Box Communal Collections 91
Container
Contains 10 Collections and/or Records:
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", 1952-09-05
File — Box: Communal Collections 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/staff, early photos of Purdue, and a manuscript of Hepburn and Sears' book 'Fifty Years of Progress'.
Dates:
1952-09-05
William M. Hepburn papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173
Scope and Contents
Materials relate to 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 publications from both the Indiana Library Association and the American Library Association.An unknown...
Dates:
1880 - 1962
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 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
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
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, circa 1938-1959
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:
circa 1938-1959
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