History

The focus of the historical collection includes the following areas:

  • Rural education in Iowa (1850 – 1955)
  • UNI campus (1886 – present)
  • Costumes, Midwest (clothing 1850 – present)
  • Currency, international
Displaying 10301 - 10400 of 10467
Cat. # Name Description
10301 UNIM1995.7.31 Pamphlet "Body Measurements of American Boys and Girls for Garment and Pattern Construction." U. S. Department of Agriculture, Miscellaneous Publication #366, July 1941.
10302 UNIM1995.7.32 Pamphlet "Pressing in Dressmaking" by Helen Knott Staley. Cornell Extension Bulletin #765, New York State College of Home Economics at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1949. 
10303 UNIM1995.7.33 Pamphlet "Ladies' Glovemaking" by Virginia Groneman, from the book Applied Leathercraft by Chris H. Groneman, 1952.  UNIM1995.7.33 (Pamphlet) image
10304 UNIM1995.7.34 Pamphlet "The Invention of the Sewing Machine." Singer Sewing Machine Company, Summer, 1955.
10305 UNIM1995.7.35 Pamphlet "Buying Your Home Sewing Machine." United States Department of Agriculture, January 1954.
10306 UNIM1995.7.37 Pamphlet "Service Your Sewing Machine" by Max Ingwer, 1952.
10307 UNIM1995.7.38 Pamphlet "Care and Adjustment of the Sewing Machine." Cornell Extension Bulletin 815, New York State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York, 1956.
10308 UNIM1995.7.39 Pamphlet "Sewing Machines: Cleaning and Adjusting," University of Maryland, August 1943. 
10309 UNIM1995.7.40 Pamphlet "Reconditioning the Sewing Machine for Efficient Service," Agriculture Extension Office, Ames, Iowa, August 1940. 
10310 UNIM1995.7.41 Pamphlet "Reconditioning the Sewing Machine," Agriculture Extension Office, Ames, Iowa, October 1945. 
10311 UNIM1995.7.42 Pamphlet "The Sewing Machine," College of Agriculture Extension Service, Madison, Wisconsin, May 1940.
10312 UNIM1995.7.43 Pamphlet "Sewing Machine Adjustment and Care," University of Illinois, College of Agriculture, Urbana, Illinois, April 1945.
10313 UNIM1995.7.44 Pamphlet "Your Sewing Machine, Its Care and Adjustment," Oregon State College, Federal Coop. Extension Service, Corvallis, Oregon, September 1943. 
10314 UNIM1995.7.45 Pamphlet "Threading Chart - Rotary Hook Machine 201," The Singer Manufacturing Company, 1946. 
10315 UNIM1995.7.46 Book ABC's of White Sewing Magic. Published by White Sewing Machine Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, 1951. 
10316 UNIM1995.7.47 Pamphlet "Convenient Ironing Equipment" by Charlotte A. Beatty. Brieflet #820. 
10317 UNIM1995.7.48 Pamphlet Women's Preferences Among Selected Textile Products by the U. S. Department of Apriculture, December 1947. 
10318 UNIM1995.7.49 Pamphlet Judging Fabric Quality by Bess Viemont Morrison. Farmers' Bulletin #1831. U. S. Department of Apriculture, December 1939. 
10319 UNIM1995.7.5 Book Tailoring for Women, Step by Step by Dorothy Donielson and June Pond. Published by Hallen Publishing Company, San Jose, California, 1963.
10320 UNIM1995.7.50 Pamphlet Properties of Serviceability of Selected Household and Clothing Fabrics by Hazel M. Fletcher and S. Helen Roberts. U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington D. C. 1955. 
10321 UNIM1995.7.51 Pamphlet "Better Buymanship" #23. Use and Care of Fabrics, Household Finance, etc., 1946. 
10322 UNIM1995.7.52 Pamphlet Guides for Buying Sheets, Blankets, Bath Towels by Bess M. Viemont. U. S. Department of Agriculture, December 1936. 
10323 UNIM1995.7.53 Pamphlet "Psychological Effects of Clothing" by Mary S. Ryan. Cornell University of Agriculture Experiment Station, Bulletin #898, July 1953. 
10324 UNIM1995.7.54 Pamphlet Teenage Girls Discuss their Wardrobe and their Attitudes Toward Cotton and Other Fibers. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C., 1957. 
10325 UNIM1995.7.55 Pamphlet "Selction of Ready-to-Wear Garments" by Delphine Dawson and Blanche E. Hyde. Bulletin 345-A, June 1936. 
10326 UNIM1995.7.56 Pamphlet "Mothers' Opinions of Fibers in Selected Items of Children's Clothing." U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics Bulletin #65, Washington D. C., 1951. 
10327 UNIM1995.7.57 Pamphlet "Buying Boys' Suits." Farmer's Bulletin #1877, U. S. Department of Agriculture, July 1941. 
10328 UNIM1995.7.58 Pamphlet "Family Clothing Inventories and Purchases with an Analysis to Show Factors Affecting Consumption." Agriculture Information Bulletin #148, U. S. Department of Agriculture, April 1956. 
10329 UNIM1995.7.59 Pamphlet "Fabrics and Designs for Children's Clothes." Farmer's #1778, U. S. Department of Agriculture, October 1937. 
10330 UNIM1995.7.60 Pamphlet Consumer Satisfaction with Women's Blouses. Part I: University of Rhode Island, Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin #349, 1959. 
10331 UNIM1995.7.61 Pamphlet Consumer Satisfaction with Women's Blouses. Part II: Laboratory Wear Studies, Northeast Regional Bulletin #35, University of Rhode Island Bulletin #342, June 1958. 
10332 UNIM1995.7.62 Pamphlet "Women's Dresses and Slips: A Buying Guide." Farmer's Bulletin #1851. U. S. Department of Agriculture, September 1940. 
10333 UNIM1995.7.63 Pamphlet "Better Buymanship" No. 4, Shoes and Stockings. Household Finance Corporation and Sobsidiaries, 1934. 
10334 UNIM1995.7.65 Pamphlet "How to Buy Shoes" by Frieda C. Stoll and Meta E. Martin. Bulletin #335, Purdue University, Division of Home Economics, 1947. 
10335 UNIM1995.7.67 Pamphlet "The Antioch College Studies of the Effects of Modern Shoes upon Proper Body Mechanics." 1924-1935. 
10336 UNIM1995.7.68 Pamphlet "Feet and Shoes, Foundations of Style." Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Ames, Iowa, January 1939. 
10337 UNIM1995.7.74 Pamphlet Knit Fabrics by Jessie Caplin. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1940. 
10338 UNIM1995.7.75 Pamphlet Cotton and Cotton Fabrics. Cotton Bulletin #15. Good Housekeeping, Department of Merchandise Education, 1939. 
10339 UNIM1995.7.76 Pamphlet Crease-Resistance and Cotton. National Cotton Council of America, Textile Research Institute, Inc., New York, 1949
10340 UNIM1995.7.77 Pamphlet The Study of Textiles by Nellie Crooks. Gaylord Brothers, Syracuse, New York, 1908. 
10341 UNIM1995.7.78 Folder, Pamphlet DuPont Textile Fibers Newsletter. 
10342 UNIM1995.7.79 Pamphlet The History of Moygashel (Linen). Hamilton Adams Imports, New York. 
10343 UNIM1995.7.80A Pamphlet Irish Linen: The Fabric of Elegance. Elliot and Nelson (for the Irish Linen Guild), New York, 1945. 
10344 UNIM1995.7.80B Pamphlet Irish Linen: The Fabric of Elegance. Elliot and Nelson (for the Irish Linen Guild), New York, 1945. 
10345 UNIM1995.7.81 Pamphlet Is it Wool?. The Wool Bureau, New York. 
10346 UNIM1995.7.83 Pamphlets Knitting Fabrics. American Bemberg Corporation, New York, 1944. 
10347 UNIM1995.7.83 Pamphlets Selection of Cotton Fabrics. Farmer's Bulletin #1449. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D. C., 1926.
10348 UNIM1995.7.84 Pamphlet Cotton in Retail Piece Goods by Frank A. McCord and Raymond Steinback, Jr. National Cotton Council of America, Utilization Research Division, Memphis, Tennessee, 1952. 
10349 UNIM1995.7.85 Pamphlet Naphtalated Wood Worsted, Fleece to Fabric. Arlington Mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1944. 
10350 UNIM1995.7.86 Pamphlet A New Word. United States Testing Company, Hoboken, New York, 1944. 
10351 UNIM1995.7.87 Pamphlet Quality of Woven Clothing Fabrics Purchased 1944-1946. United States Government Printing Office, Washington D. C., 1949. 
10352 UNIM1995.7.88 Pamphlet "The Romance of Leather." Tanners' Coucil of America, New York. 
10353 UNIM1995.7.89 Pamphlet The Selection and Conservation of Textiles. Department of Research, Laundryowners National Association, Carlottesville, Virginia. 
10354 UNIM1995.7.91 Pamphlet "Massachusetts - Beehive of Business" by William Joseph Showalter. (Excerpts from National Geographic.) Washington D. C., March 1920. 
10355 UNIM1995.7.92 Pamphlet Qualities of Cotton by George A. Sloan. The Cotton-Textile Institute, New York, 1928. 
10356 UNIM1995.7.93 Pamphlet The Story of Cotton. National Cotton Coucil, Memphis, Tennessee. 
10357 UNIM1995.7.94 Pamphlet The Story of Rayon. The Viscose Company, New York, 1925. 
10358 UNIM1995.7.95 Pamphlet A Story of Wool. North Star Woolen Mill Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
10359 UNIM1995.7.96 Book Survey of Canvas Awning Fabricators. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Washington D. C. 
10360 UNIM1995.7.97 Pamphlet What Crown Tested Means to You. American Viscose Corpoation, 1941. 
10361 UNIM1995.7.98 Pamphlet What You Should Know About Rayon Yarn. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Company, New York, 1940. 
10362 UNIM1995.7.99 Book Problems in Textiles by Katherine Paddock Hess, M. S. and Ester Bruner.  J. B. Lippincott, Chicago, 1931. 
10363 UNIM1996.3.0017 Book "Managment in Family Living, 3rd edition," by Paulena Nickell; Jean Dorsey; and Marie Budolfson. Color: BK,WH
10364 UNIM1996.7.0002 Necklace Continuous ring made up of clusters of 4 shells grouped together. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH UNIM1996.7.0002 (Necklace) image
10365 UNIM1996.7.1 Shawl "Jusi" shawl, of banana fiber. 1/2" horizontal stripes of green, rust, yellow and pink, with a black stripe between each two of the other colors. Pink predominates. 5 3/4" pink border at each end has landscape scenery of trees and houses. 3 1/2" fringe at each end is black. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: PK,GR,BR,YL,BK
10366 UNIM1996.8.11 Shoe Last Wooden shoe last. 8 1/2 AA stamped on one half of the last. Red wax on the bottom. Metal soles. Metal hole located in the top back portion of the last.
10367 UNIM1996.8.12 Shoe Last Wooden childs shoe last with small hole above the heel. 
10368 UNIM1996.8.24 Book "Home Comfort Cook Book" Wrought Iron Range Company: St. Louis, USA. 1916
10369 UNIM1996.8.25 Book "A Book for a Cook" Pillsbury: Minneapolis, Minnesota 1905
10370 UNIM1996.8.26 Magazine Ladies Circle Needlework. 
10371 UNIM1996.8.27 Magazine Modern Needlecraft.
10372 UNIM1996.8.28 Catalog, Pattern Modes Royale. Winter Catalog, 1969-1970. 
10373 UNIM1996.9.1 Book “Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis’s Cook Book” New York: The Success Company, 1909.
10374 UNIM1996.9.11 Book “Money Management Library: Your Budget” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10375 UNIM1996.9.12 Book “Money Management Library: Your Shopping Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10376 UNIM1996.9.13 Book “Money Management Library: Your Food Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10377 UNIM1996.9.14 Book “Money Management Library: Your Shelter Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10378 UNIM1996.9.15 Book “Money Management Library: Your Clothing Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10379 UNIM1996.9.16 Book “Money Management Library: Your Health Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10380 UNIM1996.9.17 Book “Money Management Library: Your Health and Recreation Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10381 UNIM1996.9.18 Book “Money Management Library: Your Equipment Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10382 UNIM1996.9.19 Book “Money Management Library: Your Automobile Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10383 UNIM1996.9.20 Book “Money Management Library: Your Recreation Dollar” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10384 UNIM1996.9.2 Booklet “American Standard: Dimensions, Tolerances, and Terminology for Home Cooking and Baking Utensils.” American Standard Association, October 27, 1949.
10385 UNIM1996.9.21 Book “Money Management Library: For Young Moderns” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1954.
10386 UNIM1996.9.22 Book “Money Management Library: Children's Spending” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1955.
10387 UNIM1996.9.23 Book “Money Management Library: Time Management for Homemarkers” – Household Finance Corporation, Chicago 1943.
10388 UNIM1996.9.24 Book “Family Income and Expenditures No. 375”
10389 UNIM1996.9.25 Book “Family Income and Expenditures No. 383”
10390 UNIM1996.9.26 Book “Family Housing and Facilities No. 399”
10391 UNIM1996.9.27 Book “Family Expenditures for Medical Care No. 402”
10392 UNIM1996.9.28 Book “Family Expenditures for Automobile and Other Transportation No. 415”
10393 UNIM1996.9.29 Book “Family Expenditures for Clothing – Urban & Village Series No. 422”
10394 UNIM1996.9.3 Booklet “The Automatic Cook Book, 8th Edition” Chicago: Automatic Canning Services, Inc., Merchandise Mart, 1935.
10395 UNIM1996.9.30 Book “Family Expenditures for Clothing - Farm Series No. 428”
10396 UNIM1996.9.31 Book “Family Expenditures for Housing and Household Operations No. 432”
10397 UNIM1996.9.32 Book “Family Expenditures for Furnishings and Equipment No. 436”
10398 UNIM1996.9.33 Book “Family Expenditures for Personal Care, Gifts, Selected Taxes, and Miscellaneous Items No. 455”
10399 UNIM1996.9.34A Book “Family Expenditures for Education, Reading, Recreation, and Tobacco No. 456”
10400 UNIM1996.9.35 Book “Family Expenditures for Housing & Household Operations No. 457”
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