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University Archives. Purdue University Archives

 Collecting Area
Identifier: University Archives
The University Archives preserves materials created by or related to Purdue University, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and associated organizations.

Found in 1589 Collections and/or Records:

Donald E. Bloodgood papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 41
Abstract

Publications, reports, correspondence, clippings, photos, and daily planners documenting the professional career of Purdue Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Donald E. Bloodgood.

Dates: 1926 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1979

C. E. Augustine papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 46
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains a technical paper co-authored by C. E. Augustine.

Dates: 1914

Harvey Austin collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 47
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains photocopied newspaper clippings featuring Austin's basketball and track career. (Some articles are not dated.)

Dates: 1950 - 1960

George Dealbert Babcock papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 48
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains an article by George De A. Babcock.

Dates: 1915 - 1916

Purdue University Faculty and Senate records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 8
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Faculty and Senate records document the activities of Purdue's Faculty Meetings (1874-1964), Executive Council (1916-1964), and University Senate (1964-Present). Much of the collection is drawn from the records of the Secretary of Faculties, who has historically been responsible for secretarial functions related to these bodies as well as various administrative and faculty committees. The bulk of the records in this collection consist of minutes, documents, and agendas...
Dates: 1874 - 2019

W. F. Baker papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSA 49
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by W. F. Baker.

Dates: 1912 - 1915

Avanelle "Nell" Kirksey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 502
Scope and Contents The Avanelle (Nell) Kirksey papers document the life and career of Dr. Avanelle Kirksey, a prominent researcher in maternal and infant nutrition. The collection reflects the impact of Kirksey as an educator and researcher, as well as the continued significance of her research on maternal and infant nutrition. The coverage of her work in Egypt and on vitamin B6 is particularly strong. Additionally, the collection is an indication of Kirksey’s ongoing legacy via the research of her graduate...
Dates: 1943 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995

William T. Berkshire papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 12
Identifier: MSA 51
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a lab manual William Berkshire compiled when he was 15 years old, as part of his entrance exam to Purdue University.

Dates: circa 1888

College of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 75
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two annual reports from the College of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science from June 1982 and June 1984.

Dates: 1982-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1982-1984

Earl L. Butz papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 64
Abstract

Documents, photographs, letters, scrapbooks, correspondence, biographical material, speeches, artifacts, and subject files documenting the career of Earl L. Butz as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1971-1976.

Dates: 1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1976

Daniel B. Luten papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 235
Scope and Contents

Papers of Daniel Benjamin Luten, Purdue University instructor in architectural and sanitary engineering (1895-1900). The papers include three folders with articles and publications by Daniel Luten, along with a bound volume which contains his material on bridges; publications, ephemera and miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1898 - 1924

Burton A. Bertenshaw collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 377
Scope and Contents

Collection contains one item: a decorative cloth souvenir of Tau Beta Pi.

Dates: undated

Amar N. Bery papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSA 52
Scope and Contents

Pamphlet - India For The English, by Amar Nath Bery, B.S. E.E. 1905.

Dates: circa 1905

John R. Bittner collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSA 54
Scope and Contents

Two back and white photographs of John R. Bittner, circa 1997 "Faculty Footnotes - John Bittner," The UNC Journalist, Wintter 1997, p.5. The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England - entry, Bittner, John Robert, circa 1997. Curriculum Vitae, John R. Bittner, 2002.

Dates: 1997 - 2002

Allen C. Boggs collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 18
Identifier: MSA 55
Scope and Contents

Receipt - Purdue Alumni Association Life Membership, 1920 (Initialed "Paid HGL," by Harry G. Leslie, '04, who was executive director of the Association at that time, and who later was elected Governor of Indiana.)

Dates: 1920

Charles E. Boonstra sketchbook

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 19
Identifier: MSA 56
Scope and Contents

Greenwalt, Charles E. (1906). A Few Inside Glimpses of Student Life at "Perdoo" from the Sketchbook of Greenawalt. (No other publication information available.)

Dates: 1906

Julius L. Born correspondence

 Collection — Communal collections box 3, Placement: 21
Identifier: MSA 58
Scope and Contents

Typed versions of thirteen letters that Lieutenant Julius L. Born wrote home to his parents while stationed in France during World War I.

Dates: circa 1914 - 1918

George B. Bosco Jr. collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 4, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 59
Scope and Contents

Schedule Card - grades and classes listed for George Bosco Jr.'s senior year at Purdue University, September 12, 1938. Purdue University diploma, the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, June 11, 1939.

Dates: 1938 - 1939

Guy D. Brewer Collection on the Class of 1911

 Collection — Communal collections box 4, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 61
Scope and Contents

Various memorabilia from the Class of 1911.

Dates: 1911 - 1978

Cary Quadrangle Residence Hall records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 73
Scope and Contents The Cary Quadrangle Residence Hall Records collection consists of records from or dealing with in some capacity the Men’s Residence Cary Quadrangle Residence Hall. The collection consists of photos, event and club materials, proposed and executed budgets, residence directories, maps of the dorm and rooms, correspondence, residence hall pamphlets, newspaper articles, administration documentation, and some oversized objects and artifacts. The items demonstrate the activities that occurred at...
Dates: 1939 - 2005

Certificate of appreciation from the Garrison Command Team of Task Force Indy to Purdue Department of Human Resource Services

 Collection — Communal collections box 66, Placement: 14
Identifier: UA 77
Scope and Contents

One certificate of appreciation from the "Headquarters Multinational Corps-Iraq 38th Division Support Command- Task Force Indy." "The Garrison Command Team Proudly presents this Certificate of Appreciation to Department of Human Resource Services, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, November 23, 2006. Certificate is signed by Paul V. Foster, Task Force Command Sergeant Major and Marjorie K. Courtney, Task Force Commander.

Dates: November 23, 2006

William R. Fuller papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 137
Scope and Contents Materials collected by Professor of Mathematics Emeritus William Fuller. Includes some materials relating to David Ross and the XR Fund, the history of the Purdue Research Foundation, a speech by David Sarnoff on the social impact of computers (1964), Founders Day and the 100th anniversary of the founding of Purdue University in 1969, teacher evaluation, televised instruction in college freshman mathematics, and notebooks of records of the Calculus Program for Engineers (1959-1976)....
Dates: 1865 - 1969

Richard J. Coffee papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 323
Abstract

Letters, photographs, clippings, and material artifacts documenting the student life of Richard J. Coffee, 1934-1939.   Also included are items from his professional life after graduation.

Dates: 1934 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1939

Arthur G. Hansen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 52
Scope and Contents The papers of Arthur Hansen, president of Purdue University 1971 - 1982 include speeches, lecture notes, publications, and related materials. Photographs of President Arthur Hansen and his wife, Nancy Tucker Hansen were received at a later date from the publications and speeches, as was the DVD, "Funeral of Purdue University President Arthur G. Hansen," WLFI-TV News Channel 18. There are also some press releases related to Nancy Hansen's activities. The papers cover a wide...
Dates: 1950 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1985

John I. Cheney collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 4, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 64
Scope and Contents

One folder which contains items from the Class of 1917.

Dates: 1916 - 1940