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Edgar W. Stanton Item Info
- Title:
- Edgar W. Stanton
- Date Created:
- 1885
- Time Period:
- 1880s
- Description:
- Portrait of Edgar W. Stanton, George Washington Carver's professor in plane geometry. Edgar W. Stanton served Iowa State continuously from his graduation in 1872 until his death in 1920. He was made Head of the Mathematics Department in 1874, served as Secretary of the Board of trustees from 1874 to 1909, and was four times Acting President of Iowa State. After the death of his first wife, Margaret MacDonald Stanton, in 1895, Stanton presented the college with the first ten bells of the carillon hanging in the Campanile. After Edgar Stanton's death, his second wife, Julie Wentch Stanton, and his children contributed 26 additional bells. The carillon is known as the Stanton Memorial Carillon. Neg. # 0051527.
- Subject (Person):
- Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 Stanton, Edgar W., 1850-1920
- Location:
- Iowa Iowa--Story County
- Language:
- zxx
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Department of Mathematics records
- Call Number:
- RS 13/14
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9jf61
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 1 photograph; 12.5 x 20.5 cm
- Genre:
- photographs
- Type:
- Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- George Washington Carver collection
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9901zf8r
- Identifier:
- carver276
- Filename:
- 13-14-a-stanton-1091-5-1-a.jpg
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w98p93
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Edgar W. Stanton", George Washington Carver Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w98p93
Rights
- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.