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Details mostly Congregationalist-Presbyterian quarrels, college growth, and financial relations with the East. Of special interest: Executive committee letter, July 2, 1850; describes state of college in detail and religious influence on college T. Baldwin, July 16, 1851: reference to missionary opportunity in West E. P. Mackintire (?) to J. A. Reed, July 21, 1851: College and relation to East J. A. Reed to T. Baldwin, Aug. 12, 1851: reasons for Iowa College location, influence of the railroad, and Iowa growth.

Letters mostly concerned with religious, educational, and financial problems; very little on the war. Of special interest: John Pare to J. A. Reed, Oct. 3, 1860: refers to "a monetary panic almost without parallel" in the country. J. A. Reed to T. Baldwin, Nov. 13, 1860: interesting description of new college at Grinnell. Butler to J. A. Reed, May 10, 1861: some initial exuberance over war as a moral crusade; closes with, "Is it not fit and proper that those who have so vilely liballed God as have the whole Southern people should be signally punished?" J. A. Reed to A. B. Robbins. July 15, 1861. Copy of original letter concerning building damage. T. Baldwin to College, July 30, 1861: long and important letter: details war fever in East; difficulty of College Society to raise funds there; history and policy of religious education in Western development; hope that union cause will unite quarreling denominations. T. Baldwin to J. A. Reed, Oct 19, 1861: short references to the effect of war on the Society's fundraising and on Boston finance. Butler to J. A. Reed, Nov. 5, 1861: condemns "a war fro the conservation of slavery," feels abolition is "the only justification for the continuance of the war". T. Baldwin to J. A. Reed, Nov. 23, 1861: College Society and concern with Western development. T. Baldwin to J. A. Reed, April 16, 1862: short and hopeful reference to war. T. Baldwin to J. A. Reed, June 16, 1862: Presbyterian - Congregational dissension in Society. Holbrook to J. A. Reed, July 11, 1862: railroad land speculation. Holbrook to J. A. Reed, June 5, 1863: financial condition of country. T. Baldwin to J. Holbrook, Sept. 18, 1863: College Society and vague plans for "omnibus colleges" and colonies; education for war veterans. George Magoun to College, July 8, 1864: concerns texts used generally in college courses and recommendations for Iowa College.

T. Baldwin to J. A. Reed, July 8, 1867: short letter on Western education. G. Magoun to J. A. Reed, Nov. 2, 1867: financial state of college and rivalry with Tabor College. O. Merill (?) to Magoun, July 3, 1868: wants stronger religious image for the college. J. A. Reed to Magoun, July 10, 1868: resignation: informative letterhead of the American Home Missionary Society for Southern Iowa which aids 100 missionaries in Iowa at a cost of $20,000. G. Magoun, Jan. 4, 1869: letter concerns college advertising in Iowa papers; also has interesting letterhead with names of faculty, tuition rates ($4-7 per term) --free to disabled Union soldiers. G. Magoun to J. B. Grinnell, Jan. 23, 1869: fundraising frustrations for Western colleges in Srpingfield, Mass.; East thinks West rich enough. J. Guernsey, undated 1869 (?): plan for a self-sufficient ministerial training school on large farm (several implications here for educational and utopian study). G. Magoun, Jan. 26, 1869: letter on fundraising troubles, mentions Guernsey's plan. G. Magoun(?) to Treasurer, March 6 and 10, 1869: interesting letter about fundraising, about a college land buying scheme to benefit from rising railroad land values, and also about the "sore" reaction to Grant's new cabinet. "Everybody is asking everybody else "Who is Secretary Borie (Sec. of Nacy, Adolph E.)?" Gen. Grant has succeeded perfectly in non-plussing the politicians and Washington quidnuncs and people are a little sore about the announcements. It isn't a good time to ask even a millionaire in Congress for a few thousands for endowment." G. Magoun, March 15, 1869: on the frustration and exhaustion of college fundraising in the East. G. Magoun, March 27, 1869: results of fundraising in Hartford; expressions of exhaustion and relief. G. Magoun, April 3, 1869: financial relations with the College Society. T. Baldwin to Magoun, April 16, 1869: need and plan for tapping "older West" for college support.

Letters (1876-1880) concern college suit against Muscatine to recover illegal wharfage fees. Other letters of interest: G. Magoun, June 21, 1884: long letter on resignation D. Mears, Sept. 4, 1884 and Sept. 16, Oct. 28, Dec. 10: on being considered for college president; contributions for "Ladies Cottage"; library contributions of E. A. Goodnow. D. Mears, March 5,9, May 8, 1885: more on Goodow and library; criticism of college's search for new president. D. Mears, July 7, 1885: on accepting the Presidency. E. Adams, Aug. 29 1885, and Sept. 1, 1885; on changing college name. D. O. Mears, Sept. 17, 1885: on endowment, criticism of trustees. Merrill, Sept. 26, 1885: on changing college name. D. O . Eshbaugh, Oct. 1, 1885: on changing college name. John Meyer, Oct. 30, 1885: on changing college name. Albert Shaw, Nov. 12, 1885: on Carleton and ollege named after benefactors. D. O. Mears to Trustees, Nov. 16, 1885: long and important letter concerning Goodnow's proposed endowment of $50,000 to college on two conditions: first, that Mears become president prior to the gift and second, that Iowa College become Goodnow College. The letter reveals much about Mears as well as Goodnow. Mears to Chamberlain, Nov. 25, 1885: "no college lives on its name" arguing for proposal. Rev. R. Cordley, Dec. 7, 1885: argues against change. D. Mears to Chamberlain, Dec. 24, 1885: Goodnow sick, proposal seems lost.

Consists of the early records of the founding of Iowa College, including correspondence by members of the Iowa Band, including Julius Reed;  financial records; articles of incorporation; annual reports; land deeds; and committee reports to the Board of Trustees.

Job Cushman letters. 1855-1879: From Cushman, Kingston, Mass. to Trustees, President, Treasurer; primarily about donations to Grinnell College Davenport property: deed, correspondence with Bishop Lee about sale of property to Griswold College, 1859-1863. Executive Committee of Board of Trustees. Annual reports. 1847-1903, 1905. Reports cover finances, acquisition and sale of property, construction and repairs of college buildings, details of burning of East College (Dec 1871) faculty appointments, and other topics. Faculty committee reports, 1909, 1921. Faculty reports to Board of Trustees, 1848-1889. Annual summaries of curriculum, religion, science apparatus, library, statistics, student discipline, proposals for the future, etc. Some correspondence included from L. F. Parker, von Cuellen, H. W. Parker, S. J. Buck.

Students' Army Training corps (SATC), World War I.: Correspondence, description of program, policy statements on granting college credit, war service rosters from St. Olaf and Oberlin statistics, newspaper clippings, daily course schedules, etc. Presidents' Reports to Board of Trustees. 1871, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1891, 1894, 1897, 1900, 1903-1906. Rand Gymnasium for Women. Correspondence during construction. Feb. 1897-Feb. 1898. Treasurer's vouchers. 1853-1857. Secretary-Treasurer's Reports. 1849-1880. (incomplete)

Secretary-Treasurer's Reports. 1881-1916 (incomplete)

Secretary's Reports: 1903-1916 (financial statements) Special committees of Trustees. Reports. 1854-1873: Includes Examining Committee Reports, Ways and Means, J. B. Grinnell's 1883 report on fund raising to rebuild after cyclone, insurance and rebuilding after 1883 cyclone, committee on relation of Dr. Magoun to college, 1997, Mears Cottage building 1887, telescope, instruction and instructors, Music Department, faculty. Department of Applied Christianity, etc. Trustee Minutes and Resolutions: 1859, 1864, 1872, 1875, 1879, 1887, 1890-1905. Trustee Report to Faculty: 1903, 1904.

Faculty reports to Board of Trustees, 1890-1906, 1920.  In addition to topics covered in previous reports, these later faculty reports have annual summaries from the various departments, note curricular and faculty changes, athletic activities, needed building repairs and equipment; letter from women faculty requesting endowed chair.