Box Communal Collections 58
Container
Contains 19 Collections and/or Records:
Indianapolis Star Magazine Section, March 8, 1914
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 8
Scope and Contents
New Harmony Supplement. Includes "Equality of sexes first recognized in New Harmony community" and "1500 Hoosiers at New Harmony grip world with centennial idea"
Dates:
March 8, 1914
Indianapolis Sunday Star, April 18, 1937
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 9
Scope and Contents
Includes illustrated article "Indiana will perpetuate memory of New Harmony"
Dates:
April 18, 1937
Delaware Herald, October 23, 1873
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 6
Scope and Contents
Includes "A Tale of Mail Coach Days" by Robert Dale Owen
Dates:
October 23, 1873
Philadelphia National Gazette, June 16, 1824
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents
Includes advertisement by the Rappists offering the property of New Harmony for sale.
Dates:
June 16, 1824
The Philadelphian, June 8, 1827
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents
Includes notice that Robert Owen sold his interest in New Harmony.
Dates:
June 8, 1827
The United States Gazette, June 26, 1827
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents
Includes untitled article about Robert Owen and the New Harmony settlement.
Dates:
June 26, 1827
New Harmony Advertiser, July 16, 1859
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 4
Scope and Contents
Includes "Oration Delivered at New Harmony, Ind., on July 4, 1859, by Richard Owen"
Dates:
July 16, 1859
Indiana State Journal, May 29, 1866
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 5
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Robert Dale Owen to the ediotrs of the New York Tribune titled "Shall There be Guarantees for the future, or Shall Restoration be Unconditional?" written May 15, 1866.
Dates:
May 29, 1866
Evansville Journal, March 26, 1890
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 01, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, Item 7
Scope and Contents
Includes article "A Fatal Draught" about the death of Richard Owen
Dates:
March 26, 1890
New Harmony collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 145
Scope and Contents
The New Harmony collection contains materials from and information related to the New Harmony community in Southern Indiana and the family of Robert Owen, one of its leaders. The collection includes correspondence, newspapers, illustrations, maps, pamphlets, and historical research about New Harmony.
Dates:
1820-1980s
University Hall records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 151
Scope and Contents
The University Hall records contain 1877 dedication ceremony invitations, blueprints for the historical marker erected in 1984, and an information pamphlet sent out to alumni requesting donations to the University.
Dates:
1877 - 1984
Ernest McCormick papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508
Scope and Contents
The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates:
1870 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1988
Professional Life, 1945 - 1994
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates:
1945 - 1994
Special Article: “G.O.P. Wins White House” (Chicago Tribune), 1948
File — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 2, File 26
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates:
1948
Posters displayed during occupation, 2017
File — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 08, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 166, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection documents materials associated with the Occupy Purdue protest movement which centered heavily around topics such as white supremacy and women's and minority empowerment. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in student protests in the twenty-first century.
Dates:
2017
Occupy Purdue Movement records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 166
Abstract
Materials documenting activities of Occupy Purdue during the Spring of 2017.
Dates:
2017
Miller J. Tonkel papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 15
Abstract
Photographs, certificates, and artifacts documenting Miller J. Tonkel’s time at Purdue University in the early 1940s.
Dates:
1939 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1942
Oversized class photograph from Ross Camp, 1939
Item — Box: Communal Collections 58, Placement: 02, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder OS 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Miller J. Tonkel papers document Miller Tonkel's time at Purdue University as a student in Civil Engineering. Negatives and photographs show Purdue University football games and area buildings and landmarks. Papers include certificates from the Purdue Alumni Association celebrating Tonkel's graduation anniversaries, as well as a leather-bound commencement program from 1942. Artifacts in the collection include a slide rule and a photograph album, the latter of which documents campus events...
Dates:
1939