Purdue University--Students

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

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

L. Murray Grant and Bernice Nelson Grant papers

Collection — Box Box 1

Identifier: MSA 330

Scope and Contents

The L. Murray Grant and Bernice Nelson Grant papers document the Grants' student life and post-graduation ties to Purdue. The papers include dance cards, programs, articles, and correspondence with Purdue President Winthrop Stone and Trustee David Ross.

Dates: 1903 - 1933; Majority of material found within 1903 - 1905

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Martha Bemis Rogers dance cards

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MSA 256

Scope and Contents

The Martha Bemis Rogers dance cards document the dances Martha Bemis attended from 1953-1957, while a student at Purdue University. There are 32 cards in the collection.

Dates: 1953 - 1957

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950

Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection

Purdue University Fraternities and Sororities collection

Helen Gould collection of Purdue dance cards and theater programs

L. Murray Grant and Bernice Nelson Grant papers

Martha Bemis Rogers dance cards

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