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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 1716 Collections and/or Records:

Emerson E. White letter book

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UA 86
Scope and Contents

Letter book of Emerson E. White, Purdue's president from 1876 to 1883, documenting all of White's correspondence from 1877 to 1881.  Includes index of correspondents.  Some pages are faded.

Dates: 1877 - 1882

Harold M. Jacklin papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 25, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 189
Scope and Contents

Papers of Harold Jacklin, Purdue faculty member. The papers primarily consist of research papers by Jacklin or collected by him, on automotive vehicles, motors, and engines. Includes papers from Purdue University Automotive Service Conferences as well as information on the Jacklin High Speed Indicator. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.

Dates: 1928 - 1932

William F. Collar collection

 Collection — Communal collections box 5, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 74
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Collar's 1903 Purdue University tuition receipt ($20.00 total amount) and an article by him.

Dates: undated

H. W. Cope papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 5, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 75
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of an article by H.W. Cope.

Dates: 1925

Harry T. Cory papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 5, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSA 76
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of articles written by Harry Cory.

Dates: 1913 - 1916

Charles Cottingham papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 5, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 77
Scope and Contents Poetry written by Charles Cottingham, "Engineer, Writer, Lecturer": "William Holmes McGuffey" "To A McGuffey Teacher" "At Birthplace of William Holmes McGuffey" "Tablet in Los Angeles Library" The above appear on the first sheet. On the back of that sheet is a copy of a cable address "Edison, New York," Orange, New York, April 26, 1914 [Thomas A. Edison writes of the harmful effects of cigarettes, and he states, "I employ no person who smokes cigarettes."] "Why...
Dates: 1942 - 1952

Anthony B. Cox papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 5, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 79
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains two articles by Anthony B. Cox.

Dates: 1924

Charles W. Cox collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 80
Scope and Contents

Notebook - Ross Camp, ten weeks of surveying, Summer 1936

Paper presented by Edmund S. Conklin, Professor of Psychology at Indiana University; "Department Management," presented at the State Meeting of the Indiana Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at Purdue University, December 11, 1937. Distributed to the faculty by Edward C. Elliott, January 5, 1937.

Dates: 1936 - 1937

Clifford Crowell papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 5, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 82
Scope and Contents

Pamphlet - The Crowell Mill: a satisfactory machine for coarse and fine grinding. San Antonio, Texas: Crowell Engineering Association

Dates: undated

Dalton C. Croy collection

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 83
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of various certificates presented to Dalton C. Croy, along with papers related to his appointment as Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve, Acceptance and Oath of Office.

Dates: 1935 - 1987

Purdue University Historical Materials, Gala Week

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 56
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Gala Week booklets, which contain the schedule of events, to less formal schedules of events in the form of flyers.  The schedules begin in the 1930s, but there are none for the 1970s, and there are many gaps.

Dates: 1896-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1916-1939

Purdue University Historical Materials, Memorial Day celebration

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: UA 57
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of pamphlets and programs of Memorial Day activities that took place on the campusof Purdue University.

Dates: 1899-1944

Thomas F. Moran papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 275
Scope and Contents The Thomas Moran papers document the scholarly work and interests of Dr. Thomas F. Moran. The collection consists of unpublished manuscripts written by Moran, including essays, speeches, and lecture notes; publications containing articles written by Moran; newspaper clippings written or collected by Moran; and correspondence.Also included are material about Thomas Moran produced following his death, including newspaper clippings of his obituary and funeral service; material from...
Dates: circa 1888-1929; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1922

Executive Committee Records, Purdue University

 Collection — Box boxes
Identifier: UA 91
Scope and Contents

Volumes of meeting minutes and documents compiled by the Executive Committee and Faculty. The Executive Committee appears to have been administered by the Office of the Purdue President, Edward Elliott.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

William Marshall papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 30, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSF 243
Scope and Contents The collection consists of # articles by William Marshall. Articles include "The Theory of Relativity and the New Mechanics" reprinted from The Popular Science Monthly, May, 1914, pp. 434-448. [4 copies]; "Die Funktionen des parabolischen Zylinders", reprinted from Archiv Der Mathematik Und Physik, 23 band, 4 heft, 1915, pp. 324-338. [2 copies]; "Determination of the Arbitrary Constant which appear in the Asymptotic Expansion for the Functions of the Ellitic Cylinder", extracted from the...
Dates: 1909 - 1922

Reports of the President and Other Officers, Purdue University

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 98
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Max W. Gardner papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 22, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 140
Scope and Contents

Two folders containing articles by Max Gardner.

Dates: 1919 - 1925

Earl T. McBee papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 538
Scope and Contents

The Earl T. McBee papers primarily comprise a scrapbook titled "Atomic Bomb WWII, Aug. 6, 1945" of news clippings from August 1945, arranged chronologically on dated pages, documenting the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan at the end of World War II. The collection also includes related loose clippings and photographs.

Dates: 1945 - 1958

Winder E. Goldsborough papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 22, Placement: 14
Identifier: MSF 146
Scope and Contents

Three folders containing articles by Winder Goldsborough, a professor of electrical engineering at Purdue University. The papers include correspondence between Goldsborough and Purdue President Stone as well as a letter to C. R. Dooley.

Dates: 1895 - 1907

Melvin G. Mellon papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 31, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSF 264
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three folders with articles by M. G. Mellon.

Dates: 1920 - 1986

Gordon Graham papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 23, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 149
Scope and Contents

One folder containing an article by Gordon Graham.

Dates: 1919

Guy E. Grantham papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 23, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSF 150
Scope and Contents

One folder containing two articles by Guy Grantham.

Dates: 1911 - 1914

Arthur L. Green papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 23, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSF 151
Scope and Contents

Two folders containing copies one and two of A Course In Inorganic Qualitative Chemistry, by Arthur Green, Purdue University, 1896. Terre Haute, Indiana: Moore and Langen, Printers and Binders.

Dates: 1896

Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Sciences Records, Purdue University

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 96
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Barriss Mills papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 32, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSF 269
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains four poetry publications by Barriss Mills.

Dates: 1955 - 1964