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Title

034_Folks We Know - Famed for Hobby

Description

This article is a tribute to Charles Keyes and all his accomplishments during the past 80 years of his life. The article is from the Mount Vernon Hawkeye-Record and the Lisbon Herald

Date

1951-05-03

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Education use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use of distribution of this digital item is not permitted without written permission of Cornell College Archives.

Type

Still Image

Original Format

Newspaper Article

Repository

Cornell College Archives, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Repository Collection

Charles Reuben Keyes

Contact information.

College Archivist, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa; Phone 319-895-4240 or email: archives@cornellcollege.edu

Digital item created

2013-01

Transcription

Folks We Know - Famed for Hobby Ten years ago, as he approached his birthday on May 5th, Charles Reuben Keyes announced that "he had taught long enough" and retired as professor of German on the Cornell faculty. But retirement in his dictionary did not mean "to rest and ride on ones laurels." Instead it promised for him an opportunity to devote full time to a hobby which he had pursued in leisure time since boyhood. Today, at 80, the Charles Keyes who as a boy collected Indian relics is an authority on Indian life in Iowa. "How have you used the ten years? What have you done?" I asked Cornell's Mr. Chips. "Well, I have spent a great deal of time in study and interpretation of materials I have accumulated over many years. I have also added more, " he said. Dr. Keyes had previously had only three months of each year for working in this field of archeology. He had personally collected many items of historical interest, and individuals in the state who had known of his work had offered their own collections to the project. Some of the exhibit is housed in Cornell's Law Memorial building; the rest is in the collection of the State Historical Society at Iowa City, to which all will be sent eventually. Dr. Keyes was made director of the Iowa Archeology survey in 1921. Material, significant in tracing the early history of the state, has been yielded from former Indian village sites and from mounds. Early residents have provided verbal history. During his retirement Dr. Keyes has written a member of articles based on his findings but his main effort has been directed toward a readable book on archeology. This will be published through the State Historical Society. "I've always hoped that what I have to say about the state's archeology will be comprehensible to the average person, " Dr. Keyes said. He must have felt a great deal of personal satisfaction when President Truman proclaimed the Effigy Mounds as a national park in 1949, because this was a culmination of many years of dreaming and promotion on his part. Toward this end he had worked with the state conservation commission and park board. Dr. Keyes has been vitally interested in his community and college as well as in his state. He grew up in Mt. Vernon and both he and Mrs. Keyes attended college here. They established their home just off the campus, and sent their two children to Cornell. Margaret teaches in the Clinton schools and Catharine (Mrs. Robert Miller) lives in New York City. There are many ways to contribute to community life and Dr. Keyes has given freely of his time and knowledge. He has been a frequent speaker on school, club and farm bureau programs. He has especially enjoyed talking to school children, often taking with him exhibits of Indian life or bird lore, and even conducting laboratory tours for small groups of young folks. Perhaps he remembers his own great interest in these fields when only a teenager. It was a common practice for Charlie Keyes to step over the fence from the home place into the David West property, there to stalk the mock orange hedge, hunting for spring birds and nests. Often he walked to the sloughs at Delos Davis' to watch the bobolinks. He used to go out to the farm where R.P. Ink lived, but Pete usually had all the birds spotted before Charlie got there. George Burge recalled once how he had come to their farm on one of his frequent bird hikes. Fellows who seriously followed this hobby were rare at that time. As he started out on his hunt the hired man remarked to George. "I've been watching that fellow. What's the matter with him?" But of all the haunts the Pal always held the most for Dr. Keyes in adventure, delight and authentic material both in study of birds and archeology. I remember the Dr. Keyes of my college days--his friendly nod on the campus, his kindly way of addressing the students from the chapel platform, his subtle humor that always rather surprised me, coming from such a quiet, practical man. Few of his students realized he had been listed in Who's Who for years. They respected him for his scholarly attitude and his knowledge of so many subjects. But it was not his honors that endeared him to those in his classes but his vital way of presenting German, his equal enthusiasm in teaching them how to get the most from their fountain pens, his pleasant inquiries about others in their families whom he had had in school. Dr. Keyes is one of the few who may reflect on 80 years if life and find he has achieved success in his community in his home, in his vocation and in his avocation. The Hawkeye would like to reprint an editorial tribute to him written by Fred Beckman editor of the Knoxville, Iowa, Journal. "One of Cornell college's most distinguished faculty members is also one of the most unassuming. Through all his years of study for his career in teaching and research, in the same fifty years of increasing success in those field, wide recognition came to him here in America and abroad, but he was never known to "strut" once--not even a little bit. He took everything that came his way, big achievement and little, in his calm, undemonstrative way. "And that apparently made students at Cornell College, and his associates in the research and service fields he served, all the more devoted in their appreciation and friendships for Charles R. Keyes." His career has been filled with interesting contrasts. He was educated to teach German and won distinction in that profession, but his fame far beyond that was gained in his research in archaeology and anthropology, notably of the Indian aborigines and their way of life in northeastern Iowa. The establishment of the Effigy Mounds National monument in that area was in a real sense a monument to Dr. Keyes. "But there is another contrasting 'monument' to this man of contrasts in the Cornell College Athletic Committee and the Midwest Athletic Conference, both of which he helped to establish many years ago. By the long train of athletes who have come to and gone out of Cornell College, Dr. Keyes is held in high esteem and affection. To them he is generally known as the 'professor of fair play', as told in an appreciation of this man written for a recent issue of the Christian Advocate by an alumnus, Louis L. Wilson. "Although he will soon have an 80th birthday, Charles R. Keyes is still active in his research as he lives in the community of Mt. Vernon where he was born and where practically all of his life was lived. Not only his community and his college may well esteem and love him, but so also may all Iowa, for Charles R. Keyes has truly been great with a fine and true simplicity" --Knoxville Journal.
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/52010 <![CDATA[037_Keyes Memorial Service ]]> 2014-11-25T07:48:33+00:00

Title

037_Keyes Memorial Service

Description

This is a newspaper obituary for Charles Reuben Keyes who died July 23, 1951. The articles was in the Mount Vernon Hawkeye, vo. lxxxi, number 40, July 26, 1951, page 1.

Creator

Unknown

Date

1951-07-26

Rights

Education use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use of distribution of this digital item is not permitted without written permission of Cornell College Archives.

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Document

Original Format

Newspaper Article

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Repository

Cornell College Archives, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Repository Collection

Charles Reuben Keyes

Contact information.

College Archivist, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Email: archives@cornellcollege.edu or phone 319-895-4240, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Phone 319-895-4240

File Name

306_page1KeyesMemorialService

Transcription

VOLUME LXXXI, Number 40 Memorial Service Will be Thursday Memorial services will be held at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church on Thursday afternoon, July 26, at 3 p.m. for Dr. Charles R. Keyes who died at his home here Monday evening following an illness of several months. The Rev. Merton B. Green, local pastor, will be assisted by Dean Jay B. MacGregor and Dr. J. Harold Ennis of the Cornell faculty. Mrs. Lloyd Oakland will be at the organ. Charles Reuben Keyes was born May 5, 1871, at Mount Vernon, Iowa, and died at his home in that community, July 23, 1951. His parents, Marsden and Martha Whittington Keyes, were pioneer residents of this area. Dr. Keyes' early education started in the local public schools from which he graduated in 1888. He enrolled the following year in the Cornell Academy and later in Cornell College. In the Spring of 1891 he accepted an invitation to teach at Norway, Iowa. Following this experience he returned to Cornell, from which he graduated in 1894. In 1897 he entered the Graduate School of Harvard University, receiving his Masters Degree in 1898 and completing his residence work for a Doctorate. He was given his Ph.D. degree in 1923. Following a summer of study in Germany in 1900, he became instructor of German at the University of California, Berkeley, Calif., where he remained for three years until his return to Cornell College. Dr. Keyes' residence in Mount Vernon has been continuous from that date to the present time, with the exception of a year's study at the Universities of Munich and Berlin in 1912-1913.
On August 5, 1902, he married Sarah Naumann. In addition to his widow, he is survived by his two daughters, Mrs. Philip l. Miller, New york City, and Miss Margaret N. Keyes, Mount Vernon; three sisters, Mrs. A.J. Keyes, Marion, Ia., Mrs. W.H. Hoover, Mount Verson, Mrs. Lewis Mitchell, Mount Vernon, and a brother Dr. Karl M. Keyes, Monticello, Iowa.
For thiry-eight years, until his retirement in 1941, Dr. Keyes taught the German language and German literature at his alma mater, Cornell College. His rich background of study, his rare ability as a scholar and teacher, and his warm interest in the affairs of the college easily won the affection of students and colleagues alike.
From early boyhood he had developed an interest in archaeology and ornithology. The former particularly continued to absorb his spare time until his appointment in 1922 as a Research Associate of the State Historical Society of Iowa and Director of the Iowa State Archaeological Survey. In the latter capacity he collected and classified data relative to prehistoric man in Iowa. In 1944 he was appointed Visiting Research Professor of Archaeology at the State University of Iowa. After his teaching retirement at Cornell the work of the Archaeological Survey absorbed an increasing amount of his time, but he retained his associations with students through his lectures at Cornell and the State University of Iowa.
Among the honors that had come to Dr. Keyes were membership in Phi Beta Kappa and a biographical sketch in "Who's Who in America." He was the author of many articles in "The Palimpsest" and other journals. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Cornell College, the Alumni Citation for 1951 was given to him.


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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/52009 <![CDATA[032_Cornell Professor, Once Retired, to Resume Work ]]> 2014-11-25T07:48:33+00:00

Title

032_Cornell Professor, Once Retired, to Resume Work

Description

This newspaper article announces Charles Keyes plans to resume teaching at Cornell College after his retirement the previous spring.

Creator

Baker, Marjorie

Date

1942

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Education use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use of distribution of this digital item is not permitted without written permission of Cornell College Archives.

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Newspaper Article

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Cornell College Archives, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Repository Collection

Charles Reuben Keyes

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308_KeyesResumesWorkafterRetirement

Digital item created

2012-03

Transcription

Cornell Professor, Once Retired, to Resume Work. By Marjorie Baker Mt. Vernon - You can't keep a good man down. Dr. Charles R. Keyes, although he announced his retirement from the Cornell faculty last spring, will resume his teaching in February of 1942, collaborating with Dr. J. Harold Ennis in a course in anthropology. This course will deal with the early cultures of different peoples, with the different racial types, and consider generally the development of man from early pre-historic times. Dr. Keyes' special contribution to this course will be in the field of Indian archaeology. He will deal with the pre-historic Indian of the Middle West and of Iowa in particular. "Cornell's Mr. Chips, " a nomenclature which has stuck to Dr. Keyes since the dean of the college, jay B. MacGregor, used it last year, will receive a cordial welcome by all students who have been in his classes and felt his kindly sense of humor and genuine interest in their welfare. Annual Health Tips Many students will remember his annual warning about colds, "It's been pretty damp and chilly lately, and all of you are liable to be catching the common germ that's going the rounds. The best advice I can offer is to keep your nose and throat sprayed." And it is hard to remember the time when Dr. Keyes ever missed a class on account of illness. Another favorite bit of advice, which he offered usually after he had been straining his eyes correcting exam papers written in pencil, was on the matter of taking care of a fountain pen: "Many people do not realize that is a pen is going to act right in an emergency (e.g., and examination0 it has to be given the proper treatment. Don't forget that your fountain pen needs a bath too, at regular intervals, I've had this pen of mine for 20 years and it's never given me a bit of trouble." His advice was always practical and to the point. Versatile Scholar. Dr. Keyes, who last year concluded his thirty-eighth year as Cornell's professor of German language and literature, is a scholar of reputed versatility. He has been the state archaeologist of Iowa for a number of years, is without doubt one of the best ornothologists in the state, and is also working on the use of rhyme and alliteration in German and English prose. Dr. Keyes, the father of two children, has a distinguished record to his credit which includes education at Cornell college, from which he received his bachelor of philosophy degree in 1894; a master's degree and Ph.D degree from Harvard; and special study in Germany, with seminar work on the archaeology of western Europe. Articles Published He has had numerous articles published in his special field of archaeology, and much of his illustrative material will be used in Bent's "Life History of North American Birds, ' 13 volumes of which have now been printed, with more to come. Dr. Ennis and Dr. Keyes have made numerous records on the Great Horned Owl, Keyes having watched this bird for a period of 40 years
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/52005 <![CDATA[035_Effigy Mounds Center Attracting Thousands]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:35+00:00

Title

035_Effigy Mounds Center Attracting Thousands

Description

This is a newspaper article by Anita Lindermann from The Cedar Rapids Gazette titled, "Effigy Mounds Center Attracting Thousands."

Creator

Lindemann, Anita

Date

1960-10-23

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Cornell College Archives

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Charles Reuben Keyes

Contact information.

College Archivist, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Phone: 319-895-4240, archives@cornellcollege.edu

Digital item created

2012-04

Transcription

Effigy Mounds Center Attracting Thousands

State's Only National Monument to Celebrate 11th Year Tuesday

By Anita Lindemann, Gazette Correspondent

McGregor -- The new Visitors' Center at Effigy Mounds national monument, 5 miles north of McGregor on Highway 13, is a modern building which is attracting thousands of visitors now.
This is the only national monument in the state, and the park area is built around the Effigy (Indian burial) mounds. The grounds are well-landscaped; there are well-planned drives and ample parking lot for tourist buses as well as private cars.
Construction began May 25, 1959, and was completed Sept. 14, 1960, at a cost of $153,000, furnishings and utilities not included. Work was done by the Gordon Peterson Construction Cl, of Garnavillo.
This is part of the Mission 66 program of the United States National Park Service.

8,127 Visitors

Members of the staff, includes Daniel J. Tubin, superintendent; Earl Iagmanson archeologist; Mrs. Kenneth Lamb, clerk-typist; and tow maintenance men; Bob Kile and Ralph Blackwell.
Over 8, 127 visitors have registered at Effigy Mounds the last 2 weekends, when the Fall Color show of colored foliage combined with fine weather brought thousands of tourists to this area.
The Visitors' Center has, first of all, a spacious lobby in the center of the building, running the full width, where visitors gather to take the trail to the Mounds, and there is a counter where they register.
The offices for the operation of the park area, and basement area that includes workshop facilities for the archaeologist, covers the administrative part of the building.

Museum

For the public, there is the exhibit wing or museum, where soft blues and delicate earth-tones are used in decoration. Inside the museum are about 15 archaeological exhibits, displayed in glass cases, describing the Indian mounds which can be seen from the trail.
The exhibits are designed to tell a story about who the Effigy mound-builders were--the American Indian--and to bring that story up to the arrival of the white man, Marquette and Joliet.
The exhibits themselves incorporate artifacts that were found by archeologists during excavations here and artifacts found in nearby areas that better illustrate the mounds and mound-builders. The museum will be open all winter, Mound-builders, here, have been traced back 1,750 years.
There is an auditorium to the left, as you enter the center of the visitors' center, designed to seat 60 people. It is equipped with modern slide projection and tape recording instruments, which present a slide projection and tape recording instruments, which present a complete automatic show to the public, describing the area and the Indians who once roamed the area. The slide projector and tape recording instruments can be operated from the controls at the counter desk in the lobby.
The seats are modern blue, grey and white plastic, chrome chairs of modern design. The one wall has a projection screen wall, an area 10x12 feet, with theater screen paint on it. The entire building is air-conditioned, both for hot and cold weather. It is heated with oil.

Promenade

One feature of the center is the promenade across the back of the building that gives the visitors' a fine view of the Mississippi river and surrounding bluffs.
A nice view can also be seen from the center lobby of the river and bluffs. The promenade leads to a bridge over the brook-filled ravine which leads to the Mounds trail--this climbing walk provides many beautiful river and foliage vistas. The naturalists can see trees, plants, stones and wildlife on this trail.
The buildings at Effigy Mounds are constructed of tan, modern-style brick, using cement floors covered with vinyl tile. Wide overhangs provide roof shelter over the walks at the visitor's center as well as the 2 new residences that house park personnel. There is also a tan brick walled parking area for park machinery near the residences and a workshop.

Eleventh Anniversary

The eleventh anniversary of Effigy Mounds will be Tuesday.
This monument was established in 1949, when President Harry Truman signed a proclamation establishing 1,000 acres of Indian Mound area, 5 miles north of McGregor, as Effigy Mounds national monument. Congress appropriated $11119 for its maintenance and improvement and William J. Kennedy was the first superintendent. Walter Berrett succeeded him as superintendent, followed by Daniel Tobin.
Attendance the first year, 1950, was 1,742 visitors. The largest attendance was for 1958 with 66,897. Attendance for the tenth year, 1951, was 65,398 visitors.
Attendance for this year, through Oct. 17, was 55,007. The drop in attendance the last 2 years has been due to the park being under construction. Tobin said he anticipates 86,000 visitors in 1961.
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/52002 <![CDATA[014_Dr. Keyes Examines Glass Slides]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:35+00:00

Title

014_Dr. Keyes Examines Glass Slides

Description

This is a photo of Dr. Charles Reuben Keyes examining glass slides in his laboratory.

Creator

Campbell, Bill - Marion, Iowa

Date

Unknown

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Education use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use of distribution of this digital item is not permitted without written permission of Cornell College Archives.

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Still Image

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Photograph

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Dr. Keyes Examines Glass Slides

Repository

Cornell College Archives, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Repository Collection

Charles Reuben Keyes
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51654 <![CDATA[021_Letter from John McGregor to Keyes]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:33+00:00

Title

021_Letter from John McGregor to Keyes

Description

John McGregor from New York sent Charles Keyes a letter thanking him for sending the delicious corn as a treat.

Creator

McGregor, John

Date

9/24/1943

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Language

English

Type

Document

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Repository

Cornell College Archives, Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Repository Collection

Charles Reuben Keyes

Contact information.

College Archivist, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Phone: 319-895-4240, archives@cornellcollege.edu

File Name

103_page1JohnMacGregorlettertoKeyes.jpg

Digital item created

2012-04

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9/12/2012

Transcription

John Kelley McGregor 50 Haven Avenue New York, New York September 24, 1943 Dear Mr. Keyes, Here it is three weeks since my return, but the memory of the golden bantam lingers on. I recently purchased some sweet corn at the cafeteria and the contrast was shocking. Iowa corn, be it three to ten days old could not have the toughness or lack of flavor that its New York cousin posesses. I suggest that you patent that wrapping method. It worked beautifully and we all relished the treat. Perhaps my Dad told you of the near failure of the experiment. Terry's sister forgot to pay a bill and the gas was shut off. Only a speedy trip to some friends on Long Island saved the day I get a strong longing to be back there at Cornell to see the new year begin and the autumn come. There is some powerful medicine in that spot that makes those who really get a taste of it want to return. My work here is certainly interesting enough, but the pile of stone that makes New York somehow lacks a human warmth. I trust it won't be too long before we have another dish of ice cream on a platter of corn cooked on the home
ground. Good health and best wishes to you and Mrs. Keyes. And again, thank you for the delicious treat. Sincerely, John
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51640 <![CDATA[020_Trimble Letter to Keyes]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:33+00:00

Title

020_Trimble Letter to Keyes

Description

This letter was written to Professor Keyes by former student Harry C. Trimble who was congratulating him on the many activities he was involved in. Mr. Trimble wrote this letter after reading about Professor Keyes accomplishments in a recent Cornell College Bulletin.

Creator

Trimble, Harry C.

Date

4/18/1943

Rights

Education use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital item is not permitted without written permission of Cornell College Archives

Language

English

Type

Document

Digital Reproduction Information

Items scanned using Xereox Work Centre 4735 at 600 ppi

Repository

Cornell College Archives

Repository Collection

Charles Reuben Keyes

Contact information.

College Archivist, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Phone: 319-895-4240, archives@cornellcollege.edu

File Name

114_page1TrimbleLetter

Digital item created

2012-04

Digital item modified

8/21/2012

Transcription

Harvard University Medical School Department of Biological Chemistry Boston, Massachusetts April 18, 1943 Professor Charles R Keyes Mt Vernon, Iowa Dear Professor Keyes, In a Cornell College Bulletin which came to my attention just recently I noted a photograph with you together with some comments on your recent activities. These have impelled me to send a brief note of felicitation. Well I do recall many instances when I benefited from contact with you as a student. Also I remember my good fortune in having been in the audience at the Harvard Commencement when the doctor's degree was conferred upon you, and afafterwards I found you and through your courtesy was introduced to the first Harvard alumni exercises that I had witnessed. These are vivid and pleasant recollections. In conclusion, I express the hope that this will find you in comfortable health and I am certain that it will find you with a surplus of interesting things to do. Sincerely yours Harry C. Trimble
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