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Purdue University. School of Civil Engineering

 Organization

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Horace Carter papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSF 488
Abstract

The collection includes architectural sketches and blueprints, correspondence, artwork, and a photo album; it spans from Carter’s time at Ohio State University to his tenure at Purdue University.

Dates: 1916 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1929; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

John I. Cheney collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 4, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 64
Scope and Contents

One folder which contains items from the Class of 1917.

Dates: 1916 - 1940
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Dorothy Christoff papers

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 304
Scope and Contents The Dorothy Christoff papers (1963-1967; 0.5 cubic feet) document Christoff’s time at Purdue as an engineering student. The collection consists of various artifacts, including Christoff’s senior cord skirt, stickers and decals, a class photograph, and a decorative wooden t-square with Christoff’s affiliations on the front and signed by her classmates on the back. These materials reflect only Christoff’s time as an undergraduate civil engineering student at Purdue, although she did...
Dates: ca. 1963-1967; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2000
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University College of Engineering records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 89
Scope and Contents The Purdue University College of Engineering records document the historical background of the College; included are many historical documents, annual reports, pamphlets, publicity, department brochures, pamphlets, and programs, newsletters, publications, alumni information and various related material.Some items of note are key historical documents from the earliest Purdue Engineering Laboratories, such as the Locomotive and Automobile Test Laboratories. Also included is...
Dates: 1859 - 2023
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

William C. Curd papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 5, Placement: 12
Identifier: MSA 86
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of an article by William Curd and a letter addressed to the Purdue Alumni Association.

Dates: 1921 - 1922
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Reginald A. Fessenden papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 43, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSF 437
Scope and Contents

"Fessenden and the Early History of Radio Science" by Dr. John S. Belrose for the 15 Annual Alexander Graham Bell Lecture, 1992

Dates: 1992
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

G.A. Leonards papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20110901.1
Dates: circa 1950s - 1990s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Gilbreth Library collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20140529
Dates: 1910 - 1972
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

William K. Hatt papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 165
Scope and Contents

The William K. Hatt papers contain certificates, a program from the 1903 Purdue train wreck memorial service, and bibliographic information. The majority of the collection comprises publications by Hatt on topics including civil engineering, transportation research, concrete, and highways.

Dates: 1922 - 1929
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

Warren E. Howland papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSF 182
Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of three folders which contain publications by Warren Howland.

Dates: 1930 - 1962
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Civil Engineering, Joint Transportation Research Program collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 47
Scope and Contents The College of Engineering/Civil/Joint Transportation Research Program collection documents the history of the Joint Highway Research Project, which was formed in 1937, and later became known as the Joint Transportation Research Program. The collection also contains items from the Purdue Civil Engineering Department, prior to 1937; numerous photographs, including 301 photographs and notations about the educational background of graduate students, circa 1920s-1960s, and photographs of early...
Dates: 1920 - 2007
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

George E. Lommel papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 28, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 227
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of one folder which contains a bulletin co-authored by George Lommel and a biographical sketch about Lommel.

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

Mark D. Bowman papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-013
Dates: 1906 - 2023
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

George E. Martin papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 30, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 245
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains a highway bulletin by George E. Martin.

Dates: 1915
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Esther Poorman '33, B.S.C.E., Theodolite press photograph

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-102
Dates: April 22, 1933
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Frank Milner papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 32, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 271
Scope and Contents The collection consists of one folder which contains correspondence from Professor D. S. Clark to John H. Moriarty, Director of Libraries, dated June 29, 1948 and another letter from John H. Moriarty to Mr. Frank Milner, dated July 1, 1948.A final letter from Frank Milner to John Moriarty was sent on July 2, 1948, along with Milner's publication of Calumet-Sag Channel and Connecting Waterways. This project was studied by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Chicago...
Dates: undated
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Fred Morley papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 32, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSF 277
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains a publication by Fred Morley.

Dates: 1899
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

William D. Pence papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 33: Series Series 1, Placement: 15
Identifier: MSF 301
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two folders which contain articles and a bulletin by William D. Pence.

Dates: 1901 - 1913
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Alfred E. Phillips papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 34, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSF 304
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains an article by Alfred Phillips and a article about him [obituary]

Dates: 1888 - 1931
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Society of Construction Engineers pin

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 63: Series MSA 18, Series 11, Placement: 01
Identifier: UA 157
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one gold, metal pin from the Purdue Society of Construction Engineers from 1986.

Dates: 1986
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University School of Civil Engineering

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-029
Dates: 1948 - 1985
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Richard C. Roberts papers on Saturn V Component Testing

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 299
Scope and Contents The Richard C. Roberts papers on Saturn V Component Testing document Roberts' work on the Saturn V vehicle. The collection includes two test reports on components of the Saturn V vehicle. The reports were written by Richard C. Roberts, while he worked for the Brown Engineering Company at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In an e-mail to the Archives' staff, Richard Roberts noted, "Flex Hose Cycle Test was a qualification test for 6" and 8" diameter flexible...
Dates: 1957 - 1981
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Albert Smith papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 36, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSF 347
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by Albert Smith.

Dates: 1912 - 1922
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Miller J. Tonkel papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 15
Abstract

Photographs, certificates, and artifacts documenting Miller J. Tonkel’s time at Purdue University in the early 1940s.

Dates: 1939 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1942
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections