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Scope and Contents The football series is comprised of six sub-series. Materials in the series are arranged chronologically, unless stated otherwise.

Scope and Contents The media guides provide significant biographical information on coaches, staff and players at Purdue and for the season’s scheduled opponents, including team rosters and records. Also contained in the guides is general information and historical facts about Purdue and West Lafayette. The yearbooks are published by the Athletic Public Relations Office of Purdue University, and provide feature stories on “Purdue’s advantages,” season outlook, information on the season’s opponents, coaching...

Scope and Contents The Purdue University Athletics collection documents Purdue athletics from the earliest years to recent times. The majority of the collection consists of items related to Purdue football; a scrapbook of clippings from the 1800s that contains Purdue football related articles from Lafayette, Indianapolis and Chicago newspapers. The clippings include an article about Purdue’s first football win on November 16, 1889, an article about the game against Wabash, November 23, 1889, that prompted the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The media guides provide significant biographical information on coaches, staff and players at Purdue and for the season’s scheduled opponents, including team rosters and records. Also contained in the guides is general information and historical facts about Purdue and West Lafayette. The yearbooks are published by the Athletic Public Relations Office of Purdue University, and provide feature stories on “Purdue’s advantages,” season outlook, information on the season’s opponents, coaching...