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Latta's College Book Store

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Title Date Summary
1 Alumni profile: Bill Plantan '79; keeping an eye on his dreams
Northern Iowa Today 87:1, p.12
1/1/2003 William Plantan talks about his life and the part played by his education at UNI; photo.
2 Hill bookstore to begin construction on new plant
College Eye 52:32, p.1
5/26/1961 Has been on old site since 1936; will build new store at 1009 W. 23rd Street; house on new site has been Home Management House; new 57' X 150' store will offer more books, clothing, and souvenirs.
3 Untitled
Santee--Charles J. (Student--1959)
College Eye 50:24, p.2
3/20/1959 Advocates a college-run bookstore.
4 Untitled
College Eye 50:20, p.2
2/20/1959 Shows disdain for the recent bookstore decisions.
5 Untitled
Maucker--James William (President of ISTC--SCI--and UNI)
College Eye 50:19, p.2
2/13/1959 The president gives reasons for not establishing a college-run bookstore.
6 Down with socialism!
Scott--Clifford Haley (Class of 1959)
College Eye 50:18, p.3
2/6/1959 Argues (sarcastically) that those who would want a college-owned bookstore are socialists on their way to communism.
7 Snip Cat-"T"
Odegard--Gordon A. (Classes of 1960 and 1972)
College Eye 50:18, p.2
2/6/1959 Campus news and humor.
8 Untitled
Backstrom--Donna (Class of 1962)
College Eye 50:18, p.3
2/6/1959 Agrees with the need for more controversy in the paper.
9 An open letter to Latta's Bookstore
Gantenbein--Carol A. (Class of 1970)
College Eye 50:17, p.2
1/30/1959 Dissatisfied with high costs and low returns on books.
10 Untitled
Latta--John S.--Jr. (Class of 1929)
College Eye 50:17, p.2
1/30/1959 Replies to a letter about book prices.
11 Des Moines girl receives honor
College Eye 46:32, p.8
5/27/1955 Elizabeth Lamb wins first Latta scholarship.
12 Get a typewriter now
Old Gold 0:0, p.280
6/1/1954 Advertisement; photo.
13 SLB rejects Latta's offer; re-affirms original proposal
College Eye 44:15, p.1
1/16/1953 Will no accept offer to set up book exchange in Latta's College Store; will continue to work on other solutions.
14 Student League Board plans investigation of commercial used-book exchange proposal
College Eye 44:13, p.1
12/19/1952 Debate continues on various book exchange proposals.
15 Latta's offer substitute plan for book exchange
College Eye 44:12, p.1
12/12/1952 Text of proposal from bookstore for student-run book exchange.
16 Student is disillusioned, but only with pseudo-democracy
College Eye 44:12, p.2
12/12/1952 Book exchange should be student-run.
17 SLB okays book exchange; move follows open meeting
College Eye 44:5, p.1
10/10/1952 Representatives from Latta's College Book Store explain their point of view.
18 Latta's answer
College Eye 43:22, p.2
3/21/1952 John Latta, Jr., expresses views on bookstore economics and the student book exchange.
19 New book exchange still open; finally finds home two blocks away; students may still submit used books
College Eye 43:22, p.1
3/21/1952 Five women have difficulty in locating a spot for the exchange after local bookstore owners protest; finally find location at 2022 College Street.
20 Latta's
Old Gold 0:0, p.272
6/1/1951 Advertisement for Latta's; photo.
21 Visit Latta's
Old Gold 0:0, p.258
6/1/1950 Advertisement; photo.
22 Commons will receive popular record weekly
College Eye 41:3, p.6
9/30/1949 Latta's will donate the record.
23 Both students and faculty
Old Gold 0:0, p.299
6/1/1949 Advertisement for Latta's; photo.
24 T. Wayne Davis
Alumnus 30:4, p.28
10/1/1946 Married Adele Whitenack of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, on August 4, 1946. Wayne, a Navy veteran, is employed by the Latta School Supply House of Cedar Falls. Adele was a statistical research worker for the California Taxpayers Association.
25 Two Hill concerns change locations during past week
College Eye 28:1, p.2
9/8/1936 Mack's Lunch and the J. S. Latta Company will move.
26 J. E. Cundy
Alumni News Letter 1:1, p.1
7/1/1917 Purchased interest in the J. S. Latta Company.
27 Demonstration schools corn judging contest
College Eye 7:15, p.5
1/26/1916 Teams participating to receive prizes from J. S. Latta & Co.

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