RG 19. Alumni Collections

Scope and Contents

The Jon Swenson collection dates from 1951 to 1957 and consists of thirteen ISTC athletics programs, primarily from the football team, of which Swenson was a member. Other sports programs include basketball, track, and wrestling. The collection also includes biographical information about Swenson.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains three items from Marjorie Cook’s time as a student: a copy of the 1935 Old Gold yearbook (includes some minor handwritten annotations); the May 1935 issue of the student publication The Purple Pen, which contains articles written by Cook; and a Sigma Tau Delta pin.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of class handouts, class notes, printed material, and term papers from her library science courses (Binders 1-3). There is also a smaller amount of material which Bolton acquired after she began her career as a librarian in Nebraska (Binder 4).

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one athletic jacket, one print score chart from the 1975 season labeled Panther Paw Chart -- Defense, and one undated football playbook. These items belonged to alumnus Martin “Marty” Stratton, who played football at UNI in the 1974, 1975, and 1976 seasons. The jacket is purple with Stratton’s number, 90, embroidered in yellow on the back. The chart, which is approximately 2 x 2 feet, was handmade by defensive line and linebacker coach Dennis Remmert and lists...

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials related to the Iowa State Teachers College during the years 1913-1914 and 1923-1928. Materials include programs for concerts and commencement; the school fight / loyalty song; picture postcards; photographs of Cedar Falls and the ISTC campus; football schedules; and more. It also includes a handful of materials related to the construction and opening of the Campanile.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of from Daisy Wallace's time at the Iowa State Teachers College during 1912 and the 1913-1914 school year. Included are receipts, absence excuses, a registration permission form, application to schedule for Home Economics courses, and Wallace's schedule of work (classes) for the year.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of ISTC ephemeral material including a “Program of Recitations” with annotations in the margins; two copies of the 1932 homecoming events booklet; a Publications Banquet program; a “Study” sign from the Bartlett Hall Self Governing Association; two copies of the Bartlett Hall West Fall Dinner program and menu; a postcard featuring the Campanile; and the text of the ISTC fight song. 

Scope and Contents

Gladys Holland’s materials relate to her time as a student at the Iowa State Teachers College (ISTC) and in the Iowa State Teachers Branch Summer School. Included are directories, housing and campus handbooks, programs, an ISTC admissions letter, an adviser’s card, and Gladys’ class card.

Also included are a “Class Autographs” book from the Atlantic Branch Summer School with handwritten notes; an expenses notebook; and two small photograph booklets featuring photos from campus.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials from Atwood’s time at ISTC from 1925-1926. Included is information about courses he took as well as a Commercial Education Curriculum planning schedule.