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 8 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
Charles V. Schmidt collection of Purdue publications and artifacts
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-038
Dates:
1882 - 1974
Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 151
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection features, among other memorabilia, a tank scrap chain and padlock from 1913, a label from the first bottle of beer served to a Purdue student after the repeal of prohibition, numerous buttons and pins, including a hatpin with the Purdue seal from 1895 on it (third design), a Reamer's Club "R" from the early 1990s, a Purdue Murad cigarette silk, a 1902-1903 matriculation ticket signed by Purdue President Winthrop E. Stone, along with...
Dates:
1877 - 2014; Other: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1940
Fowler Courts Residence Hall records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 43
Scope and Contents
The Fowler Courts Residence Hall records document the history of Fowler Courts Residence Hall and Fowler House. The records include annual reports, orientation guidebooks and handbooks, faculty fellow directories, yearbooks and calendars. Also included are Purdue Residence Hall dress code standards and guest hours polices from the 1960s-1980s. Historical documents consist of background information on the closing of Harrison Street Courts and the transition to South Campus Courts,...
Dates:
circa 1920s - 1993; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1993
Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 159
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection documents the history and activities of the fraternities and sororities at Purdue. Contained in the collection are numerous fraternity and sorority newsletters and magazines. There are some records provided by the Dean of Students Office in 1995 and include correspondence and financial information sheets. Among the other material in the collection are petitions for membership, constitutions and by-laws, membership directories and...
Dates:
1885 - 2008; Other: Majority of material found within 1995 - 2005
Gary J. Glazer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 31
Scope and Contents
The Gary J. Glazer papers document Gary J. Glazer’s student life at Purdue from 1964 to 1967. He was active in the Owen Hall Hussar Club and most of the collection relates to his activities with this club. There are also materials related to the Purdue Boilermaker football team playing in the 1967 Rose Bowl. Types of materials include printed materials, photographs, ephemera including pins and patches, cords, caps, and plaques. Purdue traditions are documented here, such as the Senior Cords...
Dates:
1964 - 1967
Helen Gould collection of Purdue dance cards and theater programs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 294
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 41 dance cards, four theater programs and seven Purdue related ephemera and miscellaneous memorabilia from Helen Gould's tenure are a Purdue student, 1922-1926.
Dates:
1922 - 1926; Other: Majority of material found within 1923 - 1924
Martha Bolt Graham Papers on the Class of 1935
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 319
Scope and Contents
The Martha Bolt Graham Papers on the Class of 1935 (circa 1934-2009; 2 linear ft.) documents activities of the Class of 1935. Types of materials include letters, correspondence, notes, and flyers, brochures on Gala Week celebrations, documents and reports on the Library Scholars Grant Program, photographs, and artifacts.
Dates:
1934-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-2005; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2013
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- Collection 7
- Unprocessed Material 1
- Subject
- Artifacts (Object genre) 6
- Clippings (Information artifacts) 4
- Correspondence 4
- Programs (documents) 4
- Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae 4
- Black-and-white photographs 3
- Color photographs 3
- Dance cards 3
- Newsletters 3
- Brochures 2
- Buttons (information artifacts) 2
- Directories 2
- Dormitories--Indiana--West Lafayette 2
- Guidebooks 2
- Letters (Correspondence) 2
- Magazines (Periodicals) 2
- Printed ephemera 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- Souvenirs 2
- Student activities 2
- Yearbooks 2
- Aerial photographs 1
- Aerospace engineering 1
- Air pilots, Military 1
- Annual reports 1
- Astronauts 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Audiovisual materials 1
- Awards 1
- Beanies 1
- Booklets 1
- Books 1
- Business records 1
- Cannon Trophy 1
- Centaur rocket 1
- Certificates 1
- Clothing 1
- Commemorative coins 1
- Cords 1
- Diaries 1
- Dress codes 1
- Editorials 1
- Field notes 1
- Financial records 1
- Greek letter societies 1
- Handbooks 1
- Hatpins 1
- Historical documents 1
- Invitations 1
- Labels--1930-1940. 1
- Logs (Records) 1
- Mission patches 1
- Old Oaken Bucket 1
- Open reel audiotapes 1
- Optical disks 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Personal papers 1
- Photographic prints 1
- Photographs 1
- Press releases 1
- Publications (Documents) 1
- Purdue University. Fowler Courts. Courtiers 1
- Records and briefs 1
- Reports 1
- Space flights 1
- Space shuttles--United States 1
- Tank Scrap (Purdue University) 1
- Test pilots 1
- Textbooks 1
- Textiles 1
- Transcripts 1
- United States. Air Force Management 1
- United States. Air Force--Medals, badges, decorations, etc. 1
- VHS 1
- Working papers 1 + ∧ less
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