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Accomplishments, 1976 - 2001
Sub-Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 529, Series 1, Sub-series 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains copies of Peck's curriculum vitae, correspondence, and materials related to various honors and awards she received.
Dates:
1976 - 2001
George Ade papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 4
Scope and Contents
The George Ade papers (1878-1947; 29 Cubic ft.) document the personal and professional life of author, humorist, and playwright George Ade. The collection includes original writings, manuscripts, personal correspondece, photographic materials, and artifacts.
Notable persons include: John T. McCutcheon, William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Booth Tarkington, James Whitcomb Riley, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Elsie Janis, Theodore Dreiser, "Chick" Evans, Orson Welles, Kin Hubbard, Theodore...
Dates:
1878 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1943
Aereco Flying Service, 1925 - 1936
Sub-Series — Box: 2
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3, Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
This subseries encompasses Cornish's work as the manager of the aircraft division and as a flight instructor for Aereco Flying Service from 1928 to 1934. Materials include clippings, photographs, and correspondence.
Dates:
1925 - 1936
Aeronautics Commission of Indiana, 1945 - 1954
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 323, Series 3, Subseries 3
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes materials related to Cornish's time as the first director of the Aeronautics Commission of Indiana from 1945 to 1953. Included are photographs, clippings, and correspondence. Of note are a desk diary from 1953 and letters of disappointment from friends and colleagues learning of Cornish's replacement as aeronautics director in 1953.
Dates:
1945 - 1954
Purdue Air Race Classic Team papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 54
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Air Race Classic Team papers document the Purdue Air Race Classic teams' involvement in the race. The papers feature Purdue Air Race Classic team photographs, clippings, correspondence, general race information; including participant lists and race results, Purdue team updates provided throughout the races and Air Race Classic programs which document Purdue's involvement in the races from 1994 – 2005. Some of the miscellaneous materials include a pamphlet from the "Round...
Dates:
1994 - 2005
Albert W. Stahl collection, addition 01
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 46
Identifier: 20210309.1
Dates:
1879 - 1887
Aldrin Family papers
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSP 18
Scope and Contents
The Aldrin Family papers include an autobiography of Robert Hutchings Goddard, letters, notes, and newspaper articles relating to Robert Goddard and rocketry, compiled by Edwin E. Aldrin, Sr, father of astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The papers are organized into three series.
Dates:
1929-2007; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2006
T. A. Alford collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 14, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 13
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter written about Professor T.A. Alford by a former student, recalling the positive influence Professor Alford had upon him as a Purdue student.
Dates:
1968
Purdue Alumni Association records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Alumni Association (PAA) records consist of material documenting the history and activity of the PAA. Also included are records relating to the various local and regional Purdue alumni clubs affiliated with the PAA, as well as the records of the PAA’s affiliate organization, the Purdue Black Alumni Organization (PBAO).The collection includes correspondence between PAA members, alumni, and outside organizations; PAA election ballots, financial documents, committee reports,...
Dates:
1887 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1948
Annabel Rupel papers, addition 03
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190408
Dates:
1897 - 2013
William Arganbright letter
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 3, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 44
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one letter written by William E. Arganbright to Dr. Robert L. Thompson, Dean of Agriculture, September 9, 1991. The letter addresses Arganbright's experiences while a Purdue student, including time serving in the Indiana National Guard Battery B, from the perspective of a then ninety-seven year old man.
Dates:
September 9, 1991
Neil A. Armstrong papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5
Scope and Contents
The Neil A. Armstrong papers document the military, aeronautics, astronautics, teaching and corporate business career of Neil A. Armstrong. The papers also feature items from Armstrong's youth and education. The collection includes but is not limited to documents, coursework, working papers, subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, recordings, photographs and newspaper clippings. The papers are divided into eighteen series, and further information on the scope and content of the...
Dates:
1671 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2012
Purdue Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 55
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Army Reserve Officers Training Corps collection documents the history of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) at Purdue University. The collection contains many photographs of the Purdue Army ROTC, focusing on the various commissioning classes and their activities. There are also valuable historical documents, military awards and trophies. Other types of materials include: books, clippings, correspondence, handbooks, manuals, printed material, programs, records and slides.
Dates:
1876 - 2001; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1990
Authors letters collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 73, Placement: 4
Identifier: MSP 315
Scope and Contents
The Indiana Authors Letter Collection contains letters from some of the state's most successful authors. The collection encompasses the "Golden Age of Indiana Literature," a time period in which Hoosier authors achieved both national prominence and popular acclaim.
Dates:
ca. 1833-1930
Whitman Bailey papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 14, Placement: 18
Identifier: MSF 26
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one letter from Eleanore Cammack, Order Librarian, addressed to Mr. Whitman Bailey, dated May 13, 1948, and two short notes.
Dates:
1948
H. M. Baldwin papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 14, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSF 23
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one letter: correspondence Professor Baldwin had sent to international students, as an Advisor for Students from Other Lands, dated March 28, 1934.
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found within 1934
Barbara Elsbury papers, addition 01
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20210210
Dates:
1957 - 2001
Charles R. Barnes papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 70, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 25
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two folders with articles written by Charles Barnes, one folder of letters, and a book written by Barnes.
Dates:
1882 - 1899
Marion Baumgardner Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 562
Content Description
Personal and professional papers that include family history, photographs, awards, and correspondence from Marion Baumgardner.
Dates:
1872-04-13 - 2024
Cornell A. Bell papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18
Scope and Contents
The Cornell A. Bell papers document the personal and professional life of Dr. Cornell Bell from his childhood through his retirement from Purdue and eventual passing in 2009. Materials include: Cornell’s personal papers, such as records from his elementary, high school, and college days, funeral programs for friends and colleagues, and contact information; material owned by members of Cornell’s family, including his wife Dr. Mildred Bell’s doctoral dissertation, his uncle Henry Sanders’s copy...
Dates:
circa 1800s-2010; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s
Benjamin Harrison letters
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 73, Placement: 2
Identifier: UA 48.1
Scope and Contents
Two letters from Benjamin Harrison to Purdue President James Smart, 1896
Dates:
1896
Purdue University Black Cultural Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the BCC...
Dates:
1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
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