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Purdue Boilermakers (Men's Basketball team)

 Organization

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Purdue University Athletics collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 160
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Athletics collection documents Purdue athletics from the earliest years to recent times. The majority of the collection consists of items related to Purdue football; a scrapbook of clippings from the 1800s that contains Purdue football related articles from Lafayette, Indianapolis and Chicago newspapers. The clippings include an article about Purdue’s first football win on November 16, 1889, an article about the game against Wabash, November 23, 1889, that prompted the...
Dates: 1880 - 2016
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Harvey Austin collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 47
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains photocopied newspaper clippings featuring Austin's basketball and track career. (Some articles are not dated.)

Dates: 1950 - 1960
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Richard J. Coffee papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 323
Abstract

Letters, photographs, clippings, and material artifacts documenting the student life of Richard J. Coffee, 1934-1939.   Also included are items from his professional life after graduation.

Dates: 1934 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1939
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Verne C. Freeman papers regarding NCAA infractions

 Collection — Communal collections box 70
Identifier: MSF 439
Scope and Contents

The Verne C. Freeman papers contain correspondence, notes, clippings, and documents related to an NCAA investigation into improper recruiting methods used by Purdue Basketball Coach George King.

Dates: 1961 - 1967
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection on Piggy Lambert

 Collection — Communal collections box 27, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 215
Scope and Contents Materials related to Coach Piggy Lambert include a letter to boosters seeking donations to celebrate Lambert's 25 year anniversary at Purdue; a news clipping listing Purdue basketball's record under Lambert; a copy of "Official Basket Ball Rules for Men and Women" by Lambert, circa 1929, as used by the NCAA, YMCA, and Amateur Athletic Union; an issue of "The First Aider" newsletter from 1936, containing the article "Preliminary Training for a Basketball Season" by Lambert; and five...
Dates: 1929 - 1942
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Broadside collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSR 5
Scope and Contents

This is an artifical collection created by the staff of the Purdue Libraries Archives and Special Collections. The broadsides and posters included in this collection document sporting events, author talks and lectures, buildings, prominent figures or events in Purdue's history, and other events that have taken place on the West Lafayette campus over the years.

Dates: 1892 - 2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Archives & Special Collections Artifacts collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSR 4
Scope and Contents The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...
Dates: 1880-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1990s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Albert H. Rerick and Donald J. Rerick papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 308
Scope and Contents The Albert H. Rerick and Donald J. Rerick papers (1915-1986; 1.25 cubic feet) documents student life of two generations of Purdue University alumni: Albert H. Rerick (1915-1917) and his grandson Donald J. Rerick (1968-1973). This collection includes a handful of Albert’s correspondence and personal artifacts, as well as a more expansive collection of Donald’s papers and artifacts that represent his experience at student events in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Types of materials include:...
Dates: 1915 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1917; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1973; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2015
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection on John R. Wooden

 Collection — Communal collections box 13, Placement: 17
Identifier: MSA 243
Scope and Contents

Video interview, 2006 and special issue of Journal & Courier, 2010 (front page picture with numerous articles)

Dates: 2006 - 2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections