RECORD

Iowa State College. Department of Physics and Illuminating Engineering

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0145.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State College. Department of Physics and Illuminating Engineering
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
1909
End date:
1915
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe resources by or about the academic department active at Iowa State College from 1909 to 1915. In 1915, it was renamed the Department of Physics.
History:
Term added to ISULV, 2026-02-27. Based on the sources cited, Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Parent term:
Physics
Predecessor of split:
Iowa State College. Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
Successor:
Iowa State College. Department of Physics (1915-1959)
Source:
Iowa State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy records finding aid, viewed on 2026-02-25 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xj53 ; "Department of Physics and Astronomy" profile, viewed on 2026-02-25 https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/99062
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/