Box Communal Collections 66
Container
Contains 10 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue University Drill Team collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 15
Identifier: UA 79
Abstract
Two items presented to the Purdue University ROTC Hall of Fame Drill Team by President Mitch Daniels in 2017.
Dates:
2017
Certificate of appreciation from the Garrison Command Team of Task Force Indy to Purdue Department of Human Resource Services
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 14
Identifier: UA 77
Scope and Contents
One certificate of appreciation from the "Headquarters Multinational Corps-Iraq 38th Division Support Command- Task Force Indy." "The Garrison Command Team Proudly presents this Certificate of Appreciation to Department of Human Resource Services, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, November 23, 2006. Certificate is signed by Paul V. Foster, Task Force Command Sergeant Major and Marjorie K. Courtney, Task Force Commander.
Dates:
November 23, 2006
Arden L. Bement, Jr. papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSF 530
Content Description
The manuscript, "Memoirs of an Insatiable Technologist", is a detailed description of Arden L. Bement Jr.’s personal and professional life. It covers his genealogy, starting in the 17th century and his life history starting at his birth in 1932 through 2013. The manuscript contains 14 chapters, and 171 pages. Chapter 10 and 13 are related to his tenure at Purdue University. His first appointment at Purdue was from 1992-2001 with the School of Materials Engineering, and his last appointment was...
Dates:
2013
Fifty Years of Placement Services at Purdue University report
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSP 297
Scope and Contents
The Fifty Years of Placement Services at Purdue University report document the developments of career placement services at Purdue University from 1921 to 1971. Within the report, includes details of the types of assessments administereed, the economic climate, and how it influenced graduates with securing a job. Within a given time frame, the papers discuss the percentage of graduates known to be employed. Salaries, recruiting activity, and new developments within the office are outlined.
Dates:
July 10, 1972
1964 Mock Political Debate program
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSP 288
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one color photocopy of the program from Purdue's 1964 mock political debate.
Dates:
1964
Student Happy Birthday love letter dated September 28, 1938
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSP 289
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one letter and envelope from 1938.
Dates:
1938
The Collection on the General Electric Company
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 186
Scope and Contents
The Collection on the General Electric Company documents important people, products, and electric phenomena related to the General Electric Company, primarily as they relate to Purdue University. It also shows notable members from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Noteworthy items in the collection include a lightning photograph from Lafayette, Indiana in 1938, a portrait of Thomas Alva Edison, and a portrait dedicated to former Purdue Engineering Dean A. A. Potter signed by former...
Dates:
circa 1890 - 1950
Keith Dowden papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 520
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a copy of "A Little in Return," a compilation in honor of Constance M. Winchell, an American librarian who worked at Columbia University. A note accompanying a copy of "Jumping Jupiter" from Ernestine G. Gilbreth to Keith Dowden is also part of the collection.
Dates:
1976 - 1979
Mary Lou Schiltz papers on Purdue in World War Two
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 370
Overview
The collection contains materials related to Purdue's campus and student body, particularly women, during World War Two.
Dates:
1942 - 1943
Purdue University Alumni Directory card
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 04, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 171
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one card from the Alumni Address Department dated December 28, 1927 and addressed to Mr. Raymond Jolly.
Dates:
1927