University Archives. Purdue University Archives

Scope and Contents The collection consists of seven individual photo album pages (includes 54 black and white photographs) documenting student activities and campus life at Purdue during the early 1920s. The photographs were taken by Robert K. Schelke who also provides the handwritten notes on the pages. Some of the photographs show campus buildings, including a shot of the Memorial Union while under construction.

Scope and Contents The Wilbur A. Schmitt scrapbook consists of black and white photographs from Schmitt's early family life, including Greencastle High School, days as a Purdue student, and some of his travels after graduation from Purdue. It also includes dance cards, a few programs and autographs from Purdue classmates from his days spent as a Purdue student. Some of the Purdue photographs include pictures of Theta Chi, the Mechanical Engineering building, the Library and Memorial Union, dated 1925; Purdue...

Scope and Contents The Purdue University School of Medicine collection documents the history of the short-lived School of Medicine of Purdue University, from its 1905 inception until its eventual 1908 merger with Indiana University and transformation into the current Indiana University School of Medicine. Topics covered in the collection include pre-medical courses offered at Purdue prior to 1905; early attempts by Indiana medical colleges to merge with Indiana University and Purdue University; the 1905 mergers...

Scope and Contents The School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences Records (1882-1992; 6 Cubic ft.) document the history, growth, and development of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences at Purdue University.

Scope and Contents The Schwartz Tennis Center records contains information about the center and its donors.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a notebook of chemistry lecture notes written by John Miller Scott during the 1925 fall semester at Purdue University.

Scope and Contents The Louis Martin Sears papers document the professional career, personal life, and family history of historian and author Louis Martin Sears. Types of materials in the collection include writings by Sears, correspondence, research materials, and Sears family materials.

Scope and Contents The James B. Shaw papers include Shaw's work on the science of algorithms as part requirement for the Doctor's Degree and various published articles on mathematics.

Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the Agriculture class of 1938, including class lists, commencement letters, newspapers, fliers, programs, postcards, alumni materials, and directories.

Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Short and Winter Courses, records (1889-1974; 12.2 cubic feet) consists of administrative files (including correspondence, directories, financial records, newsletters, publicity materials, questionnaires, scholarship information and records, etc.), 1948-1967; correspondence, 1917-1920, 1942-1950; programs, announcements, etc., 1900s-1940s; and other materials documenting the history, activities, and administration of agricultural Short and Winter Courses at Purdue...

Scope and Contents One photograph, with Ella B. Silance's named marked on the back, but a group of unidentified people in the photograph.

Scope and Contents Biographical information, family history, family photographs, correspondence, and other documents related to Dr. John H. Skinner.