@article{annals-of-iowa 8490, author = {Charles E. Bessey}, title = {Laying the Foundations}, volume = {40}, year = {1970}, url = {https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/id/8490/}, issue = {5}, doi = {10.17077/0003-4827.7962}, abstract = {}, month = {7}, pages = {391-400}, issn = {2473-9006}, publisher={State Historical Society of Iowa}, journal = {The Annals of Iowa} }