Home Town in the Corn Belt
Home Town in the Corn Belt, which debuted in late December 1950, contains 171 articles, including 39 biographical sketches and 52 poems relating to local history by 132 authors (mostly regular local folk).This digitization project was made possible through a memorial gift in the name of late Museum Library and Archives volunteer Milan Jackson, who passed away in 2019.
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 1: Home Town Childhood
In this volume of Home Town on the Corn Belt, articles ranging from Up Through Boyville in the Old Home Town to Corn explore local childhoods.
MLA:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 1: Home Town Childhood.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-1. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 1: Home Town Childhood (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-1 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 1: Home Town Childhood.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-1
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 1: Home Town Childhood.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-1. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 1: Home Town Childhood (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-1 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 1: Home Town Childhood.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-1
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 2: Entertainments and Pastimes
In this volume of Home Town on the Corn Belt, articles ranging from Bloomington Chautauqua to My First Ride in an Automobile explore local entertainment and pastimes.
MLA:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 2: Entertainments and Pastimes.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-2. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 2: Entertainments and Pastimes (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-2 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 2: Entertainments and Pastimes.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-2
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 2: Entertainments and Pastimes.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-2. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 2: Entertainments and Pastimes (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-2 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 2: Entertainments and Pastimes.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-2
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 3: Home Town Personalities
In this volume of Home Town on the Corn Belt, articles ranging from Some Memories of My Childhood to What is Background? explore home town personalities.
MLA:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 3: Home Town Personalities.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-3/. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 3: Home Town Personalities (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-3/ Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 3: Home Town Personalities.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-3/
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 3: Home Town Personalities.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-3/. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 3: Home Town Personalities (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-3/ Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 3: Home Town Personalities.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-3/
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 4: For the People—Public Institutions
In this volume of Home Town on the Corn Belt, articles ranging from History of the Founding of Fairview Sanatorium, to Sixty-Five Years in a Drug Store, explore public institutions.
MLA:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 4: For the People—Public Institutions.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-4. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 4: For the People—Public Institutions (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-4 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 4: For the People—Public Institutions.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-4
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 4: For the People—Public Institutions.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-4. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 4: For the People—Public Institutions (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-4 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 4: For the People—Public Institutions.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-4
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 5: Home Town Clubs and Organizations
In this volume of Home Town on the Corn Belt, articles ranging from The Amateur Musical Club to History of the Bloomington Y.W.C.A. explore local clubs and organizations.
MLA:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 5: Home Town Clubs and Organizations.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-5. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 5: Home Town Clubs and Organizations (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-5 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 5: Home Town Clubs and Organizations.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-5
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 5: Home Town Clubs and Organizations.” Clara Louise Kessler, 1950, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-5. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025. APA:
Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 5: Home Town Clubs and Organizations (1950). Clara Louise Kessler, https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-5 Chicago:
“Home Town in the Corn Belt, Volume 5: Home Town Clubs and Organizations.” Clara Louise Kessler. 1950. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/home-town-corn-belt-vol-5