Purdue University School of Medicine collection

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 of the Medical College of Indiana, Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Fort Wayne College of Medicine with Purdue University to form the "The Indiana Medical College, the School of Medicine of Purdue University;" the controversy and legal dispute between Indiana University and Purdue University over Purdue’s acquisition of and running of a medical school; and the 1908 merger of the Purdue School of Medicine with Indiana University.

Also present in the collection are material documenting the students, faculty, and course offerings of the Purdue School of Medicine, including course catalogs, registers of students, faculty and staff lists, and the student publication “The Medical Student.”

Types of material present in the collection include scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, journal articles, correspondence, course catalogs, pamphlets, and legal documents.

This series consists of letters discussing Purdue’s connection to medical instruction in the first decade of the 20th century. Topics include merging the Medical College of Indiana, the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Fort Wayne College of Medicine into a single School of Medicine under the direction of Purdue University; Indiana University’s pushback to Purdue’s entrance into medical instruction; and the legal disputes between Purdue University and Indiana University regarding medical instruction in Indiana.

Senders and recipients present in the collection include President W. E. Stone of Purdue, President William L. Bryan of Indiana University, faculty and staff of the three Indiana medical colleges, Purdue Board of Trustee members, and Indiana state politicians and government employees.

Also present are some university records, including appointments for committee chairmen for the School of Medicine, a list of faculty from the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons absorbed into the faculty of the School of Medicine during the merging of the two schools, and a list of faculty and lecturers for the Purdue School of Medicine during the 1907-1908 school year.

This series contains records produced by Purdue University, the School of Medicine, or its students, documenting the medical studies offered at Purdue, and student life at the School of Medicine of Purdue University.

Material includes informational pamphlets on pre-medical courses offered at Purdue; the School of Medicine student publication “The Medical Student;” the course catalogs and registers of students for the Purdue School of Medicine; and information on the Purdue School of Medicine which appeared in the Purdue University Handbook.

A bound volume containing incomplete runs of "The Medical Student" student publication, Vol. IV - VI, and a loose copy of Vol. V, No. 8.

The bound volume is lacking Vol. IV, No. 3, and Vol. V, No. 8.

Catalogs containing announcements, course offerings, entrance requirements, fees, etc. for the Indiana Medical College, The School of Medicine of Purdue University, for the 1906-1907 and 1907-1908 school years. Also included is the Register of Students for the 1905-1906 and 1906-1907 school years.

This series contains material that document the history of the Indiana Medical College, The School of Medicine of Purdue University, from its early inception to its eventual merger with Indiana University. Subjects explored in the papers include early attempts to coordinate premedical courses with medical schools; merger negotiations between the Medical College of Indiana and Indiana University; merger negotiations and agreements between Purdue University, the Medical College of Indiana, the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Fort Wayne College of Medicine; the legal dispute and controversy between Purdue University and Indiana University regarding medical education in Indiana; and the eventual transition of the School of Medicine to be administered fully by Indiana University.

Material present includes but is not limited to scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, addresses to the Indiana General Assembly, articles in medical journals, manuscript pages from written histories, financial statements, and articles of agreement.

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, pamphlets, and programs related to the medical school controversy between Purdue University and Indiana University.

Documents containing several manuscripts, including "Brief History of the Constituent Colleges of Indiana Medical College, the School of Medicine of Purdue University," "Expressions of Opinion from Various Medical Departments of State Universities in Relation to the Question of Separating the Medical Course into Two Parts," and "Copy of Annual Reports of the Treasurer of the Indiana Medical College for 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906".

Newspaper clippings from 1907, 1995, and 1997.