Purdue University--Students

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.

The Purdue University Harlequin Club collection contains programs and sheet music from the productions held by the club. Several of the productions are based on books and lyrics written by Purdue alummus and playwright, George Ade. The programs also feature some of the businesses in the area during the early 1900s. There is one button, "Wintergreen for President," from the Harlequin Show, "Of Thee I Sing," undated.

Collections consists of statistical reports, historical brochure, general information pamphlet, newsletters, a 1930 group photograph, and 1941-42 listing of international students at Purdue University.

Glass and film negatives, and photographic prints of Purdue University buildings, faculty, staff, and students, as well as major campus events from the 1910s to the 1970s.  Please see the External Documents section for a complete list of the items.

The Charles Edward Jack collection consists of two Purdue University identification cards and a letter from the Purdue University Office of the Director of Admissions.

The L.V. Mercer Papers (1909-1911; 6 items) document the student life and activities of L.V. Mercer while enrolled at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Types of materials include photographic prints of student activities, dated 1909 to 1911.

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.

The Phi Beta Kappa charter (1971; 1.75 linear feet) documents the establishment of a chapter at Purdue University in 1971. The chapter was designated the Zeta of Indiana Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. The charter itself is 14 x 19 inches, with the frame, it measures 16 x 21 inches.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi charter documents the establishment of a chapter at Purdue University in 1971. The charter itself is 13 x 17.5 inches, with the mat and frame, it measures 21 x 25 inches.

The Portrait Photographs of Purdue University Students collection (1889-1893) contains 61 cabinet cards of Purdue University students from the 1890s. Most photographs were taken by photographers in Lafayette. 19 are loose; 42 are tied together in groups with black and gold ribbons.

The collection consists of one 1939 freshman year report card in Engineering. The report card was issued to Vern C. Vanderbilt, native of Indianapolis, who graduated from Purdue with a Bacelor in Mechanical Engineering in 1942.

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.

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.

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.