Purdue University--Students
Organization
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
George Ade papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 4
Scope and Contents
The George Ade papers (1878-1947; 29 Cubic ft.) document the personal and professional life of author, humorist, and playwright George Ade. The collection includes original writings, manuscripts, personal correspondece, photographic materials, and artifacts.
Notable persons include: John T. McCutcheon, William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Booth Tarkington, James Whitcomb Riley, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Elsie Janis, Theodore Dreiser, "Chick" Evans, Orson Welles, Kin Hubbard, Theodore...
Dates:
1878 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1943
Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection
Collection — Box 1: Series MSP 154, Series 1; Series MSP 154, Series 2; Series MSP 154, Series 3
Identifier: MSP 154
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University African American Students, Alumni and Faculty collection donated by Alexandria Cornelius, was likely gathered during her research on African American students, alumni and faculty at Purdue University. Historical information was gathered from numerous newspapers, Debris yearbooks, directories, statistics, and questionnaires sent to black alumni. Also included are Black Cultural Center newsletters, along with programs and flyers from the Black Cultural Center and The...
Dates:
1961 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1993 - 1994
Collection of Sigma Chi Fraternity Court Case materials
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 37
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Sigma Chi Fraternity Court Case Materials documents the court battle from the inception of President White's matriculation pledge, to the Supreme Court decision and beyond. This collection documents the legal dispute and is sometimes referred to as the Purdue case or Sigma Chi case.Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine articles, reports, documented opinions of Circuit Court Judge P. Vinton and others, and other extraneous materials related to...
Dates:
1879 - 2000
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
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
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
Purdue University School of Medicine collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 174
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University School of Medicine collection documents the history of the short-lived School of Medicine of Purdue University, from its 1905 inception until its eventual 1908 merger with Indiana University and transformation into the current Indiana University School of Medicine. Topics covered in the collection include pre-medical courses offered at Purdue prior to 1905; early attempts by Indiana medical colleges to merge with Indiana University and Purdue University; the 1905...
Dates:
1895 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1907
Mary Lou Seaburg Bieber collection
Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 15
Identifier: MSA 53
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one folder which contains programs, Exponents and Exponent clippings, along with other memorabilia from Mary Lou Seaburg Bieber's days as a Purdue student.
Dates:
1940 - 1948
Opal D. Stech scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 36
Scope and Contents
The Opal D. Stech collection is contained in a scrapbook, which documents Opal Stech's time as a Purdue student. The scrapbook includes programs from various events, invitations, newspaper clippings, news photographs and mementos. Some of the organizations and subjects in the scrapbook include the Purdue Christian Foundation, the Little Theater, the Women's Athletic Association, numerous convocations and lectures, Kappa Beta, Mother's Day events, The Twelve (Christian group), R. O. T. C.,...
Dates:
1928 - 1934
Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 99
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University documents newspapers produced by students at Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area. It primarily features underground newspapers that reflect the counterculture of the 1960s-1970s. Other newspapers, primarily from the 1990s-2000s, feature varying political perspectives. The collection also includes independent student newspapers that focus on apolitical audiences, such as international students. Some newspaper runs were...
Dates:
1930 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1977
College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy Extension, Turfgrass Program and Midwest Regional Turf Foundation records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 67
Scope and Contents
Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy Extension, Turfgrass Program and Midwest Regional Turf Foundation records (1931-2000; 6 cubic feet) document the work of Purdue agronomist Dr. William H. Daniel. The records include financial records, newsletters and research summaries, membership information, and meeting minutes and miscellaneous papers of the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, Incorporated. It also includes Turf Conference Proceedings, numerous photographs...
Dates:
1931 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2010
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- Programs (documents) 7
- Scrapbooks 6
- Newsletters 5
- Purdue University -- Alumni and alumnae 5
- Memorabilia 4
- Black-and-white photographs 3
- Correspondence 3
- Printed ephemera 3
- Student activities 3
- Artifacts (Object genre) 2
- Brochures 2
- Color photographs 2
- Dance cards 2
- Directories 2
- Financial records 2
- Greek letter societies 2
- Historical documents 2
- Invitations 2
- Letters (Correspondence) 2
- Pamphlets 2
- Research notes 2
- Activism 1
- African American student movements 1
- African American students -- Indiana 1
- African Americans 1
- Articles 1
- Beanies 1
- Booklets 1
- Buttons (information artifacts) 1
- Bylaws (administrative records) 1
- Cannon Trophy 1
- Certificates 1
- College student newspapers and periodicals 1
- College students 1
- Commencement addresses 1
- Cords 1
- Counterculture 1
- Delegated legislation 1
- Diplomas 1
- Dormitories--Indiana--West Lafayette 1
- Editorials 1
- Engineers 1
- Field notes 1
- Floods -- Indiana 1
- Flyers (printed matter) 1
- Grade reports 1
- Greek letter societies -- Indiana -- West Lafayette 1
- Guidebooks 1
- Hatpins 1
- Journals (Periodicals) 1
- Labels--1930-1940. 1
- Magazines (Periodicals) 1
- Manuscripts (Documents) 1
- Medicine -- History 1
- Minutes (administrative records) 1
- Newspapers 1
- Old Oaken Bucket 1
- Open reel audiotapes 1
- Patents 1
- Photographic prints 1
- Press releases 1
- Questionnaires 1
- Reports 1
- Screenplays 1
- Souvenir programs 1
- Souvenirs 1
- Statistical reports 1
- Student movements 1
- Students -- Indiana -- West Lafayette -- 20th Century 1
- Tank Scrap (Purdue University) 1
- Tickets 1
- Women college athletes 1
- Yearbooks 1 + ∧ less
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