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Awards, Medals, Citations collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 239
 

Awards, Medals, Citations collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 239

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

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

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1
Dates
Creation: 1913 - 1953
Language of Materials
English

Saint Louis World's Fair Louisiana Purchase Exposition Bronze Medal, 1904

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, Item 1

2.5" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: 1904
Language of Materials
English

Saint Louis World's Fair Louisiana Purchase Exposition Grand Prize Medal, 1904

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, Item 2

2.75" x 2.375", bronze

Dates
Creation: 1904
Language of Materials
English

Berliner Bezirksv Deutsch Ingenieure Medal, June 1913

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, Item 3

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, Item 4

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, Item 5

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 6
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, Item 6

2.5" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: 1919
Language of Materials
English

Princeton University Bicentennial Medal, 1946

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 7
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, Item 7

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

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, File 1

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

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 1, File 2

Medal with ribbon, medallion, and publications honoring the 20th anniversary of Seoul National University.

Dates
Creation: 1966
Language of Materials
English

Presented by the American Society for Mechanical Engineers, 2.5" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: undated
Language of Materials
English

Commemorative medals, 1892 - 1966

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2
Dates
Creation: 1892 - 1966

Columbian Exposition Medal, 1892 - 1893

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 9
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 1

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 10
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 2

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

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 3

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 11
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 4

Big Ten medal, possibly a sample, no recipient name engraved on medal.

Dates
Creation: circa 1916

Warner & Swasey Company Fortieth Anniversary Commemorative Medal, 1920

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 12
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 3, Item 5

3" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: 1920
Language of Materials
English

Centario de la Universidad de Buenos Aires Medal, 1921

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 13
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 6

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 14
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 7

2.5" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: 1922
Language of Materials
English
 

Philadelphia International Exposition medal, 1926

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 15
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 8

Philadelphia Sesquicentennial, 3" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: 1926
Language of Materials
English

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company One Hundredth Anniversary Commemorative Medal, 1927

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 16
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 9

2.75" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: 1927
Language of Materials
English

Delaware and Hudson Company One Hundredth Anniversary Commemorative Medal, 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 17
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 10
Dates
Creation: 1929
Language of Materials
English

Official Commemorative Chicago World's Fair Medal, 1933

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 18
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 11

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 19
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 12

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

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 20
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 13

1.5" in diameter, sliver

Dates
Creation: 1951
Language of Materials
English

Britannica Society Seal, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 21
Identifier: MSP 239, Series 2, Item 14

3" in diameter, bronze

Dates
Creation: undated
Language of Materials
English
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