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Box 1

 Container

Contains 7 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs, 1945 - 2004

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 372, Series 3
Scope and Contents This folder contains black and white photographs found in four groups, many with names and dates written on the back. Also included is one color photograph from the 2004 Consumer and Family Sciences Gala breakfast.
Dates: 1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1949

Ephemera, 1946 - 2004

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSA 372, Series 4
Scope and Contents This folder contains memorabilia collected by Donna Stahl, including 1949 commencement materials, diploma, identification cards, football tickets, dance cards, graduation anniversary certificates, and a School of Consumer and Family Sciences (CFS) Engagement Calendar for 2001, including nearly 54 pages describing the history of CFS.
Dates: 1946 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1951

Correspondence, 1945 - 1980

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 372, Series 1
Scope and Contents Includes personal and professional correspondence. Of particular interest may be the letter to her parents describing 1947 bleacher accident at Purdue Fieldhouse and her letters describing her residence and class experiences.
Dates: 1945 - 1980

Clippings, 1947 - 1952

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 372, Series 2
Scope and Contents This folder contains four newspaper articles. Of particular interest may be the February 25, 1947 clipping regarding the bleacher collapse.
Dates: 1947 - 1952

Personal Correspondence, 1945 - 1948

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 372, Series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Includes personal and professional correspondence. Of particular interest may be the letter to her parents describing 1947 bleacher accident at Purdue Fieldhouse and her letters describing her residence and class experiences.
Dates: 1945 - 1948

Professional Correspondence, 1949 - 1980

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 372, Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: Includes personal and professional correspondence. Of particular interest may be the letter to her parents describing 1947 bleacher accident at Purdue Fieldhouse and her letters describing her residence and class experiences.
Dates: 1949 - 1980

Donna N. Stahl papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 372
Scope and Contents The Donna N. Stahl papers includes photographs, dance cards, clothing, and other ephemera, along with newspaper clippings and correspondence, all of which is memorabilia of Donna N. Stahl, a 1949 Purdue graduate in Home Economics. Of interest may be her personal reflections and article on the 1947 Purdue Bleacher Collapse. This collection may be useful to researchers interested in women in higher education, changing roles of women in the twentieth century, material culture of the...
Dates: 1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1951