State Historical Society of Iowa

Letter from Louis Hermann Pammel to the Bank President in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, December 27, 1916

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A letter from Professor Pammel to the President of the bank in Steamboat Rock.
Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, Pammel, Louis H., 27 December 1916

Description 

This document is a letter from Louis Hermann Pammel, a botany professor at Iowa State University, to the president of the bank in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. In the letter, Pammel is requesting funds and land for future state parks in Iowa. 

Transcript from Professor L.H. Pammel Steamboat Rock Bank President 

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What is Louis Hermann Pammel asking about in his letter to the bank president?
  • What is Pammel trying to do in the state of Iowa?
  • After looking at this letter, read the Legislation on State Parks. How do you think Louis would feel about this legislation? What makes you say that?

Citation Information 

Pammel, Louis H., 27 December 1916. Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives