We Are ISU: Snapshots of Student Life

                 



Introduction       1869-1898       1899-1928       1929-1958       1959-1988       1989-2018       2019      







Resources for studying Iowa State students

Genealogical information:

There are various resources available to researchers interested in finding information on specific students. The University Archives does not have information on every student, but the following resources are good places to start looking:

  • Student directories (1901-2010)
  • Bomb yearbooks (1894-1994)
  • Alumni and former student files, RS 21/7/1
  • Alumni directories (search Library collections)
  • Iowa State College graduates: biographical dictionary (1872-1899)
  • Student and alumni papers (search CARDinal database for names)


Student life:

Resources on student life in the University Archives are vast, but also incomplete. These collections come from University administration and former students. These collections can be found by searching the CARDinal database.

  • Student and alumni papers (see record group RS 21/7)
  • Division of Student Affairs records (see record group RS 7)

Student groups:

Student organizations have existed at Iowa State since the first literary society was formed in 1868 by members of the first class of preparatory students. In 2019, the number of officially recognized student organzations is nearing 1,000. Unfortunately, the University Archives has only limited records related to student organizations. These collections can be found by searching the CARDinal database.

  • Student organizations records (see record group RS 7)
  • Departmental student clubs(explore departmental records)

Athletics:

Iowa State student athletes make significant contributions to student life at Iowa State. For many students, cheering on the Cyclones sports teams is a major part of their college experience. Information on student athletics can be found in the following places:

  • Department of Athletics records (see record group RS 24)
  • Alumni and former student files, RS 21/7/1
  • University Photograph Collection (see RS 24)

Resources Referenced in this Exhibition

Notes for The Early Years (1869-1898)

  1. Iowa State College, Third Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Agricultural College and Farm to the Governor of Iowa and the Thirteenth General Assembly(Des Moines, 1870), 14-27.
  2. H. Summerfield Day, The Iowa State University Campus and Its Buildings, 1859-1979(Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University, 1980), 322-335.
  3. Douglas Biggs, "Forging a Community with Rails: Ames, Iowa Agricultural College, and the Ames & College Railway, 1890-1896,” TheAnnals of Iowa71, no. 3 (2012): 211-240, https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.1644.


Notes for International Reputation (1899-1928)

  1. “International Enrollment by Country: All Levels,” 2018-2019 Iowa State UniversityFact Book, Iowa State University Institutional Research, accessed Febraury 11, 2019, https://www.ir.iastate.edu/factbook/2018-2019#students.
  2. “Tsinghua University: History,” Tsinghua University, accessed February 11, 2019, http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/thu2018en/newthuen_cnt/01-about-3.html.
  3. Finding aid for Cosmopolitan Club (Iowa State University) records, RS 22/3/2, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives. This resource can be found by searching the CARDinaldatabase. 


Notes for Feast or Famine (1929-1958)

  1. Becky Jordan, “Women's Regulations at Iowa State 1925-1971," Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, accessed on February 11, 2019, http://wayback.archive-it.org/org-169/20140505184253/http:/www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/exhibits/150/template/rules.html. 
  2. Dorothy Schwieder, “Iowa State at Mid-Century: The Friley and Hilton Years,” in A Sesquicentennial History of Iowa State University: Tradition and Transformation, ed. Dorothy Schwieder and Gretchen Van Houtan, (Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 2007), 57.
  3. “World War II Rationing on the U.S. Homefront,” Ames Historical Society, accessed February 11, 2019,http://www.ameshistory.org/content/world-war-ii-rationing-us-homefront. 
  4. Finding aid for Iowa State University, Office of Admissions, New Student Programs records, RS 7/2/5, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives. This resource can be found by searching the CARDinaldatabase.
  5. “History of Slide Projectors,” Ithaca College, accessed February 11, 2019,  https://www.ithaca.edu/hs/vrc/historyofprojectors/. 
  6. Herbert J. Stack,History of Driver Education in the United States, (Washington, D.C.: National Commission on Safety Education, 1966), accessed February 11, 2019, https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED123348. 


Notes for Seasons of Change (1959-1988)

  1. Alex Connor, “A History of Diversity: Iowa State Over the Years,” Voices, Iowa State Daily, accessed February 11, 2019, http://iowastatevoices.com/article/history-diversity-iowa-state-over-years. 
  2. Finding aid for Albert L. Walker papers, RS 13/10/15, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives. This resource can be found by searching the CARDinal database.
  3. Finding aid for Jauvanta M. Walker papers, RS 13/24/55, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives. This resource can be found by searching the CARDinal database.
  4. “About,” Iowa State University Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, accessed February 11, 2019, https://greenlee.iastate.edu/about/. 
  5. “Union is site of unexpected demonstration” Iowa State Daily97, no. 118, April 6, 1968.
  6. Becky Jordan, “Women's Regulations at Iowa State 1925-1971," Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, accessed on February 11, 2019, http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/online-resources/iowa-state-history/student-life/womens-regulations.
  7. Bomb Centennial Album, (Ames, Iowa: Bomb Yearbook, 1994), 51, http://cdm16001.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15031coll5/id/7172/rec/1. 
  8. “Facilities and Grounds Use, Activities,” Policy Library, Iowa State University, last modified August 9, 2016, https://www.policy.iastate.edu/policy/facilities/use. 

Notes for New Frontiers (1998-2019)

  1. Finding aid for Tracy Regan papers, RS 21/7/154, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives. This resource can be found by searching the CARDinaldatabase.
  2. Finding aid for Iowa State University, Program for Women in Science and Engineering records, RS 3/10, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives. This resource can be found by searching the CARDinal database.
  3. “It’s Big,”Inside Iowa State, September 23, 2005,https://archive.inside.iastate.edu/2005/0923/fair.shtml. 
  4. Iowa State University, Annual Statistical Report(Ames, Iowa: Office of Admissions and Campus Visits, et al., Fall 2003), 67.


Notes for Entrance Exams

  1. Iowa State Agricultural College, Seventh Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the Iowa State Agricultural College and Farm, to the Governor of Iowa, for the Years 1876 and 1877 (Des Moines, 1877), 33-35.