Box 4
Container
Contains 12 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 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
Manuscript, School of Civil Engineering, 1895
File — Box: 4, Folder: 39
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 39
Scope and Contents
Also included is an issue of The Serpent: Beta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity, features Civil grad, A.B. Cassady, Class of 1895, and his account of being a Purdue student then.)
Dates:
1895
Civil Engineering - carbon copies , 1924
File — Box: 4, Folder: 40
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 40
Scope and Contents
Included in the folder are other edited, typed manuscript pages, and a staff listing, “CE accurate copy,” written on the original folder.
Dates:
1924
Civil Engineering – Sear's History and Wiley's History, by Dr. Wiley, undated
File — Box: 4, Folder: 41
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 41
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
Chemical Engineering – notes, 1961
File — Box: 4, Folder: 42
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 42
Scope and Contents
Included in the folder are; "Honorary Doctorate of Engineering for R. Norris Shreve;" "Purdue-Cheng Kung Engineering Project Summary of Conditions and Results;" "John Leighton Bray, 1890 – 1952;" "Memorial Resolution for Dr. George M. Enos, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering;" "Review of Contributions of the School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University;" "Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering." The original folder was retained due to notations on the...
Dates:
1961
CHEM E II, 1924
File — Box: 4, Folder: 43
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 43
Scope and Contents
"accurate copy" is written on the original folder.
Dates:
1924
Electrical Engineering – early versions , undated
File — Box: 4, Folder: 44
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 44
Scope and Contents
Included in the folder are edited, typed text and handwritten notes.
Dates:
undated
Electrical Engineering II , undated
File — Box: 4, Folder: 45
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 45
Scope and Contents
This includes handwritten notes and edited, typed text.
Dates:
undated
Electrical Engineering - carbon copies , 1924
File — Box: 4, Folder: 46
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 46
Scope and Contents
The original folder was retained due to notations on cover.
Dates:
1924
Electrical Engineering History, version by Harding, 1924
File — Box: 4, Folder: 47
Identifier: MSF 521, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 47
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:
1924
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