I.S.C.
Object NameBook End
DateLate 1940s
MediumCast iron
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Metal
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Wessman. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number77.4.23
Status
On viewCollections
Label TextCollege souvenirs from the early 1900s reflected both school pride and the material culture of the era. Common items included enamel pins, ribbons, pennants, postcards, ceramics and small leather-bound notebooks embossed with college seals or mascots. Students often purchased class badges, rings, watch fobs, and felt pennants to commemorate graduations, athletic victories, or campus events. Photographs and souvenir programs from plays, lectures, and football games were also popular keepsakes. These mementos were typically modest and handcrafted or locally produced, yet they carried strong sentimental value, serving as tangible reminders of college life at a time when higher education was becoming an increasingly important marker of social identity and achievement.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum
Object Name: Book ends, pair
Little Leather Library Corp. Redcroft Edition
1916-1925
Object number: 92.4.11dd-ee
Object Name: Books and book ends
Little Leather Library Corp. Redcroft Edition
Object number: 92.4.11aa
Object Name: US Mail Box Coin Bank
Hubley Manufacturing Company
1928
Object number: UM2011.348
