Box 1
Container
Contains 20 Collections and/or Records:
Historical Information - Purdue University College of Engineering, and Book Publication Information and Reviews, 1865 - 1954
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Horton B. Knoll papers document Knoll's research, working papers, notes and typescripts for his books, A record of a university in the war years, 1941-1945, published in 1947, and The Story of Purdue Engineering, published in 1963. Also included among the papers is research material, working papers, notes and information related to Purdue presidents Owen, Smart, Stone, Elliott, and Hovde. There is also information Knoll compiled for his intended biography of John Purdue, and historical...
Dates:
1865 - 1954
Purdue University Engineering History, 1865 - 1954
Sub-Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
1865 - 1954
Brochures, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents
The brochures include: “The Acts of Congress and the State of Indiana Relating to Purdue University,” Approved March 6, 1865; “Why Purdue University asks Appropriations for Engineering Buildings and Equipment,” February 1907; “Purdue University Rules and Regulations Governing Students,” and ”Morrill Act, Action On,” and other related historical information.
Dates:
undated
Pamphlet and article about DeWitt Clinton Train, circa 1893
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
circa 1893
Purdue University Preliminary Circular Concerning a Proposed Mechanics’ Institute, and related correspondence, May 12, 1896 - June 6, 1896
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
May 12, 1896 - June 6, 1896
The Purdue Exponent, Vol. X, No. XXVIII, May 24, 1899
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 4
Scope and Contents
The entire issue is related to Purdue Engineering.
Dates:
May 24, 1899
Reprint from the Proceedings of the Twenty-first Annual Convention of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment Stations, Bulletin 196 , May 28, 1907
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 5
Scope and Contents
The title, as noted is, "The Development of Engineering Education in the Land-Grant Colleges," by W.E. Stone, Ph.D., President of Purdue University." The notation on the cover states, "Delivered May 28, 1907 at Lansing, Michigan."
Dates:
May 28, 1907
Report of Results of Tests of Fourteen Brake Shoes, submitted by the Committee on Tests of Brake Shoes, Master Car Builder’s Association, Engineering Laboratory, Purdue University, February 1910
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
February 1910
Railroad Man’s Magazine, Purdue – A University Where Railroading is Taught, January 1913
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
January 1913
News Letter No. 1 – To the Alumni of the Engineering Schools of Purdue University, by C. Francis Harding, Professor and Head of Electrical Engineering , 1917
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
1917
Purdue University: One of the nation's leaders in science, technology and agriculture, 1913
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
1913
Purdue and Industry, 1920 - 1924
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 10
Scope and Contents
Included in the folder, as labeled by Knoll, are various articles and documents related to Purdue Engineering’s impact on industry, one article related to Purdue football.
Dates:
1920 - 1924
The Engineering Experiment Station of Purdue University, Vol. IV, No. 3, April 1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
April 1920
Minutes, Board of Management, Engineering Experiment Station, 1920 - 1922
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 12
Scope and Contents
As noted, W.K. Hatt, "acting secretary" and G.A. Young, "temporary secretary," 1920; H.C. Peffer, Secretary, 1921-1922. Some pages are poor condition.
Dates:
1920 - 1922
Minutes, 1923 - 1929
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 13
Scope and Contents
Included in the folder are minutes from Board of Management, Engineering Experiment Station. Per notation, H.C. Peffer was secretary, 1923 - January 1927; C. Francis Harding, secretary, April 2, 1927 minutes. also included is “Inventory of the Contributions of the Purdue Engineering Experiment Station,” September 26, 1929, to President Edward C. Elliott, from A.A. Potter."
Dates:
1923 - 1929
History of Engineering Experiment Station, Purdue University, 1921
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 14
Scope and Contents
This is a historical account of the Purdue Experiemnt Station. Some pages are missing or torn.
Dates:
1921
Correspondence to Dean A.A. Potter , 1923
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 15
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is in regards to the Purdue Semi-Centennial, from the "editorial board;" Wm. M. Hepburn, T.F. Moran, and L.M. Sears.
Dates:
1923
Bulletin No. 3, Purdue University Engineering Experiment Station, Pictorial Description of Engineering Activities Purdue University, Vol. VII, No. 5, May 1923
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series one contains Purdue University College of Engineering history, Purdue Engineering Experiment Station material and the influence Purdue had on Engineering in America in the early 19th century. The historical information in this sub-series dates back to 1865.
Dates:
May 1923
The Purdue – The Exponent, 1882 - 1928
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 17
Scope and Contents
The folder is labeled, as indicated. Within the folder are citations for articles in regards to the history of Purdue Schools of Engineering in earliest years. The original folder has been retained due to numerous notations that had been made by Knoll on the cover.
Dates:
1882 - 1928
Horton B. Knoll papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 521
Scope and Contents
The Horton B. Knoll papers document Knoll's research, working papers, notes and typescripts for his books, A record of a university in the war years, 1941-1945, published in 1947, and The Story of Purdue Engineering, published in 1963. Also included among the papers is research material, working papers, notes and information related to Purdue presidents Owen, Smart, Stone, Elliott, and Hovde. There is also information Knoll compiled for his intended biography of John Purdue, and historical...
Dates:
1865 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1963