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

The Susan Houston Fortune Papers (1955-1959; 0.5 cubic feet) document the life of Susan Fortune when she was a student at Purdue University in the 1950s. The collection includes a scrapbook and Susan Houston's corduroy skirt (Purdue senior cord skirt). Susan Houston [Fortune] received her B.S. degree in Home Economics from Purdue University in 1959. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. George F. Houston of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Folder 1 contains an obituary, a short autobiography, an article about her from The Indianapolis News, four English exams from Harvard, and a rough draft of a paper written by Margaret Church, along with a catalog record for a book written by her. Folder 2 contains various Church publications and a photograph of Tennessee Williams and Tom Adler.

This collection consists of one notebook of Mabel Coulter containing notations, compositions and Greek prose and some of her correspondence.

One folder containing publication information by Emma Pike Ewing.

The Florence Gates papers include one item, "Some Health Conditions Existing Among Our High School Girls." Reprinted from The Pedagogical Seminary, vol. XXVI, no. 2, June, 1919, pp. 153-161. [2 copies]

The Esther L. Gault papers, including transcripts, receipts, admission application, teaching license, newspaper clippings and her framed diploma, BS 1928.

The Nancy Griffith papers include a schedule for New Civilian Students and a Purdue News pamphlet, 1944.

One folder containing a program from the funeral service for Violet Haas.

Publication by Hatt through the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education,"Vocational Education in Geneva, Switzerland," 1924.

The Eleanor Harrison collection comprises one leather skin decorated with the letters of "PURDUE," the WAA (Women's Athletic Association) insignia, and the Purdue seal.

Three Indiana State Department of Public Instruction publications and one journal clipping.

These sculpture dedication materials capture information on how the sculpture came to be, why it exists, and whom it honors.

The Anne M. Lutz papers document Lutz' professional work in the field of genetics and her personal experiences while on a work trip to Belgium. Lutz was an early female scientist and genetics researcher who specialized in documenting chromosomes in plants. She was an expert in the area of chromosomes of Oenothera mutants and hybrids and has been credited with discoveries relating to the double chromosome theory. The collection includes diaries and publications written by Lutz.

The collection includes papers, publications, artifacts, and a scrapbook, which document the history and activities of the Indiana Extension Homemakers Association, an educational and social group for homemakers in Indiana.

This collection consists of the handwritten class schedule card of O. Jane Jarrell.

The collection relates to Janice Voss' involvement with her first space flight, STS-57 (in 1993).  Included are three photographs of the mission, an autographed mission t-shirt, and a letter written by Voss to Comstock.  These materials would be useful to researchers interested in the history of NASA flight missions, women in space, women in STEM fields, and space research.

Program and speech by Sarah "Sally" Watlington about Helen Schleman, for Chronicling Women's History: Selections from the Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives event at Purdue University, 2008.

The Lana Murphy Couch papers document Couch's forty year career with NASA, first as a wind tunnel test engineer, and later in management positions. Types of materials include: correspondence, newsletters, papers, photographs, programs, publications, research and work reports, technical reports, VHS tapes, writings, and material related to award recognition.

The collection contains correspondence, clippings, publications, etc. documenting the career of Janalyce Rouls, a prominent figure in home economics extension work.