Awards, Medals, Citations collection
Awards, Medals, Citations collection
The Awards, Medals, Citations collection consists of several medals and medallions awarded to Purdue University and various staff members for their contributions to their respective fields. Medals were created from varying materials, with a majority consisting of bronze in varying sizes.
- Access Information
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The collection is open for research.
- Dates
- Creation: 1892 - 1966
- Extent
- 0.355 Cubic Feet (One letter-size half-width manuscript box and one tall CD box)
- Language of Materials
- English
Awards, 1913 - 1953
- Dates
- Creation: 1913 - 1953
- Language of Materials
- English
Saint Louis World's Fair Louisiana Purchase Exposition Bronze Medal, 1904
2.5" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1904
- Language of Materials
- English
Saint Louis World's Fair Louisiana Purchase Exposition Grand Prize Medal, 1904
2.75" x 2.375", bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1904
- Language of Materials
- English
Berliner Bezirksv Deutsch Ingenieure Medal, June 1913
Presented to former Purdue Professor W.F.M. Goss who was also President of the A.S.M.E. at that time, 1.75" in diameter, bronze.
- Dates
- Creation: June 1913
- Language of Materials
- German
International Reunion of Purdue Alumni Medal, August 21, 1915
International Reunion of Purdue Alumni Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, 3" inches in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: August 21, 1915
- Language of Materials
- English
Croix de Guerre, Ambulance Unit Medal, 1918
From World War I, taken from the President's Office.
- Dates
- Creation: 1918
- Language of Materials
- French
John Fritz Medal for Scientific or Industrial Achievement, 1919
2.5" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1919
- Language of Materials
- English
Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, 1946
Presented to Purdue University by the President, Trustees, and Faculty of Princeton University, 3" in diameter, bronze.
- Dates
- Creation: 1946
- Language of Materials
- English
Freedom Foundation Medal, 1952 - 1953
Award honoring Purdue University college campus program, 4" in diameter, gold plated, with related correspondence.
- Dates
- Creation: 1952 - 1953
- Language of Materials
- English
20th Anniversary of the Founding of Seoul National University, 1966
Medal with ribbon, medallion, and publications honoring the 20th anniversary of Seoul National University.
- Dates
- Creation: 1966
- Language of Materials
- English
Wallace Clark International Award for Distinguished Contribution to Scientific Management in the International Field , undated
Presented by the American Society for Mechanical Engineers, 2.5" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: undated
- Language of Materials
- English
Commemorative medals, 1892 - 1966
- Dates
- Creation: 1892 - 1966
Columbian Exposition Medal, 1892 - 1893
World Columbian Exposition in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus.
- Dates
- Creation: 1892 - 1893
- Language of Materials
- English
John Grier Hibben Medal, May 11, 1912
Commemorating the inauguration of John Grier Hibben as President of Princeton University, 2" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: May 11, 1912
- Language of Materials
- English
Indiana Medal, 1916
Centennial of Admission to the Union Medal, 2.5" in diameter bronze, housed in book about its history titled "The Indiana Medal 1816-1916."
- Dates
- Creation: 1916
- Language of Materials
- English
Big Ten Medal, circa 1916
Big Ten medal, possibly a sample, no recipient name engraved on medal.
- Dates
- Creation: circa 1916
Warner & Swasey Company Fortieth Anniversary Commemorative Medal, 1920
3" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1920
- Language of Materials
- English
Centario de la Universidad de Buenos Aires Medal, 1921
2.75" x 3.75", bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1921
- Language of Materials
- Spanish; Castilian
Semicentennial Meeting of the American Public Heath Association Commemorative Souvenir, 1922
2.5" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1922
- Language of Materials
- English
Philadelphia International Exposition medal, 1926
Philadelphia Sesquicentennial, 3" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1926
- Language of Materials
- English
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company One Hundredth Anniversary Commemorative Medal, 1927
2.75" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
- Language of Materials
- English
Delaware and Hudson Company One Hundredth Anniversary Commemorative Medal, 1929
- Dates
- Creation: 1929
- Language of Materials
- English
Official Commemorative Chicago World's Fair Medal, 1933
Century of Progress international Exposition in Chicago, 2.75" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1933
- Language of Materials
- English
University of St. Clemend Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Medal, 1938
University located in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2.75 in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: 1938
- Language of Materials
- Bulgarian
University of the East, First President Commemorative Souvenir, 1951
1.5" in diameter, sliver
- Dates
- Creation: 1951
- Language of Materials
- English
Britannica Society Seal, undated
3" in diameter, bronze
- Dates
- Creation: undated
- Language of Materials
- English
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MSP 239, Awards, Medals, Citations collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
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MSP 239, Awards, Medals, Citations collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/repositories/2/resources/912 Accessed May 03, 2025.