Ernest S. Stoops papers
Scope and Contents
The papers of Ernest S. Stoop documents the academic and professional career of Ernest S. Stoops, Purdue class of 1949. Collection includes autobiographical literature, professional papers, correspondence, photographs, and artifacts relating to his involvement in the Purdue University Army ROTC and his professional career, most notably his involvement in the development of launch systems for the HELLFIRE missile. Collection includes his... ROTC memorabilia and Purdue Zouaves Uniform.
See moreDates
- Creation: Circa 1916 - 2015
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1988
Creator
- Stoops, Ernest S. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and use information
Copyright held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Biographical Information
Ernest S. Stoops was born in 1927 in Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana to Walker Stoops and Zula Price Stoops. His siblings were James Bernard (1922), Mary Esther (1923), Jeanette May (1927), and Vera Evelyn (1928). He graduated from Sheridan high School in 1945 and Purdue University in 1949 with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. During his time as a student at Purdue, he was active in the Army ROTC, was a member of the... Scabbard and Blade Military Honor Society, and organized the Purdue Military Ball on November 5, 1948. He worked in the aircraft industry with stints at Douglas Aircraft, Northrop Aircraft, North American Aviation, Rockwell International Corporation and served as a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He participated in the development of the Douglas A-4d Skyhawk, the Douglass F-4d Skyray, the Northrop QX-4 Target Drone, the North American A3j-a/ RA5C Vigilante, the Apollo Space Program, and the Rockwell HELLFIRE Missile Launcher. Upon retiring in 1988, he continued to work on the side including part time for the Army at Huntsville, AL from 2001-2003 as a consultant for HELLFIRE.
Source: Stoops, Ernest S. To Indiana---- Oliver Stoops 1833-1925
Note written by
Extent
2.03 Cubic Feet (One letter-size full-width manuscript box, three flat boxes, and one folder)
Aquisition Information
Materials donated in installments by Ernest S. Stoops on October 26, 2013, October 23, 2014, and February 20, 2016
Processing Information
The original order of the materials has been retained whenever possible. Letters have been removed from envelopes and most envelopes have been discarded. All materials have been housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes. Realia have been rehoused into seperate boxes for preservation purposes.
Subject
- Scabbard and Blade Fraternity (Organization)
- Purdue University. Army ROTC (Organization)
- Rockwell International. Aerospace Operations (Organization)
- Title
- Ernest S. Stoops papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Richard Bernier, Keertana Marella, and Benjamin Aulbach
- Date
- 2025-03-26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Third edition. Collection description was first completed 2015-08-10.
Revision Statements
- 2020-04-20: Collection description updated by Keertana Marella
- 2025-03-26: Collection reprocessed and accessions 20141023 and 20160220 incorporated into the collection by Benjamin Aulbach
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
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