Biographical note

Julian C. Schilletter was born November 1, 1901 in Clemson, South Carolina. He earned a B.S. (1922) in horticulture from Clemson University, where he also played on the men’s basketball team. In addition, Schilletter received an M.S. (1923) in horticulture and a Ph.D. (1930) from Iowa State College (University).

Dr. Schilletter began teaching at Iowa State as an Instructor (1923-1928) in the Horticulture Department. He was later promoted to Assistant Professor (1928-1936), Associate Professor (1936-1944) and Professor (1944-1946). Dr. Schilletter was also the Managing Director (1943-1946) of Iowa State University’s Memorial Union. He accepted the position of Director (1946-1967) of Residence Halls and then served as a Resident Analyst (1967-1972) until his retirement.

During his years as Director of Residence at Iowa State, Dr. Schilletter established married student housing, the Men’s Residence Association (MRA), the Women’s Residence Association (WRA), and the residence hall house system. For his contributions, he received citations from MRA, WRA, Big 8 Housing Directors, Governor Harold E. Hughes, Faculty, and was awarded the Iowa State University Memorial Union Medal. The university named the student housing north of campus Schilletter Village Apartments in 1974, in honor of Dr. Schilletter.

Dr. Schilletter was a member numerous honorary societies and professional organizations, such as Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta, American Men of Science, Association of College and University Housing Officers, and American Society for Horticultural Science.

Julian C. Schilletter died in Ames, Iowa on October 1, 2002.
 

Collection description

This collection (1904-2002, n.d.) contains correspondence, interviews, speeches, lecture notes, research materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs.  Much of the material relates to Dr. Schilletter’s work as a faculty member in the Horticulture Department and as Director of Residence at Iowa State University. 

Organization

This collection is arranged in its original order.

1

1

Biographical information

1946-2002

1

2

ACUHO (Association of College and University Housing Officers) – Annual Conferences and Newsletters

1952-1955

1

3

ACUHO (Association of College and University Housing Officers) – 7^th Annual Conference held at ISU

1955

1

4

ACUHO (Association of College and University Housing Officers)–History, Research Committee Correspondence

1953-1966

1

5

ACUHO (Association of College and University Housing Officers) – 7^th Annual conference Committees, Correspondence

1955

1

6

Administrative Board Minutes – Iowa State University

1956-1967

1

7

Allen, James (Assistant Director of Residence) Correspondence (1 of 2)

1951-1959

1

8

Allen, James (Assistant Director of Residence) Correspondence (2 of 2)

1951-1959

1

9

Allen, James – Personnel File

1950-1951

2

1

Ames Property Owners Housing Statistics

1965-1966

2

2

Applications and Correspondence Concerning Positions Open

1948-1964

2

3

Athletic Council

1949-1966

2

4

Benson, Robert (Assistant to the director of Residence)

1959-1967

2

5

Benson, Vida (Office of Student Affairs, ISU)

1951-1964

2

6

Bevier House

1953

2

7

Big Eight Housing

1959

2

8

Big Ten Housing

1949-1964

2

9

Big Ten Housing

1965-1967

2

10

Birch Hall Kitchen Renovation

1962

2

11

Black Student Organization

1968-1969

2

12

Board of Regents (David Dancer, Secretary)

1948-1957

2

13

Board Excuses, Policy on Working Students

1966

2

14

Bolton & Hay, Inc. (Institutional Equipment)

1957-1968

3

1

Bonds – Official Statement and Notice of Sale (1 of 2)

1964-1968

3

2

Bonds – Official Statement and Notice of Sale (2 of 2)

1964-1968

3

3

Reports of Breakage and Loss (Women’s Residence Halls)

1957-1958

3

4

Brooks – Borg Architects Engineers

1947-1953

3

5

Buchanan Hall

n.d.

3

6

Budgets (1 of 2)

1948-1955

3

7

Budgets (2 of 2)

1948-1955

3

8

Budgets (1 of 2)

1956-1962

3

9

Budgets (2 of 2)

1956-1962

4

1

Budgets

1962-1966

4

2

Budgets – Proposed

1947-1964

4

3

Carpeting, Selection Brochures

1951-1967

4

4

Carrom Industries (Furniture)

1950-1957

4

5

Centennial Committee, ISU

1957-1958

4

6

Chessmen (The Order of)

1955

4

7

China and Glassware Purchase

1957

4

8

Civil Defense

1951

4

9

Coaches Clinic

1952-1953

4

10

College and University Business

1948-1951

4

11

Commendations

1958-1970

4

12

Conduct Class

1950-1953

5

1

Co-operative Housing

1958-1966

5

2

Conferences of the Presbyterian Synod

1952-1962

5

3

Construction

1954-1955

5

4

Conferences (Summer)

1951-1961

5

5

Conferences (Summer)

1962-1966

5

6

Contracts

1965

5

7

Conventions

1946-1950

5

8

Conventions (4H)

1950-1966

5

9

Conventions (7^th National Student Congress)

1954

5

10

Correspondence A-D

1951-1953

6

1

Correspondence E-L (1 of 2)

1951-1953

6

2

Correspondence E-L (2 of 2)

1951-1953

6

3

Correspondence M-P

1951 -1953

6

4

Correspondence Q-S

1951-1953

6

5

Correspondence T-Z

1951-1953

6

6

Correspondence A-L

1963-1967

6

7

Correspondence M-Z

1963-1967

7

1

Costs (Operating)

1947-1960

7

2

Counseling Conference

1948-1950

7

3

Cues and Information (Fraternities and Sororities)

1948-1958

7

4

Cues for Coeds

n.d.

7

5

Dates of Events Committee

1949-1958

7

6

Davidsons (Furnishers and Interior Decorators)

1952-1953

7

7

Distribution of Students in Residence Halls

1962-1963

7

8

Ebbers, Larry (Administrative Assistant)

1965-1967

7

9

Echo (Residence Department Journal

1952-1953

7

10

Elks Association

1960-1961

7

11

Food Service

1949-1965

7

12

Food Stores

1949

7

13

Forecast/Enrollment

1949 -1965

7

14

Foreign Students

1948-1949

7

15

Form Letters

1948 -1965

7

16

Forty Hour Week

n.d.

7

17

Fraternity and Sorority National Panhellenic Conferences

1955-1957

7

18

Fraternity and Sorority Panhellenic Council and Rush

1949-1963

8

1

Fraternity and Sorority (University Committee on)

1956-1966

8

2

Frederiksen, Charles (Assistant Director of Residence)

1957-1967

8

3

Freshman Days

1951-1959

8

4

Friley, Charles E. (President)

1949-1953

8

5

Gowan, Arthur (Registrar)

1965

8

6

Grades – Undergraduate

1966

8

7

Graduate Housing

1951-1963

8

8

Graduate Students

1951

8

9

Hall, J. F. (Auditor)

1949-1952

8

10

Head Resident

1951-1967

8

11

Head Resident – Correspondence

1949-1953

8

12

Head Resident Log (1 of 2)

1951-1965

8

13

Head Resident Log (2 of 2)

1951-1965

8

14

Head Resident Orientation Program

1950-1965

8

15

Head Resident Supervisor (Moses, Allen)

1951-1952

9

1

Helser Hall

n.d.

9

2

Helser, M. D. (Dean)

1946-1955

9

3

Hillyard, L. R. (Placement Director)

1966

9

4

Hilton, James H. (President)

1953-1963

9

5

Hittle, Doris (Administrative Dietitian)

1952-1959

9

6

Holtz, Richard S. (Administrative Assistant)

1963-1965

9

7

Home Management House

n.d.

9

8

House Mothers

1939-1962

9

9

Housing Committee (1 of 2)

1953-1967

9

10

Housing Committee (2 of 2)

1953-1967

9

11

Housing Committee – Handwritten

1955-1960

9

12

Hughes Hall

1949

9

13

Hughes, Raymond (President Emeritus)

1950-1952

9

14

Hughes, Robert (Assistant Director of Residence)

1949-1951

9

15

Human Relations Committee

1959-1966

9

16

Insurance

1952

9

17

Interfraternity Council

1954-1955

9

18

International House

1943-1951

10

1

Inventories

1951-1967

10

2

Ivy League Conference

1953-1954

10

3

Jensen, James H. (Provost)

1955-1961

10

4

Jobs

1945-1965

10

5

Joint Council (MRA)

1952-1960

10

6

Joint Council (MRA)

1961-1967

10

7

Joint Council (WRA)

1964-1967

10

8

Jones, Robert L. (Assistant Director of Student Affairs)

1958-1960

10

9

Kratochvil, Millard R. (Dean of Students)

1956-1966

10

10

Labor Relations Committee

1953-1955

10

11

Land Problem Commission

1951

11

1

Laundry Concessions

1947-1966

11

2

LeBaron, Helen (Dean)

1964-1966

11

3

Library

1966

11

4

Lull, Glenn S. (Interior Decorator)

1962

11

5

Lyon Hall

n.d.

11

6

Mackenzie, W. D. (Interior Design Consultant)

1957-1958

11

7

MacRae House

1967

11

8

Marks, Joe (Controller)

1965-1966

11

9

Married Student Housing – Abandonment of Facilities

1967

11

10

Married Student Housing – Big Ten

1961-1963

11

11

Married Student Housing – Community Code

1956-1966

11

12

Married Student Housing – Hawthorn Court

1956-1958

11

13

Married Student Housing – History

1962

11

14

Married Student Housing – Council

1956-1969

11

15

Married Student Housing – Maintenance and Repairs

1959-1964

11

16

Married Student Housing – Nursery School

1947-1967

11

17

Married Student Housing – Pammel Court

1959

11

18

Married Student Housing – Pammel Grocery

1954-1967

11

19

Married Student Housing – Pets

1966-1967

11

20

Married Student Housing – Recreation Center

1957-1962

11

21

Married Student Housing – Reports

1955-1967

11

22

Married Student Housing – Sheriff

1962-1967

11

23

Married Student Housing – University Village

1965-1969

12

1

McDonald, Murl (Assistant Director of Extension Service

1949-1950

12

2

McKingley, Marjorie (Graduate Student)

1954-1955

12

3

Memorial Union

1960

12

4