Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 233
Almanac Collection, 1878-1962
creator: | |
title: | Almanac Collection |
dates: | 1878-1962 |
extent: | 1.05 linear feet (2 document boxes, 1 half-document box) |
collection number: | MS 233 |
repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: | Open for research |
publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: | Almanac Collection, MS 233, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
This collection (1878-1962) consists of almanacs published by a variety of establishments. They include farmer's almanacs, herbalist's almanacs, and household almanacs. |
The almanacs are arranged alphabetically by title. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Agricultural Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1946. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: John Baer's Sons, 121st Volume |
1946 |
1 |
2 |
American Farmers Almanac. Chicago, Illinois: Reuben H. Donnelley, Publisher |
1902 |
1 |
3 |
An American Herb Calendar, 1951. Falls Village, Connecticut: The Herb Grower Magazine |
1950-1951 |
1 |
4 |
Armour's Farmer's Almanac. Chicago, Illinois: Armour's Fertilizer Works (1917-1919, 1932) |
1917-1932 |
1 |
5 |
Around the Year with the Herbs, "A Brownie Creation" |
1942-1943 |
1 |
6 |
The Atlantic Monthly Almanac. Boston, Massachusetts: The Atlantic Monthly Company (1914-1915, 1917, 1919) |
1914-1919 |
1 |
7 |
B.F. Goodrich Almanac for Farm and Home. Akron, Ohio: B.F. Goodrich Company |
1942 |
1 |
8 |
The Bank Almanac. Des Moines, Iowa: Oak Park Bank |
1907 |
1 |
9 |
The Bank Almanac. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: East Stroudsburg National Bank |
1922 |
1 |
10 |
The Christian Herald Almanac for 1913. New York: The Christian Herald Bible House |
1912 |
1 |
11 |
Doan's 1908 Directory of the United States. Buffalo, New York: Foster-Milburn Company |
1907 |
1 |
12 |
Dr. D. Jayne's Medical Almanac and Guide to Health. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Dr. D. Jayne and Son |
1905, 1909 |
1 |
13 |
Dr. Harter's Almanac. St. Louis, Missouri: The Dr. Harter Medicine Company (1893 issue is in German) |
1889, 1893 |
1 |
14 |
Dr. MacDonald's Household Almanac. Binghamton, New York: Atlas Printing Company |
1917 |
1 |
15 |
Dr. Miles New Weather Almanac and Hand Book of Valuable Information. Elkhart, Indiana: Dr. Miles Medical Company |
1919, 1926 |
1 |
16 |
Everyman's Almanac, written and compiled by David A. Wallace, Chicago, Illinois. Distributed by The Milwaukee Road |
1930 |
1 |
17 |
The Factor's Almanac. New York: James Talcott, Inc. |
1935-1936 |
2 |
1 |
Farmer's Almanac for the Year 1917. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: John Baer's Sons |
1916 |
2 |
2 |
Farmers' Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1914. North Wales, Pennsylvania: The Buck-Lewis Hardware Company |
1914 |
2 |
3 |
Farmer's Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1930. Gladstone, New Jersey: Ellis Tiger Company |
1930 |
2 |
4 |
The Farmers' New Poor Richard Almanac. Chicago, Illinois: Ben Franklin Publishing Company |
1892 |
2 |
5 |
Ford Farm Almanac and Fact Book. Dearborn, Michigan: Ford Motor Company |
1936 |
2 |
6 |
Ford Home Almanac and Fact Book. Dearborn, Michigan: Ford Motor Company |
1938 |
2 |
7 |
Grier's Almanac. Atlanta, Georgia: Grier's Almanac Publishing Company |
1911 |
2 |
8 |
The Herbalist Almanac. Hammond, Indiana: Indiana Botanic Gardens |
1949, 1962 |
2 |
9 |
Hermann's Almanac. New York: Morris Hermann and Co. |
1911 |
2 |
10 |
IHC Almanac and Encyclopedia. Chicago, Illinois: International Harvester Company |
1914 |
2 |
11 |
Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac for the Year 1878, by J. J. Thomas. Albany, New York: Luther Tucker and Son |
1878 |
2 |
12 |
John P. Morton and Company's Western Farmers' Almanac. Louisville, Kentucky: The Standard Printing Co. |
1948, 1952 |
2 |
13 |
Miles New Weather Almanac and Hand Book. Elkhart, Indiana: Miles Laboratories |
1942 |
2 |
14 |
Norman Lichty's Almanac and Manual of Information. Des Moines, Iowa: Talbott-Kock Printing Company |
1899 |
2 |
15 |
North American Almanac. Louisville, Kentucky: North American Fertilizer Company |
1936 |
3 |
8 |
Pe-ru-na Ready-Advisor Almanac and Book of Oracles. Columbus, Ohio: The Peruna Co. [photocopy] |
1919 |
3 |
9 |
Pe-ru-na Ready-Advisor Almanac and Book of Oracles. Columbus, Ohio: The Peruna Co. [original--please use photocopy in 3/7] |
1919 |
2 |
16 |
Poor Richard's Almanac (Revived). Philadelphia: Wilmer Atkinson Company (1910-1915) |
1910-1915 |
2 |
17 |
Poor Richard's Almanac (Revived). Philadelphia: Wilmer Atkinson Company (1916, 1918-1921) |
1916-1921 |
2 |
18 |
Pratt's Almanac. Philadelphia: Pratt Food Company |
1908 |
3 |
7 |
Rawleigh's Almanac, Cook Book & Medical Guide. Freeport, Illinois: W. T. Rawleigh Medical Company |
1915 |
2 |
19 |
The Rev. Irl L. Hicks Almanac. St. Louis, Missouri: Words and Works Publishing Company |
1908 |
3 |
1 |
Studebaker (partial March-December) |
1907 |
3 |
2 |
Swamp-root Almanac. Binghamton, New York: Dr. Kilmer and Company |
1918-1931 |
3 |
3 |
Tanlac Year Book. International Proprietories, Inc., distributed by Charles W. Rogg, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa |
1922 |
3 |
4 |
Telephone Almanac. New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Company |
1933-1935 |
3 |
5 |
Trail Blazer's Almanac and Pioneer Guide Book |
1945 |
3 |
6 |
Whiting-Adams Brush Users Almanac. Boston, Massachusetts: John L. Whiting -- J.J. Addams Company |
1917 |