Student Biographies

Archer, Eleanor Rebecca Powell (B.S., Textiles and Clothing, 1941)

Archer, Eleanor Rebecca Powell (B.S., Textiles and Clothing, 1941)

Eleanor Rebecca Powell  was born in Des Moines, IA, on 23 December 1918 to Roy Estill (aka “Estelle”) Thanel Powell and his wife Jeanne Payton. At the time, Roy Powell was employed in the home of Dr. Oliver J. Fay,…

Jarrett, Corrie Johnson (M.S., Textiles and Clothing, 1948)

Jarrett, Corrie Johnson (M.S., Textiles and Clothing, 1948)

Iowa State College Thesis Title: Practices in purchasing certain textiles and clothing of home economics students in the four negro colleges in Arkansas, 1948  Iowa State University Library Digital Repository Link: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/17677 

Headshot of Lynce Crawford Bowling

Bowling, Lynce Crawford (D.V.M., 1920)

Lynce Crawford Bowling was born on 22 September 1893 in Fannin, MS, to Rasberry B. Bowling and Annie Adams Bowling. He completed high school and college in Mississippi before enrolling at ISC in fall 1916. While at ISC, Bowling served…

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McDew, Mary Leona Bradley (B.S., Family and Consumer Sciences, 1945)

Mary Leona Bradley, born on the Rose farm, East Vaolinia Township, Cass County, MI, on 23 August 1923, was the fourth child of William Bradley and his wife Frieda Moxley. Mary graduated from high school in South Bend, IN, in…

Headshot of Minnie Elizabeth Thomas Bailey

Bailey, Minnie Elizabeth Thomas. (M.S., 1950)

Iowa State College thesis title: Relation of type of school to pupil achievement in the Negro elementary schools of Giles County, Tennessee Iowa State University Library permalink: https://iowa-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/12tutg/01IASU_ALMA21192076790002756

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