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

RS 21/7/228
Iris Macumber (1908-1996) and Ruth Macumber Follmer (1910-2005)
Papers, 1924-1992, undated


Descriptive summary

creator:

Macumber, Iris (1908-1996) and Ruth Macumber Follmer (1910-2005)

title:

Papers

dates:

1924-1972, undated

extent:

2.89 linear feet (4 document boxes, 1 half-document box, and 1 oversized box)

collection number:

RS 21/7/228

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iris Macumber and Ruth Macumber Follmer Papers, RS 21/7/228, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Iris Elizabeth Macumber was born on May 1, 1908, to Ora and Ella Kennedy Macumber in Madison County, Iowa. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1926 and received her B. S. (1930) from Iowa State College (University) in home economics. She taught at Macksburg Schools for two years and worked for the Iowa Extension Service as a home deomonstration agent for a number of years. She later moved to Dayton, Ohio, where she worked for the Ohio Extension Service. She retired from the Ohio Extension Service in 1976. Iris passed away on June 4, 1996.

Iris's sister, Ruth Fidilla Macumber, was born on February 15, 1910, in Lincoln township, Madison County, Iowa. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1928 and received her B.S. (1932) from Iowa State College (University) in home economics. She taught home economics at various high schools in Iowa from 1932 to 1958. She married Carl Follmer in 1938 and they had four daughters. She passed away on January 18, 2005, in Stanley, Iowa.

 

Collection description

The collection (1924-1992, undated) contains course notes, recipes, programs, and Iowa State University memorabilia relating to the Macumbers' time as teachers and home demonstration agents. The collection also contains notebooks from a high school home economics course, two scrapbooks, and Iris Macumber's freshman beanie from Iowa State College (University).

The collection contains two scrapbooks compiled by Iris during her time as a student (1926-1930) and as a home demonstration agent (1935-1940). Iris's leather-bound college scrapbook contains schedules and tickets to athletic events; programs for shows and performances; photographs of campus buildings and classmates; party invitations, napkins, and favors; a student handbook; and other Iowa State memorabilia. The other scrapbook is loose-leaf and was compiled during her time as a county home demonstration agent in Iowa. This scrapbook contains materials from home demonstration agent annual banquets, such as programs, decorations, and party favors; photographs of the agents; programs for Iowa State Extension banquets and conferences; and programs for 4-H Girls' Club Conventions and state fair exhibits.

 

Organization

The collection is listed alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Art Notebook: Iris Macumber

1927-1929

1

2

Art Scrapbook

undated

1

3

Chemistry 776 Notebook: Iris Macumber

1927

1

4

Chemistry 802 Notebook: Iris Macumber

1929

1

5

Chemistry Lab Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

1

6

Course Handouts and Tests: Food and Cooking

undated

1

7

Course Handouts and Tests: Home Design

undated

1

8

Course Handouts and Tests: Sewing, Textiles, Personal Hygiene

undated

1

9

Course Notes and Handouts: Home Economics

undated

1

10

Course Notes and Handouts: Iris Macumber

1929-1932

1

11

Course Notes: Buchanan County 4-H

1972

1

12

Daily Plan Book: Home Economics, Iris Macumber

1930-1931

1

13

Daily Plan Book: Home Economics

undated

2

1

Design 130A Notebook: Iris Macumber

1926

2

2

Design Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

2

3

Design Scrapbook: Iris Macumber

undated

2

4

"Farm Journal's Country Cookbook"

undated

2

5

Foods 350a and 350b Notebook: Iris Macumber

1927

Artifact Collection

 

Freshman Beanie, Iowa State College
(Artifact 2010-044.001)

1926 circa

2

6

"Handbook for Freezing Foods"

1967

2

7

Historic Costume Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

2

8

"Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables"

1977

2

9

Home Economics Class Notebook: Iris Macumber, Winterset High School

1924-1925

3

1

Home Economics Class Notebook: Ruth Macumber, Winterset High School

1924-1925

3

2

Home Economics Education Notebook: Iris Macumber

1927

3

3

Hot Lunch Menus

undated

3

4

Household Administration Notebook: Iris Macumber

1927

3

5

Iowa State College Commencement Program

1930

3

6

Iowa State Memorabilia: Post Cards

undated

3

7

"Kenmore Microwave Cooking" Recipe Book

1981

3

8

Kerr Canning Cookbook

undated

3

9

Laboratory Book of Elementary Organic Chemistry: Iris Macumber

1926

3

10

Luncheon Unit Lesson Plans: Iris Macumber

1929

3

11

"Microwave Magic" Recipe Book

1986

3

12

"Mirro Speed Pressure Cooker and Canner"

undated

4

1

Personal Accounts and Budgets: Iris Macumber

1929

4

2

"Pies and Pastries" Recipe Book

undated

4

3

Photographs (1-8x10" b/w and 1-2x3" b/w photographs)

1935 circa

4

4

Programs from Home Economics Organizations

1935-1939

4

5

Recipes

undated

4

6

Recipe Cards: Breads, Eggs, Desserts

1931

4

7

Recipe Cards: Main Dishes, Salads, Sauces, Side Dishes, Soups, Vegetables

1931

4

8

Registration Materials: Iris Macumber

1926-1929

4

9

Score Cards: Recipes

undated

4

10

Sewing Kit: Iris Macumber

undated

4

11

Student Budget Booklet: Iris Macumber

1929-1930

4

12

Style Show Program: S.S. Home Economics O.H.S. Home Ec. Club

undated

4

13

"Summer Favorites": Land 'O Lakes Recipe Book

1992

4

14

"Sure Jell Magic" Filmstrip Literature: Ruth Macumber

1955

4

15

Technical Journalism Notes: Iris Macumber

undated

4

16

Textiles 249 Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

4

17

Textiles 249b Notebook: Iris Macumber

1928

6 1 Textile Notebook: Ruth Macumber undated
6 2 Textile Notebook: Ruth Macumber undated

4

18

Vocational Education Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

4

19

Zoology 22A Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

4

20

Zoology 101A Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

4

21

Zoology 101B Notebook: Iris Macumber

undated

5

OVR

Scrapbook: Iris Macumber's College Scrapbook (52- 4x6" b/w and 25- 2x3" b/w photographs)

1926-1930

5

OVR

Scrapbook: Iris Macumber, Home Demonstration Agent Scrapbook (6- 8x10" b/w and 2- 4x6" b/w photographs)

1935-1940