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Communal collections box 91

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

Research and Writing, 1835 - 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: 1835 - 1963

Purdue Library Administration, 1881 - 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 content related to the Bruce Rogers and Charles Major collections.

Dates: 1881 - 1960

Purdue History, 1853 - 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 and staff, early photos of Purdue, and a manuscript of Hepburn and Sears' book 'Fifty Years of Progress'.

Dates: 1853 - 1963

Purdue photos, 1884 - 1919

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include photos of the Purdue Laboratories (1884-1896) and Purdue Photos (1891-1919).

Dates: 1884 - 1919

Library Operations, 1881 - 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: 1881 - 1959

Library Blueprints, 1912 - 1913

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 1, Sub-series 4, File 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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: 1912 - 1913

Newspaper article on WBAA 30th Anniversary, "Lafayette Journal and Courier", September 5, 1952

 File — Communal Collections Box: 91, Placement: 02, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains notes, research materials, and manuscripts about Purdue history. It includes research on John Purdue, Purdue faculty and staff, early photos of Purdue, and a manuscript of Hepburn and Sears' book 'Fifty Years of Progress'.

Dates: September 5, 1952

William M. Hepburn papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents This collection includes materials related to Hepburn's research and work at Purdue University Libraries, including materials on Purdue history, Purdue faculty members, the Purdue Library system, and various individuals affiliated with Purdue history such as Charles Major, Bruce Rogers, and Richard Owen. The collection also includes Hepburn's personal and professional correspondence, personal documents such as a passport and articles on Hepburn's birthplace, a collection of books, and...
Dates: circa 1828-1963

College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 25
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records contain material from agricultural organizations associated with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. A large portion of the collection consists of materials related to the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Other organizations whose material appear in the collection include but are not limited to the Purdue Agricultural Society, the State Poultry Association of Indiana, and the...
Dates: circa 1880s - 2000

Miscellaneous, circa 1880s-1937

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 25, Series 5
Scope and Contents

This series contains membership certificates, forms, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, advertisements, pedigrees, applications, reports, programs, statements of account, and other miscellaneous items from a variety of organizations and associations.

Dates: circa 1880s-1937

College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 28
Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station records document the history and functions of the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) at Purdue University. The collection consists of correspondence to and from the AES; administrative records including financial records, reports, documentation of AES’s experimental farms, contracts, and activities of the North Central Regional Hybrid Corn Technical Committee; research conducted by the AES; publications produced by the AES, or...
Dates: 1888 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1898 - 1957

Lilly Hall of Life Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 115
Scope and Contents

The Lilly Hall of Life Sciences records document the planning, development, and construction of Lilly Hall. It consists of correspondence, technical drawings, floor plans, maps, architect construction specifications, photographs and negatives, reviews of life science buildings at other institutions, and reports of departmental needs for the new building. Also included are two booklets advertising the building following its completion.

Dates: 1939 - 1963; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1957