Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 13/24/4
Iowa State University
Department of Statistics
Contracts and Projects Records, 1931-1980, undated
creator: | Iowa State University. Department of Statistics |
title: | Contracts and Projects Records |
dates: | 1931-1980, undated |
extent: | 2.52 linear feet (6 document boxes) |
collection number: | RS 13/24/4 |
repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: | Open for research |
publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: | Iowa State University, Department of Statistics Contracts and Projects Records, RS 13/24/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
The Department of Statistics was not formed until 1947, but the study and teaching of statistics began at Iowa State in 1915 when a statistics course was taught by Professor George Snedecor through the Department of Mathematics. In 1933 Snedecor organized the Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State College, the first of its kind in the nation. The Statistical Laboratory provides consulting work and promotes statistical research. The Department of Statistics was formed in 1947 and has since offered major work for the B.S., M.S., and the Ph.D. degrees in statistics and minor work to students taking major work in other departments. This collection contains records related to some of the projects and grants received by the Statistical Laboratory. These records include contracts, final reports for projects, annual reports, grant approvals, correspondence, publications, census reports, and surveys. |
The Department of Statistics was formed in 1947. The study and teaching of statistics at Iowa State had begun earlier, soon after Professor George W. Snedecor came to Iowa State in 1913. Snedecor first taught statistics in 1915 through the Department of Mathematics. This first course in statistics was called the "Mathematical Theory of Statistics." Early in his career at Iowa State, Snedecor became interested in statistics, particularly as the subject applied to agricultural research. He collaborated with Henry A. Wallace and instituted weekly seminars during the winter and spring of 1924 which were the beginning of a specialized interest in statistical research at Iowa State. Growing demand for statistical services caused Iowa State to create the Mathematics Statistical Service in the Department of Mathematics in 1927 with Snedecor in charge. In 1933, Snedecor organized the Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State College and became the Laboratory's first Director (1933-1947). The first of its kind in the nation, the Statistical Laboratory provides consulting work and promotes statistical research. The Statistical Laboratory grew to become one of the most prominent statistical labs in the country. The Statistical Laboratory continues to be a research service institute which conducts research in statistical theory and methodology and promotes and fosters the use of sound statistical methods in University research through on-campus consulting. The Statistics Section of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station began in 1935, and the Department of Statistics was formed in 1947. The department has since offered major work for the B.S., M.S., and the Ph.D. degrees in statistics and minor work to students taking major work in other departments. A co-major program has also been offered jointly with other departments. Department Heads:
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This collection (1931-1980, undated) contains contracts, final reports for projects, annual reports, grant approvals, correspondence, publications, census reports, and surveys. |
This collection is organized chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Armed Services: "A General Survey of Effectiveness of TV Education, Comparative Study of Techniques Used in TV Communication Evaluation Studies by Means of the Utilization of the Army Mobile TV Unit Caravan, and A Review of Literature of Research in Radio, TV Education, and Other Related TV Broadcasting, Including a Study of Forward-Looking Current Practice" |
undated |
1 |
2 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics: Progress reports and related correspondence |
1931-1951 |
1 |
3 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics: Progress reports and related correspondence |
1945-1952, undated |
1 |
4 |
U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research: Progress reports and related correspondence |
1946-1949 |
1 |
5 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture: "Textiles and Clothing Study" |
1946-1951 |
1 |
6 |
Publication: "This is Merediths" |
1948-1949, undated |
1 |
7 |
Wallace's Farmer: "Source of Information Survey" and related correspondence |
1947 |
1 |
8 |
Wallace's Farmer: "Source of Information Survey" and related correspondence |
1947-1952, undated |
1 |
9 |
The Rockefeller Foundation: "Crete Surveys" |
1948-1989, undated |
1 |
10 |
University of California and Oregon State College: "Housing Surveys" and related correspondence |
1949-1950, undated |
1 |
11 |
Atomic Energy Commission (Raw Materials): "Reports" by Ray Mickey, Alan Ross, and Howard Jespersen |
1950s, undated |
1 |
12 |
J.I. Case Company Project |
1950-1951 |
1 |
13 |
Tennessee Fish and Game Commission Contract |
1950-1952 |
1 |
14 |
Tennessee Valley Authority: Contracts, Projects, and related correspondence |
1950-1958, undated |
1 |
15 |
Chas. Pfizer and Co., Inc.: "Swine Survey" |
1951 |
1 |
16 |
Operations Analysis Conference at Iowa State College |
1951 |
2 |
1 |
U.S. Army: "Evaluating Applicability of TV to Army Training Subjects" |
1951-1952 |
2 |
2 |
State of Ohio Department of Natural Resources: "Farm Land Disposition as it Pertains to Hunting Privileges in Ohio and Concerning Certain Attitudes of Persons Regarding Game Conservation", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft |
1951-1952, undated |
2 |
3 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture: "Food Expenditure, Home Production and Food Preservation, Rural Families in the North Central Region" and related correspondence, research conducted by Mollie Orshansky, Ennis C. Blake, and Mary Ann Moss |
1951-1955, undated |
2 |
4 |
Iowa State College and the University of Illinois: "Livestock Marketing Surveys", research conducted by N.V. Strand, E.M. Jacobs, A. Ross, and R.J. Jessen |
1951-1955, undated |
2 |
5 |
Contracts and Projects: Ford Foundation and TV Project |
1952 |
2 |
6 |
University of Chicago: "Computing Project", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft |
1952-1953 |
2 |
7 |
Atomic Energy Commission: Reports |
1952-1954, undated |
2 |
8 |
Atomic Energy Commission (Raw Materials): "The Application of Statistical Methods of Analysis in Geological Problems" |
1952-1956, undated |
2 |
9 |
Soil Conservation Service: Proposals and the Ford Foundation: "Empirical Evaluation of Decision Rules" |
1952-1967, undated |
2 |
10 |
Market Facts Incorporated: Correspondence |
1953 |
2 |
11 |
Iowa State College: Annual reports and progress reports by M.R. Mickey |
1953-1954 |
2 |
12 |
Camp Detrick reports |
1954-1955, undated |
3 |
1 |
Fish and Wildlife Service contracts and project agreements and related correspondence |
1954-1955, undated |
3 |
2 |
U.S. Air Force Wright Aero Space Development: Preliminary tests of significance and pooling procedure |
1955 |
3 |
3 |
U.S. Air Force Wright Aero Space Development: Report, "Derived Linear and Their Use in the Analysis of Randomized Experiments" |
1955 |
3 |
4 |
U.S. Air Force Wright Aero Space Development: Preliminary tests of significance and pooling procedure |
1955 |
3 |
5 |
U.S. Department of Defense: "Effect of Aerosol Heterogeneity on BW Munitions Requirements" |
1955 |
3 |
6 |
Camp Detrick Technical Reports and related correspondence |
1955-1956 |
3 |
7 |
Iowa State College Agricultural Experiment Station: "Relative Maintenance Costs and Satisfactions to Users of Carpeted and Smooth Surfaced Floors", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft |
1956 |
3 |
8 |
U.S. Air Force: "Research in Statistical Theory", research conducted by John Gurland, S.K. Katti, and Roger McCullough |
1956-1958 |
3 |
9 |
Agricultural Marketing Service Survey Projects |
1956-1957 |
3 |
10 |
Tillage, Machinery: Contracts and project agreements (1 of 2) |
1956-1958, undated |
3 |
11 |
Tillage, Machinery: Contracts and project agreements (2 of 2) |
1957-1959, undated |
3 |
12 |
Iowa State College: Insect-related projects |
1957-1959 |
3 |
13 |
Iowa State College: Animal medicine contracts and project agreements |
1958-1960, undated |
3 |
14 |
Army Ballistics Missile Agency: Contracts |
1958-1960 |
3 |
15 |
Army Ballistics Missile Agency: Correspondence |
1958-1961 |
4 |
1 |
Army Ballistics Missile Agency: Fiscal information and contracts |
1958-1960, undated |
4 |
2 |
Army Ballistics Missile Agency: Technical reports and related correspondence |
1958-1961, undated |
4 |
3 |
Ames Community School District, Ames, Iowa: "1976 School Census for Ames Community School", research conducted by Roy Hickman |
1958-1976, undated |
4 |
4 |
Fiscal File and Annual Reports for National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
1959-1971, undated |
4 |
5 |
National Science Foundation: "Final Report on Monte Carlo Study of Genetic Selection", research conducted by O. Kempthorne and L.N. Hazel |
1961-1967 |
4 |
6 |
Census Project |
1961-1969, undated |
4 |
7 |
Census Contracts |
1961-1971, undated |
4 |
8 |
Department of Defense: "Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information" and related correspondence |
1962-1966, undated |
4 |
9 |
University of Wisconsin: "Rural Family Survey", research conducted by Norman V. Strand |
1962-1971, undated |
4 |
10 |
Coast Rica project and related correspondence |
1963 |
4 |
11 |
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare: Statements of appointments |
1963-1972 |
5 |
1 |
Correspondence with Case Western Reserve Cooperative Training Program regarding grant renewal and progress reports |
1964-1968 |
5 |
2 |
Iowa State University Statistics Laboratory: "Statistics Theory of Genetic Populations", application for a grant in research in mathematical and statistical genetics, research conducted by Oscar Kempthorne |
1965-1977 |
5 |
3 |
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare: Research in mathematical and statistical genetics, research conducted by Oscar Kempthorne and Edward Pollak |
1965-1978, undated |
5 |
4 |
National Science Foundation: "Mulitvariate Analysis and Symmetric Multiple Decision Problems", research conducted by Akio Kudo |
1965-1967, undated |
5 |
5 |
Correspondence with the U.S. Army Research Office at Durham with Duke University regarding the Rock Island Arsenal Project |
1966 |
5 |
6 |
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare: "Problems in Design and Analysis of Sample Surveys", research conducted by Joseph Sedransk |
1966-1970, undated |
5 |
7 |
National Science Foundation: "Goodness of Fit Procedures", research conducted by Oscar Kempthorne |
1966-1970, undated |
5 |
8 |
U.S. Air Force Wright Aero Space Development: "Analysis of Variance and Related Research Procedures", research conducted by Oscar Kempthorne and George Zyskind |
1966-1970, undated |
5 |
9 |
Demonstration Survey: "Survey of Characteristics on Farms and Farm Operators in Central Boone - Story County Area", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft |
1967-1968 |
5 |
10 |
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare: "Statistical Methodology and Applications to Bioassay", research conducted by C.P. Cox |
1967-1969, undated |
5 |
11 |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Experiment Station, request for allocation of funds, by T.A. Bancroft |
1967-1969 |
5 |
12 |
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census: "A Case Study for the 1970 World Census of Agriculture", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft |
1967-1970 |
5 |
13 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Statistical Reporting Service: "Study of Theoretical and Applied Problems Relating to Sample Surveys and the Development of Methods of Making Objective Forecasts of Yield", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft and Norman Strand |
1967-1973 |
5 |
14 |
Soil Conservation Service: Survey: "Drawing of Representative Samples of Land for Determining Conservation Needs" |
1967-1975 |
5 |
15 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): "To Furnish the Plant Pest Control Division of ARS with Print Outs from the Conservation Needs Data", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft and Norman Strand |
1968 |
5 |
16 |
Soil Conservation Service: "Missouri River Contract: River Basin Investigation", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft, Norman Strand, Dean Andre, and R.R. Bean |
1968-1969 |
5 |
17 |
Institute of Public Affairs, University of Iowa: Correspondence regarding the authorization of the laboratory to provide administrative, statistical, and coding support to a research team conducting a survey of local government in Iowa |
1969 |
5 |
18 |
University of Wisconsin: "Rural Family Survey", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft and Dean Roy |
1969-1971, undated |
5 |
19 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Institute: "Study of Theoretical and Applied Problems Relating to Sample Surveys and the Development of Methods of Making Objective Forecasts of Yield", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft, Norman Strand, R.R. Bean, and Dean Andre |
1968-1970 |
5 |
20 |
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare: "Sequential Covariance Analysis and Sequential Design", research conducted by Philip C. Cox and Herbert T. David |
1970 |
5 |
21 |
Wisconsin Railroad Association: "To Support a Project for the Purpose of Ascertaining Information Regarding the Attitudes and Knowledge of the Public in the State of Wisconsin Toward Public Utilities Engaged in the Transportation of Goods and People", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft and H.D. Baker |
1970 |
5 |
22 |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare: Correspondence regarding education (sampling) |
1970-1971 |
5 |
23 |
National Science Foundation Summer Institute Proposal: "Basic Concepts of Probability and Statistics with Computer Applications for Secondary School Mathematics Teachers", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft, D.K. Hotchkiss, and R.D. Hickman |
1970-1971, undated |
5 |
24 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Statistical Reporting Service: "To Study New Sampling Techniques Using Auxiliary Data in the Design and Analysis of Surveys and the Development of Revised Sampling Materials", research conducted by T.A. Bancroft, R.R. Bean, and Dean Andre |
1970-1975, undated |
5 |
25 |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare: "Designing Surveys and Analysis of Survey Data", research conducted by Balkrishna V. Sukhatme |
1971-1976 |
6 |
1 |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare: Instructions for completing information for new contract review |
1972 |
6 |
2 |
Iowa Hospital Association: "Iowa Health Services Data System--Long Term Care Component", research conducted by William J. Kennedy |
1972-1975 |
6 |
3 |
Iowa Employment Security Commission: "Impact of Extending Unemployment Compensation Benefits to Public Employees at Lower Than Federal and State Levels" |
1972-1973 |
6 |
4 |
United States Army Research Department, research conducted by William J. Kennedy |
1973-1974 |
6 |
5 |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): "Statistics Research", research conducted by Herbert David and Roy Hickman |
1973-1974, undated |
6 |
6 |
Iowa Employment Security Commission: "Problem Encountered in the Study of the Impact of Extending Unemployment Compensation Benefits to Public Employees at Lower Than Federal and State Levels" |
1973 |
6 |
7 |
U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research: "New Techniques for Linear Statistical Inference", research conducted by Herbert David and David A. Harville |
1973-1980, undated |
6 |
8 |
Iowa Health Services Data System Supplemental Agreement |
1974 |
6 |
9 |
Statistical Laboratory: "Preparation of Data for the Calculation of Estimates for Selected Health Related Occupations in the 438 Hospitals and Nursing Homes Omitted from the Initial CENIS II Labor Demand Survey" |
1975, undated |
6 |
10 |
Iowa Conservation Commission: "1975 Recreation Survey", research conducted by Roy Hickman |
1975-1976 |
6 |
11 |
Office for Planning and Programming: "CETA Summer Youth Program" |
1975-1977 |
6 |
12 |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): "Statistical Reporting Service", research conducted by Fuller |
1976-1977, undated |
6 |
13 |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): "USDA Citrus Study", research conducted by Fuller |
1977 |
6 |
14 |
Iowa State University: "1977 Science Training", research conducted by Richard A. Groeneveld |
1977 |
6 |
15 |
National Science Foundation: "Research in Science Education", research conducted by Philip C. Cox |
1977-1978 |
6 |
16 |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare: "Double Discriminant Function and Estimation of Mean", research conducted by Chien-Pai Han |
1978 |
6 |
17 |
National Science Foundation: "Aspects of Mathematical Population Genetics", research conducted by J.F.C. Kingman |
1978-1979 |
6 |
18 |
U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research: "Statistical Optimization Problems", research conducted by H.T. David |
1978-1980 |
6 |
19 |
The Bureau of the Census: "To Investigate the Technique of 'Error Inoculation' as a Method of Preventing Statistical Disclosure in Census Data, and to Develop Methods for Analyzing Inoculated Data and Methods of Estimation for Seasonal Time Series Models", research conducted by Fuller |
1980 |
6 |
20 |
Department of Public Instruction: "Sample Design and Selection and Weighting Activities for the Labor Demand Component of Cycle IV of the Career Education Needs Information System (CENIS)" |
1980 |