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Box Communal Collections 8

 Container

Contains 24 Collections and/or Records:

Collection on Durward Kirby

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSA 155
Scope and Contents 'Didn't you used to be Durward Kirby?' The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 30, 1987 (Life/Style section).
Dates: July 30, 1987

Transcript, Manuscript, Publications, 1941-1989

 File — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 04, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
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, October...
Dates: 1941-1989

Collected articles on Deng Jiaxian

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 23
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...
Dates: 1986 - 2003

Publications, 1986 - 2003

 File — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 08, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 23, File 1
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: 1986 - 2003

Deng Jiaxian PhD dissertation

 Item — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 334
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...
Dates: 1950

Purdue University Identification Cards and Letter of Admittance, 1942 - 1943

 File — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 40, File 1
Scope and Contents Items

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.
Dates: 1942 - 1943

Charles Edward Jack collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSA 40
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: 1942 - 1943

Eugene B. Jackson papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 146
Scope and Contents 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]
Dates: 1949 - 1994

Harold Jungbluth collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 12
Identifier: MSA 150
Scope and Contents Notice - "Literary Award to Harold Jungbluth." circa 1935.
Dates: circa 1935

Norman Kautsky papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSA 151
Scope and Contents Kautsky, Norman L., "Wharfleigh and Other Haunts Along White River," recollections of Indianapolis and Indiana in the '20's and 30's, circa 1940.
Dates: circa 1940

C. A. Jennings papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 147
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: 1923

Maxwell Johnson papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSA 148
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: 1916 - 1929

Walter E. Joseph papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSA 149
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: 1912

Harold E. Hollensbe papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSA 143
Scope and Contents "My Trip to England - August 8 to September 11, 1943," by Harold E. Hollensbe.
Dates: 1943

Charles J. Huber papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 144
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: undated

George F. Keiper papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 14
Identifier: MSA 152
Scope and Contents 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.
Dates: undated

Address and Publications, 1912-1920

 File — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 15, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
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...
Dates: 1912-1920

E. A. Kingsley papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 15
Identifier: MSA 154
Scope and Contents The papers consist of one folder which contains an address by Kingsley, and publications by and about him.
Dates: 1912 - 1920

Robert Davis Kneale photo album

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 17
Identifier: MSA 156
Scope and Contents Black and white photographs of prominent buildings and scenes on the Purdue West Lafayette campus, circa 1906.
Dates: circa 1906

Virginia A. Ulrey Humnicky papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 145
Scope and Contents Papers relating to Virginia A. Ulrey Humnicky's time as a Purdue and Indiana University student.
Dates: 1941 - 1989

Robert Hofstetter papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 142
Scope and Contents The papers consist of ten patents/inventions by Robert Hofstetter.
Dates: 1923 - 1932

Patents, 1923-1932

 File — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
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, 1930...
Dates: 1923-1932

Andrew K. Kolar papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 157
Scope and Contents Andrew K. Kolar papers include a Purdue paperweight, gear set, and ashtray.
Dates: circa 1991

Correspondence, 1991

 File — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 18, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents Letter addressed to Jack H. Karl, Associate Director, Purdue Alumni Association from Andrew K. Kolar, February 11, 1991.
Dates: 1991