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 1414 Collections and/or Records:
Louis Martin Sears papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 338
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.
Dates:
1858 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1943
Selected Views of Purdue University booklet
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 4
Identifier: 20121107
Dates:
1899
Selected Views of Purdue University booklet, addition 01
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 55
Identifier: 2023-070
Dates:
1900
James B. Shaw papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 384
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.
Dates:
1895 - 1922
Stanton S. Shirk papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSA 376
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.
Dates:
1934 - 1969
College of Agriculture, Short and Winter Course records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 70
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...
Dates:
1889 - 1974
Sigma Alpha Epsilon collection
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 59
Identifier: 2023-136
Dates:
circa 1920s
Sigma Chi Fraternity Student photographs
Unprocessed — Box Communal Accessions 59
Identifier: 2023-095
Dates:
1878 - 1880
Ella B. Silance collection
Collection — Box Communal Collections 12: Series MSA 213, Series 1, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSA 215
Scope and Contents
One photograph, with Ella B. Silance's named marked on the back, but a group of unidentified people in the photograph.
Dates:
circa 1932
John H. Skinner papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 345
Scope and Contents
Biographical information, family history, family photographs, correspondence, and other documents related to Dr. John H. Skinner.
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2007
Slayter Center of Performing Arts records
Collection — Box Communal Collections 61, Placement: 01
Identifier: UA 132
Scope and Contents
The Slayter Center of Performing Arts records contains a dedication booklet with information about the facility.
Dates:
May 1, 1965
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