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The Purdue student newspaper (1880s) collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245
 

The Purdue student newspaper (1880s) collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245

Includes a complete run of The Purdue student newspaper of the 1880s, which ran from 1882-1888. A total of 54 issues appear in the collection, separated into six volumes. Volume 1 has eight issues, published monthly from November 1882 until June 1883. Volumes 2 through 6 have nine issues each, published monthly from October to June. There is also a Special Edition issue published in June 1888, in addition to the regularly published June issue for that year.

Also present in the collection is a ledger book documenting newspaper subscriptions and expenses.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Dates
Creation: November 1882 - June 1888
Extent
1.768 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box and two full-width letter-size manuscript boxes)
Related Names
Kessler, Sherman O., 1914-2008
Royse, Daniel
Friberg, Martha Royse, 1912-1970
Goss, W. F. M. (William Freeman Myrick), 1859-1928
Carlyle Literary Society (Purdue University)
Irving Literary Society (Purdue University)
Philalethean Literary Society (Purdue University)
Emersonian Literary Society (Purdue University)
Purdue University
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latin

Newspaper Issues, November 1882 - June 1888

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1

Includes printed issues of The Purdue student newspaper throughout its six-year existence. All 54 issues of the newspaper are present.

Dates
Creation: November 1882 - June 1888
Extent
1.743 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box and two full-width letter-size manuscript boxes)

Standard Volumes, November 1882 - June 1888

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1

Standard, unbound issues of The Purdue newspaper. This includes issues never placed into bound volumes, and those which had been bound but have been removed from their bindings for preservation purposes. At least one copy of each of the 54 issues printed of the newspaper are available in this format.

Dates
Creation: November 1882 - June 1888
Extent
1.259 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box and four folders)

The Purdue Volume 1, November 1882 - June 1883

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 1
Dates
Creation: November 1882 - June 1883

The Purdue Volume 2, October 1883 - June 1884

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2
Dates
Creation: October 1883 - June 1884

The Purdue Volume 3, October 1884 - June 1885

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 3
Dates
Creation: October 1884 - June 1885

The Purdue Volume 4, October 1885 - June 1886

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 4
Dates
Creation: October 1885 - June 1886

The Purdue Volume 5, October 1886 - June 1887

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 5
Dates
Creation: October 1886 - June 1887

The Purdue Volume 6, October 1887 - June 1888

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 6
Dates
Creation: October 1887 - June 1888

The Purdue Special Edition, June 1888

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 7
Dates
Creation: June 1888

The Purdue Volume 1 Duplicates, November 1882 - April 1883

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 8
Dates
Creation: November 1882 - April 1883

The Purdue Volume 2 Duplicates, October 1883 - June 1884

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 9
Dates
Creation: October 1883 - June 1884

The Purdue Volume 3 Duplicates, October 1884 - June 1885

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 10
Dates
Creation: October 1884 - June 1885

The Purdue Volume 4 Duplicates, October 1885 - June 1886

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 11
Dates
Creation: October 1885 - June 1886

The Purdue Volume 5 Duplicates, October 1886 - June 1887

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 12
Dates
Creation: October 1886 - June 1887

The Purdue Volume 6 Duplicates, October 1887 - June 1888

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 13
Dates
Creation: October 1887 - June 1888

The Purdue Special Edition Duplicates, June 1888

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 14
Dates
Creation: June 1888

Bound Volumes, October 1883 - June 1888

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 2

Bound volumes of The Purdue student newspaper. Includes complete sets for volumes 2, 3, 5, and 6. A bound volume 4 is present, but is missing a copy of issue no. 9 (June 1885). No bound volume for volume 1 is present in the collection.

Dates
Other: October 1883 - June 1888
Extent
0.484 Cubic Feet (One full-width manuscript box and one folder)

The Purdue Volumes 1 and 2, November 1882 - June 1884

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 1
Dates
Creation: November 1882 - June 1884

The Purdue Volume 2, October 1883 - June 1884

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 2
Dates
Creation: October 1883 - June 1884
 

The Purdue Volume 3, October 1884 - June 1885

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 3
Dates
Creation: October 1884 - June 1885

The Purdue Volume 4, October 1885 - May 1886

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 4
Dates
Creation: October 1885 - May 1886

The Purdue Volume 5, October 1886 - June 1887

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 5
Dates
Creation: October 1886 - June 1887

The Purdue Volume 6, October 1887 - June 1888

 Item — Box: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Item 6
Dates
Creation: October 1887 - June 1888

Ledger, November 1, 1884 - June 7, 1888

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 245, Series 2

Includes one ledger book detailing the subscriptions, expenses, and overall financial details of The Purdue. The ledger also contains a list of "exchanges" with other university newspapers.

Dates
Creation: November 1, 1884 - June 7, 1888
Extent
0.025 Cubic Feet (One folder)
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