Purdue University
Organization
Dates
- Existence: May 6, 1869-
Historical Information
Purdue University was created as part of the Morrill Act and is the land-grant institution of higher learning in the state of Indiana.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents
The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates:
1950 - 2013
Eugene A. Cernan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 288
Scope and Contents
The Eugene A. Cernan papers document the military, aeronautics, and astronautics career of Eugene A. Cernan, as well as his subsequent professional and public activities. The papers also feature records pertaining to Cernan's youth, family, and education. The collection includes but is not limited to artifacts, audiovisual recordings, awards, books, certificates, coins, correspondence, documents, mission patches, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques, publications, scrapbooks, speeches,...
Dates:
1934 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2012
France A. Córdova papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 3
Scope and Contents
The France A. Córdova papers (1965-2012; 10.65 cubic feet) document the life and career of France A. Córdova. The bulk of the materials relate to Córdova’s work in academia. The collection primarily covers Córdova’s research and career, with little information or materials regarding her earlier years, personal life, or various appointments with governmental organizations (such as NASA or the NSF). This collection will particularly useful for researchers interested in France Córdova’s...
Dates:
1963-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 2007-2012; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/2009
Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook
Collection — Box 1: Series MSA 303, Series 1; Series MSA 303, Series 2; Series MSA 303, Series 3; Series MSA 303, Series 4; Series MSA 303, Series 5; Series MSA 303, Series 6; Series MSA 303, Series 7; Series MSA 303, Series 8; Series MSA 303, Series 9; Series MSA 303, Series 10; Series MSA 303, Series 11; Series MSA 303, Series 12
Identifier: MSA 303
Scope and Contents
The Lloyd E. Keck scrapbook documents the academic, military, personal and social activities of an Engineering student while on Purdue University's campus from 1936-1939, as well as various aspects of his life prior to college from 1917-1936. Keck titled the scrapbook, "Scraps and Snaps, May 27, 1917 - August 1, 1939," but most of the content is from his time at Purdue, 1936-1939.The scrapbook contains many unique photographs of campus and events from the 1930s. Some of the...
Dates:
1917 - 1939; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1939
The Purdue University Centennial collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 121
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Centennial collection (1968-1969; 0.95 cubic feet) chronicles the year-long commemoration of Purdue’s centennial. Items of interest include congratulatory letters and certificates from state and federal dignitaries and various colleges and universities, proclamations and resolutions passed by state and university officials and representative bodies, booklets commemorating Purdue’s centennial, and the single issue newspaper magazine Hail Purdue...
Dates:
1968 - 1969
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- Subject: Certificates X
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- Artifacts (Object genre) 3
- Clippings (Information artifacts) 3
- Color photographs 3
- Correspondence 3
- Magazines (Periodicals) 3
- Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae 3
- Scrapbooks 3
- Air pilots, Military 2
- Astronauts 2
- Audiocassettes 2
- Audiovisual materials 2
- Awards 2
- Black-and-white photographs 2
- Books 2
- Clothing 2
- Diaries 2
- Engineers 2
- Mission patches 2
- Optical disks 2
- Personal papers 2
- Test pilots 2
- Textbooks 2
- Textiles 2
- Transcripts 2
- VHS 2
- Working papers 2
- Acetate film 1
- Aerial photographs 1
- Aerospace engineering 1
- Astronautics--Research 1
- Astronautics--United States--History 1
- Astronauts--1960-1970 1
- Astronauts--1970-1980 1
- Astronauts--Training of--United States 1
- Audiotapes 1
- Aviators 1
- Centaur rocket 1
- College presidents 1
- Color slides 1
- Commemorative coins 1
- Commencement addresses 1
- Diplomas 1
- Electronic resources 1
- Floods -- Indiana 1
- Grade reports 1
- Invitations 1
- Letters (Correspondence) 1
- Logs (Records) 1
- Lunar excursion module 1
- Lunar landing sites 1
- Lunar rovers 1
- Lunar roving vehicles 1
- Lunar surface vehicles 1
- Memorabilia 1
- Moon rocks 1
- Moon--Surface 1
- Outer space--Exploration 1
- Pilots (Aeronautics) 1
- Programs (documents) 1
- Records (Documents) 1
- Records and briefs 1
- Reports 1
- Space flight 1
- Space flights 1
- Space shuttles--United States 1
- Space vehicles--Landing--Moon 1
- Student activities 1
- Tickets 1
- United States. Air Force Management 1
- United States. Air Force--Medals, badges, decorations, etc. 1
- Women in higher education 1
- Women in science 1 + ∧ less
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