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Purdue University Board of Trustees Office records, addition 09

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2025-078

Content Description

Documents related to the earliest years of Purdue University, including documents related to John Purdue, Martin Peirce, university contracts, building information, insurance policies, and trustee correspondence. Also includes research notes and a manuscript by Professor George Munro on the life of John Purdue, a scrapbook about Charles Major and documentation related to Major's estate, materials from Purdue's 1924 semi-centennial, and documentation of American Association of Scientific Workers union activities from 1979.

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Transferred from the Purdue University Board of Trustees Office on February 6, 2017.

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1872 - 1979

Creator

Extent

2.00 Cubic Feet (Two cubic foot boxes)

Inventory

Box 1: university documents, Munro research, semi-centennial Box 2: Charles Major materials, American Association of Scientific Workers materials