Purdue University. Archives and Special Collections
Organization
Historical Information
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections supports the discovery, learning, and engagement goals of Purdue University by identifying, collecting, preserving, and making available for research records and papers of enduring value created or received by the University and its employees.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSO 1
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program collection documents the history of Purdue University. The collection consists of recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with individuals associated with Purdue University.
Dates:
2006-
Collection of Purdue University postcards
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 39
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Purdue University postcards (1900-2007, 0.5 cubic feet) documents the changing landscape and buildings of Purdue University over time. Each postcard has been given a unique number and then assigned a subject heading.
This is an active collection which will be added to over time.
Dates:
1900-2007; Other: Majority of material found in 1920s-1950s
Collection on the Ross Civil Engineering Camp
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 306
Scope and Contents
The Collection on Ross Civil Engineering Camp (1 cubic foot; 1920s-1960) documents the participants, tools, and locations of the Ross Civil Engineering Camp hosted by Purdue University. The collection mainly showcases unidentified groups of young men and women who participated in the camps, along with older men (presumably instructors) and a variety of tools used in civil engineering. Most years between 1922, when the first camp was held, and 1955 are represented, but there are some gaps in the...
Dates:
1920s-1960
Purdue Broadside collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSR 5
Scope and Contents
This is an artifical collection created by the staff of the Purdue Libraries Archives and Special Collections. The broadsides and posters included in this collection document events that have taken place on the West Lafayette campus over the years.
Dates:
1892 - 2015
Purdue University Archives & Special Collections Artifacts collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSR 4
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...
Dates:
1880-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1990s
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections artifacts collection, addition 06
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 48
Identifier: 20201217.8
Dates:
October 12, 2016
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Vertical Files
Collection
Identifier: MSK 1
Scope and Contents
The Vertical Files document a variety of events, people, and prganizations related to Purdue University, the Greater Lafayette area, and Indiana.The files are an artificial collection created by Karnes Archives and Special Collections staff to record a variety of topics relating to the history of Purdue and the region. The most prominant subjects include Purdue buildings, alumni, faculty, staff, fraternities, sororities, athletics, departments, libraries, university presidents,...
Dates:
1900s-2000s
Purdue University Archives photograph collection, addition 15
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 3
Identifier: 20120501.2
Dates:
undated
Purdue University Libraries records, addition 24
Unprocessed — Box: 1
Identifier: 20170124
Dates:
1960s - 1980s
Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 99
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University documents newspapers produced by students at Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area. It primarily features underground newspapers that reflect the counterculture of the 1960s-1970s. Other newspapers, primarily from the 1990s-2000s, feature varying political perspectives. The collection also includes independent student newspapers that focus on apolitical audiences, such as international students. Some newspaper runs were...
Dates:
1930 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1977