Pammel Court Collection
A class project documenting the history of the Pammel Court student housing complex.
Contents: About the Collection | Accessibility| Tech
About the Collection
The history of Pammel Court is a story of community and place. Originally founded after World War II to provide temporary housing for returning veterans and their families, Pammel Court’s collection of surplus metal units and narrow streets became a significant part of the Iowa State landscape for over fifty years. During its existence, Pammel Court was known by many names, including “boomtown,” “the silver city,” “fertile acres,” “the city within a city,” and even the “slums” of Iowa State. Few places on campus have evoked such strong feelings and memories. From 1946 to 1978, Pammel Court was reserved for married students and their children. This collection contains materials about the creation of a housing development, the building of a community, and the lasting memories of place.
Accessibility information
The Iowa State University Library is committed to providing access to its digital content. Certain material, particularly older materials, handwritten documents, and visual content, present unique challenges in providing fully accessible resources. If you are experiencing barriers to accessing, viewing, or navigating the Digital Collections site please contact us for assistance or to request additional formats.
Technical Credits - CollectionBuilder
This digital collection is built with CollectionBuilder, an open source framework for creating digital collection and exhibit websites that is developed by faculty librarians at the University of Idaho Library following the Lib-Static methodology.
Using the CollectionBuilder-CSV template and the static website generator Jekyll, this project creates an engaging interface to explore driven by metadata.