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Glennard Miller photo album

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 348

Scope and Contents

The Glennard Miller scrapbook contains 24 pages of photographs affixed to black paper documenting student life at Purdue in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Images include campus scenes, student activities, sporting events, military band, and steam engine lab, as well as photographs documenting the incident of Harry Weinshank being run off campus by his classmates for repeatedly impersonating a military officer.

Dates

  • 1914 - 1921

Creator

Languages of Materials

Collection material is in English.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Material in this collection is in the public domain. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

Glennard Earl Miller of Converse, Indiana, graduated from Converse High School in 1914 then enlisted in Purdue University. He left school to serve in World War I, then returned to campus and graduated in 1921 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.

Extent

0.025 Cubic Feet (One folder)

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Jon Hamilton on January 27, 2012.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of materials are available for research use. See our digital collections database e-Archives: Glennard Miller photo album

Processing Information

The pages of the scrapbook are loose. Each page was placed in a protective sleeve and the collection housed in an acid-free folder.

Source

Creator

Title
Glennard Miller photo album
Status
Completed
Author
Adriana Harmeyer
Date
2017-12-04
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Edition statement
First edition.

Revision Statements

  • 2017-12-04: Collection description updated by Adriana Harmeyer

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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