Evolution/Creation Collection, MS 181, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library
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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Special Collections Department 403 Parks Library Ames, IA 50011-2140 515 294-6672 http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html MS 181 Evolution/Creation Collection, 1908-1996, undated MS 181 2 Descriptive summary creator: title: Evolution/Creation Collection dates: 1908-1996, undated 25.62 linear feet (27 document boxes, 66 half-document boxes, and 1 extent: card file box) collection number: MS 181 repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. Administrative information access: Open for research publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department preferred Evolution/Creation Collection, MS 181, Special Collections citation: Department, Iowa State University Library. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 181 3 Historical note The Evolution/Creation Collection was created as an artificial collection by Iowa State University's Special Collections Department in the early 1980s as a response to a heightened interest of the campus community after a series of campus lectures took place on creationism and evolution. Donations were accepted from a variety of donors in order to collect a broad range of resources covering the debate. The Department no longer proactively collects materials in this area. Collection description The collection (1923-1996, undated) contains copies of articles, correspondence, speeches, debates, court cases, presentations, and publications relating to the evolution/creation debate and its role in public education. The bulk of the collection consists of articles, news clippings and other publications. Also included are a variety of recorded debates, both on audio and video cassettes. Publications are both from organizations and associations as well as individuals. The collection contains materials from a variety people and organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, Isaac Asimov, William Bennetta, Franklin Parker, Harry Bert Wagoner, Phil Gerrish, and Ian Plimer. Also included are materials from related trials. Most of the collection covers the evolution/creation debate here in the United States, but some publications also document the debate outside of the United States, such as in Australia. A variety of records documenting the debate at Iowa State University and in the state of Iowa are in the collection, including those related to the Committees of Correspondence, Ames (Iowa) School Textbook Referendum Petition, Iowa Academy of Science, Warren Dolphin, John W. Patterson, and Stanley Weinberg. Warren Dolphin (zoology and entomology) and John Patterson (materials science and engineering) were both professors at Iowa State University. Stanley Weinberg was a high school science teacher for many years and founded the network of scientists and teachers, called the Committees of Correspondence, which were organized in many states as a structured group ready to respond to creationist initiatives. For related collections, see the John W. Patterson Papers (RS 11/12/51), Stanley L. Weinberg Papers (MS-640), Wayne Frair Papers (MS-299), the Duane Isely Papers (RS 13/5/56), and the Iowa Academy of Science Records (MS-52). Organization The collection is organized alphabetically by author name or subject. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 181 4 Container list Box Folder Title Dates 1 1 Ackerman, Paul D. "The Impact of Creationism on the undated Social Sciences," Creation Social Science and Humanities Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 4 1 2 Ackley, Timothy E. - "Teaching Evolution in the Public 1982, Schools: A Born Again Controversy" undated Ager, Derek (see folder 23/2) 92 1 Alber (Reverend) - "Who's No One?" sermon, side A and 1987 "Repetitions" - Campus Baptist Church, side B (audiocassette) 1 3 Alcock, James E. - Correspondence with James C. 1983-1984 Thompson (see also folder 84/13) 1 4 Alexander, Richard. "Evolution, Creation, and Biology 1978 Teaching," The American Biology Teacher, February 1978 1 5 American Anthropological Association - various brochures 1983-1984 2 1-2 American Civil Liberties Union - Various articles and 1981-1983 Correspondence (see also Citizens for Fairness in Education, February 1983 memo on little known facts about ACLU, in folder 23/2) 3 1 American Geological Institute - "AGI Statement on 1981 Organic Evolution"; "National Academy of Sciences Resolution," November 5, 1981 3 2 American Jewish Congress, "The Creationism 1981 Controversy" by Victoria B. Eiger 93 1 American Scientific Affiliation: Brochure, Journals, Press 1981-1982 Release 9 1 Americans for the American Way. "Life and Liberty for All undated Those Who Believe" (1 audicassette tape) 3 3 Ancil, Ralph E. "The Limits of Human Thought and the undated Creation Model" 93 2 Apologetics Press, Inc. 1981, undated SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 181 5 Box Folder Title Dates 3 4 Aranoff, S. "Steady State Cosmology and the Creation," 1976 Proceedings of the Associations of Orthodox Jewish Scientists 3-4: 47-51 3 5 Archer, Michael. "Creationism: No Place in the Science 1987-1988 Class," Australian Natural History 22 no. 4 (Autumn 1987): 160-4; flyer for seminar by Archer, "Creationism: Lying for God," October 18, 1988 4 8 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Al Martin 1984 4 11 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with David C. C. 1984 Watson 4 6 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Duane Gish 1985 4 2 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Editor, Bible- 1984 Science Newsletter 4 1 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Frank Awbrey 1984 and William M. Thwaites 4 9 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with J. Kelly Nix 1983 4 4 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Joe Kelly Butler 1983 4 5 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Karl Fezer 1985 4 7 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Ken Ham 1984-1985 4 10 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Robert 1984 Schadewald 4 3 Arduini, Francis - Correspondence with Walt Brown 1984-1985 93 3 Arduini, Frank - Correspondence 1985 93 4 Arduini, Frank and A.E. Wilder-Smith Conversation at 1984 Grace Missionary Church (Zion, Illinois) - Cassette Tape 5 1-3 Armstrong, Garner Ted - Various Articles 1966-1969, undated 6 1-2 Asimov, Isaac - Various Articles and Correspondence 1970-1982 7 1-4 Association for Biblical Astronomy (formerly the 1977-19 Tychonian Society) - Bulletin of the Tychonian Society SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 181 6 Box Folder Title Dates 7 7 Association for Biblical Astronomy (formerly the 1984 Tychonian Society) - Bouw, Gerardus, With Every Wind of Doctrine, The Tychonian Society 7 5-6 Association for Biblical Astronomy (formerly the 1991-1993 Tychonian Society) -The Biblical Astronomer 8 1 Atomic Science: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1967 February 1967 10 1 Aulie, Richard P. "The Doctrine of Special Creation," Part 1972 1 & 2 Australian Creation Science Movement (see folders 18/8- 10) Australian Creationists (see folder 54/4) Australian Evolution/Creation Controversy (see folders 74/6, 73/1-10, 88/8, 83/7, 3/5, 43/15) 10 4 Awbrey, Frank T. - Correspondence with George Howe 1962-1982, and W. Thwaites and Various Articles undated 10 3 Awbrey, Frank T. - Correspondence with Kirk Coffia 1981 10 2 Awbrey, Frank T. - Various Articles undated Awbrey, Frank T.- Correspondence with Francis Arduini, 1984 (see folder 4/1) 10 5 Bahai Writings 1939-1980 Baker, John R. (Ray) (see folder 53/2) Bakken, George S. (see folder 69/8) 10 6 Barker, Eileen "In the Beginning: The Battle of Creationist 1979 Science Against Evolutionism," Sociological Review Graph 27 10 7 Barnes, Thomas "Creationists the Better Scientists" 1974 10 8 Barnhart, Joseph - Various Articles 1977, undated 10 9 Bartelt, Paul "Creationism and the First Amendment," 1992 Inquirere Journal, Vol. 1, Spring 1992, pp. 7-28 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 181 7 Box Folder Title Dates 10 10 Bartlett, C. Julian "Evolution Viewed in the Light of 1982 Religion" Proceedings of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, from the 66th Annual Meeting, April 19, 1982, pp. 3031-3032 Bartlett, Larry (see folder 72/26) 10 11 Bartz, Paul A. "More ‘Out of Place’ Fossils," Irvine, undated California, Creation Science Association of Orange County 11 1 Bates, Vernon Lee. Dissertation, "Christian 1976 Fundamentalism and the Theory of Evolution in Public School Education: A Study of the Creation Science Movement" 12 6 Bennetta, William J. - Correspondence: textbooks and 1986-1988 subscriptions, Amicus Curiae Brief 12 5 Bennetta, William J. - Crusade of the Credulous: A 1986 Collection of Articles About Contemporary Creationism and the Effects of that Movement on Public Education 12 1-2 Bennetta, William J. - Various Articles 1988-1989 12 4 Bennetta, William J. "Creationists Issue a Phony 1990 Schoolbook," BASIS, April 1990, pp. 5-7 12 3 Bennetta, William J. "Degrees of a Folly," BASIS 1989-1990 13 1-2 Bergman, Jerry - Various Articles (see folder 23/1) 1979-1985, undated Berkowitz, Albert (see folder 43/7) Berkstresser, Charles F. (see folder 34/6) 14 1 Berman, S. "'In the Beginning': The Creationist Agenda" 1985 Library Journal October 15, 1985 14 2 Berra, Tim M. - Various Articles 1980-1986 14 3 Bhaktivedanta Institute - Origins, Higher Dimensions in 1984 Science 15 2 Bible-Science Association - Correspondence 1969-1986 15 3 Bible-Science Association - Creation Pamphlets 1974-1976, undated SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 181 8 Box Folder Title Dates 15 1 Bible-Science Association - Membership Information undated 93 5 Bible-Science