Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 13/31/13
Gerald E. Klonglan (1936- )
Papers, 1971-1991, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Klonglan, Gerald E. (1936- ) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1971-1991, undated |
| extent: | 4.11 linear feet (3 records center cartons and 1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | RS 13/30/13 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Gerald E. Klonglan Papers, RS 13/30/13, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Abstract
Gerald E. Klonglan earned his B.S. (1958), M.S. (1962), and Ph.D. (1963) in Sociology from Iowa State University. Klonglan served as an Assistant Professor of Sociology (1963-1967) at Iowa State, and was promoted to the ranks of Associate Professor in 1967 and full Professor in 1972. He served as Acting Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in 1973-1974 and 1976-1977 and as Chair from 1977-1990. This collection contains papers and publications, grants, research proposals and reports, financial statements, annual reports, meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, clippings, and correspondence. The papers document the Department of Sociology and Anthropology during the time that Klonglan was Chair, including initiatives through the University’s Extension and Outreach program, and the founding of the Iowa Farmer/Creditor Mediation Service (later Iowa Mediation Service). |
Biographical note
Gerald E. Klonglan was born on April 1,1936 to Bernie and Willene Maland Klonglan in Story County, Iowa. He earned his B.S. (1958) in Rural Sociology from Iowa State College (University), and his M.S. (1962) and Ph.D. (1963) in Rural Sociology from Iowa State University. He joined the staff of Iowa State University in 1959 as a Graduate Research Assistant and went on to become an Assistant Professor of Sociology in 1963. He was promoted to the ranks of Associate Professor (1967) and full Professor (1972). Klonglan served as Acting Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (1973-1974, 1976-1977) and as Chair (1977-1990). He was then appointed Assistant Director of the Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station in the College of Agriculture. In 1995, he became Associate Dean for National Programs and Research and served in that role until he retired in 2001. As Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department, he encouraged the faculty to participate in international activities. Several faculty members in the department were involved in international programs on campus, including the World Food Institute, the Third World Cultures Program, and the Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agricultural and Rural Development. Klonglan himself became very involved in University Outreach and Extension programs. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Mediation Service beginning in 1988. Klonglan’s research interests include adoption-diffusion and communication of innovations, organizational effectiveness and interorganizational relations, social change and rural and community development, sociology methodology (theory construction), and domestic and international comparative studies. Klonglan married D. Eileen (Becvar) Klonglan (1964, Elementary Education, Iowa State University). They had two children, Jason Becvar Klonglan (1969- ) and Suzanne Elizabeth Klonglan (1972- ). |
Collection description
This collection (1971-1991, undated) documents Professor Klonglan’s academic and outreach work as well as the activities of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology during his tenure as Chair. It includes papers and publications, grants, research proposals and reports, financial statements, annual reports, meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, clippings, and correspondence. The papers include biographical information and document Klonglan’s research and involvement with Sociology Extension and Iowa Mediation Service. Also included are records documenting department activities and Sociology/Anthropology professors’ research, particularly those involved in international organizations such as the World Food Institute, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and international development programs through USAID. |
Related materials
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Organization
The papers are arranged by subject, including Biographical Information, Papers, Publications, Administrative, Department newsletters, Anthropology, Extension Sociology, and Iowa Mediation Service. Within each broad subject, folders are arranged alphabetically and chronologically, where applicable. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical Information |
1972-2003 |
1 |
2 |
Paper: Communications and the Adoption of Technology and Social Change |
1972 |
1 |
3 |
Publications: Creating Interorganization Coordination |
1975 |
1 |
4 |
Publications: Interorganizational Measurement in the Social Services Sector |
1975-1976 |
1 |
5 |
Testimony to House Appropriations Committee |
1990 |
1 |
6 |
Administrative: Grants |
1976 |
1 |
7 |
Administrative: Grants |
1977 |
1 |
8 |
Administrative: Research Proposals |
1976 |
1 |
9 |
Administrative: Research Proposals |
1977 |
1 |
10 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1973-1974 |
1 |
11 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1974-1975 |
1 |
12 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1975-1976 |
1 |
13 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1976-1977 |
1 |
14 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1977-1978 |
1 |
15 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1978-1979 |
1 |
16 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1979-1980 |
1 |
17 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1980-1981 |
1 |
18 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1981-1982 |
1 |
19 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1982 |
1 |
20 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas (1 of 3) |
1983-1984 |
1 |
21 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas (2 of 3) |
1983-1984 |
1 |
22 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas (3 of 3) |
1983-1984 |
1 |
23 |
Administrative: Faculty Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1984-1985 |
1 |
24 |
Administrative: Family Environment Ph.D. Proposal |
1979 |
1 |
25 |
Administrative: Long-Range Planning |
1974-1977 |
1 |
26 |
Administrative: Questionnaires |
1978-1990 |
1 |
27 |
Department Newsletters |
1971-1972 |
1 |
28 |
Department Newsletters |
1974-1975 |
1 |
29 |
Department Newsletters |
1975-1976 |
1 |
30 |
Department Newsletters |
1976-1977 |
1 |
31 |
Department Newsletters |
1977-1978 |
2 |
1 |
Department Newsletters |
1978-1979 |
2 |
2 |
Department Newsletters |
1979-1980 |
2 |
3 |
Department Newsletters |
1980-1981 |
2 |
4 |
Department Newsletters |
1981-1982 |
2 |
5 |
Department Newsletters |
1982-1983 |
2 |
6 |
Department Newsletters |
1983-1984 |
2 |
7 |
Department Newsletters |
1984-1985 |
2 |
8 |
Anthropology: Administrative |
1979-1980 |
2 |
9 |
Anthropology: Conference - Confluence of Tradition and Change in Native American Art History |
1981-1982 |
2 |
10 |
Anthropology: Department Autonomy and Objectives |
1980, undated |
2 |
11 |
Anthropology: M.A. Program |
1978-1979, undated |
2 |
12 |
Anthropology: Memos and Letters |
1976, undated |
4 |
1 |
Anthropology: Mike Warren Extension in Ghana |
1978 |
4 |
2 |
Anthropology: Mike Warren’s Correspondence from Ghana |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Anthropology: Mike Warren’s Correspondence from Ghana (1 of 2) |
1979 |
4 |
4 |
Anthropology: Mike Warren’s Correspondence from Ghana (2 of 2) |
1979 |
2 |
13 |
Anthropology: Research |
1976-1977 |
2 |
14 |
Anthropology: Research |
1977-1978 |
2 |
15 |
Anthropology: Research (1 of 2) |
1979-1982 |
2 |
16 |
Anthropology: Research (2 of 2) |
1979-1982 |
2 |
17 |
Extension Sociology: Administrative Report |
1975 |
2 |
18 |
Extension Sociology: Annual Report |
1971-1972 |
2 |
19 |
Extension Sociology: Annual Report |
1973-1974 |
2 |
20 |
Extension Sociology: Leadership Seminar (Clinton) |
1974-1975 |
2 |
21 |
Extension Sociology: Leadership Seminar (Creston) |
1975-1976 |
2 |
22 |
Extension Sociology: Leadership Seminar (Fort Dodge) |
1971-1972, undated |
2 |
23 |
Extension Sociology: Paper - Tait, Common and Uncommon Roles Among Extension Sociologists |
1972 |
2 |
24 |
Extension Sociology: Plan of Work |
1974 |
2 |
25 |
Extension Sociology: Project - Adoption and Diffusion |
1971 |
2 |
26 |
Extension Sociology: Publication - Iowa Population Trends |
1971-1972 |
2 |
27 |
Extension Sociology: Publication - Population Trends of Incorporated Places in Iowa 1900-1970 |
1972 |
2 |
28 |
Extension Sociology: Research Reports and Papers |
1970-1974, undated |
2 |
29 |
Extension Sociology: Study - Health Services in Iowa |
1972-1973, undated |
2 |
30 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Annual Report |
1989 |
2 |
31 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Audited Financial Statements |
1990 |
2 |
32 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Clippings |
1985-1988, undated |
2 |
33 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Correspondence |
1984-1991, undated |
2 |
34 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Documents |
1984-1990, undated |
3 |
1 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas |
1985-1988 |
3 |
2 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (1 of 2) |
1988 |
3 |
3 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (2 of 2) |
1988 |
3 |
4 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (1 of 2) |
1989 |
3 |
5 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (2 of 2) |
1989 |
3 |
6 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (1 of 2) |
1990 |
3 |
7 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (2 of 2) |
1990 |
3 |
8 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (1 of 3) |
1991 |
3 |
9 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (2 of 3) |
1991 |
3 |
10 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Meeting Minutes/Agendas (3 of 3) |
1991 |
3 |
11 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Planning Workshop |
1989, undated |
3 |
12 |
Iowa Mediation Service: Publications |
1990-1991, undated |
3 |
13 |
IICA: Proposal - Latin American Agriculture Network |
1976, undated |
3 |
14 |
IICA: Ron Powers paper |
1977 |
3 |
15 |
Title XII Strengthening Grant: ISU World Food Institute |
1978-1981 |
3 |
16 |
USAID: Lee Fletcher, Rural Progress Indicators |
1978 |