Box 2
Container
Contains 16 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
History of the Work in Applied Mechanics at Purdue and related material, 1923
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 1
Scope and Contents
Besides the historical document, there are other related documents.
Dates:
1923
History of the Development of Practical Mechanics at Purdue, 1923
File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
1923
Purdue College of Engineering Departmental Histories, 1890 - 1961
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1890 - 1961
The Place of Mental Growth in the College Plan: Suggesting a new attitude and a revised procedure, by George W. Munro , 1923
File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8
Scope and Contents
This is a reprint from Engineering Education, Vol. XIII, No. 6, 1923.
Dates:
1923
Brief History of Engineering at Purdue University, 1923
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 9
Scope and Contents
It appears this publication was written by A.A. Potter.
Dates:
1923
Bulletin No. 11, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 1924
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 10
Scope and Contents
Contained within the publication is an article titled, "Locomotives at Purdue University."
Dates:
1924
Memorandum on Personnel Work, School of Civil Engineering, January 26, 1926
File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
January 26, 1926
Analysis of the Three Citations of Distinguished Students, March 1926
File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
March 1926
Old Purdue, by George W. Munro, 1926
File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 13
Scope and Contents
Noted on the document is the statement, "Munro was a Professor of Thermodynamics. (Retired)”
Dates:
1926
Correspondence, 1933 - 1934
File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 16
Scope and Contents
Knoll has noted, "To: Dean Potter, From: Professor Ewing, Re: Report of the Committee on Engineering Problems," February 3, 1933; and "Aims and Objectives of the Course in Engineering Problems," W.E. Howland, January 18, 1934.
Dates:
1933 - 1934
Information related to Industrial Research Facilities of Purdue University, and Engineering Experiment Station research, 1933
File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
1933
Engineering at Purdue University, by A.A. Potter, Dean of Engineering, 1940
File — Box: 2, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 19
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
1940
Purdue University History of the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, by John L. Bray, 1952
File — Box: 2, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 21
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
1952
Report of the Committee of the Purdue Branch of the American Association of University Professors Appointed to Study the Program of the Evaluation of Teaching, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 22
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-Series two covers the history of each of the Purdue Engineering Schools, which Knoll wrote about in his book, The Story of Purdue Engineering. Contained within the sub-series are his handwritten notes, earliest manuscripts, edited typescripts and what he deemed "accurate versions." There are also glass plate negatives of the early Purdue Engineering buildings and laboratories, brochures, articles related to Purdue Engineering history and its influence on America, publications and...
Dates:
undated
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