Box 1
Container
Contains 13 Collections and/or Records:
Artifacts, circa 1920s
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1
Scope and Contents
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
circa 1920s
Black Purdue lapel pin, 1927
Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
1927
Purdue Union lapel pin, 1927
Item — Box: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
1927
Square lapel pin, 1927
Item — Box: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents
Black with bronze "P" and "AA" below (1/2" across)
Dates:
1927
Diamond-shaped Purdue University lapel pin, 1927
Item — Box: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents
Item has "PU" in center with 4 letters in points of diamond, with "A" on top and "E" to the left and right.
Dates:
1927
Silver tray, 1927
Item — Box: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
1927
Slide rule in leather case, circa 1920s
Item — Box: 1, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
circa 1920s
Name tag, undated
Item — Box: 1, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
undated
Copper Coleman funnel filter, undated
Item — Box: 1, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
undated
Wooden cup and stand, circa 1920s
Item — Box: 1, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 9
Scope and Contents
Possbily created by Robert Matthews in engineering courses.
Dates:
circa 1920s
Black leather accordion wallet, undated
Item — Box: 1, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The artifacts within the series include pins, a slide rule, hand-made wooden artifacts, a wallet, a funnel, a letter sweater, a paperweight, and a silver tray from Robert Matthews' time as a student at Purdue.
Dates:
undated
Purdue Foundry metal paperweight, undated
Item — Box: 1, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 167, Series 1, Item 11
Scope and Contents
Purdue Foundry metal paperweight, Kewpie doll. Dimensions are 2.5" x 1.5" x 0.75".
Dates:
undated
Robert Lee Matthews collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 167
Scope and Contents
The Robert Lee Matthews collection documents Matthews' time as a student at Coyne Trade and Engineer School and at Purdue and his alumni relations with Purdue. The collection includes personal records and artifacts, correspondence, and photographs.
Dates:
1909 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1953