Box 16
Container
Contains 8 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue Library Administration, 1880 - 1960
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains administrative documents from Hepburn's time as Librarian. In addition to reports and operational documents, this series includes significant content related to the Bruce Rogers and Charles Major collections.
Dates:
1880 - 1960
Personal, circa 1828-1937
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 5
Scope and Contents
This series contains Hepburn's personal material. Notable are Hepburn's passport to France during World War I and Nova Scotia newspaper articles, including one written by Hepburn.
Dates:
circa 1828-1937
Library buildings, 1911 - 1913
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 1, Sub-series 4, File 4
Scope and Contents
Materials included are photos/postcards of the Library (1913), Sweeper Plant Blueprints (1912), and Library Shelving Specifications (1912).
Dates:
1911 - 1913
Library Operations, 1880 - 1959
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 1, Sub-series 4
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains material related to library operations, including building information, policies and procedures, special operations during wartime, publications, collections, statistics, and departmental libraries.
Dates:
1880 - 1959
Nova Scotia, 1828 - 1903
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 5, File 1
Scope and Contents
Nova Scotia is the Canadian province where Hepburn grew up. Materials include a glass negative of 1828 article in the 'The Colonial Patriot' (undated), print of 1881 'Pictou Observer', 'Notes of a Trip to Chicago' in Pictou Advocate, 1903, and newpaper clippings from The Halifax Hearald (1902).
Dates:
1828 - 1903
Research and Writing, circa 1834-1963
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2
Scope and Contents
This series contains manuscripts and notes from Hepburn's research into Purdue and Indiana History. The series also contains copies of talks given by Hepburn and other Purdue faculty at Parlour Club meetings.
Dates:
circa 1834-1963
Purdue History, circa 1834-1963
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains notes, research materials, and manuscripts about Purdue history. It includes research on John Purdue, Purdue faculty/staff, early photos of Purdue, and a manuscript of Hepburn and Sears' book 'Fifty Years of Progress'.
Dates:
circa 1834-1963
Indiana History, 1913 - 1961
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 2
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains research notes, documents, and articles edited by Hepburn about Indiana history, particularly the history of Tippecanoe County and the Wabash River area.
Dates:
1913 - 1961