A Dorm Room, ca. 1975
Channel: University of Iowa Libraries
Date: 11/03/2022

University Archivist Emeritus David McCartney shares his observations about dorm life in the 1970s. In the Spring 2022 Main Library Gallery exhibition, 'We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa,' the curators chose to replicate part of a typical 1970s dorm room. Inspired by McCartney's own experiences, the display features records, books, a lava lamp, games, magazines, a typewriter, and more.

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More about the exhibition:
'We Are Hawkeyes' celebrates students at the University of Iowa, recognizing student life as the very core of the university. It offers a sampling of historical documents and objects from student life over the decades found in the University Archives and the Iowa Women’s Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. Curated by David McCartney, Aiden Bettine, and Denise Anderson.

Video filmed and edited by Sara J. Pinkham.