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Birney C. Woolley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG02.0009.019

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Scope and Contents

The Birney C. Woolley papers house four notebooks containing Woolley's civil engineering lecture notes recorded during fall 1888 and spring 1889. The instructor of the courses was professor Charles D. Jameson. The course titles and semesters of enrollment are identified in the box list.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888-1889

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Biographical / Historical

Birney C. Woolley was born on September 6, 1867. He attended the State University of Iowa during the fall 1888 and spring 1889 semesters as a civil engineering student from Yankton, South Dakota. Woolley served in the House of Representatives from 1899 to 1900, as representative from Yankton County, South Dakota. Woolley married Minnie Lower on October 18, 1893. [D. Anderson; 08/2009]

Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

Method of Acquisition

These materials were transferred to the University Archives prior to 1970. Finding aid created in August 2009.

Related Materials

Folder, "Philbrick, Philetus Harvey," Faculty and Staff Vertical Files collection (RG01.0015.003)

Papers of Joseph Homer Howe(RG02.0009.005)

Persons, Stow. "The College of Engineering." Iowa City, 1997. 30 pp. Archives, in Historical Papers Collection (RG01.0001.003).

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Archives Repository

Contact:
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University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242
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