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 169 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue University Marketing and Media production samples, addition 06
Unprocessed — Box: 1
Identifier: 20210309.4
Dates:
2019 - 2020
Purdue University Marketing and Media production samples, addition 07
Unprocessed — Box: 1
Identifier: 2022-082
Dates:
2021 - 2022
Purdue University Musical Organizations records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 40
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Purdue University's musical organizations including the Choral Society, Glee Club, Symphony Orchestra, and University bands. Materials include song books, scrapbook, programs, sheet music, and record albums. Includes information on well-known Purdue songs, such as "Hail Purdue," as well as lesser-known Purdue songs performed at convocations, football games against Indiana University, and related events. Some late 19th century song books not specific to Purdue but...
Dates:
1876 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1960s
Purdue University News Service records, addition 05
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 52
Identifier: 2023-055
Dates:
April 1993 - January 1994
Purdue University Newsreels and Year in Review recordings
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 65
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Newsreel began in 1956 as a yearly film, and later video, review of university events of the previous year. Contents of each recording focus upon academics, student activities, campus structures, athletics, and special events. One silent film, circa 1943-1945, is also included in the collection. In 2013, the Purdue Newsreel was renamed the Purdue Year in Review.
Dates:
1943 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1955 - 2019
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media collection of slides and negatives
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20150123.1
Dates:
1980 - 2001
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media historical publications
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20140923
Dates:
1910 - 2015
Purdue University Office of Marketing and Media historical publications, addition 01
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 16
Identifier: 2024-074
Dates:
1975 - 2010
Purdue University Office of Publications negatives collection
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-107
Dates:
circa 1900 - 1920
Purdue University pamphlet
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2022-062
Dates:
April 1925
Purdue University photographs card
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 2
Identifier: 20140521.3
Dates:
undated
Purdue University Public Records Administrator records
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: UA 33
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Public Records Administrator records (1898-1988; .5 cf) includes four personnel files of notable Purdue University faculty or staff: Herbert C. Brown, Amelia Earhart, Lillian Gilbreth, and Andrey Potter. There is also a ledger concerning hours worked by Purdue University staff from 1898-1904, and a record of the state Field Examination of Purdue financial records from 1942-1943. Personnel files contain personnel cards concerning a faculty member’s work history and...
Dates:
1898 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 02/02/2010
Purdue University sesquicentennial collection
Unprocessed — Box: 1
Identifier: 2023-087
Dates:
2018 - 2019
Purdue World War I announcements and publications collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 53, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSP 251
Scope and Contents
The Purdue World War I announcements and publications collection contains several publications regarding the assistance Purdue provided to the United States during its involvement in World War I. Other publications within the collection relate to life at Purdue during this period.
Dates:
1917 - 1919
Purdue World War II announcements and publications collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 53, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSP 252
Scope and Contents
The Purdue World War II announcements and publications collection contains several publications regarding Purdue's contributions to the United States Military during World War II. Accelerated wartime course syllabi and other class information offered to those planning on joining the military are located in the collection.
Dates:
1941 - 2006
Rawls Hall records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 130
Scope and Contents
The Rawls Hall records contains architectural renderings, an informational pamphlet with building description and floorplan, and a promotional DVD about the building.
Dates:
2003
Purdue University Regional Campuses records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 97
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative documents, publications, and promotional information relating to the regional campuses of Purdue University and their libraries.
Dates:
1943 - 2008
Report of Committee of Indiana State Grange on Purdue University, ca. 1886-1887
Collection — Box: Box 40
Identifier: MSP 157
Scope and Contents
The “Report of Committee of Indiana State Grange on Purdue University” (1886-1887, one folder) contains a single record, a leaflet containing a report made by an Indiana State Grange committee assigned to visit Purdue following the grange’s sixteenth session in 1886. The report details the committee’s impressions of Purdue’s facilities and programs as they relate to the overall objectives of the grange, and lists resolutions passed by the grange in support of Purdue at a recent annual meeting....
Dates:
1886 - 1887
Charles C. Roberts photographs
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 39
Scope and Contents
The Charles C. Roberts photographs (1946-1949; 0.25 cubic feet) documents Roberts’ student and family life as a student at Purdue University from 1946-1949. Included in the collection are photographs of campus buildings such as Cary Quad, Purdue Memorial Union, Hovde Hall and Heavilon Hall. Also included in the collection are photographs of students wearing the Senior Cords. Among the photographs are images of Roberts' family and home life.
Dates:
1946 - 1949; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2009
Charles M. Romanowitz papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 345
Scope and Contents
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1907 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1911
Ross-Ade Stadium records
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 60, Placement: 01
Identifier: UA 112
Scope and Contents
The Ross-Ade Stadium Records contains two information pamphlets about Ross-Ade Stadium and the Ross-Ade Foundation, one from 1924 and one from 1925. They list members of the Ross-Ade Foundation as well as provide information about the recreational field and stadium.
Dates:
1924 - 1925
Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 268
Scope and Contents
The Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides (2009; 0.2 cubic feet) documents Purdue campus life and culture as well as marketing strategies of various campus groups, including Purdue University itself. It is predominantly composed of campus group callout broadsides, as well as broadsides advertising various events. The collection was created in HONR 199 Living History as a way to understand Purdue in the present day and curated by Lauren Roth....
Dates:
2009; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2011
Purdue University Rules and Regulations Governing Students collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSK 2
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Rules and Regulations Governing Students collection documents some of the earliest Purdue student rules and regulations. Among the collection are various "Rules and Regulations Governing Students" brochures; pledge forms regulating behavior, "Matriculation Regulations and Pledge," a 1913 Regulations for the Government of Athletics and "Manual of the Corps of Instruction," 1914.Some of the unique rules and regulations found in the collection are; Dormitory...
Dates:
circa 1880 - 1950
Schwartz Tennis Center records
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 60, Placement: 03, Folder: 01
Identifier: UA 114
Scope and Contents
The Schwartz Tennis Center records contains information about the center and its donors.
Dates:
May 11, 2007
Slayter Center of Performing Arts records
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 61, Placement: 01
Identifier: UA 132
Scope and Contents
The Slayter Center of Performing Arts records contains a dedication booklet with information about the facility.
Dates:
May 1, 1965