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 1397 Collections and/or Records:
Slide of Heavilon Hall
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-128
Dates:
Circa 1946
Aubrey H. and Doris M. Smith papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 525
Scope and Contents
The Aubrey H. and Doris M. Smith papers contain Aubrey Smith's certificates and letters of recognition for distinguished service to Purdue, a train ticket from 1945, as well as his notebook, masters thesis, doctoral gown, and collection of materials relating to Purdue including a commencement brochure and an issue of the Purdue Alumnus. The papers also contain Doris M. Smith's copy of the Purdue Women's Club program and her notes, poems, and essays from Education 410 and English 551 classes...
Dates:
1928 - 1972
D. Richard Smith papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 447
Scope and Contents
Extensive research notes and publications related to D. Richard Smith's doctoral dissertation, "The Political Speaking of Henry F. Schricker of Indiana". Subjects of Smith's research include Indiana Governor Henry F. Schricker, Indiana politics, and Indiana history. Sources include newspaper articles, speech transcipts, interviews, correspondence, and publications. Also included are earlier papers written by Smith on the subject of Henry F. Schricker.The collection also includes two...
Dates:
1921 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1960
Span Plan Program records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 38
Scope and Contents
The Span plan records (1971-2001; 2.3 cubic feet) document the SPAN plan program at Purdue University, Dean of Women office. The collection includes brochures, pamphlets, news releases and other promotional materials which document the advertising that was done for the program. Correspondence, annual reports, and newsletters document the actions of the program and those heavily involved in the Span plan. Types of materials include: correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, news releases, annual...
Dates:
1971-2001; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1996; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2001
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 02
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20180801.1
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1953, 2018
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 03
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 37
Identifier: 20210304
Dates:
1950 - 1953
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 04
Unprocessed — Digital folder 2022-020 Speech Correction alumna papers addition 04
Identifier: 2022-020
Dates:
July 7, 2021 and November 17, 2021
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 05
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-112
Dates:
1940 - 1948
Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 06
Unprocessed — Digital folder 2022-130 Speech Correction alumna papers addition 06
Identifier: 2022-130
Dates:
2022
St. Thomas Aquinas Center record album
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 64
Identifier: 20120917
Dates:
1970
Donna N. Stahl papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 372
Scope and Contents
The Donna N. Stahl papers includes photographs, dance cards, clothing, and other ephemera, along with newspaper clippings and correspondence, all of which is memorabilia of Donna N. Stahl, a 1949 Purdue graduate in Home Economics. Of interest may be her personal reflections and article on the 1947 Purdue Bleacher Collapse. This collection may be useful to researchers interested in women in higher education, changing roles of women in the twentieth century, material culture of the...
Dates:
1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1951
Statistics textbook and letter
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 39
Identifier: 2022-010
Dates:
1943 - 1945
Stephen McNeil films of Purdue University
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: 20201022
Dates:
1968 - 1969
Steve Sailor collection of Purdue University postcards
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2022-066
Dates:
circa 1910
Stewart Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 110
Scope and Contents
The Stewart Center records contain floor plans and materials related to the building's construction and correspondence between Dr. John H. Moriarty and various distinguished groups and individuals invited to the dedication ceremony. A program from the first student play held in Loeb Playhouse is also contained within the collection as well as several library documents.
Dates:
1955 - 1980
R. B. and Lillian Stewart papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0000RBS1
Scope and Contents
Papers of R.B. Stewart (Robert Bruce Stewart) and Lillian Stewart. For 36 years, R. B. Stewart served Purdue University as its chief business officer, obtaining a reputation for his financial prowess. Materials primarily relate to Purdue University, and include speeches, printed material, photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, and documents on trusts and funds and financial matters, band trips, dedications of various Purdue buildings, development of Purdue Calumet, the Stewarts' contributions to...
Dates:
1886 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Joseph G. Stockdale papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 472
Overview
This collection includes documents, manuscripts, theater programs, photographs, scripts, writings, and newspaper clippings relating to Joseph G. Stockdale's education, theater career, writing career, career in higher education, and role as an advocate for the theatre arts and as a mentor to young theatre professionals.
Dates:
1949 - 2006
Stockton family collection
Collection — Box Communal Collections 12: Series MSA 213, Series 1, Placement: 17
Identifier: MSA 22
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials relating to Purdue alumni James W. Stockton and Ann Stockton, 1919-1947. Includes one postcard of Theta Xi house at Purdue University, one report card for James W. Stockton, and one newspaper clipping on Ann Stockton's injury in the Purdue bleachers collapse.
Dates:
1919 - 1947
Winthrop E. Stone papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 49
Scope and Contents
The Winthrop E. Stone papers (1880s-1990s; 20.75 cubic feet) documents the life of Winthrop E. Stone, his family, and his administration as the fifth president of Purdue University. They feature Stone’s academic career as a chemist and agriculturalist as well as his various policies and endeavors while President at Purdue. They also document his interest in mountaineering. Extensive records of communication and reporting on Stone’s accidental death while mount climbing is also included....
Dates:
1870s-1920s; Other: Date acquired: 12/05/1985
Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 99
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University documents newspapers produced by students at Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area. It primarily features underground newspapers that reflect the counterculture of the 1960s-1970s. Other newspapers, primarily from the 1990s-2000s, feature varying political perspectives. The collection also includes independent student newspapers that focus on apolitical audiences, such as international students. Some newspaper runs were...
Dates:
1930 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1977
Student Recruitment and Orientation materials
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 52
Identifier: 2023-008
Dates:
circa 1964 - 1966
Student Services, Undergraduate Academic Advising, and Dean of Students records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-032
Dates:
1983 - 2014
Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence records
Collection — Box Communal Collections 86
Identifier: UA 201
Scope and Contents
The collection contains material created or collected by the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. It includes fliers and programs for conferences hosted by the center, information sheets on resources available from the center, and copies of the Coaching and Resource Network newsletter "CRN Connect".
Dates:
2022