Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 21/7/16
Oscar L. Lawson
Papers, 1898-1903, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Lawson, Oscar L. |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1898-1903, n.d. |
| extent: | 2.21 linear ft. (1 half-document box and 4 glass plate negative boxes) |
| collection number: | RS 21/7/16 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Oscar L. Lawson Papers, RS 21/7/16, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Oscar L. Lawson graduated from Highland Park Normal College in Des Moines, Iowa, during the late 1890s. He attended Iowa State College (University) during the 1901-1902 academic year. |
Collection description
This collection (1898-1903, n.d.) consists of printed materials, artifacts, glass plate negatives, and lantern slides documenting Lawson's college years and college life in general during the early 1900s. The printed materials include photocopies from the Iowa State Bomb yearbook and the Iowa State student directory documenting Lawson's time at Iowa State. Also included is a booklet from the Athenian Literary Society of Highland Park Normal College formerly in Des Moines, Iowa. The glass plate negatives contain images of buildings and student life at Iowa State, including a picture of Old Main after the 1900 fire that burned down the north wing of the building and an image of the Dinkey, the campus railroad, as it crossed central campus. Positive prints have been made of the negatives for viewing. The glass plate negatives are housed in the vault. |
Organization
The collection is listed alphabetically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information |
1901-1903 |
1 |
2 |
Constitution and By-laws of the Athenian Literary Society, Highland Park Normal College, Des Moines, Iowa |
1898 |
2 |
|
Glass plate negatives 1-20 (for prints see box 1, folder 5) |
ca. 1901 |
3 |
|
Glass plate negatives 21-40 (for prints see box 1, folders 5 and 6) |
ca. 1901 |
4 |
|
Glass plate negatives 41-60 (for prints see box 1, folder 6) |
ca. 1901 |
5 |
|
Glass plate negatives 61-64 (for prints see box 1, folder 6) |
ca. 1901 |
1 |
3 |
Illustrated Compendium of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts |
1900 |
Artifact collection |
Iowa State College bracelet (Artifact 2006-070.001) |
n.d. |
|
Artifact collection |
Iowa State College campanile pin (Artifact 2006-070.002) |
n.d. |
|
1 |
4 |
Prints (negatives 1-32): buildings and student life at Iowa State College |
ca. 1901 |
1 |
5 |
Prints (negatives 33-64): student life at Iowa State College and buildings from an unidentified location |
ca. 1901 |