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Early Days of Domestic Science at I. S. C., The

Early Days of Domestic Science at I. S. C., The

Describes how Mary Welch was selected as the head of the department, the search for teachers, the first courses, and responses from students.
Writings in the College Quarterly (Iowa Agricultural College)

Writings in the College Quarterly (Iowa Agricultural College)

Topics include subjects taught in domestic economy courses, measuring the work of women in the home, plea for the higher education of cooks, and the legitimacy of teaching domestic economy.
Correspondence to Edgar and Margaret Stanton

Correspondence to Edgar and Margaret Stanton

Written by Mary and Adonijah Welch to Margaret and Edgar Stanton while the Welches were on their second trip to Europe after Welch resigned from the presidency. The letters mention family matters, the Board of Trustees and the dissension against…
Correspondence to Edgar and Margaret Stanton

Correspondence to Edgar and Margaret Stanton

Written by Mary and Adonijah Welch to Margaret and Edgar Stanton while the Welches were on their second trip to Europe after Welch resigned from the presidency. The letters mention family matters, the Board of Trustees and the dissension against…
Plan of Organization of the Iowa State Agricultural College

Plan of Organization of the Iowa State Agricultural College

Box 1, Folder 11: As president-elect, Welch presents an organizational plan, addressed to the Board of Trustees, for the future Iowa Agricultural College. Welch discusses the college's purpose, courses of study, departments, and faculty.
Report on the Organization and Management of Seven Agricultural Schools in Germany, Belgium, and England

Report on the Organization and Management of Seven Agricultural Schools in Germany, Belgium, and England

Box 1, Folder 12: Report discusses the organization, management, instruction, experiments and other aspects of the following European agricultural schools: Royal Agricultral Academy at Poppelsdorf (Germany), Royal Institute for Fruit and Vine…
Addresses Delivered at the Opening of the Iowa State Agricultural College

Addresses Delivered at the Opening of the Iowa State Agricultural College

Box 1, Folder 10: In addition to President Welch's inaugural address, speakers include John Scott (Lieutenant Governor ), Benjamin F. Gue (President of the Board of Trustees), and (Norton?) Townshend. Included is the poem ""The Ideal Farmer and His…
Inaugural Address

Inaugural Address

Box 1, Folder 18: Speech given by Welch at the State Agricultural College (now Iowa State) inauguration. Welch discusses the opening of the new institution, the importance of the college's focus on industrial and practical education, and the…
Plan of Organization of the Iowa State Agricultural College

Plan of Organization of the Iowa State Agricultural College

Box 1, Folder 11: As president-elect, Welch presents an organizational plan, addressed to the Board of Trustees, for the future Iowa Agricultural College. Welch discusses the college's purpose, courses of study, departments, and faculty.
Report on the Organization and Management of Seven Agricultural Schools in Germany, Belgium, and England

Report on the Organization and Management of Seven Agricultural Schools in Germany, Belgium, and England

Box 1, Folder 12: Report discusses the organization, management, instruction, experiments and other aspects of the following European agricultural schools: Royal Agricultral Academy at Poppelsdorf (Germany), Royal Institute for Fruit and Vine…
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