Collection Timeline

1903 to 1975

1903
Black and white photograph showing a tent at Ledges Park.
Black and white photograph showing people swimming at Ledges Park.
Black and white photograph showing tents at Camp Cladonia, located in Ledges Park.
A black and white photograph of a group of people in a camp site in Ledges Park.
A black and white photograph showing a women standing in a creek located in Ledges State Park.
A black and white photograph showing a group of people in a camp site located in Ledges State Park.

1911
A black and white photograph showing Charlotte King seated at her desk in the Botany Lab, located on Iowa State's campus.

1916
A letter from Professor Pammel to the president of the bank in Steamboat Rock, Iowa requesting funds and land for future state parks in Iowa. Contains a handwritten response from the bank president.

1917
Letter from MacDonald to Pammel describing the proposed National Mississippi Valley Park and other future state parks in Iowa.

1918
A letter from W.L. Harding to Professor Pammel regarding the appointment of Pammel to the of Commission of Conservation of Iowa.
Letter from B.J. Horchem to Professor L.H. Pammel discussing the appointment of Pammel to the position of President of the Iowa State Conservation Commission.
A program for the summer meeting of Iowa Conservation Association in 1918.

1919
Black and white photograph of Backbone State Park at the turn of the Maquoketa River.
Elevated view of Reibowermere Meadow in Backbone State Park.
Raised view of Backbone State Park.
Newspaper clipping from The Boone-News-Republican entitled," Professor Pammel Wants Ledges for State Park."

1920
A letter from Louis Hermann Pammel to Mrs. C.H. McNider highlighting the work of women during the dedication of the Backbone State Park.
A Lamont Commercial Club Breakfast Invitation in honor of Governor Harding and Party and the dedication of the first state park.
A black and white photograph showing Ada Hayden and Charlotte King seated on a bench on Iowa State University campus.

1921
Black and white photographs showing botany trips with Dr. Pammel.
Newspaper clipping from the Evening Tribune entitled, "State to Purchase Entire Area Ledges Park, Boone County."

1923
A report to the Board of Conservation of the State of Iowa regarding the existing conditions and proposed landscape development on the tract of landed near Lehigh, Iowa know as Dolliver Park.
A blueprint map of area to be purchased for Devil's Backbone Park.

1924
A dedication program for Ledges State Park.
A black and white photograph of Dr. W. J. Hornaday standing with Dr. L. H. Pammel near a rock dedicated to Hornaday's contributions to zoology and conservation at Iowa State University.
Black and white photograph showing from Left to Right: Walter C. Ramsey (Iowa's then Secretary of State), Cart Fritz Hemming's, Louis Hermann Pammel (speaking), and an individual speaking at the dedication of Ledges State Park.

1925
Dedication Program for Dolliver Memorial State Park, located in Webster County, Iowa.
A line drawing of the construction details for small toilets to be used in Iowa State parks.
Diazotype print with handwritten annotations in red colored pencil showing the landscape development plan for Ledges State Park, located in Boone County, Iowa.
A map of Iowa showing how Iowa state parks relate to the improved road system in 1923.

1926
A letter from Pammel to Mrs. Armstrong regarding the use of ledges and potential sites he believes the state should purchase for the use of the state parks.

1927
A diazotype print showing suggested designs for highway and state park trail signage.
A drawing of the potential entrance gates for Iowa state parks.
A pencil drawing showing the plans for shelter houses to be used in State Parks in the state of Iowa.
A map showing the locations of the Iowa State Parks including Meandered Lakes and streams.
A blue line print map showing the preliminary plan for the general layout of Dolliver Memorial State Park.

1928
Black and white photograph showing two children near the Rustic Quarry, located in Bellevue, Iowa.
A drawing depicting the construction details for picnic tables to be used in Iowa state parks.
Diazotype drawing with hand coloring showing the proposed entrance Piers and gate lodge for Ledges State Park, located in Boone County, Iowa.

1929
Typed copy of an article published in the Allison Tribune on June 12, 1929, announcing his resignation, future plans, and giving a brief overview of his life and career.

1931
A black and white photograph showing Louis Hermann Pammel pointing to a field while standing in an archway in an unknown Iowa state park.

1933
Hand colored print of the landscape plan for Backbone State Park, located in Delaware County, Iowa.

1934
A map of Iowa showing recreational facilities found within the state.

1936
A blueprint of Pammel State Park, located in Madison County Iowa.

1957
A black and white photograph of John M. Aikman and another man at Hayden Prairie State Preserve.

1973
"Save the Ledges!" pamphlet generated to support the protection of Ledges State Parks from flooding due to the Saylorville Reservoir construction project.

1974
Newsletter from Tom Harkin's congressional office responding to the efforts to protect parts of Ledges State Parks from flooding from the construction of the Saylorville Dam.

1975
A letter to members of the Ledges Coalition from the Iowa Student Public Interest Research Group regarding major developments in the save the ledges project.