By sheer serendipity, I found a very interesting book in the stacks this morning. It is titled “Early Dorm Daze” written by Wilna “Mom” Koch, who was the Director of Dormitories at the UM in the early days. Students affectionately called her “Mom,” as she treated them as her own children. The essay is 24-pages long and was printed circa 1954.
Please come visit the library and read Mom’s own story of her years at the University.(click the link below for bibliographic info) I appreciate the author writing the wonderful story and donating it to the library.
Early Dorm Days in Richter’s Online Catalog
(The Miami Hurricane, January 14, 1955 article)
Please go to the link below for the current street view of 624 Santander Avenue.
University of Miami Archives -- Let's Archive It 