Purdue University. Libraries
Organization
Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Astronaut and Space memorabilia, addition 2
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20120225
Dates:
1969 - 1990
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
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
Abstract
Diplomas documenting academic degrees awarded at Purdue University.
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 — 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 — Box: 2 framed items
Identifier: 19991111
Dates:
undated
Decorative paper cutting
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 24
Identifier: 20190110
Dates:
undated
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, Life...
Dates:
1951-1972
Emily Mobley papers
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20060519
Dates:
1926 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1988 - 1997
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 — Box: Communal Accessions 11
Identifier: 20120208.1
Dates:
1941 - 1949
Goss Library collection, addition 03
Unprocessed — Box: Item 1
Identifier: 20160816
Dates:
December 9, 1994
William M. Hepburn papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents
Materials relate to 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 publications from both the Indiana Library Association and the American Library Association.An unknown...
Dates:
1880 - 1962
Herbert C. Brown papers, addition 04
Unprocessed — Box: Box 1 of 1
Identifier: 20170616.1
Dates:
1978 - 2013
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
J. C. Allen and Son, Inc. photographs and negatives
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 25
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1915 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1959
John T. McCutcheon cartoon and drawings, addition 02
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 11
Identifier: 20160629.1
Dates:
1927