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Indiana Politics and History Booklets and Brochures, circa 1940s-1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Identifier: MSF 447, Series 1, File 24

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

These materials document Smith's work towards the completion of a doctorate in speech, with former Indiana governor Henry F. Schricker serving as the primary subject. The majority of the series consists of research conducted by Smith, including speech transcripts, newspaper articles, and publications gathered by Smith; research notes and lists of citations written by Smith; and interviews conducted by Smith. The series also contains papers Smith wrote for other classes on the subject of Henry Schricker, progress reports and professor feedback on his dissertation, and grant funding request forms.

The majority of the material were created between 1958 and 1960, when Smith was a Ph.D. student at Purdue. Some publications, news articles, and speech transcripts from the 1920s-1940s are present.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1940s-1956

Creator

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 1.273 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box, one letter-size half-width manuscript box, one legal-size folder, and one flat folder)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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