Box 10
Container
Contains 12 Collections and/or Records:
ART 96, undated
Item — Box: 10, Item: 5
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents
Wood block stamp (ink) image of Richard Owen. President's Personal Papers (2.5" X 2" X 1")
Dates:
undated
ART 103, circa 1990-2000
Item — Box: 10, Item: 6
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents
Walnut wooden plaque, Indiana Corporation for Science and Technology Member, Strategic Planning Group 1990-2000, with box. Circa 1990-2000. Came into collection June 2004. Academic Services (diameter 6" X 1")
Dates:
circa 1990-2000
ART 104, circa 2000-2007
Item — Box: 10, Item: 7
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents
Metal and plastic Discover Purdue pin (2), circa 2000-2007. Academic Services (1.75" X 2.75" X 0.25")
Dates:
circa 2000-2007
ART 106, circa 2000s
Item — Box: 10, Item: 8
Identifier: Item 8
Scope and Contents
Black plastic visor (2) with gold writing, "Purdue University Libraries Access Knowledge Success." Circa 2000s. Academic Services (2" X 6.75" X 9")
Dates:
circa 2000s
ART 107, undated
Item — Box: 10, Item: 9
Identifier: Item 9
Scope and Contents
Rubber stamp with wooden base and handle, Purdue Seal, "Libraries of Purdue University This volume is the gift of _____ Class Book." Academic Services (3.75" X 2.25" X 3")
Dates:
undated
ART 109, undated
Item — Box: 10, Item: 10
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents
Plaster disk painted to look like aged bronze depicts profile of John Purdue, "John Purdue 1802-1876." (diameter 10" X 0.5")
Dates:
undated
ART 115, undated
Item — Box: 10, Item: 11
Identifier: Item 11
Scope and Contents
Aluminum Ross Traffic marker, replica, paper with object : "Ross Traffic Marker [reflector] defines alignment of highways by reflecting light : thus greatly aids traffic and saves lives. Note: This replica is aluminum whereas standard is made of hard, tough and corrosion resistant Marion Z-Metal." (1.25" X 6.75" X 4")
Dates:
undated
Artifacts, 1966-2007
other level — Box: 10
Identifier: Box 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...
Dates:
1966-2007
ART 66, circa 1966
Item — Box: 10, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
1966 Purdue Grand Prix helmet with framed information sheet, blue with black trim. Patch says "Ford Quality is Job 1 Q 1", 1966. Donated by William Smith, 2007. [Smith won the 1966 Best Engineered Kart at the Grand Prix. He also donated his Kart, which is in archives storage.] (7" X 8.5" X 8.5")
Dates:
circa 1966
ART 69, undated
Item — Box: 10, Item: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents
Wooden model of Atlantis Space Shuttle. Students (8.75" X 7" X 4")
Dates:
undated
ART 70, 1969
Item — Box: 10, Item: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents
Apollo 11 glass ash tray, image of 10 cent stamp of moon landing, "Moonlanding July 20, 1969 : Washington, DC September 9, 1969" First Day of Issue. Lists Astronauts : Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Michael Collins. Gift from Dr. Barbara Hansen. Students (0.25" X 2.75" X 3.25")
Dates:
1969
ART 83, circa 1980s
Item — Box: 10, Item: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents
Golden metal medallion with box, "Plan for the Eighties", Purdue Seal, circa 1980s. Schools (diameter 3" X 0.25")
Dates:
circa 1980s