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

RS 21/7/130
Charles O. Grigsby, Jr. (1917-    )
Papers, 1989-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator:

Grigsby, Charles O., Jr. (1917-    )

title:

Papers

dates:

1989-[ongoing]

extent:

1.05 linear feet (2 document boxes and 1 half-document box)

collection number:

RS 21/7/130

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Charles O. Grigsby, Jr. Papers, RS 21/7/130, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Charles O. Grigsby Jr. was born on February 27, 1917. He received a B.S. degree (1941) in Dairy Industry from Iowa State College (University).

After graduation, Grigsby served in the United States Navy (1942-1946). Following his military service, Grigsby worked for Kraft Foods as a bacteriologist in the cheese making division (1946-1952). After leaving Kraft Foods, Grigsby started the Lorraine Cheese Company where he developed new and innovative cheese products (1953-1985).

In 1985, Grigsby sold the Lorraine Cheese Company and subsequently started the Chevreal Cheese Company (1988) and the Zero Rust Company (1988). Grigsby also started the Native American Healing Ointments Company (1996), which produces ointments to treat psoriasis and arthritis.

Grigsby and his wife Lorraine currently reside near Hamilton, Illinois.

 

Collection description

The collection (1989-[ongoing]) contains biographical information, documentation about cheese production, the Native American Herbal Ointments (NAHO) and Zero Rust companies, personal and professional correspondence, and a publication: The History of the Bladinsville, Illinois Grigsbys.

The collection also contains a set of personal journals that Grigsby started in 1997. In the first journal, Grigsby writes about his past career and in subsequent journals he focuses more and more on daily events, business activities, and personal thoughts. One journal that would have had entries from March to October 1998 is missing from the set.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical information

1994-2009

1

2

Cheese making documentation

1996-1999

1

3

Correspondence

1994-2006

1

4

The History of the Bladinsville, Illinois Grigsbys

1989

1

5

Native American Herbal Ointments (NAHO) Company documentation

1997-2005

1

6

Zero Rust Company documentation

1999

2

1

Journal (December 27, 1997-March 28, 1998)

1997-1998

2

2

Journal (October 10, 1998-May 25, 1999)

1998-1999

2

3

Journal (May 26, 1999-March 1, 2000)

1999-2000

2

4

Journal (March 2, 2000-November 23, 2000)

2000

2

5

Journal (November 23, 2000-April 17, 2002)

2000-2002

3

1

Journal (April 18, 2002-April 24, 2003)

2002-2003

3

2

Journal (April 25, 2003-June 9, 2004)

2003-2004

3

3

Journal (June 11, 2004-July 4, 2006)

2004-2006

3

4

Journal (July 5, 2006-November 14, 2010)

2006-2010