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

RS 21/7/226
Hauptmann, Margaret Morgan
Papers, 1939-1950, n.d.

Descriptive summary

creator:	Hauptmann, Margaret Morgan
title:	Papers
dates:	1939-1950, n.d.
extent:	0.21 linear ft. (1 half-document box)
collection number:	RS 21/7/226
repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Margaret Morgan Hauptmann Papers, RS 21/7/226, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Biographical note

Margaret Morgan Hauptmann graduated from Iowa State College (University) with a B.S. (1942) in applied art. She is the granddaughter of O. H. Cessna, member of the first graduating class at Iowa State and longtime college chaplain. Margaret currently (as of 2010) resides in Salem, Ohio.

Collection description

The collection (1939-1950, n.d.) contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and slides of Christian Petersen, his studio, and his sculptures. A collection of loose scrapbook pages contains newspaper clippings and photographs primarily showing Petersen at work on the Conversations sculpture grouping installed in front of the Oak and Elm Residence Halls. The photographs and slides show various sculptures sitting in Petersen's studio and several show Petersen at work in the studio.

For additional information on Petersen and his work, see the Christian Petersen Papers (RS 26/2/52).

Organization

The collection is organized alphabetically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
1	1	Loose scrapbook pages (photocopy) with images of Petersen working on Conversations statues; photographs removed from pages (45- 3.5x5 b/w photographs)	1945-1947
1	2	Photographs of Petersen, his studio, and his works (13- 3x4 b/w, 2- 5x7 b/w, 2- 8x10 b/w photographs)	1939-1950, n.d.
1	3	Slides of Petersen's sculptures	n.d.