Bob Kisken photographs
Scope and Content
This collection (1986-2011, undated) contains biographical information, reference material on barns, and photographs taken by Kisken of barns in Montana, South Dakota, Michigan, Tennessee, Illinois, Idaho, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri, Washington, Colorado, Ohio, Kansas, Indiana and Wyoming as well as Saskatchewan, Canada. The barns cover a whole variety including kit barns from Sears, Roebuck, and Company; red barns; white barns; cantilever barns; German style barns; round barns; brick and wood barns. A number of the barns are Finnish built. Also included are rural scenes including homesteads, grain elevators, prairie scenes, and silos. Photographs were taken by Bob Kisken from 1990-2011.
The collection was donated in honor of Bob Kisken's sons, Nate Kisken (1968-2003) and Whitney Kisken (1962).
Dates
- Creation: 1986-2011, undated
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives. Please note: If "Finnish built" is written on the back of a photograph, copyright belongs to the Institute of Migration (Turku, Finland). See attached document of Finland Photos.
Biography/Profile
Robert (Bob) Kisken was born March 20, 1935 in Tarrytown, New York. Kisken studied at Hope College in Holland, Michigan and received a B. A. (1962) in math from Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois. He later did graduate work in government at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After working for a year in Cookeville, Tennessee as Assistant Director of Operation Pebble (a program for Appalachian children), Kisken taught math and government in Ann Arbor public schools for almost thirty years (1965-1994). After retirement, Kisken was able to spend more time with his hobby in photography, and does ranch and farm photography. After retirement, he has lived in Mobridge, South Dakota and then Glenrock, Wyoming.
Extent
13.68 Linear Feet (in 3 document boxes, 9 record cartons, 1 half document box, and 3 photo boxes)
Abstract
Robert (Bob) Kisken is a retired teacher from Michigan and now does ranch and farm photography as a hobby. After retirement, he has lived in Mobridge, South Dakota and then Glenrock, Wyoming. This collection contains photographs taken by Kisken of barns in the Midwest but also includes some from other states and Canada. The barns cover a variety including kit barns from Sears, Roebuck, and Company; red barns; white barns; cantilever barns; German style barns; round barns; brick and wood barns. Also included are rural scenes including homesteads, grain elevators, prairie scenes, and silos. Photographs were taken by Bob Kisken from 1990-2011.
Attached file lists photos donated by Kisken to the Institute of Migration, Turku, Finland. There may be some duplication of these photos with those in this collection. Copyright for those photos is held by the institute in Finland.
Arrangement
The collection is organized in its original order, with biographical and background information listed at the front.
Many photographs are color, 8.5x11 inches in size, however not all.
Processing Information
Released on 2018-11-01.
Subject
- Sears, Roebuck and Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- MS-0596. Bob Kisken photographs, 1986-2011, undated
- Date
- September 8, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Box: 14 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 15 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 16 (Images)
- Box: 17 (Images)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu