Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 189
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation,
Women's Committee
Records, 1922-2006, n.d.
creator: | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Women's Committee |
title: | Records |
dates: | 1922-2006, n.d. |
extent: | 2.31 linear ft. (5 document boxes and 1 half-document box) |
collection number: | MS 189 |
repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: | Open for research |
publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Women's Committee Records, MS 189, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) was officially established on December 27, 1918, based on a loosely organized Crop Improvement Association founded in 1912. The Women's Committee (also known as the Iowa Farm Bureau Women) was formally established in 1922. Its mission was to improve the standard of living for rural families by addressing social, cultural, educational, religious, and practical needs. |
This collection (1922-2006, n.d.) contains correspondence, handbooks (later called workbooks and then reference books), pamphlets, and conference materials documenting the committee's goals and activities, including suggested approaches to improving and participating at the county level in education, library development, legislation, health care, and food production. Of special interest are records from the World War II era which illustrate the agricultural concerns of Iowans. On the whole, this collection documents the primary importance of rural life in Iowa during the latter half of the twentieth century. For additional information on the Iowa Farm Bureau including materials related to county and township farm bureaus of Iowa see the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Records, MS 105. |
The collection is organized chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Handbook: Worth County Farm Bureau Women's Committee |
1922-1923 |
1 |
2 |
News clippings |
1926-1951 |
1 |
3 |
Correspondence and reports: Primarily with W. H. Stacy, Iowa State Extension Sociologist |
1930-1951 |
1 |
4 |
Farm Bureau chorus songs |
1931 |
1 |
5 |
Correspondence: Contests and social activities |
1934, n.d. |
1 |
6 |
Handbook |
1937 |
1 |
7 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1941 |
1 |
8 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1942 |
1 |
9 |
Programs: Women's conferences |
1942-1947 |
1 |
10 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1943 |
1 |
11 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1944 |
1 |
12 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1945-1946 |
1 |
13 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1945-1947, n.d. |
1 |
14 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1947-1948 |
1 |
15 |
Handbook and pamphlets |
1948-1949 |
2 |
1 |
Workbook |
1949-1950 |
2 |
2 |
Summer conferences: Programs |
1949-1958 |
2 |
3 |
Workbook |
1950-1951 |
2 |
4 |
Booklets: "Elections and Responsibilities of Township and County Committees" |
1950-1956 |
2 |
5 |
Workbook |
1951-1952 |
2 |
6 |
Workbook |
1952-1953 |
2 |
7 |
Workbook |
1953-1954 |
2 |
8 |
Calendar of events and related brochures |
1954-1955 |
2 |
9 |
Workbook |
1954-1955 |
3 |
1 |
Workbook |
1955-1956 |
3 |
2 |
Workbook |
1957 |
3 |
3 |
Workbook |
1958 |
3 |
4 |
Reference book |
1959 |
3 |
5 |
Summer conferences: Programs |
1959-1964 |
3 |
6 |
Reference book |
1960 |
3 |
7 |
Reference book |
1961 |
3 |
8 |
Reference book |
1962-1963 |
4 |
1 |
Reference book |
1964-1965 |
4 |
2 |
Summer conferences: Programs |
1965-1967 |
4 |
3 |
Reference book |
1966-1967 |
4 |
4 |
Handbook |
1967 |
4 |
5 |
Reference book |
1968-1969 |
4 |
6 |
Summer conferences: Programs |
1968-1970 |
4 |
7 |
Reference book |
1970 |
4 |
8 |
Reference book |
1971 |
4 |
9 |
Summer conferences: Programs |
1971-1973 |
5 |
1 |
Reference book |
1972 |
5 |
2 |
Reference book |
1973 |
5 |
3 |
Reference book |
1973-1974 |
5 |
4 |
Reference book |
1974-1975 |
5 |
5 |
Summer conferences: Programs |
1974-1975 |
5 |
6 |
Reference book |
1975-1976 |
5 |
7 |
Reference book |
1976-1977 |
5 |
8 |
Reference book |
1977-1978 |
5 |
9 |
Reference book |
1978-1979 |
6 |
1 |
Reference book |
1979-1980 |
6 |
2 |
Reference book |
1980-1981 |
6 |
3 |
History: "Iowa Farm Bureau Women: A Look Back" newsprint publication |
2006 |