Communal collections box 86

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The Purdue University School of Aeronautics brochure (circa 1950s; 1 item) includes photographs of the Purdue Airport and laboratories, Aeronautical Engineering and Air Transportation curricula, outlines and descriptions.

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This collection documents the 1967 Rose Bowl and associated Tournament of Roses Parade. Types of materials include official programs, newspaper articles, and promotional materials.

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Student course assignment results for AE 420, titled "Extrapolation 59," completed by K.E. Beyer, R. B. Chaffee, W. B. Fouts, and W. D. Harvey, May 23, 1957.

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The Purdue University School of Aeronautics brochure (circa 1950s; 1 item) includes photographs of the Purdue Airport and laboratories, Aeronautical Engineering and Air Transportation curricula, outlines and descriptions.

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Assignment for Aerospace Engineering 420 inlcuding student work by Roger Chaffee.

Scope and Contents The Space Exploration News Collection features several newspapers and magazines relating to the space race and space exploration. Included in the collection are front page news stories relating to the Apollo 11 moon landing, John Glenn's history making orbit around the Earth on Friendship 7, and other monumental moments in the history of space exploration.The original periodicals will be retained for historical value and use in displays and exhibits. The collection consists of...

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This collection contains documents relating to the planning, fundraising, and creation of the Unfinished Block P Statue. It also includes the Unfinished Block P Statue archived website.

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The Purdue University Honors College records consist of material created or collected by the Purdue University Honors College. It contains several marketing brochures about the honors college, an information sheet for the 2015 incoming class, event fliers and posters, a newspaper article on the HONR 299 Lecture Series, and information on the Fall 2015 "The Presidential Seminar".

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The Purdue for Life Foundation records consist of material created or collected by the Purdue for Life Foundation. It includes a booklet for the 2023 Purdue Women's Conference.

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The Purdue University Office of Government Relations records consist of material created or collected by the Office of Government Relations. It includes a letter and brochure on the Advancing Indiana's Manufacturing (AIM) Initiative.

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The collection contains material created or collected by the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. It includes fliers and programs for conferences hosted by the center, information sheets on resources available from the center, and copies of the Coaching and Resource Network newsletter "CRN Connect".

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Contents include one Purdue Radiation Safety Manual and one Purdue Chemical Hygiene Plan and Hazardous Materials Safety Manual, both from 1991, and two Radiological and Environmental Management (REM) contact lists from the 1990s. REM was renamed Environmental Health and Safety in 2023.

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Includes one U.S. Department of Commerce "Pilot Rating Book for Navy", used by the Purdue Aeronautics Corp. at the Purdue University airport, belonging to Frank Evar Schultz. Also included are four postcards with handwriting from this time period, with one depicting the Purdue University airport, one depicting the Purdue Memorial Union, and two commemorating Schultz's first solo flight.

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Includes Ramoth H. Trask's student pilot's permit from 1928, newspaper clippings of her obituary and posthumous donations to Purdue, and a photograph of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority in 1919 where Trask was a member.

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Materials include one black and white photograph of Pickels with three other men at the Purdue University Airport. One of the men is Robert Lanson Dunham, roommate of Pickels. Also included is a clipping from the Purdue Exponent discussing Pickels's death.

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This series contains news and media coverage from the Apollo Space Program.

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99 labeled color slides in a pressboard folder

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This collection documents the 1967 Rose Bowl and associated Tournament of Roses Parade. Types of materials include official programs, newspaper articles, and promotional materials.

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Postcard written by Frank Evar Schultz to an individual named Ed about Schultz's living arrangements at Purdue.

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Postcard written by Frank Evar Schultz to Violet Lundberg in Rockford, Illinois.

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Includes two postcards signed by Schultz's instructor indicating Schultz had completed his first solo flight.

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This Pilot Rating Book covers a log of Schultz's flights from September-October 1943 while training with the Purdue Aeronautics Corp at the Purdue University Airport. Included are remarks from his instructor.

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Includes Ramoth H. Trask's student pilot's permit from 1928, newspaper clippings of her obituary and posthumous donations to Purdue, and a photograph of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority in 1919 where Trask was a member.

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Includes three clippings noting Trask's death and posthumous donations, in addition to one clipping mentioning Trask's son, John C. Trask, ca. 1950.

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Includes Ramoth H. Trask's student pilot's permit from 1928, newspaper clippings of her obituary and posthumous donations to Purdue, and a photograph of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority in 1919 where Trask was a member.