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

RS 9/2/5
Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
Project Files, 1945-2014


Descriptive summary

creator: Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
title: Project Files
dates: 1945-2014
extent: 42.9 linear feet (33 record center cartons)
collection number: RS 9/2/5
repository: University Archives, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives.
language: English

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research.

 

This collection is stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives at least two working days in advance.
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections and University Archives Department
preferred citation: Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station project files, RS 9/2/5, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives.

 

Access points

People, Families, and Corporate Bodies:

Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station

Places:  
Subjects:

Agriculture -- Experiments

Home economics -- Experiments
Genres:

Research (documents)

Progress reports

 

Abstract

Established as a result of the Hatch Act of 1887, the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station is the research arm of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. The Experiment Station conducts multidisciplinary research to help solve the complex agricultural problems facing scientists and farmers today. This collection contains the progress reports, publications, and other records that document the research projects conducted by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station.

 

Historical note

The Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station was founded at Iowa State as a result of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in 1887. Known as the Hatch Act, the legislation provided for the funding of agricultural research at Land Grant Colleges. On March 1, 1888, the Iowa General Assembly approved the terms of the Hatch Act and the Iowa Experiment Station was established. Administrative oversight of the Experiment Station was assigned to the Board of Trustees of the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University). The Board, in turn, elected Captain R. P. Speer as the first director of the Experiment Station.

Early efforts of the Experiment Station staff involved establishing an orchard and planting experimental plots of grains, grasses, and vegetables on the campus grounds. Starting in 1888, the Experiment Station published quarterly Bulletins that described activities and results of the research conducted by the staff. Many of these results are also included in annual reports prepared by the director. In 1911, the staff, which by this time consisted of a combination of specialized researchers and a part-time teaching force, first published research bulletins and soon offered the first research fellowships.

Since its inception, the Experiment Station has existed under the auspices of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The Dean of the College also holds the title of Director of the Experiment Station. Although it serves as the research arm of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Experiment Station also supports programs in almost every other college at Iowa State and at a number of off-campus research facilities in the surrounding area. During the earliest years of its existence, Experiment Station research focused on soil, crops, horticulture, and dairying. Current research conducted by Experiment Station staff has become over-arching in scope and multidisciplinary in practice reflecting the complexity of agricultural problems facing scientists and farmers.

 

Collection description

This collection (1945-2014) contains progress reports, publications, and other records that document the research projects conducted and sponsored by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station. Files do not exist for all projects. In later years as projects were renewed they were assigned a new project number and sometimes the title was altered slightly. A listing of project numbers and titles compiled by the Experiment Station staff can be found in box 33, folder 143.

 

Related materials

Related collections in the Special Collections and University Archives Department, Iowa State University Library include:

  • Collections related to the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station are classified under RS 9/2.
  • Bulletins and reports of the Experiment Station can be found by searching the Library catalog.
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    Organization

    This collection is organized by project number.

     

    Container list

    Box

    Folder

    Title

    Dates

    1

    1-27

    Projects 2-45

    1945-1999

    1

    28-73

    Projects 101-194

    1949-1999

    1

    74-85

    Projects 218-301

    1986-2011

    1

    86-97

    Projects 610-993

    1942-2002

    2

    1-26

    Projects 998-1119

    1948-1992

    3

    1-21

    Projects 1123-1218

    1949-1974

    4

    1-40

    Projects 1234-1329 (13 b/w photographs-folder 3)

    1952-1974

    5

    1-67

    Projects 1330-1456

    1949-1974

    6

    1-130

    Projects 1458-1602

    1960-1979

    7

    1-108

    Projects 1603-1711

    1960-1975

    8

    1-104

    Projects 1712-1810

    1968-1981

    9

    1-92

    Projects 1834-1924

    1969-1985

    10

    1-76

    Projects 1925- 2000

    1970-2003

    11

    1-92

    Projects 2001-2092

    1970-1995

    12

    1-75

    Projects 2093-2166

    1970-2005

    13

    1-83

    Projects 2167-2250

    1976-1993

    14

    1-68

    Projects 2251-2320

    1976-1994

    15

    1-66

    Projects 2321-2388

    1978-1997

    16

    1-62

    Projects 2389-2450

    1979-2005

    17

    1-74

    Projects 2451-2526

    1980-1995

    18

    1-84

    Projects 2527-2610

    1981-1997

    19

    1-96

    Projects 2611-2706

    1983-2003

    20

    1-108

    Projects 2707-2815

    1984-2002

    21

    1-104

    Projects 2816-2920

    1986-2006

    22

    1-87

    Projects 2921-3008

    1989-2004

    23

    1-83

    Projects 3009-3091

    1990-2005

    24

    1-74

    Projects 3092-3167

    1991-2000

    25

    1-57

    Projects 3168-3223

    1992-1999

    26

    1-69

    Projects 3224-3291

    1993-2004

    27

    1-68

    Projects 3292-3359

    1994-2004

    28

    1-78

    Projects 3360-3437

    1995-2002

    29

    1-70

    Projects 3438-3507

    1996-2005

    30

    1-107

    Projects 3509-3703

    1997-2005

    31

    1-22

    Projects 3705-4303

    2006-2014

    31

    23-171

    Projects 5000-5148

    2004-2014

    32

    1-167

    Projects 5150-6553

    2000-2014

    33

    1-142

    Projects 6554-6699

    2000-2008

    33

    143

    Project listing

    2014