Box Communal Collections 8

Scope and Contents Address - "Politically Built Roads Generally of an Inferior Grade - Lessons Learned from Railroads May Be Utilized to Advantage," address of E. A. Kingsley, Civil Engineer, before the Convention of the Arkansas Good Roads and Drainage Association, 1913."Kingsley Awarded $600,000 Contract: Little Rock Engineer to Superintend Road Work Near Temple, Texas, circa 1914.Little Rock Daily Board of Trade Bulletin [mentions Kingsley's $600,000 contract]"Roads in...

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Letter addressed to Jack H. Karl, Associate Director, Purdue Alumni Association from Andrew K. Kolar, February 11, 1991.

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The articles include:

Diploma discloses Purdue’s link to China, Alkire, Jack, Journal and Courier (publication information not available).

Deng Jiaxian: China’s Father of A-Bomb, Mainan, Ku, Beijing Review, vol. 29, no. 32, August 11, 1986, pp. 20-22.

Xu, Luxi, (2003). Deng Jiaxian tu pian zhuan lüe (biography of Deng Jiaxian), Anhui jiao yu chu ban she: Hefei Shi.

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1. Purdue University identification card, second semester, January, 1943

2. Purdue University identification card, Navy and Marine V-12 Unit

3. Letter from Purdue Director of Admissions, Clarence E. Dammon, dated December 30, 1942 (The letter certifies that Charles Edward Jack was admitted to the freshman.)

4. Class, School of Engineering, Purdue University for the regular winter term, January 4, 1943.

Scope and Contents Purdue University and Indiana University academic transcripts, 1942-1968. Humnicky, Virginia (1968). "My Career Choice." G543 Occupational Information, Indiana University, Mr. Ignas, August 23, 1968 [8 page typed manuscript] Humnicky, Virginia (1974). "The Evolution of a Health Science Library Network in Indiana," Library Occurrent, February 1974, pp. 371-378. Durkin, Virginia (1989). "We've Come a Long Way," Indiana Health Science Librarians Association (IHSLA) newsletter,...

Scope and Contents Patent 1,441,088 - System of Air Control, January 2, 1923Patent 1,549,420 - Acetylene Torch, August 11, 1925Patent 1,601,069 - Method of and Apparatus for Assembling Members, September 28, 1926Patent 1,648,944 - Nut Tightening Apparatus, November 15, 1927Patent 1,667,006 - Lapping Machine, April 24, 1928Patent 1,748,983 - Control Instrument, March 4, 1930Patent 1,749,076 - Apparatus for Assembling Members, March 4,...

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"My Trip to England - August 8 to September 11, 1943," by Harold E. Hollensbe.

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Publications by Charles J. Huber:

The Story of Sericulture in China, 1924.

Better Silk for China, A paper given before the Rotary Club of Shanghai on August 21, 1924.

The Potentialities of the Silk Industry of China, Paper given before the Industrial Conference at Peking, September 10, 1924.

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Jackson, Eugene B. (1949). CADO Used Varied Skills. Library Journal, vol. 74, No. 10, May 15, 1949, pp. 778-779. Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Purdue University, May 13, 1994. [diploma and biographical sheet]

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Jennings, C. A. (1923). The Disinfection of Public Water Supplies and Its Relation to Public Health. Reprinted from the Journal of the American Water Works Association, vol. 10, no. 1, January, 1923, pp. 127-138.

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Johnson, M. O. (1916). The Spraying of Yellow Pineapple Plants on Manganese Soils with Iron Sulphate Solutions. Hawaii Agricultural Station, Press Bulletin No. 51, December 13, 1916 [2 copies]

"Lafayette Boy Gains Fame As Plant Chemist: Government Bulletin Pays a Tribute to Maxwell O. Johnson in Hawaiian Work, 1929, no publication information available.

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Joseph, Walter E. (1912). A Study of the Forms of Nitrogen in Growing Pigs: with special reference to the influence of the quantity of protein consumed. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the graduate school of the University of Illinois.

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Notice - "Literary Award to Harold Jungbluth." circa 1935.

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Kautsky, Norman L., "Wharfleigh and Other Haunts Along White River," recollections of Indianapolis and Indiana in the '20's and 30's, circa 1940.

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Keiper, George F. (1911). A Case of Amblyopia Due to the Ingestion of One Hundred and Twenty Grains of Quinine Sulphate. Reprinted from the Ophthalmic Record, October, 1911, pp. 2-3.

Keiper, George F. (1911). Operations for Cataract Upon the Eyes of the Very Aged. Reprinted from The American Journal of Ophthalmology, November, 1911, pp. 1-7.

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The papers consist of one folder which contains an address by Kingsley, and publications by and about him.

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Black and white photographs of prominent buildings and scenes on the Purdue West Lafayette campus, circa 1906.

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Andrew K. Kolar papers include a Purdue paperweight, gear set, and ashtray.

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'Didn't you used to be Durward Kirby?' The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 30, 1987 (Life/Style section).

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Papers relating to Virginia A. Ulrey Humnicky's time as a Purdue and Indiana University student.

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The papers consist of ten patents/inventions by Robert Hofstetter.

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The Charles Edward Jack collection consists of two Purdue University identification cards and a letter from the Purdue University Office of the Director of Admissions.

Scope and Contents The collected articles on Deng Jiaxian document some of the press releases after Deng Jiaxian’s death. One is an article by Jack Alkire, writer for the Journal and Courier, which details Jiaxian’s connection to Purdue and the link to China. The other article is from the Beijing Review, a "Chinese Weekly of News and Views," the content of which details why Jiaxian is considered China's "Father of the Atomic Bomb." The collection also contains the publication: Xu, Luxi, (2003). Deng Jiaxian tu...

Scope and Contents Deng Jiaxian PhD thesis, The Photo-Disintegration of the Deuteron. Purdue University, 1950 (Thesis 12372 PhD ) 1 print thesis (pamphlet bound) Nuclear physicist Deng Jiaxian is known as China's "Father of the Atomic Bomb." He graduated with his PhD in physics from Purdue University in 1950. After graduation, he returned to China, dedicating over 20 years to his work on a team of scientists who developed the nuclear...