion in 1990. This folder contains a schedule of events, dinner program, Class of 1940 reunion program, a class list from 1940, and a book of reminiscenceswhich gathered history, stories, and memories from members of the class of 1940. |
Organization
The collection is organized chronologically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Report: "Dairy Breed Magazines" |
1936 |
1 |
2 |
Botany 424, General Plant Ecology - final exam |
1937 |
1 |
3 |
Geology 375, Agricultural Geology - class outline, notes |
1938 |
1 |
4 |
Report: "Iowa State Agricultural Travel Course" |
1939 |
1 |
5 |
Class outline: laboratory for crop breeding |
1939 |
1 |
6 |
Report: "Field Trip of Crop Breeding Laboratory to Agronomy Farm" |
1939 |
1 |
7 |
Research: Land and tree descriptions of survey site north of Ames |
1939 |
1 |
8 |
Animal Husbandry 203, Breeds of Livestock: report, class notes, information |
1939, undated |
1 |
9 |
Farm Crops 504, Cereal and Forage Crop Breeding: term papers, class outlines |
1939, undated |
1 |
10 |
Biographical information: resume and obituary |
1940-2008 |
1 |
11 |
Correspondence: general business |
1941 |
1 |
12 |
Photographs: Agricultural Credit School group (3- 5x7" b/w prints) |
1962-1963 |
1 |
13 |
Alumni Days, 50th class reunion: programs, information, Reminiscences book |
1990 |
1 |
14 |
Bacteriology 304, General Bacteriology: exams |
undated |
1 |
15 |
Botany 205, Elementary Plant Physiology: experiment reports |
undated |
1 |
16 |
Cereal and forage crop breeding: outline |
undated |
1 |
17 |
History 324, Economic History of the United States: paper, "A Cross Section of American Agriculture" |
undated |
1 |
18 |
Library exam, written: "The Rural Community" |
undated |
1 |
19 |
Statistical methods to crop breeding: outline |
undated |
1 |
20 |
Paper: "My Purpose in Coming to College" |
undated |
1 |
21 |
Physics 204, Physics for Agriculture Students: paper |
undated |
1 |
22 |
Report: "Cooperative Experiment Between Quaker Oats Company and Iowa Agricultural Extension Service" by Russell Sawyer, assisted by Koch |
undated |
1 |
23 |
Report: "Hybridization in Crop Breeding" |
undated |
1 |
24 |
Report: "The Pure Line Theory and Crop Breeding" |
undated |
1 |
25 |
Soils 564, Soil Bacteriology: report, quiz |
undated |