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Purdue University. Department of English

 Organization

Biography

The Purdue University English Department belongs to the College of Liberal Arts. There are four B.A. programs offered: English, English Education, Creative Writing, and Professional Writing. The Purdue Online Writing Lab, (OWL) is a resource that offers a range of instructional material to help not only Purdue sstudents, but also students around the world.

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

James Berlin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 161
Scope and Contents Papers relating to the career of James Berlin, Professor of English at Purdue University and major figure in the development of cultural studies pedagogy in rhetoric and composition. Materials include NEH Seminar (1977-1979), Teaching Materials (1980-1994), Research Materials (1884-1993), Collegial Correspondence (1979-1992), and Faculty Governance and Community Activism (1985-1993). Included in the Faculty Governance series is a report on "The Status of Women at Purdue and the Need for a...
Dates: 1978 - 1994
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Amar N. Bery papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSA 52
Scope and Contents

Pamphlet - India For The English, by Amar Nath Bery, B.S. E.E. 1905.

Dates: circa 1905
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Bits and Bots: A Guide to Ethical Artificial Intelligence, by & for Students

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-099
Dates: 2023
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Brenes, Edin E., July 7, 1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSO 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

One oral history interview with Edwin E. Brenes by Robert B. Eckles.

Dates: July 7, 1970
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Purdue University Office of Publications Oral History Program collection / Interviews

Chester L. Buchanan papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 63
Scope and Contents

Sea Stories: Autobiography of a Landlubber, by C. L. Buchanan, part I and II, 2004.

Dates: 2004
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

H. W. Cope papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 5, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 75
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of an article by H.W. Cope.

Dates: 1925
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Cordell, Richard A., July 29, 1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSO 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

One oral history interview with Richard A. Cordell by Robert B. Eckles.

Dates: July 29, 1970
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Purdue University Office of Publications Oral History Program collection / Interviews

Anthony B. Cox papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 5, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 79
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains two articles by Anthony B. Cox.

Dates: 1924
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Department records, 1925 - 2019

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 90, Series 2
Scope and Contents

This series contains records from the departments and programs that constitute the College of Liberal Arts. The bulk of records are from the English department and the department of Visual and Performing Arts.

Dates: 1925 - 2019
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Purdue University College of Liberal Arts records

Felix and Selma Stefanile papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 306
Scope and Contents The Felix and Selma Stefanile papers (1920-2009; 26.75 cubic feet) document the personal and professional lives of Felix and Selma Stefanile. The collection includes rough drafts and notes of Felix and Selma's published poems and essays. It also contains personal papers which document both of their lives in New York before they came to live in West Lafayette, Indiana. Many of the photographs are focused on Felix's childhood, early life, middle and later years. The photographs document less...
Dates: 1920-2009; Majority of material found within 1944-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Hepburn and Sears papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 503
Scope and Contents This collection contains information compiled by William Hepburn and Louis Martin Sears for an unpublished book on the history of Purdue's academic departments: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, the Engineering Experiment Station, Engineering Extension Service, Agriculture, Indiana Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension, Pharmacy, Home Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Education, English, History and Economics, Modern...
Dates: 1922 - 1928
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Charles H. B. Hotchkiss papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 15
Identifier: MSF 181
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains a publication co-written by Charles Hotchkiss.

Dates: 1926
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Lowell B. Jackson papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 25, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSF 193
Scope and Contents

The collection contains one folder with a publication by Lowell Jackson.

Dates: 1963
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Edwin W. Kemmerer papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 26, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 207
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains an article by Edwin Kemmerer.

Dates: 1900
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

H. H. Kidd papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 27, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSF 210
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a folder with one article by H. H. Kidd.

Dates: 1927
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Janice M. Lauer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554
Scope and Contents The Janice M. Lauer papers were created and collected by Lauer and document her career prior to, and during, her time at Purdue University. Lauer assisted in developing the field of Rhetoric and Composition as an academic discipline and in 1979, Lauer founded the program at Purdue out of the English Department. Types of materials include scrapbooks, program documents, seminar and lecture notes, course and workshop evaluations, syllabi, and graduate student work; published and unpublished...
Dates: 1964 - 2015
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Charles P. Matthews papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 30, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSF 249
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of articles and reports by Charles Matthews and an announcement and program from his memorial service.

Dates: 1896 - 1907
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Barriss Mills papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 32, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSF 269
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains four poetry publications by Barriss Mills.

Dates: 1955 - 1964
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Modern Fiction Studies records

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-147
Dates: 1955 - 2012
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

H. Malcolm Priest papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 35, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 317
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains an article by H. Malcolm Priest.

Dates: 1923
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University College of Liberal Arts English Department records, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 46
Identifier: 20200128.1
Dates: August 16, 1993
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University College of Liberal Arts English Department records, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-057
Dates: 1913 - 2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University English Department publications, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 74
Identifier: 2025-041
Dates: 2013-2014; 2022-2024
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Elias M. Sabbagh papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 35, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSF 329
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains a bulletin by E. M. Sabbagh.

Dates: 1929
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Robert L. Sackett papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 35, Placement: 14
Identifier: MSF 330
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by R. L. Sackett.

Dates: 1907 - 1914
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections