Box 4
Container
Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 151
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Customs and Traditions collection features, among other memorabilia, a tank scrap chain and padlock from 1913, a label from the first bottle of beer served to a Purdue student after the repeal of prohibition, numerous buttons and pins, including a hatpin with the Purdue seal from 1895 on it (third design), a Reamer's Club "R" from the early 1990s, a Purdue Murad cigarette silk, a 1902-1903 matriculation ticket signed by Purdue President Winthrop E. Stone, along with Junior...
Dates:
1877 - 2014; Other: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1940
Athletics, 1920 - 2014
Series — Box: 4
Identifier: MSP 151, Series 4
Scope and Contents
Series four contains historical information on key athletic traditions; Old Oaken Bucket; the "Cannon" football trophy - Purdue University vs. University of Illinois; and history of the Boilermaker Special, including a history from more recent times (2014).
Dates:
1920 - 2014
Bibliography and articles, Old Oaken Bucket - Purdue University vs. Indiana University rivalry, circa 1920s - 1990s
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 151, Series 4, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series four contains historical information on key athletic traditions; Old Oaken Bucket; the "Cannon" football trophy - Purdue University vs. University of Illinois; and history of the Boilermaker Special, including a history from more recent times (2014).
Dates:
circa 1920s - 1990s
Correspondence, form letter sent to 1905 football team by Executive Dean, F. C. Hockema and replies from team members in regards to the "Cannon" football trophy - Purdue University vs. University of Illinois, 1943 - 2014
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 151, Series 4, File 2
Scope and Contents
(Background information from a 2014 online search has been added for historical purposes.)
Dates:
1943 - 2014
Correspondence and clipping in regards to the history of the Boilermaker Special, 1940 - 1950 and document; "The Second Boilermaker Special Development Program Orientation," by Donald Rosene, Chariman of the Special Development Committee, April 20, 1959
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 151, Series 4, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series four contains historical information on key athletic traditions; Old Oaken Bucket; the "Cannon" football trophy - Purdue University vs. University of Illinois; and history of the Boilermaker Special, including a history from more recent times (2014).
Dates:
April 20, 1959