Iowa State University's student newspaper began publication on August 7, 1890, as the Iowa State Agricultural Student. The name would eventually change to the Iowa State Daily in 1947. This collection contains clippings, written histories, promotional materials, information on lawsuits brought against the Daily, and a sampling of original issues of the paper dating from the 1890s through the 1960s.

The series contains clippings, written histories, promotional materials, information on lawsuits brought against the Daily, and other materials that document the formation, operation, and organization of the Iowa State Daily. Also included are two published items reflecting on the columns of Daily writer Don Jackson. The series is arranged alphabetically.

The series contains a sampling of original issues of the Iowa State Daily in its various incarnations over the years. Some are loose issues, while others are sets of issues bound together. The most complete set of the Iowa State Daily available to researchers is on microfilm in the Parks Library's Media Center (call number C Q microfilm). This series is listed chronologically.