Purdue University, 1963 - 1984
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University series contains 26 textbooks used by Brown while he was a student at Purdue University from 1963 - 1967. Some of the textbooks contain his highlights, notations, a few assignment sheets and notes.
Also found in the series is Brown's senior group project for Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Sciences, (A&ES) 451, Apollo 11 photographs that Brown had on his dorm room wall while at Purdue, and a trophy from a paper airplane contest.
While at Purdue, Brown was a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, and he graduated with distinction. His framed certificate is a part of this series, along with a plaque for being the "AFROTC Hand Ball Champ" in 1971. A few other Purdue memorabilia items reside in this series.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 1984
Creator
- From the Collection: Brown, Mark N. (Mark Neil), 1951- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Extent
3.488 Cubic Feet (Three cubic foot boxes and one letter-size full-width manuscript box)
Arrangement
This series is comprised of two sub-series. The items are in chronological order within each.
- Textbooks
- A&ES 451 Senior Project, Artifacts, and Memorabilia
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu