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 421 Collections and/or Records:

Jewel C. Hardkopf papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 309

Scope and Contents

Papers of Jewel Hardkopf, including manuscripts, correspondence, teaching notes, printed material and related documents. Materials primarily relate to teaching; some materials relate to Lillian Gilbreth. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering records related to the Gilbreth Library

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 177

Scope and Contents

The Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering records related to the Gilbreth Library includes materials created or collected by the School of Industrial Engineering that documents the maintenance, management, and research interest in the Gilbreth Library collection and space that was previously housed in the School of Industrial Engineering.

Dates: 1914 - 2004

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Health and Human Sciences records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 15

Scope and Contents The College of Health and Human Sciences records document the historical background of the college; included are many historical documents, including 75th and 100th anniversary documents and memorabilia. Also included are annual reports, pamphlets, audio visual material; with a focus on work simplification practices or interviews involving key individuals from the college’s history, newspaper clippings, publicity, department brochures and pamphlets, newsletters and miscellaneous material. ...

Dates: 1875 - 2019

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Berenice Carroll papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSF 553

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials that document Dr. Berenice Carroll’s work at Purdue and her involvement in activist organizations in the Greater Lafayette area. It includes email print outs, event fliers, event planning materials, and background information (mainly clippings, articles, and listerv activity) on social justice issues. The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and other materials that capture her activities on various administrative committees and as director...

Dates: 1965 - 2012

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 7

Scope and Contents The Gilbreth Papers documents the professional and personal lives of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The collection consists of personal papers, letters, correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia that Lillian Gilbreth collected during her life regarding her youth, marriage, family, and career. Types of materials in the collection include: personal correspondence between Frank and Lillian Gilbreth regarding their courtship, marriage, family, and work; correspondence between the Gilbreths...

Dates: 1869 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1968; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1971

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections