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 1403 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Gerald Venemann papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 551
Content Description
Materials created, written, and collected by Henry Gerald Venemann when he was a Purdue student and faculty in Mechanical Engineering. Also includes materials collected and written about him after his death. Includes book, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs, letters, and a letter sweater awarded to him in 1947, many years after his athletic achievements.
Dates:
1906 - 2010
Hepburn and Sears papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 503
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information compiled by William Hepburn and Louis Martin Sears for an unpublished book on the history of Purdue's academic departments: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, the Engineering Experiment Station, Engineering Extension Service, Agriculture, Indiana Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension, Pharmacy, Home Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Education, English, History and Economics, Modern...
Dates:
1922 - 1928
Herbert C. Brown papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 4
Scope and Contents
The Herbert C. Brown Papers [360 cubic feet] document the professional life and some of the personal life of Herbert Brown, winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Chemistry and former Purdue University professor. The collection consists of professional papers, personal papers, publications, professional and personal correspondence, research records, university and departmental papers, graduate student work and records, photographs, awards, memorabilia, and artwork.
Dates:
1928-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1940s-1990s; Other: Date acquired: 06/12/2005
Herbert Dershem papers
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 8
Identifier: 20150815
Dates:
1965 - 1969
Herman and Jean Rubin papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 20190226
Dates:
1948 - 1999
James Herron Papers on University Affiliation Program
Collection — Box 1: Series MSF 552, Series 1
Identifier: MSF 552
Content Description
Materials created about the University Affiliation Program between Purdue University and Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria from 1984 to 1992. It was a professor exchange program held every year from, 1986. The collection includes correspondence between Purdue and Ahamdu Bello, books owned/given to Purdue Professors during their visit to Nigeria, a cap, air tickets of the trip, evaluation reports, funding documents, and other educational materials.
Dates:
1984 - 1992
Hicks Undergraduate Library scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UA 72
Scope and Contents
The Hicks Undergraduate Library scrapbook documents Esther E. Norton's involvement with the dedication and renaming of the Purdue Undergraduate Library (later the John. W. Hicks Undergraduate Library). The collection includes photographs of Norton with several university and library administrators at the dedication and renaming events, as well as several photographs of the Norton Reference Center. Invitations and program booklets for these events are also included. The last folder in this...
Dates:
1954 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1999
Curtis M. Hilliard papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 174
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of one folder which contains publications by Curtis Hilliard.
Dates:
1912 - 1914
Frank C. Hockema papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSF 175
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two folders, which contain three publications by Frank Hockema. Also included is an article about him, which appeared in the Purdue Alumnus upon his death in 1956.
Dates:
1936 - 1956
Elton Hocking papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSF 176
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one folder with an article by Elton Hocking.
Dates:
1955
George N. Hoffer papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 12
Identifier: MSF 177
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of one folder with publications by George Hoffer.
Dates:
1918 - 1920
James D. Hoffman papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 179
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of seven folders which contain publications by James Hoffman. Most of the material appears to be the original copy, so publication information is not available for many of the articles.
Dates:
1907 - 1922
George L. Hoffmann papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSF 178
Scope and Contents
Two publications by George Hoffmann.
Dates:
1913 - 1927
Purdue Honorary Doctorates records
Collection — Box Communal Collections 65, Placement: 12, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 169
Scope and Contents
The records are a compilation of all individuals that received honorary doctorates from Purdue between 1888 and 2013. The list contains the date and discipline the degrees which were awarded. Famous honorary doctorates include Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan, Mitch Daniels, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., and Darlene Clark Hine.
Dates:
1888 - 2013
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Honors Program scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UA 74
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Honors Program scrapbook documents the awards, accomplishments, and activities of Liberal Arts Honors students. The collection includes detailed information related to students’ projects, presentations, and mentor relationships. Though the scrapbook includes a brief program history and mission statement, its contents are focused mostly on individual students than the program itself. The types of materials include clippings, photographs, and programs.
Dates:
2002 - 2006; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2005
H. A. Hopper papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 14
Identifier: MSF 180
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by H. A. Hopper.
Dates:
1908
Horticulture Building records
Collection — Box Communal Collections 60, Placement: 10
Identifier: UA 122
Scope and Contents
The Horticulture Building records contain the program from the building's dedication in 1926 and associated booklet "Indiana Horticulture: A Story of Horticultural Progress Prepared in Connection with the Dedication of the Horticultural Building, Purdue University." The booklet provides a brief history of horticulture in Indiana and lists the programs offered in the building at the time.
Dates:
1926
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management collection of Purdue photographs and memorabilia
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 82
Scope and Contents
The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management collection of Purdue photographs and memorabilia collection (1890-1991; 4.8 cubic feet) documents general Purdue history and various Hospitality and Tourism Department events and activities. Photographs portray various student activities and campus scenes from the decades surrounding the turn of the twentieth century, originally on display in the HTM Café. Photographs also depict culinary events during the 1980s. Types of materials include:...
Dates:
1890 - 1991
Charles H. B. Hotchkiss papers
Collection — Box Communal Collections 24, Placement: 15
Identifier: MSF 181
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one folder which contains a publication co-written by Charles Hotchkiss.
Dates:
1926
Albert Charles Houser papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 341
Scope and Contents
The Albert Charles Houser papers contain Houser's letter of admittance to Purdue University for the fall of 1910, addressed to "L. L. Houser" from Registrar E. H. Davis. Also included is Houser's scrapbook containing newsclippings and ephemera dated 1913 through 1915 affixed to pages of a Saturday Evening Post magazine dated October 1909.
Dates:
1909 - 1915
Frederick L. Hovde papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 51
Scope and Contents
The Frederick L. Hovde Papers (1908-1983; 63.5 Cubic ft.) document the life and career of engineer and educator Frederick Hovde.
The vast majority of the papers document Hovde's business career, particularly his tenure as President of Purdue University (1946-1971), but also his work for the U.S. government and other agencies on nuclear and atomic energy, weapons research, national defense, and rocket ordnance research. A group of personal papers is included, documenting Hovde's academic...
Dates:
1908 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1982
Howard Henry Burd photographs
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2022-072
Dates:
1930 - 1931