Purdue University. School of Civil Engineering
Organization
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur Horace Carter papers
Collection
Identifier: MSF 488
Overview
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
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
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 eventually...
Dates:
ca. 1963-1967; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2000
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Purdue University College of Engineering records document the historical background of the College; included are many historical documents, annual reports, pamphlets, publicity, department brochures, pamphlets, and programs, newsletters, publications, alumni information and various related material.Some items of note are key historical documents from the earliest Purdue Engineering Laboratories, such as the Locomotive and Automobile Test Laboratories.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
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
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
G.A. Leonards papers
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20110901.1
Dates:
circa 1950s - 1990s
Gilbreth Library collection
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20140529
Dates:
1910 - 1972
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mary Esther Poorman '33, B.S.C.E., Theodolite press photograph
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-102
Dates:
1933-04-22
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
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
William D. Pence papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 33, 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
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
Purdue Society of Construction Engineers pin
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 63, 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
Purdue University School of Civil Engineering
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-029
Dates:
1948 - 1985
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
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