Iowa Official Register
Object NameBook
Publisher
F. R. Conaway
(American (Des Moines, IA))
Date1900
OriginUSA
MediumPaper/leather
Dimensions7 1/8 × 5 1/2 × 1 in. (18.1 × 14 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsBooks, Manuscripts, Documents, Personal Symbol & Correspondence
Credit LineGift of Phyllis Heffron. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number98.4.2
Status
On viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextThe “Iowa Official Register” by F.R. Conaway from 1900, often called the Redbook, was the state’s official almanac, containing vital state info, government details, and statistics, with F.R. Conaway acting as the State Printer in Des Moines, offering historical records, census data, and legislative info, serving as a key resource for Iowa’s governance and history, published biennially. You can often find digital copies or historical listings on the Iowa Legislature’s official archives.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDBK/860873.pdf
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum
Object Name: Book
January 1, 1930
Object number: UM2003.43
Object Name: Book
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
c. 1902
Object number: 90.9.31
Object Name: Book (Bible)
Samuel Bagster and Sons Publishers
1849
Object number: 96.4.54
