Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 9/1/13
Henry Herbert Kildee (1884-1973)
Papers, 1913-1973
creator: |
Kildee, Henry Herbert (1884-1973) |
title: |
Papers |
dates: |
1913-1973 |
extent: |
3.84 linear feet (1 document box, 1 card box, and 1 map case folder) |
collection number: |
RS 9/1/13 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
Henry Herbert Kildee Papers, RS 91/113, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Henry H. Kildee was born March 1, 1884 in Osage, Iowa. He was the son of Michael and Lucy Ann (Stone) Kildee. Kildee graduated from the Cedar Valley Seminary, Osage, Iowa in 1908. He received from Iowa State a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1908 and a Master of Science Degree in 1917. Kildee was awarded honorary doctorate degrees by North Dakota State University in 1940 and by Iowa State University in 1958. Dean Kildee participated in state or national agricultural meetings or livestock shows in every state in the United States and in many Canadian provinces, judging all breeds of dairy cattle, beef cattle, hogs, and draft horses. He also made numerous trips as judge, teacher, and advisor in livestock matters to Cuba, Cost Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela and Great Britain. Kildee Hall and Kildee Auditorium were named in his honor in 1966. Henry H. Kildee died February 19, 1973, following a long illness. |
This collection includes awards, biographical materials, a contact file, correspondence, a herdbook, and publications. The wooden plaques presented to Kildee are now housed in the University Archives Artifact Collection. |
This collection is arranged alphabetically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical Information |
1926-1973, undated |
1 |
2 |
News Clippings |
1926-1973 |
1 |
3 |
Awards |
1958 |
1 |
4 |
Correspondence |
1946-1966 |
1 |
5 |
Herdbook de la Raza Holstein-Friesian, Volume 1 |
1951 |
1 |
6 |
Information Service News Releases |
1945-1973 |
1 |
7 |
Patronato de la Exposicion Nacional de Ganaderia |
1953 |
1 |
8 |
Publications |
1913-1965 |
1 | 9 |
"A Letter to Iowans" by H. H. |
1940s |
2 |
OVR |
Contact File (A-Z) |
undated |
Artifact Collection |
Wood plaque from the Iowa State Soil Conservation Committee |
1952 |
|
Artifact Collection |
Wood plaque from Costa Rican Cattle Breeders |
1954 |