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:
Neil A. Armstrong papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5
Scope and Contents
The Neil A. Armstrong papers document the military, aeronautics, astronautics, teaching and corporate business career of Neil A. Armstrong. The papers also feature items from Armstrong's youth and education. The collection includes but is not limited to documents, coursework, working papers, subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, recordings, photographs and newspaper clippings. The papers are divided into eighteen series, and further information on the scope and content of the...
Dates:
1671 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2012
James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28
Scope and Contents
The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.
Dates:
1946 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1950
Albert J. Gowan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 474
Scope and Contents
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1890 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1969
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media photographs collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 62
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media photographs collection (1865-2011) visually documents Purdue campus life, physical spaces, and events. The collection includes approximately 50 years of photographs and negatives taken of various campus schools, departments, people, and organizations by the Office of Marketing and Media. The collection also includes photographs and negatives collected by the Office of Marketing and Media documenting the nearly 100 years of Purdue's history...
Dates:
1865 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1965 - 2010; Other: Date acquired: 12/07/2011
Purdue University Architect records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 154
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Architect records contain images in varying media formats of Purdue University buildings and landscapes. Reports from the University Architect’s office regarding the different buildings on the West Lafayette as well as satellite campus located within the State of Indiana can also been found.
Dates:
1949 - 2012
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media collection of slides and negatives
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150123.1
Dates:
1980 - 2001
Purdue University Office of Publications negatives collection
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-107
Dates:
circa 1900 - 1920
Robert Wray glass negatives
Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 110, Series 2; Series MSP 110, Series 1
Identifier: MSP 110
Scope and Contents
The Robert Wray glass negatives documents life during the World War I era. The glass negatives feature Purdue University and time spent in France during World War I. It also features a mansion, lake-house, and images of family life. Due to lack of documentation, no individuals or buildings are currently identified in the negatives. The collection includes 63 glass negatives and four original packages designed for glass negatives.
Dates:
circa 1890s - 1920s
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- Collection 6
- Unprocessed Material 2
- Subject
- Photographs 3
- Artifacts (Object genre) 2
- Black-and-white photographs 2
- Clippings (Information artifacts) 2
- Color photographs 2
- Correspondence 2
- Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae 2
- Reports 2
- Slides (Photography) 2
- Sound recordings 2
- VHS 2
- "First Flights" documentary 1
- Aerial photographs 1
- Aeronautics -- Periodicals 1
- Aerospace engineering 1
- Aerospace engineering -- Handbooks 1
- Aerospace engineering -- Periodicals 1
- Aerospace engineering -- Textbooks 1
- Air pilots 1
- Air pilots, Military 1
- Aircraft 1
- Annual reports 1
- Architecture 1
- Astronautical charts 1
- Astronautics 1
- Astronautics--Periodicals. 1
- Astronautics--Research 1
- Astronautics--United States--History 1
- Astronauts 1
- Astronauts--1960-1970 1
- Astronauts--Training of--United States 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Awards 1
- Beanies 1
- Black-and-white negatives 1
- Black-and-white slides 1
- Books 1
- Business records 1
- Businessman 1
- Class reunions 1
- College students 1
- Color slides 1
- Coursework 1
- DVDs 1
- Dance cards 1
- Diagrams 1
- Diagrams (Mission Module) 1
- Diplomas 1
- Electronic mail 1
- Fan mail 1
- Films 1
- Floppy disks 1
- France -- Pictorial works 1
- Glass plate negatives 1
- Handbooks 1
- Historical documents 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 1
- Lafayette (Ind.) 1
- Letters (Correspondence) 1
- Lunar landing sites 1
- Lunar module 1
- Lunar photography 1
- Lunar roving vehicles 1
- Magazines (Periodicals) 1
- Magnetic tapes 1
- Manuals (instructional materials) 1
- Manuscripts (Documents) 1
- Maps 1
- Military service--1940-1950 1
- Moon rocks 1
- Moon--Surface 1
- NASA publications 1
- NASA space programs 1
- NASA--Deputy Administrator of Aeronautics 1
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Space Shuttle insignia 1
- Naval aviators 1
- Notebooks 1
- Optical disks 1
- Outer space--Exploration 1
- Personal papers 1
- Photographic prints 1
- Photography 1
- Pilots (Aeronautics) 1
- Playbills 1
- Printed ephemera 1
- Professor 1
- Programs (documents) 1
- Publications (Documents) 1
- Purdue University--1947 bleacher collapse 1
- Records (Documents) 1
- Reference materials 1
- Report cards 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Seals (artifacts) 1
- Space flight 1
- Space photographs 1
- Space vehicles--Landing--Moon 1
- Speeches (documents) 1
- Student activities 1 + ∧ less
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