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Wallace Stegner: Quadrangle Dormitory

Wallace Stegner: Quadrangle Dormitory

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Location
Quadrangle Dormitory
310 GRAND AVENUE IOWA CITY, IA 52242

Quadrangle Hall, commonly called ‘Quad’, was located on the West campus, just five blocks from the Pentacrest. It has since been torn down.

The Quad is where Stegner and his roommate, Wilbur Schramm, shared a room.

On campus they had rooms that adjoined in an old, brick dormitory called the Quadrangle, and shortly after getting to know each other, they opened the connecting door, creating a suite of a bedroom on one side and a study on the other. This arrangement also gave them ample space so that they could play catch for a few minutes in between study sessions.

 

Benson. Jackson J. Wallace Stegner: His Life and Work. Bison Books (May 1, 2009)