Evelyn Schmollinger papers
Scope and Contents
The Evelyn Schmollinger papers document the personal life of Evelyn Harvey Schmollinger as a student at Purdue University. The papers consist of scrapbooks, dance cards, annotated issues of the Purdue Agriculturist, and pins.
Dates
- Creation: 1952 - 1956
Creator
- Schmollinger, Evelyn Anne (Person)
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by Purdue University.
Biographical Information
Evelyn Anne (Harvey) Schmollinger entered Purdue University in 1952. Her parents were from Sheridan, Indiana. She was a member of The Purdue Collegiate 4-H club as well as the Hamilton County 4-H Club. In 1955, Evelyn was elected second vice president of the Purdue Collegiate 4-H club. Evelyn was a member of the Purdue Home Economics Club, University Choir, Virginia C. Meredith Club and a Varsity Christian Fellow. She also served as vice-president... of the Purdue Folk-A-Whirlers. She served on Student Staff for Residence Halls for Women from 1953 to 1956. In 1954, Evelyn was elected assistant circulation manager for the Purdue Agriculturist, and in 1955 was elected as Home Economics editor. She was invited to join Theta Sigma Phi, a national women’s journalism fraternity, as a member of the Beta Lambda chapter in 1955. Also in1955, she became apprentice Home Demonstration Agent for the Hamilton County office. Schmollinger graduated from Purdue in 1956 with a degree in Home Economics.
See moreExtent
1.113 Cubic Feet (One letter-size half-width manuscript box and two flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collections is arranged into three series:
- Publications
- Memorabilia
- Scrapbooks
Acquisition Information
Materials donated by Evelyn (Harvey) Schmollinger on July 27, 2010. Additional materials donated by her niece, Ellen Swain, July 1, 2011.
Processing Information
Whenever possible, original order of the materials has been retained. All materials have been housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes. Collection originally contained issues of the Purdue Agriculturist (March 1950 - May 1956). These were separated and integrated into this publication series. Only annotated copies were retained with the collection.
Source
- Schmollinger, Evelyn Anne (Donor, Person)
- Swain, Ellen (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Evelyn Schmollinger papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anna Seiffert
- Date
- 2010-01-12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Third edition. Collection description first completed 2010-01-12 by Anna Seiffert.
Revision Statements
- 2024-02-08: Extents updated by William Niner.
- 2024-07-31: Issues of Purdue Agriculturist removed and added to publications, description revised, materials reboxed by Katey Watson
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu