Vawter, E. B. (Everett B.), 1859-1943
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1859-1943
Biographical Statement
Everett B. Vawter was born on August 23, 1859, in Jennings County, Indiana. His family moved to Lafayette in 1864.
His father, Philemon C. Vawter, was a practical surveyor and civil engineer, and personally trained the young Everett. From 1885-1891, Everett served as the Tippecanoe County Surveyor.
In 1922 and 1923, Everett was a director at the Purdue State Bank. In 1930 he was a City Civil Engineer for West Lafayette, and was contracted by Purdue to work on the South Side Sewer System. By 1937 he was President of the West Lafayette Water Works Company.
In 1959 the Trustees of Purdue University renamed the Women's Residence Hall E to the Everett B. Vawter Hall, following donations to Purdue by Everett's son and daughter-in-law, Wallace R. and Helen Cripe Vawter.
His father, Philemon C. Vawter, was a practical surveyor and civil engineer, and personally trained the young Everett. From 1885-1891, Everett served as the Tippecanoe County Surveyor.
In 1922 and 1923, Everett was a director at the Purdue State Bank. In 1930 he was a City Civil Engineer for West Lafayette, and was contracted by Purdue to work on the South Side Sewer System. By 1937 he was President of the West Lafayette Water Works Company.
In 1959 the Trustees of Purdue University renamed the Women's Residence Hall E to the Everett B. Vawter Hall, following donations to Purdue by Everett's son and daughter-in-law, Wallace R. and Helen Cripe Vawter.
Citation
1922 Debris, PUD00035, Debris Yearbooks, Purdue University, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 468. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/debris/id/15575/rec/8Citation
1923 Debris, PUD00036, Debris Yearbooks, Purdue University, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 471. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/debris/id/14614/rec/9Citation
Board of Trustees minutes, 1930 Apr. 09, BOTM19300409, UA 58, Purdue University Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 39. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/bot/id/31559/rec/3Citation
Board of Trustees minutes, 1937 Apr. 21, BOTM19370421, UA 58, Purdue University Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 52 https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/bot/id/28104/rec/4Citation
Board of Trustees minutes, 1959 Dec. 17, BOTM19591217, UA 58, Purdue University Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 18. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/bot/id/13203/rec/5Citation
"Tippecanoe County Surveyors," tippecanoe.in.gov, accessed October 11, 2022. http://www.tippecanoe.in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13501/Tippecanoe-County-Surveyors-1823-to-Present?bidId=Citation
"The Winning Ticket," ingenweb.org, Lafayette Daily Courier, October 11, 1888. http://ingenweb.org/intippecanoe/1888.htmlFound in 1 Collection or Record:
E. B. Vawter papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 13, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 232
Scope and Contents
Vawter, E. B. (1892). Some Qualifications of the Engineer. Proceedings of the Indiana Engineering Society, 1892, pp. 124-128.
Dates:
undated