Iowa State University. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering records
Scope and Content
This collection consists of materials related to the Department of Agricultural and Bio systems Engineering. Records include news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, corn production machinery investigations, subject files, biographical files, and faculty and staff papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1903-2014, undated
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives.
Biography/Profile
Iowa State College (University) first offered courses in Farm Mechanics in 1903. The Department of Agronomy administered these courses from 1906 until 1910. In 1910, the Department of Agricultural Engineering was formally established. The two-year program leading to a Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering was initiated in 1906 and developed into a four-year program in 1908. The department was renamed Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990 and is jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering. In 2004, the department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology.
Extent
17.68 Linear Feet (6 half document boxes, 11 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 8 record center boxes)
Abstract
Iowa State College (University) first offered courses in Farm Mechanics in 1903 and in 1910, the Department of Agricultural Engineering was formally established. The department was renamed Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (1990) and is jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering. In 2004, the department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology. This collection includes news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, corn production machinery investigations, subject files, and biographical files.
Processing Information
Released on 2018-07-19.
- Title
- RS 9/7. Iowa State University. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering records, 1903-2014, undated.
- Date
- March 14, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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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