Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 339
Raymond W. Cassady (1881-1924)
Papers, 1850-1973, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Cassady, Raymond W. (1881-1924) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1850-1973, undated |
| extent: | 2.09 linear feet (1 document box and 1 oversize box) |
| collection number: | MS 339 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Raymond W. Cassady Papers, MS 339, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Raymond Whiting Cassady was born 13 November 1881 near Whiting, Iowa. His parents were E. M. Cassady and Ida N. Whiting. He attended the University of Iowa (1899-1901) and was one of the sophomores who were suspended following the kidnapping of the freshman class president in January 1901. He subsequently studied animal husbandry at Iowa State College (University) (1903; 1908-1909). He was a member of Iowa State's 1909 stock judging team which won first place at the International Stock Show in Chicago. Following his studies in Ames, Cassady was engaged in farming with his father under the firm name of E. M. Cassady & Son, and he managed their Walnut Ridge Stock Farm. He developed a premier Hereford herd which produced numerous grand champions. In 1923 Governor Nate E. Kendall appointed Cassady as Iowa's first Secretary of Agriculture. He was member of the Iowa State Board of Animal Health, as well as a director of the American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association, president of the Iowa Beef Producers' Association, and president of the Iowa Hereford Breeders' Association. Cassady married Flora Whiting in 1910. They had three children: Raymond W., Jr., Nancy, and Betsy Louise. Raymond W. Cassady died on 7 July 1924. |
Collection description
This collection (1850-1973, undated) contains materials related to Raymond W. Cassady as well as materials on Whiting family history. Materials related to Cassady include correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and his certificate of appointment as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Records and photographs related to the Walnut Ridge Stock Farm are also included. Materials on Whiting family history consist of photocopies of correspondence, transcribed journal entries, and family histories. Also included are autobiographical accounts by a former slave, Allison J. Criner who was born on the property of Isaac Criner (father-in-law of C. E. Whiting). |
Organization
The collection is organized in two series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Raymond W. Cassady | 1896-1973, undated |
| extent: | 1.99 linear feet | |
| description: | This series contains correspondence, Cassady's certificate of appointment as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, scrapbooks, a memorial booklet, printed material, and photographs. The scrapbooks contain memorabilia (including memorabilia from Cassady's time at the University of Iowa and Iowa State College), correspondence, photographs, and newspaper and magazine clippings; the clippings include articles by Cassady as well as articles about Cassady, the Walnut Ridge Stock Farm, the Whiting and Cassady families, and the town of Whiting. The series is arranged alphabetically, with oversized materials arranged at the end. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Cassady and Whiting advertisement |
undated |
1 |
2 |
Cassady, Behrens & Karr: Hampshire sow and gilt sale catalog |
1921 |
1 |
3 |
Correspondence |
1914 |
1 |
4 |
Correspondence: Letter to E. M. Cassady (father) describing trip to Texas, March 7-24 |
1924 |
1 |
5 |
"Iowa Agri-Culture Serves the World" Iowa Department of Agriculture, 50th anniversary publication |
1973 circa |
1 |
6 |
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture certificate and letter |
1923 |
1 |
7 |
Memorial from American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association |
1924 |
1 |
8 |
Newspaper and magazine articles |
1918-1973 |
1 |
9 |
Photographs: Cassady and other officials with winners of the Junior Judging Contest at the 1923 Iowa State Fair (2 b/w photographs) |
1923 |
1 |
10 |
Photographs: Walnut Ridge Stock Farm cattle (copies of 4 b/w photographs) |
1920, undated |
1 |
11 |
Scrapbook (photocopy) |
1896-1923, undated |
1 |
12 |
Scrapbook: Correspondence removed from 1896-1923 scrapbook |
1902-1909, undated |
1 |
13 |
Scrapbook (photocopy) |
1910-1924, undated |
1 |
14 |
Walnut Ridge Stock Farm: Bills and accounts |
1912-1917 |
1 |
15 |
Walnut Ridge Stock Farm: Sales catalogs |
1918, 1921 |
1 |
16 |
Walnut Ridge Stock Farm: Sales catalogs |
1922-1923 |
2 |
1 |
Scrapbook (please see photocopy in 1/11 and correspondence removed from scrapbook in 1/12) (4 b/w photographs) |
1896-1923, undated |
2 |
2 |
Photographs: Walnut Ridge Stock Farm cattle (please see reference copies in 1/10) (2 b/w photographs) |
1920, undated |
2 |
3 |
Photographs: Walnut Ridge Stock Farm cattle (please see reference copies in 1/10) (2 b/w photographs) |
undated |
2 |
4 |
Scrapbook (please see photocopy in 1/13) (16 b/w photographs) |
1910-1924, undated |
2 |
5 |
The Country Gentleman (7 December 1918) with article on the Whiting family (please see photocopy of article in 1/8) |
1918 |
2 |
6 |
"The Iowa Magazine" section of the Waukon Republican and Standard (20 June 1923) with article on Raymond Cassady (please see photocopy of article in 1/8) |
1923 |
2 |
7 |
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture certificate (original certificate; please see copy in 1/6) |
1923 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Whiting Family | 1850-1931, undated |
| extent: | 0.1 linear feet | |
| description: | This series contains materials related to C. E. Whiting (Raymond W. Cassady's grandfather), transcribed journal entries, family correspondence, and family histories. Materials related to C. E. Whiting include biographical information, diary extracts, a transcript of a speech, and an undated essay on "The Age in Which We Live." The series also includes autobiographical accounts by Allison J. Criner, who was born a slave in the household of Isaac Criner in Alabama (Isaac Criner's daughter Nancy married C. E. Whiting). All of the items in this series are photocopies or typed transcripts of original materials which are not included in the collection. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
17 |
Allison J. Criner (former slave) autobiographical accounts |
1931, undated |
1 |
18 |
C. E. (Charles Edwin) Whiting materials |
1850-1892, undated |
1 |
19 |
"Log Book of a Summer Cottage": W.B.W., G. H. Whiting, and A. M. Pattersons |
1908 |
1 |
20 |
Nancy Criner Whiting journal |
1863-1866 |
1 |
21 |
Whiting Family correspondence |
1854-1930 |
1 |
22 |
Whiting Family history |
undated |