Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-16
WRITES IOWA HISTORY
Prof shambaugh of the State Uni
versity Preparing an Important
Historical Work.
Will Be First Exhaustive and Au-
thentic History Of This Great
State.
Board of Educational Examiners Not
Likely to Recognize secre.
tartan Institutions.
Special 10 Times Republican.

Des Moines, Dec. 16.-The first com
1 of Iowa Will undoubtedly be written By
| d young man who now has his plan laid
| out for a history of Iowa that will leave.
nothing more to be done when he has
finished. This young man is DR.. Isenja-
| min +. Shambaugh, professor OF gov
lernment and administration in the State
| University. DR.. Shambaugh has pub
| lished several important contributions
| TO state history and has spent six or
seven years in the work. He is going
slowly, carefully and surely ard is re-
training from publishing anything Of
4 @nich he is not absolutely sure. Moth
| ing goes from his hands il an aniin
lAshed condition. II il Is possible 10 Sc
cure more information irpo:l any point.
te leaves it until the last resource * es-
hausted. He has gore t. Washington,
| J G, to Madison, Wis, ard 70 :as Old
territorial records of Michigan: In search
IF original Information. IN This Way II
has brought to light much tha; MAS
| I
been lost sight of and would only be
discovered by such a thorough student.
| born near Clinton in 1871, ard is the soh
i farmer of German descent He
VAS graduated from The state lniver-
| sity With the degree OF PAD. in 1922,
md a year later he took his masters
Prof lsaac I.pcs and fso.. l's,Ni.,s As
| par, ps tf.at wo.. h prepared MS tttst
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Iowa IS. whtcs. M. rs:n..si.-a ~ sh-
| iowa Historical, s;o,.-s,, in .ee2. II. iiati
fe!iaysllip IN TIE -as:i, o. pse,i-,
ylvaaia f,om 1873 - 1898 ard ii. the
atyal y..i rscsi.ed ni@ degree cf Th.,5
non: ,asi university Il. s.,.dita .i.-.-
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o. paiiart aud ii;ArGe,..a. .snf Ok
! Ut stie w:ale si, s:lf. ccn.p.e,e kncw-
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D it,e s,is sss.,. hi-tn ..a. ~'riy,sf. lie
fuil:es. &. II ussiversi..es oe isssl.s aels
F,srlln III t,@;aass,l,s II lsns snG ~ tie
sreri:.s ef ~. ,i',iSs9si;s, i-es. i.s was:
1 spPcinteti instructor 81 ra,.t.ca, silence
IL the iowa Stat- University Upon the
recommendation of Professor I.ees. the
aead of tha, department. The next year
was made assistant professor and in
So was advanced TO his present full
9refsssorship, all upon the same recon-
nen'!ation
In 1895 DR.. shambaugh commenced
! he publication Of his documentary ma
erial relating 70 Iowa history. and has
iiiblishsd several volumes. In these he
ias reproduced. with editorial notes.
selnc OF the most important early his
i orical documents. copies Of whscn caf
| not be found elsewhere. Many ara in til.
4 orm of old manuscripts ara w,.ssten
records and were aeye, pointed. H- has
ound time to write q number cf h.stpr-.
! cal articles for tiln Iowa Historical
secord ard the Annals of lows. A.
/ he time he can spare from his nni1er-
sity work is devoted to the eNscitio: q.
| he great plan he has formed ser @se
,reoaratiori of a history Of the s,1t&
I'd later of the development OF IA.
Mississippi valley He is a hard work
/ ana ambitious 10 make his work per-
ranen, He is a good student having
earned how 10 make the most OF his
ime and opportunities. AT the same
time he is one OF the most popular and
/ successful men in the university, and
4 MS enthusiasm is an inspiration to
very young person with whom he
ZONES in contact
The Iowa Historical Record has Just
slosed its fifteenth year. The last issue
/ contains a sketch Of the Rev. DR.. a. IS.
1 Robbins. one Of the earliest of the pio-