RG99. Papers of Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Associates
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
Bohumil Shimek Papers
The Papers of Bohumil Shimek include published material and field notes taken by Shimek, assessing geological and botanical features of Iowa counties and other areas of the Midwest around the turn of the twentieth century. The collection also includes a set of his articles, both published and unpublished, arranged alphabetically by title.
Gustavus Hinrichs Papers
Professor of Chemistry at the University of Iowa, 1863-1886. Founder of the Iowa Weather Service, the first state weather and crop service in the United States.
Roger Hornsby Papers
The papers of Roger Hornsby consist of personal and professional correspondence, lecture notes, essays, and book manuscripts. Also included are dinner party records and correspondence written by and received by his spouse, Jessie Lynn Gillespie Hornsby (1917-1993).
Norman Foerster Papers
University of Iowa professor of English and instrumental in the founding of the UI School of Letters.
Luella M. Wright Papers
Professor of English from 1920 until 1951. Published on the literature of Quakers.
William M. Furnish Papers
Geology professor, University of Iowa, 1953-1978. Publications.
Harry Grant Plum Papers
University of Iowa professor of history, 1902-1949. Research specialty in European studies.
Frederick Wezeman Papers
Founding director of the University of Iowa School of Library Science (later renamed School of Library and Information Science).
Edward Wilson Chittenden Papers
Professor of mathematics, University of Iowa, from 1918 until 1954. Correspondence and lectures.
James P. Wells Papers
Editorial assistant for the University of Iowa News and Information Service from 1952 until 1958, and administrative assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy from 1958 to 1979. Reports, writings, and news releases.
Ernest Horn Papers
The Ernest Horn Papers reflect his research and publications in geography, history, and other social science education; spelling, and vocabulary. Organizations prominently represented include the American Historical Association Commission on the Social Studies, the Canada - United States Committee on Education, the University of Iowa University Elementary School, and other schools where Horn studied or taught. Correspondents include Charles A. Beard (letters currently cataloged as Special Collections manuscripts), Madeline Darrough Horn, and University of Iowa education deans and presidents.
Carl E. Seashore papers
The Carl E. Seashore papers consists of publications, correspondence, and other ephemera relating to the head of psychology and Dean of the Graduate College. Seashore was instrumental in the University's decision in 1922 to accept creative work in lieu of theses for graduate degrees in the fine and performing arts, the first public university in the United States to do so. Notably, this collection contains the "Seashore Measures of Musical Talent," one of the first talent assessments to gain world-wide recognition.
Raymond F. Sheets Papers
Professor in Internal Medicine who specialized in hematology and oncology. Diary.
Stow Persons Papers
Professor and head of the Department of History 1948-1981. Chair of Faculty Senate 1969-1970, during student protests of the Vietnam War. Correspondence and committe records.
Forest C. Ensign Papers
Leo W. Schwarz papers
The Leo W. Schwarz papers, 1843-1978, contains correspondence, writings, collected research and other materials of anthologist, lecturer, and professor - Leo Walder Schwarz. Materials in this collection cover Schwarz's time serving in World War II, running the Joint Distribution Committee for Jewish DP camps, lecturing, writing, and teaching.