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 Organization

Found in 101 Collections and/or Records:

Atlas Catalan de 1375

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1 portfolio
Identifier: 20160706.1

Chemical Engineering course materials

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20200221

Collection of Astronaut and Space memorabilia, addition 2

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20120225

Collection of Locomotive Building Blueprints

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 257
Scope and Contents

The Collection of Locomotive Building Blueprints (1894-1965; 15.7 linear ft.) documents the foundation and structure of the locomotive testing laboratory at Purdue University. It also shows a later development of the building in the form of a garage and storage building.  Types of materials include: blueprints. The Blueprints are organized in chronological order.

Dates: 1894 - 1965

Collection of Midwestern maps

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSR 12
Scope and Contents

The Collection of Midwestern Maps (1825-1925; 7 linear feet) documents roads, counties, and geography of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Illinois. It features several pocket maps, including one attached to the inside cover of a small travel booklet. Some maps note territory status of current states, such as Michigan. Not all counties are represented on all maps. One map is written in French.

Dates: 1825 - 1925

Collection of Purdue Diplomas

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 133
Scope and Contents

The Collection of Purdue Diplomas documents bachelor of science degrees awarded at Purdue University during the early part of the university’s history. Some of the diplomas are awarded to specific alumni; others are blank. Types of materials include: diplomas. The Diplomas are organized chronologically.

Dates: 1879 - 1913

Collection on Bruce Rogers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 45
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, printed material, audio-visual materials, artifacts and ephemera collected by Purdue University Libraries during or after the lifetime of Bruce Rogers.

Dates: 1886 - 1996

College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics records, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20190812
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1950s - 1960s

Joseph M. Dagnese papers

 File — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 98
Scope and Contents

The Joseph M. Dagnese papers contain information about his memorial service such as programs and correspondence between different university members planning the service. Dagnese's resume is included in the collection as well as a list of topics he focused on as director of the Purdue Libraries.

Dates: 1972 - 1994

David Moses Collection of A-V Center Materials, Purdue University Libraries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 00000DM1
Scope and Contents

Materials relate to the Purdue Audio-Visual Center and the Purdue Libraries.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Dean Jenkins and Ms. Dutton framed photographs

 Unprocessed Material — Box 2 framed items
Identifier: 19991111

Decorative paper cutting

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 24
Identifier: 20190110

Keith Dowden papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 66, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 520
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a copy of "A Little in Return," a compilation in honor of Constance M. Winchell, an American librarian who worked at Columbia University. A note accompanying a copy of "Jumping Jupiter" from Ernestine G. Gilbreth to Keith Dowden is also part of the collection.

Dates: 1976 - 1979

Oliver C. Dunn papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 526
Scope and Contents This collection includes a brief history of Purdue University Libraries as well as correspondence, floor plans, purchase orders, statistics, and related materials on various Purdue Libraries: Aero Library, Agricultural Economics Library, Black Cultural Center, Chemistry Library Expansion, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Library, Civil Engineering Library in Grissom, Electrical Engineering Library, Engineering Library collections, Engineering Science Library, Home Economics Library,...
Dates: 1951-1972

Earl L. Butz papers, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2024-125

Emily Mobley papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20060519
Dates: 1926 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1988 - 1997

Etchings of Famous Engineers album

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 333
Scope and Contents

The Etchings of Famous Engineers album, measuring 20 x 24 inches, contains print portraits of notable engineers alongside brief typewritten biographies of each. A typed table of contents lists fifty names in both chronological and alphabetical order, though fifty-nine men appear in the album. It is likely that the initial fifty names were in the album at the time of its donation to Purdue University and the additional entries added later.

Dates: circa 19th century - 1960

Kathy Evans collection of Purdue publications

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 65, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 277
Content Description

The collection consists of two pamphlets: "Guide to Purdue University Libraries" and "Residence Halls - Purdue University."

Dates: 1973

Richard L. Funkhouser book chapter

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 45, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 462
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following: The Richard L. Funkhouser book chapter; “The P.K. Kelkar Library: the first ten years and the collaboration with the Purdue University Libraries.” (2009; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the history of The P.K. Kelkar Library. 

Dates: 2009

Goss Library collection, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 11
Identifier: 20120208.1

Goss Library collection, addition 03

 Unprocessed Material — Box Item 1
Identifier: 20160816
Dates: December 9, 1994

William M. Hepburn papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents This collection includes materials related to Hepburn's research and work at Purdue University Libraries, including materials on Purdue history, Purdue faculty members, the Purdue Library system, and various individuals affiliated with Purdue history such as Charles Major, Bruce Rogers, and Richard Owen. The collection also includes Hepburn's personal and professional correspondence, personal documents such as a passport and articles on Hepburn's birthplace, a collection of books, and...
Dates: circa 1828-1963

Herbert C. Brown papers, addition 04

 Unprocessed Material — Box Box 1 of 1
Identifier: 20170616.1

John M. Houkes papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 541
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers of John Houkes. Materials primarily relate to the Purdue Business School (Krannert School of Business) and the Management and Economics Library, including the Krannert Special Collection of books on economics history. The papers include information on business schools, Joseph Dagnese, Dean John Day, gifts to the Library, annual meetings and committees. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.

Dates: 1964 - 1983

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0000IIT1
Scope and Contents Materials relating to Purdue University's work with the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur. Records appear to primarily relate to the activities of Oliver Dunn (Purdue Libraries) and other library staff in contributing to the planning and creation for the library at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. The majority of papers relate to purchasing books for the new library, as well as procedures for library staff. Information is also included on the early years of the Indian...
Dates: 1962 - 1972