Edward John Iddings scrapbooks and lantern slides

Edward John Iddings scrapbooks and lantern slides, 1904-1954

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Iddings, E. J. (Edward John), 1879-1954
Title: Edward John Iddings scrapbooks and lantern slides
Dates: 1904-1954 (inclusive)
19041954
Quantity: 2 cubic feet, (4 scrapbooks and 160 glass slides)
Collection Number: MG 076
Summary: E. J. Iddings was the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Idaho from 1915 to 1946. The scrapbooks and lantern slides document agricultural practices and education at the University of Idaho and abroad.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Edward John Iddings was born in 1879 in Peru, Indiana, the eldest of the four children of J.B. and Mary Iddings. He was raised on his father's 350 acre farm. After spending a year and a half at Butler College in Indianapolis, he moved to Colorado where he worked on a dairy farm near Denver before entering Colorado Agricultural College from which he received his B.S. degree in 1907 and his masters degree in 1922. On June 24, 1908 he married Maude Augusta Rowell. After working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for several years he accepted a teaching position at the University of Idaho in 1910. In 1915 he was named Dean of the College of Agriculture and retained that position until his retirement in 1946. Following his retirement he moved to Menat, California where he died in 1954.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The four scrapbooks cover the years 1904 to 1954. Three of the scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings on agriculture in general, agricultural education, the University of Idaho, and Dean Iddings; the fourth contains letters to and from the Dean dealing with his leave of absence and retirement. They are:

Clippings on agriculture, Dean Iddings, the university, and handwritten notes, possibly for speeches, 1917-1946.

Correspondence with University President Harrison C. Dale and others concerning Idding's leave of absence and retirement, 1944-1946.

Clippings on Dean Iddings, university personnel, speech notes and programs for agricultural events, 1904-1947.

Correspondence, including a letter from Ezra Taft Benson (December 8, 1952), membership cards, clippings on agriculture and the university, 1918-1954.

The 160 lantern slides (3 duplicates) register images of an international trip by Dean of the College of Agriculture E.J. Iddings and his wife Maude Rowell in 1927. Iddings took a sabbatical leave from June to December to study agricultural practices abroad. He visited Great Britain and overseas dominions of the British Empire, including New Zealand, Australia, India, Ceylon, and Egypt. Other European countries in the tour included Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and Italy. The images depict agricultural practices in the countries they visited, along with scenes of the cities, buildings, transportation, and people. In that occasion he participated as a delegate to the International Rotarians Convention in Ostend, Belgium. It may be that a few slides are not from this trip, but they are related to agriculture.

Included in this collection are also a 4 ¼ x 4 ¾ x 15 inch wood lantern slide case and six cardboard boxes from the manufacturer of the lantern slide plates.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

The lantern slide images are available in digital format in the John Edward Iddings' Lantern Slide Collection as a part of the University of Idaho Library Digital Collections.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Description of Item], Edward John Iddings scrapbooks and lantern slides, MG 076, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with Copyright Laws (17 U.S.C.) and any other applicable statutes.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The scrapbooks were numbered by an unknown person; there is no apparent arrangement to the material within each book.

The lantern slides were not identified and in no order that could allow their grouping by country or subject. They are arranged in numerical order.

Acquisition Information

The scrapbooks of E. J. Iddings were donated to the University of Idaho Library by the University of Idaho President's Office in July 1973. The lantern slides might have been donated in conjunction with the scrapbooks.

Separated Materials

See also Edward John Iddings Scrapbook, 1905-1908 (MG 201). Apparently, this scrapbook was bought from a dealer and donated to the University of Idaho Library by Bernard Hopwood.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: ScrapbooksReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
1	Scrapbooks 4 items

Series II: Lantern SlidesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	object
2	001	Five unidentified men [01] 1 photographic slides : Portrait of five unidentified men.
2	002	Group posing in front of a castle 1 photographic slides : A man and two women pose by the water with a castle in the background.
2	003	Eiffel Tower 1 photographic slides : A photograph of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
2	004	Five unidentified men [02] 1 photographic slides : A portrait of five unidentified men, standing in order from tallest to shortest
2	005	Bathing huts 1 photographic slides : Bathing huts are moved to and from the waters edge via carts on a beach. People can be seen along the left side of the image, looking at the water.
2	006	Pont du Gard, France 1 photographic slides : Pont du Gard, France.
2	007	Maud Iddings in a gondola 1 photographic slides : Maud Iddings sitting in a gondola with gondolier standing up behind her in Venice, Italy.
2	008	Dam 1 photographic slides : A dam or aqueduct structure in an unknown location.
2	009	Mont-Saint-Michel 1 photographic slides : Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France.
2	010	Man and woman in front of criosphinxes 1 photographic slides : A man and two women posing in front of the criosphinxes (ram-headed) that represent the god Amon, which leads to the entrance to the Karnak Temple. Luxor, Egypt
2	011	Two women and a man in front of tombs 1 photographic slides : Two women and a man standing at the entrance of what appears to be a tomb in the style of the pyramids.
2	012	Group of people in front of a building 1 photographic slides : Group of men, women, children, and a dog posing outside a residential building. No individuals able to be identified.
2	013	Small private island 1 photographic slides : Small private island with building and vegetation.
2	014	Cruise ship 1 photographic slides : A large ocean liner at sea.
2	015	Boats at harbor 1 photographic slides : Boats tethered and moored in harbor.
2	016	Huddart Parker pier 1 photographic slides : Huddart Parker Ltr pier in an unknown location.
2	017	Ganges River, India 1 photographic slides : Ganges River in India. People and boats can be seen in the busy thoroughfare.
2	018	Men working in a body of water 1 photographic slides : Men working in a body of water, either for construction purposes or harvesting materials.
2	019	Woman washing laundry in a public basin 1 photographic slides : A woman washing laundry in public basins with a fountain in the foreground.
2	020	Men and cattle in front of a building 1 photographic slides : Northwest Livestock Association. Men and cattle in front of a building before entering to show cattle.
2	021	Water-wheel 1 photographic slides : A water-wheel in a ground level channel.
2	022	Bullock cart [01] 1 photographic slides : Men and boys loading a bullock cart pulled by two oxen. (1 duplicate)
2	023	Bullock cart [02] 1 photographic slides : Men and boys posing by a bullock cart pulled by two oxen.
2	024	Bullock cart [03] 1 photographic slides : Bullock cart pulled by an ox
2	025	Canterbury Agricultural College, New Zealand 1 photographic slides : Canterbury Agricultural College in New Zealand
2	026	Experimental Institute for Livestock in Rome, Italy 1 photographic slides : Istituto Sperimentale Zootecnica di Roma. Italy (Experimental Institute for Livestock in Rome, Italy.)
2	027	Maud Iddings at a hot springs 1 photographic slides : Maud Iddings with unidentified woman at a hot springs.
2	028	Maud Iddings outside a ceremonial building 1 photographic slides : Maud Iddings with unidentified woman outside a small ceremonial building, the external walls of which are exquisitely decorated. [Bath house?]
2	029	Mountains, boats, and buildings with a body of water in the foreground 1 photographic slides : Mountains, boats, and buildings from an unknown location with a body of water in the foreground.
2	030	House with water tank 1 photographic slides : House with water tank at the back. A wire fence surrounds the building.
2	031	Two cars in front of a building 1 photographic slides : Two cars are parked in front of a building; a brick structure consisting of two joined cylinders stands in the back.
2	032	Bullock cart [04] 1 photographic slides : Bullock cart pulled by an ox, in front of a drapery store. A sign on the cart reads: W. R. Perera
2	033	Street parade in Belgium 1 photographic slides : Street parade with a group of persons carrying Rotary International logo in Belgium.
2	034	Boats in a harbor 1 photographic slides : Boats in a harbor
2	035	Street parade 1 photographic slides : Women follow behind a group of individuals carrying feather topped poles.
2	036	Men judging a pig 1 photographic slides : Men observing a pig, likely for purchasing consideration. (1 duplicate)
2	037	People and cars in front of a building 1 photographic slides : People and cars gathered in front of a building in an unknown location.
2	038	Maude and E.J. Iddings in front of a church 1 photographic slides : Maude and E. J. Iddings posing in front of an old church building.
2	039	Two wheeled low trunk carriage in front of hostel 1 photographic slides : Two-wheeled low trunk carriage parked in front of a hostel. A sign in French on the door of the building advertises rooms for rent. Two girls and a dog are seen on the street.
2	040	Stable 1 photographic slides : A building. Inscription in Italian above one of the doors reads: Stalla [stable]
2	041	Men carrying heavy containers 1 photographic slides : Three men leaning on sticks carrying loaded bags on their shoulders. Behind them what appears to be a man unloading a donkey. (1 duplicate)
2	042	Facade of a building [01] 1 photographic slides : Facade of a building in Italy.
2	043	Plants in pots 1 photographic slides : People looking at pots of plants and flowers arranged on the ground on a street
2	044	Panoramic view of a city 1 photographic slides
2	045	Maud Iddings in front of a cathedral 1 photographic slides : Maud Iddings poses in front of a cathedral in an unknown location.
2	046	Facade of a building [02] 1 photographic slides : Facade of a building in the distance in an unknown location. Two men are seen in the foreground.
2	047	Bullock cart [05] 1 photographic slides : A loaded bullock cart pulled by three oxen, with driver
2	048	Passengers looking at a cow 1 photographic slides : Passengers in a train looking at a cow through the windows of a passenger train.
2	049	Dock 1 photographic slides : A dock without ships or boats moored.
2	050	Woman and a girl carrying baskets 1 photographic slides : A woman and a girl carrying baskets on their heads. An iron gate can be seen in the background.
2	051	Two goats on a steep rock 1 photographic slides
2	052	Straw houses 1 photographic slides : Straw houses, huts in an unknown location.
2	053	Straw-thatched houses 1 photographic slides : Straw-thatched houses, huts in an unknown location.
2	054	Women working on a shore 1 photographic slides : Women working on a shore, with bundles of an unidentified plant material near the water.
2	055	View of a rural scene 1 photographic slides : A distance view of a rural scene, with men working in fields.
2	056	Farm building with no roof 1 photographic slides : A farm building either under construction or after having the roof removed.
2	057	Farm building 1 photographic slides : A farm building, built using logs and shake shingles.
2	058	Boat being pulled through a canal 1 photographic slides : A boat with a passenger on board is pulled through a canal by a man walking along the shore
2	059	Maud Iddings on a shore 1 photographic slides : Maud Iddings poses on a shore, alongside other persons and a four wheeled carriage pulled by horses.
2	060	Building with a garden 1 photographic slides : A building with a landscaped garden in the foreground.
2	061	Building [01] 1 photographic slides : A sideview of an unidentified building entrance.
2	062	Building [02] 1 photographic slides : A building in the distance on the crest of a hill.
2	063	Cattle 1 photographic slides : An image of a beef cow at the University of Idaho farms.
2	064	Shepherd observing a flock [02] 1 photographic slides : A shepherd observes a flock of sheep drinking water out of stream, while a horse grazes nearby.
2	065	Merino sheep at a show 1 photographic slides : Two men holding open the wool of a merino sheep to show the interior of the coat.
2	066	Rambouillet ram 1 photographic slides
2	067	Sheep pasture [01] 1 photographic slides : Sheep grazing in a pasture.
2	068	Sheep pasture [02] 1 photographic slides : Sheep grazing in a pasture; the edge of the fenced field is visible in the background.
2	069	Sheep judging 1 photographic slides : Participants and animals lining up for a sheep showing event.
2	070	Sheep in a corral [01] 1 photographic slides : Sheep in a corral prior to being shorn.
2	071	Boar 1 photographic slides : A boar grazes in a field.
2	072	Rowett Institute 1 photographic slides : The Rowett Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland.
2	073	E.J. Iddings among vegetation 1 photographic slides : E. J. Iddings among vegetation.
2	074	Two wheeled carriage pulled by horse 1 photographic slides : Two-wheeled carriage with a calash top pulled by a horse, in front of a building in an unknown location.
2	075	Ten women dressed in white 1 photographic slides : Ten women dressed in white stand on the side of a bus, with passengers looking through the windows.
2	076	Carriage pulled by a horse [01] 1 photographic slides : Two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, with driver.
2	077	Ruins of an amphitheater 1 photographic slides : Ruins of an amphitheater in an unknown location.
2	078	Carriage pulled by a horse [02] 1 photographic slides : A man embarking in a four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, followed by other similar carriages, near a shore.
2	079	U.S. military graves 1 photographic slides : U.S. military graves in an unknown location.
2	080	Kursaal with the Rotary International logo on facade 1 photographic slides : The Kursaal with the Rotary International logo on facade in Ostend, Belgium
2	081	Shepherd observing a flock [01] 1 photographic slides : A shepherd mounted on a horse tends to a flock of sheep.
2	082	Flock of sheep on a road 1 photographic slides : A flock of sheep on a road in an unknown location.
2	083	Sheep in a corral [02] 1 photographic slides : Sheep in a corral prior to sheering and after.
2	084	Flock of sheep grazing 1 photographic slides : Flock of sheep grazing in an open pasture.
2	085	Maud Iddings with two children 1 photographic slides : Maud Iddings poses with two children alongside several persons wearing traditional costume. [Netherlands?]
3	086	Village scene with thatched huts 1 photographic slides : A village scene. Women and children walk a road with thatched-roof huts and cows in the background.
3	087	Street scene with people and cows 1 photographic slides : A street scene with people and cows. Seen in the foreground is a small British flag.
3	088	Facade of a building [03] 1 photographic slides : Facade of a building with persons sitting on benches outside, possibly in Paris, France.
3	089	Building [03] 1 photographic slides : A stone building with a cobblestone pavilion in the foreground.
3	090	Street scene in front of a hotel 1 photographic slides : A street scene in front of a hotel in an unknown location.
3	091	Man holding bridle of a horse 1 photographic slides : An unidentified man holding the bridle of a draft horse.
3	092	Woman and a man in front of a house 1 photographic slides : A woman and a man in front of a house with terracotta tile shingles on the roof. A child can be seen looking out a window on the far right of the image.
3	093	Colonnade of a building 1 photographic slides : Colonnade of a building with two carriages pulled by horses, in front.
3	094	Dog cart 1 photographic slides : A dog cart, with the front half of the dog not pictured. The man holding the dog is wearing wooden shoes.
3	095	Woman standing by a river 1 photographic slides : A woman standing by a river alongside a basket filled with clothes on the ground.
3	096	Heavily loaded carriage 1 photographic slides : Two men posing by a heavily loaded two-wheeled carriage, pulled by five horses.
3	097	Two wheeled cart and buggy 1 photographic slides : A single horse pulls a loaded two-wheeled cart next to a donkey pulling a two-wheeled buggy with a driver in the bench seat.
3	098	Men judging a horse 1 photographic slides : Men judging a horse, likely for breeding consideration.
3	099	Men holding luggage 1 photographic slides : An unidentified man poses alongside another man holding luggage.
3	100	Group touring a patio 1 photographic slides : Group of people touring the patio of a building.
3	101	Two men pose with two sheep 1 photographic slides : Two men stand showing two sheep. one man is seen leaning over to assess the sheep only partially in frame, while the other braces the sheep that is fully in frame.
3	102	Three men and two goats 1 photographic slides : Two men hold two goats for a picture while a third man watches from behind a stone fence.
3	103	Cabbage farm 1 photographic slides : Men are gathered in the fields of a cabbage farm.
3	104	Wheat field 1 photographic slides : A field of wheat or other crop growing in an unknown location.
3	105	People gathering for a formal portrait 1 photographic slides : Group of people posing for a portrait in front of a building observed by children and passersby.
3	106	House in unknown location 1 photographic slides : The backside of a house in an unknown location with a body of water in the foreground of the photograph.
3	107	Two houses in the distance 1 photographic slides : Two houses stand on a sand bar in the distance.
3	108	Thatched roof building 1 photographic slides : Three men in front of a thatched-roof building.
3	109	Carriage pulled by a horse [03] 1 photographic slides : A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, with driver, among cars in an open field.
3	110	Rambouillet ewes 1 photographic slides : Rambouillet sheep showing.
3	111	Sheep showing 1 photographic slides : An unidentified individual participating in a sheep showing event.
3	112	Men observing a cow 1 photographic slides : Men observing a dairy cow, likely for purchasing consideration.
3	113	Cattle showing [01] 1 photographic slides : Showing cattle at an exhibition at the University of Idaho.
3	114	Men judging a cow 1 photographic slides : Men judging a cow during an exhibition.
3	115	Scottish Highland Cattle 1 photographic slides : Scottish Highland Cattle, or Kyloe, ready to be shown.
3	116	Bull 1 photographic slides : A bull at the University of Idaho Agricultural Department.
3	117	Two wheeled cart 1 photographic slides : A heavily loaded two-wheeled carriage pulled by an in-line team of four horses.
3	118	Cattle outside a barn 1 photographic slides : Cattle graze outside of a barn on an unidentified property.
3	119	Low wheeled chair with dog 1 photographic slides : A low wheeled chair with driver and a harnessed dog on the side.
3	120	Long building with garden 1 photographic slides : A long building at left and a man standing in a garden, at right.
3	121	Cattle showing [02] 1 photographic slides : Showing cattle at an exhibition at the University of Idaho. The breeder can be seen sitting on a stick while the judge assess the steer.
3	122	Thatched roof huts 1 photographic slides : Thatched-roof huts along the shore of a canal.
3	123	Water storage 1 photographic slides : Building probably related to the provision of water.
3	124	Plants in numbered containers 1 photographic slides : Plants in numbered containers to be transplanted
3	125	Man and a cow outside a barn 1 photographic slides : A man and a young cow outside a barn in an unknown location.
3	126	Gathering for a group portrait 1 photographic slides : A group of people gather for a portrait in front of a building in an unknown location.
3	127	Train coming out of a tunnel 1 photographic slides : A train coming out of a tunnel with an open carriage pulled by horse in the foreground.
3	128	Four wheeled carts 1 photographic slides : Four-wheeled carts and two men wait in front of a building.
3	129	Men loading a boat 1 photographic slides : Men [in Dutch costume?] loading a boat in a canal with houses and clothing hanging on line drying.
3	130	Sheep in a corral [03] 1 photographic slides : Men examining sheep in corral
3	131	Windmill 1 photographic slides : A wooden windmill in an unknown location.
3	132	Crop field beds 1 photographic slides : Agriculture test crops beds in an unidentified location.
3	133	Men judging a grey horse 1 photographic slides : Men judging a grey horse, likely for breeding purposes.
3	134	Cattle and people 1 photographic slides : Men stand and observe dairy cows in a field.
3	135	Cow in a pasture 1 photographic slides : A young cow grazes in a pasture in an unknown location.
3	136	Cattle showing [04] 1 photographic slides : Participants walking beasts to showing grounds at an exhibition at the University of Idaho.
3	137	Street scene in unknown location 1 photographic slides : Street scene in an unknown location. rail tracks can be seen in the street with people walking away from the photographer.
3	138	Two men show a bull 1 photographic slides : Two men stand showing a bull.
3	139	Cattle showing [05] 1 photographic slides : Participants are lined up and ready for a cattle showing at the University of Idaho.
3	140	People looking at sheep 1 photographic slides : People looking at a flock of sheep outside a building in an unknown location.
3	141	Ship at sea 1 photographic slides : A large ocean liner at sea.
3	142	Four wheeled carriages 1 photographic slides : Four-wheeled carriages pulled by teams of horses with drivers and passengers.
3	143	Facade of a building [04] 1 photographic slides : Facade of a building in an unknown location.
3	144	Harvesting a crop 1 photographic slides : Harvesting a crop using gas-powered machines.
3	145	Tending a crop 1 photographic slides : Men tend a crop in beds; one man is watering plants in the background (right side of image) while another kneels to look at undergrowth.
3	146	Men and cars beside a building 1 photographic slides : Two cars and three men in front of a building. [Vejen?]
3	147	Man with two bulls pulling a mill 1 photographic slides : A man with two bulls pulling a mill stone.
3	148	Man in traditional desert dress 1 photographic slides : A man in traditional costume with a horse in front of a building in an unknown location.
3	149	Cattle in a corral 1 photographic slides : Dairy heifers, likely pregnant, standing in a corrall.
3	150	Crop field near channel 1 photographic slides : Crop field with windmill and irrigation canal.
3	151	Costume parade [01] 1 photographic slides : People in a costume parade on an unidentified street.
3	152	Costume parade [02] 1 photographic slides : Men in tophats dance with women in bonnets and flowered dresses during a parade.
3	153	Cavalry parade [01] 1 photographic slides : Cavalry parade in an open field near the University of Idaho.
3	154	Cavalry parade [02] 1 photographic slides : Cavalry on parade in an open field near the University of Idaho.
3	155	Men on parade 1 photographic slides : Men on parade in an open field.
3	156	Cavalry parade [03] 1 photographic slides : Cavalry parade in an open field near the University of Idaho.
3	157	Military parade 1 photographic slides : A military parade in an open field, with infantry and gunmen in foreground.
4		Lantern slides case and boxes

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Agriculture
Deans (Education)

Corporate Names

University of Idaho. College of Agriculture

Geographical Names

Idaho--History

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