Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 13/32/52
Dennis M. Warren (1942-1997)
Papers, 1960-2012, undated
creator: | Warren, Dennis M. (1942-1997) |
title: | Papers |
dates: | 1960-2012, undated |
extent: | 2.81 linear feet (2 document boxes and 1 half-document box) |
collection number: | RS 13/32/52 |
repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: | Open for research |
publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: | Dennis M. Warren Papers, RS 13/32/52, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Dennis Michael "Mike" Warren, son of Chester E. Young and Mary (Asbury) Young Warren was born Dennis Michael Young on May 7, 1942. After the death of his father in World War II, he took the name of his stepfather, Bruce Wilson Warren. He graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. (1964) in biology and then joined the Peace Corps to teach science in Ghana for two years. While in Ghana, he met and married his wife, Mary (Salawuh) Warren. Warren went on to earn a Ph.D. (1974) in social and cultural anthropology from Indiana University. Warren began teaching at Iowa State University as Instructor (1972-1973) in linguistic anthropology and was promoted to Assistant Professor (1973-1976), Associate Professor (1976-1980), and Professor (1980-1997). Warren is noted for the instrumental role he played in the establishment of the interdisciplinary linguistics program at Iowa State. He was designated a University Professor (1997) in recognition of his longtime service and accomplishments. While at Iowa State, Warren was a team leader (1982-1984) of a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project in Zambia and in Ghana. As Chair (1986-1990) of the Technology and Social Change Program, Warren created the Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development (CIKARD) at Iowa State University, a center focused on collecting and preserving the indigenous information and knowledge of farmers and rural people from around the world. Warren also authored numerous research papers and books, including The Cultural Dimension of Development: Indigenous Knowledge Systems (Archives call no. GN476 C85x 1995). Warren and his wife had one daughter, Medina. Dennis Michael Warren died December 28, 1997, while traveling with his wife in Ara, Nigeria. |
This collection (1960-2005, undated) includes a vita for Dennis Michael Warren, newspaper clippings related to his work and his death, correspondence concerning his death, a scrapbook containing photographs of Warren and his funeral in Ghana, and statements made at his funeral. |
This collection is organized alphabetically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information |
1982-1997 |
1 |
2 |
Charlotte and Anthony Gneimer: Mary Warren's Parents |
1874-1938, undated |
1 |
3 |
Mary Warren: Mother |
1922-1961, undated |
1 |
4 |
Chester (Chet) Young: Father |
1934-1945 |
1 |
5 |
Chester Young: Senior Photographs (7 b/w) |
1938, undated |
1 |
6 |
Chester Young: Yearbooks |
1936-1938 |
1 |
7 |
Correspondence and Cards |
1941-1983, undated |
1 |
8 |
Baby Book: No. 1 |
1942 |
1 |
9 |
Baby Book: No. 2 |
1942-1948 |
1 |
10 |
Certificates and Diplomas |
1942-1990 |
1 |
11 |
Ration Book |
1943 |
1 |
12 |
Bruce Warren: Step-Father |
1945-1966 |
1 |
13 |
School Work |
1951-1958 |
1 |
14 |
Commencement |
1952-1993 |
1 |
15 |
Photographs (26 b/w, 7 color, 4 b/w negatives) |
1953-1961, undated |
2 |
1 |
"Classmates" (3 b/w) |
1956 |
2 |
2 |
Scrapbook No. 3 (includes 33 b/w photographs) |
1957-1959, undated |
2 |
3 |
Yearbook |
1958-1962 |
2 |
4 |
High School Days |
1959-1964, undated |
2 |
5 |
Newsclippings |
1959-2012, undated |
2 |
6 |
College Acceptance Letters |
1960-1964 |
2 |
7 |
Diplomas |
1960-1974 |
2 |
8 |
University Correspondence |
1972-1978 |
2 |
9 |
Scrapbook: No. 4 (includes 21 color photographs) |
1978-1998, undated |
2 |
10 |
Colloquium of Ghana |
1979 |
2 |
11 |
"Who's Who in the Midwest" |
1981 |
2 |
12 |
Book Review: "Man Cures, God Heals: Religion and Medical Practice Among the Akan of Ghana" |
1982 |
2 |
13 |
"International Development Studies: A Master's Degree in the General Graduate Studies Program at Iowa State University" |
1982 |
2 |
14 |
Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development |
1990-1996, undated |
2 |
15 |
"Local-Level Experimentation with Social Organization and Management of Self-Relient Agricultural Development: The Case of Gender in Ara, Nigeria": Draft |
1994 |
2 |
16 |
"The Yoruba Concept of Health and Well-Being: Implications for Nigerian National Health Policy" |
1996 |
2 |
17 |
Vita |
1997 |
2 |
18 |
Correspondence: Death of D. Michael Warren |
1997-1998, undated |
2 |
19 |
Statements made at D. Michael Warren's Funeral |
1998, undated |
2 |
20 |
Mary Warren: Senior Photographs (2 b/w) |
undated |
2 |
21 |
Patrick Young: Brother |
undated |
2 |
22 |
Photographs of Family (3 b/w) |
undated |
2 |
23 |
Photographs from Ghana (2 color) |
undated |
2 |
24 |
Senior Pictures (5 b/w) |
undated |
2 |
25 |
Scrapbook: No. 5 |
undated |
3 |
1 |
Paper: “Patterns of Lexical Representation and Change in Akan” |
1977 |
3 |
2 |
Paper: “Ethnic Heterogeneity and the Growth of Market Unions and Ethnic Associations in Techiman, Ghana” |
1977 |
3 |
3 |
Paper: “An Ethnoscientific Approach to Akan Arts and Aesthetics” |
1977 |
3 |
4 |
Paper: “Periphery and Center: The Role of Communication Training for District and Regional-Level Officials in Ghana’s Decentralization Program” |
1980 |
3 |
5 |
Paper: “Ethnoscience and Aesthetics: The Case of Akan Culture” |
1980 |
3 |
6 |
Paper: “The Role of the Anthropologist in Rural Development Projects in Ghana |
1981 |
3 |
7 |
Iowa State University/Zambia Project Guide |
1982 |