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John Patrick Ryan was a highly respected professor of Public Speaking at Grinnell College from 1903-1947. He was born in New York in 1877 and received his B.A. from Cornell University and his M.A. from the University of Chicago. He originally taught speech and drama within the Department of English at Grinnell College, but after encouraging the development of a Speech Department--one of the first in the country--he became the department head of Speech.
Two of his noted students were Hallie Flanagan Davis (Director of the Federal Theatre Project) and author and professor, Loren Reid. In addition to his college teaching, he taught public speaking to thousands of business and professional people in Des Moines. In 1936 he served as president to the precursor of the Speech Communication Association.Provenance: Donated by Jean Ryan Squires, 1982.

Ochs was an associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh until his retirement. He was very active in the national Democratic Party and was involved with a variety of charitable organizations. He received his undergraduate degree at Grinnell College in 1949, his M.A. from the University of Michigan (1951), and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois (1960).

Wright, Samuel M. Age 19. Residence Knoxville, nativity Indiana. Enlisted May 21, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Died of pneumonia Feb. 8, 1862, Quincy, Ill. Buried in National Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.

Harry Waldo Norris was born in New Hampshire in 1862 and his family came to Grinnell in 1870. Norris attended both the Grinnell College Academy and Grinnell College, graduating in 1886. Although he studied and taught elsewhere, most of his career was spent teaching at Grinnell College, focusing on courses in botany, biology, zoology, and related subjects. He was elected Chairman of the Faculty many times, served as President of the Iowa Academy of Sciences, and continually engaged in scientific research.