Abstract The Iowa State Center was first proposed in 1954 by President Hilton. His vison was a driving power to create a cultural center on campus. The first building constructed was the C.Y. Stephens Auditorium from 1966-1969. Hilton coliseum was built shortly afterwards from 1968-1971. The Fisher Theater or Little Theater, was built from 1972-1973. Lastly, the Scheman Continuing Education Building was built from 1973-1975. All four buildings were funded entirely by donations. This collection...

Description of Material

This sub-group (1966-1970) contains multiple scrapbooks pertaining to the Iowa State Center. Many scrapbooks contain construction photographs of Hilton Coliseum, newspaper clippings, and a design proposal for the Iowa State Center.