Book Signing


When White House staff planning their bosses' visits to Iowa 
State saw ISU's Farm House Museum, they immediately thought 
"photo op."

But they needed evidence of the 135-year-old campus 
landmark's legacy and charm to show to President Bill 
Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and Secretary of Agriculture 
Dan Glickman, who were planning an April 25 visit to campus. 

They found it in Farm House: College Farm to University 
Museum, a new book by Mary E. Atherly, collections manager 
for University Museums and associate curator of the Farm 
House Museum.

The Farm House has been a stagecoach stop and home to farm 
managers, deans and university presidents over the years. 
While a photo op didn't fit into the presidential schedule, 
the book made it back to Atherly -- autographed by both 
Clinton and Gore.

The book is available from the Iowa State University Press, 
2121 S. State Ave., Ames, IA 50010; call (515) 292-0155.

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contact:  University Relations, (515) 294-3129
updated:  9-28-95