Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 21/8/9
Lawyer Family
Papers, ca. 1914-2007, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Lawyer Family |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | ca. 1914-2007, n.d. |
| extent: | 0.21 linear ft. (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | RS 21/8/9 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Lawyer Family Papers, RS 21/8/9, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Courtney Hulbert Lawyer was born August 6, 1897, in Bruce Township, Benton County, Iowa, the son of Alonzo David Lawyer and Olive Marie Kenaston. He graduated from Dysart High School in 1915 and attended Iowa State College (University) the following year. There he studied animal husbandry for one semester (Fall 1916) and later returned to enroll in the herdsman course for one quarter (Winter 1920). Lawyer worked for the Worth County No.1 Cow Testing Association as their tester. This organization was sponsored by the Dairy Herd Improvement Association and the Iowa State College Extension Service and was charged with tracking milk and butterfat production by herds and helping to improve profitability of dairy herds. Courtney Hulbert Lawyer married Leona Christine Benjegerder in 1927 at Manly, Iowa. Shortly thereafter, the Lawyers started farming near Manly where they raised Guernsey cattle. Courtney Hulbert Lawyer died in September 1944 as a result of a farm accident. The Lawyers had two children: Courtney Merle and Vernon David. Both sons graduated from Iowa State College (University). Courtney Merle Lawyer graduated with a B.S. (1956) in agronomy and served in the Soil Conservation Service and also the Army Reserve, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel. Vernon David Lawyer graduated from Iowa State with a B.S. (1958) in farm operations and became a successful farmer, farming the home place. Vernon David married an Iowa State graduate, Caryl Louise Marsh, who received her B.S. (1958) in textiles and clothing. |
Collection description
This collection (ca. 1914-2007, n.d.) contains documentation and memorabilia of the college life of Courtney Hulbert Lawyer and his sons Courtney Merle Lawyer and David Vernon Lawyer. The materials include student report cards, class registration forms, fee cards, and student club membership cards. Documents related to Courtney Merle Lawyer's service in the ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) include his 1955 income tax form. The collection also contains several postcards, a souvenir picture booklet of Iowa State, and artifacts that include a button from the class of 1914 and two Iowa State pennants. |
Organization
The collection is in alphabetical order. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information |
2007 |
Artifact collection |
Button, "Ames 1914" (Artifact 2007-163.001) |
ca. 1914 |
|
1 |
2 |
Courtney Hulbert Lawyer: Automobile insurance cards and Iowa Association Future Farmers of America membership card |
1939, n.d. |
1 |
3 |
Courtney Hulbert Lawyer: College report cards and classification cards |
1916-1917, n.d. |
1 |
4 |
Courtney Hulbert Lawyer: Student fee cards and class dues payment stubs |
1916-1920 |
1 |
5 |
Courtney Hulbert Lawyer: Student membership cards to YMCA, locker and padlock assignment cards, Saddle and Sirloin Club dues receipt, and hospital bill |
1916-1920 |
1 |
6 |
Courtney Hulbert Lawyer: Student registration cards |
1916, n.d. |
1 |
7 |
Courtney Merle Lawyer: College membership cards for Men's Residence Association and American Society of Agronomy Student Section, matriculation card, and photograph (1- 2x3 b/w photograph) |
1952-1956 |
1 |
8 |
Courtney Merle Lawyer: College report cards |
1952-1956 |
1 |
9 |
Courtney Merle Lawyer: ROTC income tax information, news clippings, and Society of Advanced Artillery Cadets card |
1956-1957, n.d. |
1 |
10 |
Iowa State College (University) memorabilia: Postcards (4) and souvenir picture booklet |
n.d. |
1 |
11 |
Miscellaneous business cards and 5"x7" cloth U.S. flag |
1920-1936, n.d. |
Artifact collection |
Pennant, "Ames" (Artifact 2007-163.002) |
n.d. |
|
Artifact collection |
Pennant, "ISC Ames" (Artifact 2007-163.003) |
n.d. |
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