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