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

The Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program collection documents the history of Purdue University. The collection consists of recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with individuals associated with Purdue University.

The Betty Lark-Horovitz Purdue University Buildings sketches (1930; 0.5 cubic feet) shows drawings of five buildings on Purdue University's campus in 1930.  These buildings include University Hall, Ladies' Hall, Purdue Men's Hall, Mechanical Engineering buildings and the Pharmacy/Science building.  All of the sketches are in black and white pencil except for the sketches of University Hall, which are in color. [Note: author is sometimes referred to as Betty Lark-Horowitz.]

This collection contains materials that document the activities of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in the 1950s, as well as the activities of Eva Goble and her contributions to the Purdue University School of Home Economics.

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

The collection contains a box of memorial pamphlets, one faculty folder, Shoemaker's annotated copy of the Purdue 1926-1927 Directory, and two books owned by her: The Crescent Moon, and The Perfect Tribute.

The Alice Rice Cook Papers contain clippings regarding Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, correspondence with Lillian Gilbreth, and correspondence and materials regarding the death of Lillian Gilbreth collected by Alice Cook.

The Panhellenic Association records includes materials documenting the activities of both the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association, particularly as it relates to their membership. Records include scrapbooks, awards, minutes, correspondence, pamphlets, brochures, news articles, RUSH and Fraternity Life guides, and more. Topics of particular interest include alcohol policies, racial issues, community involvement, housing, and black fraternities.

The Evelyn Schmollinger papers document the personal life of Evelyn Harvey Schmollinger as a student at Purdue University. The papers consist of scrapbooks, dance cards, annotated issues of the Purdue Agriculturist, and pins.

The Amelia Earhart at Purdue papers document Amelia Earhart's arrival at Purdue University, her time there, and the efforts to memorialize Earhart after her disappearance. Types of materials include correspondence, ephemera, administrative reports, photographs, publicity materials, and speeches.

An interview between Purdue University students and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara (MSAAE '09) during her Expedition 70 mission on the International Space Station (ISS). O'Hara answers questions about her experiences on the ISS, work and research, and advice for students interested in becoming astronauts.

The Dean of Students records documents the function and day-to-day duties of the Office of the Dean of Students through outgoing correspondence (Date Files), organizational and procedural documents, and other materials. Materials include both paper and electronic record, such as documents, slides, and audiocassettes.

This 16mm film shows Albert Bresnik photographing Amelia Earhart on and around her Lockheed Electra in Burbank, California.

This collection includes documents, correspondence, published materials, photographs, and audio recordings collected and created by Helen Bass Williams that document her personal life, education, and her work as a civil rights activist in the South, educator, and counselor and professor at Purdue University.

One Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics black, gold, and white pennant. Pennant is signed on the reverse "FLOWN ON UNITY 7/11/21 S. Bandla #004". Bandla noted that the pennant was tucked into her inside pocket of her spacesuit during the test flight.

This collection documents the work of Mary Louise Foster during her time at Purdue as a faculty member.

This collection contains programs, a dvd, photographs and ephemera documenting the christening in 2010 and the commissioning in 2012 of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, named after Purdue University’s first full-time Dean of Women, Dorothy Stratton.