William P. Duncan papers
Scope and Contents
The William P. Duncan papers document Duncan'a undergraduate education at the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation and his graduate school work at Purdue University in the School of Education. Also included are papers from his early years as a Purdue University instructor in the Aviation Technician Program, Technical Institutes, Division of Technical Extension, along with the Purdue Aeronautics Corporation maintenance manual and the revisions it went through from 1956-1958.
Duncan later served as the Head of Purdue's Aviation Technology Department, but those papers are not represented here.
Types of materials include: coursework, educational tests and measurements, exams, lecture notes, manuals, notebooks, papers, photographs, reports, and syllabi.
Dates
- Creation: 1951 - 1994
- Other: Majority of material found within 1951 - 1959
Creator
- Duncan, W. P. (William P.) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by heirs of William P. Duncan.
Biographical Information
William P. Duncan was born on August 13, 1933 in Palestine, IL to Fay and Irma Duncan. He graduated from Robinson (Illinois) High School and the University of Illinois. Duncan's love of aviation brought him to Purdue University in 1957 where he taught aviation technology, and in 1981 he became the head of Purdue's Aviation Technology Department.
Extent
1.988 Cubic Feet (Three letter-size full-width manuscript boxes, one letter-size half-width manuscript box, and two flat boxes)
Arrangement
The papers are organized into two series.
- Education
- Purdue University Employment
Physical Access Information
Some of the papers have foxing residue. Care should be taken while handling the papers.
Acquisition Information
The collection was purchased in 2013.
Processing Information
All materials have been housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes. Polyester sleeves were used where warranted.
Subject
- Purdue University. Faculty (Organization)
- Purdue University. Department of Aviation Technology (Organization)
- Brown, Willis C. (Person)
- University of Illinois Institute of Aviation (Organization)
- Purdue University. College of Education (Organization)
- Title
- William P. Duncan papers
- Status
- Under Review
- Author
- Mary A. Sego
- Date
- 2020-03-30
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second edition. Collection description first completed 2017-04-08.
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
archives@purdue.edu