Women's Archives. Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives

Collecting Area

Identifier: Women's Archives

Staff Only

The Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives collects, preserves, and makes available for research original and rare materials that capture the often overlooked and under-represented stories of women and their communities in Purdue and Indiana's past. Collections include papers, photographs, audio-visual materials, digital media, rare books, and select artifacts documenting women faculty, staff, and students at Purdue University; organizations and programs at Purdue that support women; and significant women and women's organizations in Indiana. The Women’s Archives actively seeks new collections that align with this focus, particularly those that represent women from diverse backgrounds, women of color, women in the LGBTQ+ community, and women who have challenged traditional gender roles. The Purdue Archives and Special Collections established the Women's Archives in 2006 after receiving a generous donation from Susan Bulkeley Butler.

Found in 354 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Rafford Jr. papers on Amelia Earhart

Unprocessed — Box 1

Identifier: 20190315

Dates: 1944

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Faith Wayne Pearson papers

Collection — Box Box 1

Identifier: MSA 258

Abstract This collection includes clippings and articles pertaining to Pearson’s aviation activities while at Purdue, as well as her involvement in the Purdue engineering program, with the debate team, the WBAA campus radio station, Alpha Chi Omega, her acquaintanceship with Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, and her employment in the campus bookstore. The collection also includes one photograph of Pearson, circa 1995, a speech she composed detailing some highlights of her life and career, and a copy of her...

Dates: 1940-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1940s; Other: Date acquired: 06/04/2012

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Faith Wayne Pearson papers

Annie S. Peck letter and photographs

Collection — Box Communal Collections 9: Series MSA 163, Series 1; Series MSA 163, Series 2, Placement: 01, Folder: 1

Identifier: MSF 536

Scope and Contents The Annie S. Peck letter and photograph includes one letter from and two photographs of Annie Smith Peck. The letter is written to an unknown recipient regarding the scheduling of a lecture, the first photograph is from a magazine and depicts Peck in her mountain climbing gear, and the second is a photocopied portrait of Peck.

Dates: undated

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Annie S. Peck letter and photographs

Linda Levy Peck papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSF 529

Overview The collection contains papers related to the career and various publications of Dr. Linda Levy Peck, a former History Professor at Purdue.

Dates: 1949 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Linda Levy Peck papers

Peg Smith Collection on Amelia Earhart

Unprocessed — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 20080123

Dates: circa 1932 - 2002

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Nancy Bowden Peterson collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 191

Scope and Contents Nose warmer, hand knitted by Nancy Peterson, circa 1965. Our Babies: Their Feeding, Care and Training by Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, 1938. Margaret Amsden's (Peterson's mother) recipe collection from her days as a Purdue student, circa 1938.

Dates: 1938 - 1965

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Nancy Bowden Peterson collection

Philalethean Literary Society records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 101

Overview This collection contains records ledgers, photos, and event programs documenting the activities of the Philalethean Literary Society, as well as their published constitution.

Dates: 1877 - 1924

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Philalethean Literary Society records

Lynne Ann Phillips scrapbook

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MSA 343

Scope and Contents The Lynne Ann Phillips scrapbook was compiled by Lynne Bruce as a student at Purdue University from 1957 to 1962. It contains information related to Purdue Bands, Tau Beta Sigma, cooperative housing, and student activities. Formats of materials include booklets, photographs, news clippings, dance cards, and small artifacts.

Dates: 1958 - 1962

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Lynne Ann Phillips scrapbook

Photograph from Amelia Earhart's 1937 World Flight, Karachi, India

Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 46, Folder: 1

Identifier: 20200903

Dates: June 16, 1937

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Harriet J. Potter residence hall recipes and photographs

Collection — Box 1: Series MSF 549, Series 1; Series MSF 549, Series 2

Identifier: MSF 549

Scope and Contents The Harriet J. Potter residence hall recipes and photographs document the work of Harriet J. Potter in Purdue University residence halls. The collection includes 12 wallet-sized black and white photographs of staff at the residence halls, dessert recipes for Purdue residence halls, and related documents. The recipes are either hand written or collected from food packages, newspapers, or magazines, and the related documents include a table of contents for each section of recipes, list of dates...

Dates: 1943 - 1964

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Harriet J. Potter residence hall recipes and photographs

Doris Hurt Powers papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 2

Scope and Contents The Doris Hurt Powers papers (1942 – 2008; 2 cubic feet) documents the student, aviation, and business activities of Doris Hurt Powers. Powers’ experience as a woman breaking into the male-dominated fields of engineering and aeronautics is well documented through autobiographical speeches and her memoir Nothing but Blue Skies. One strength of the collection are the speeches delivered by Powers that address the particular challenges and opportunities encountered...

Dates: 1945-2011; Other: Date acquired: 03/04/2009

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Doris Hurt Powers papers

Purdue Convocations Educational Travel Program records

Unprocessed — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 20160901.3

Dates: 1998 - 2003

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 182

Abstract This collection contains papers, photographs, programs, correspondence, and reports documenting the activities of Pi Omicron and its successor the Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers. The records also document the difficulties that women in science have faced over the years.

Dates: 1945-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1990; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2012

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Purdue Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers records