Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 7/4/3
Iowa State University.
Vice President for Student Affairs.
Department of Residence.
Residence Buildings' Records, 1915-[ongoing]
Descriptive summary
creator: |
Iowa State University. Vice President for Student Affairs. Department of Residence. |
title: |
Residence Buildings' Records |
dates: |
1915-[ongoing] |
extent: |
1.26 linear feet (3 document boxes) |
collection number: |
RS 7/4/3 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
Iowa State University. Department of Residence, Residence Buildings' Records, RS 7/4/3, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
The Department of Housing was established in 1930. The name was changed to the Department of Residence in 1937. The Department of Residence is responsible for the administration, financing, and development of all university student housing facilities. The first academic building on campus, Old Main, housed 77 men and 16 women in 1869. The President soon recognized a problem in the co-ed housing situation and appointed Mary Lovelace as Preceptress to look after the women students. A room bureau for the men was handled by the YMCA and supervised by the Committee on Student Accommodations. In 1925, the State Board of Education was authorized to borrow money for the construction of housing facilities with the University pledging the net income from the entire housing system toward repayment indebtedness incurred for additions to any part of it. After World War II, a great influx of students, specifically male students, severely strained the entire residence hall system. To help manage the large number of students, each floor of the men's dormitories was organized into houses with a head resident in 1949. The head residents comprised the Men's Residence Association, which helped organize and promote activities for the men's residence hall members. It was not until 1965 that a similar system of houses and head residents was instituted in the women's dormitories. In 1969 many of the residence halls became co-educational. The halls that had been traditionally men's dorms were now organized under the Union Drive Association (UDA) and the halls that were traditionally women's dorms were now called the Richardson Court Association (RCA). The Inter-Residence Hall Association (IRHA) was organized in 1982 to provide services and support for all the students living in the residence hall system. |
Collection description
The collection (1915-[ongoing]) contains information regarding the residence halls and university apartments. The records include news clippings, general information, and construction specifications for the buildings. |
Organization
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Container list
Box |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
Andrews-Richards House: news clippings |
1997 |
1 |
Barton Hall |
1932- [ongoing] |
1 |
Birch Hall |
1924- [ongoing] |
1 |
Birch-Welch-Roberts Halls: specifications for rehabilitation |
1968 |
1 |
Buchanan Hall |
1953- [ongoing] |
1 |
Eaton Hall: news clippings |
2003- [ongoing] |
1 |
Elm Hall |
1955- [ongoing] |
1 |
Elm Lodge |
1924 |
1 |
Fisher-Nickell Hall |
2000- [ongoing] |
1 |
Frederiksen Court: news clippings |
1956- [ongoing] |
1 |
Frederiksen Court: Hawthorn Court Village Apartment Complex Preliminary Construction Design Program Statement (2 folders) |
undated |
2 |
Frederiksen Court: Hawthorn Court Village Apartment Complex Preliminary Construction Design Program Statement |
undated |
2 |
Frederiksen Court: Hawthorn Court renovation proposals |
1998 |
2 |
Freeman Hall |
1931- [ongoing] |
2 |
Friley Hall Renovation Phase II project manual |
1942- [ongoing] |
2 |
Friley Hall Renovation Phase III project manual |
1981 |
2 |
Friley Hall Renovation Phase IV project manual |
1983 |
3 |
Friley Hall Renovation Phase IV project manual |
1983 |
3 |
Friley Hall: news clippings |
1942- [ongoing] |
5 |
Friley Hall: floor plans |
1950, undated |
3 |
General housing: news clipping |
2014 |
3 |
Geoffroy Hall: news clippings |
2015 |
3 |
Hawthorn Market and Café |
2011 |
3 |
Helser Hall: news clippings |
1956- [ongoing] |
5 |
Helser Hall: floor plans |
undated |
3 |
Hughes Hall |
1926- [ongoing] |
3 |
Knapp Hall: news clippings |
1967-2005 |
3 |
Larch Hall: news clippings |
1966- [ongoing] |
3 |
Larch Hall: Dormitory Improvement Project |
1968 |
4 |
Linden Hall: news clippings |
1956- [ongoing] |
4 |
Lyon Hall |
1915- [ongoing] |
4 |
Maple Hall |
1966- [ongoing] |
4 |
Martin Hall |
2004- [ongoing] |
4 |
Oak Hall |
1965- [ongoing] |
4 |
Oak Lodge |
1937 |
4 |
Pammel Court: news clippings (3 b/w photos) |
1946-2007 |
4 |
Pammel Court: Reminiscences |
2013 |
4 |
Pammel Court Grocery: news clippings |
1947-2006 |
4 |
Richardson Court Complex: news clippings |
1974- [ongoing] |
4 |
Roberts Hall |
1937- [ongoing] |
4 |
Schilletter Village: news clippings |
1971- [ongoing] |
4 |
Schilletter Village Community Center: news clipping |
2005 |
4 |
Storms Hall: news clippings |
1965-2005 |
6 |
Storms, Knapp: construction plans |
1965-1966 |
6 |
Towers Residence Halls: news clippings |
1964- [ongoing] |
6 |
Towers Residence Halls: Demolition of Knapp Hall and Storms Hall Scrapbook (47 color photos) |
2005 |
6 |
Towers Residence Halls: Demolition of Knapp Hall and Storms Hall Scrapbook (photocopy) |
2005 |
6 |
Towers Residence Halls: site improvements |
1969 |
6 |
Union Drive Community Center: news clippings |
2003- [ongoing] |
6 |
Union Drive Complex: news clippings |
1971- [ongoing] |
6 |
University Student Apartment Community: news clippings |
1966- [ongoing] |
6 |
University Student Apartments: Specifications for Married Student Housing Phase II |
1967 |
6 |
University Village: news clippings |
1966- [ongoing] |
6 |
Wallace Hall: news clippings |
1967- [ongoing] |
6 |
Wallace-Wilson Commons: news clippings |
2001- [ongoing] |
6 |
Wallace-Wilson Commons: Remodeling for Offices |
1985 |
6 |
Welch Hall |
2000- [ongoing] |
6 |
Westgate Hall |
1955- [ongoing] |
6 |
Willow Hall |
2000- [ongoing] |
7 |
Willow Hall: Construction Specifications for Contract Work (2 folders) |
1967 |
7 |
Willow Hall mural controversy: news clippings |
2002 |
7 |
Wilson Hall |
1972- [ongoing] |
7 |
Wilson Hall – Construction Specifications for Contract Work (2 folders) |
1967 |