Scope and Contents The Professional Career series holds materials related to May's extensive career at Purdue University and is categorized under three sub-series: Teaching, Writing and Research, and Professional Activities. A large portion of this series includes writings and research May conducted in addition to her teaching duties, and also her participation in many professional organizations such as the Children's Literature Association. Types of materials include teaching materials, manuscripts, research...

Scope and Contents The Purdue University Architect records contain images in varying media formats of Purdue University buildings and landscapes. Reports from the University Architect’s office regarding the different buildings on the West Lafayette as well as satellite campus located within the State of Indiana can also been found.

Scope and Contents The Computer Science Photographs Collection includes a variety of printed and digital photographs and video documenting the life of the Computer Science department at Purdue University. Frequent subjects include annual events such as awards dinners or special lectures, headshots of faculty, and students working on projects. The collection also includes a number of resources documenting the fundraising for and construction of the new Lawson Computer Science building, and videos featuring...

Scope and Contents The Purdue University Libraries records document, the history, administration and activities of the Purdue University Libraries.  Types of materials include: annual reports, brochures, ephemera, minutes, miscellaneous materials, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, publications, records, surveys, and training manuals.  The original order of the records was maintained in most cases.  Some boxes may include cross-departmental documents, and confidential items have been removed and housed in a...

Content Description Collection contains two boxes of VHS tapes of events recorded by the Purdue University News Service. It contains one tape of video from the Purdue Newsreel from 1957-1958, but most of the videos are from the 1980s through the late 2000s with the bulk from the late 1990s through the late 2000s. The videos contain local, regional, and national news stories, research stories, stories about nuclear programs at Purdue, Rube Goldberg competitions, INside Indiana Business, training videos and...

Scope and Contents This sub-series includes papers related to May's teaching career such as course notes and research, student papers, and electronic media from courses taught at Purdue University, Hollins University summer programs in Roanoke, Virginia, and other special courses. Of note are newsletters and documents from TELL (Teachers Encouraging a Love for Literature). Some coursework from EDCI courses are restricted with redacted copies in their place. Other documents containing personal contact information...

Scope and Contents The Pierre J. Thuot papers document the three shuttle missions that Thuot flew. These were STS-36, STS-49, and STS-62. Within the collection, there is material on all three but with the main focus on STS-49. There is little information about STS-36 because it is still classified by the U.S. government.  Included in the collection are over 50 color photographs of Thuot training for the Intelsat VI capture that he performed on STS-49.  In addition to the photographs, included in the...

Content Description From the Collection: Personal and professional papers that include family history, photographs, awards, and correspondence from Marion Baumgardner.

Scope and Contents This sub-series includes publications, manuscripts, research materials, and electronic media from May's extensive career in children's literature. Books written by, used in research, or given to/inscribed by authors are also included. Of note are research materials used for her publications on Lloyd Alexander and Howard Pyle and on Weston Woods Studios and its founder, Morton Schindel. Correspondence related to May's research can be found in series two.