Box 9

Reports regarding the expansion of Purdue's airport

Business correspondence and report given to the Governor of Indiana regarding air cargo transportation issues in the state of Indiana

Brochure about Purdue's aviation program

Correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the legal issue of whether a collection belongs to the professor that collected, classified, and maintained it or to the university where the collection is kept and the professor employed. This issue was raised in 1918 when Dr. Joseph Charles Arthur attempted to remove his herbarium from Purdue University. Contains Arthur's obituary and Purdue University paperwork from 1918.

Purdue press releases, authorizations by Hovde for journalists to use his statements, newspaper clippings, and business correspondence regarding Purdue University and various press agencies

Business correspondence and information regarding the commission and execution of the busts of Elliott, Smart, and Ross

Business correspondence regarding the acquisition of the Josef Mattes Butterfly Collection; a gift to Purdue University from Josef's son Max Mattes

Copies of talks, speeches, and papers by Butz

Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and articles regarding the controversy surrounding Dean Butz's acceptance of a directorship with the Ralston Purina Company. Farmers called into question the ethics of having the Dean of Agriculture on salary to the one of the world's largest feed processors. Includes Hovde's replies to calls for Butz's resignation, papers written by Butz, and list of talks given by Butz

Personal and business correspondence, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings regarding a plan by the University of California's Board of Regents to require all faculty members to take an oath swearing that they were not communists; and the ensuing controversy that surrounded this decision

Paper written by John L. Bray

Brochure and letter from Einstein about the need to halt atomic weapons

40 Cubic ft.