Box Communal Collections 42
Container
Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:
George W. Miller papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 42, Placement: 3, Folder: 1, 2, 3
Identifier: MSP 57
Scope and Contents
The George W. Miller papers (1853-1865; 0.2 cubic feet) document the participation of George W. Miller, a baker, as a Union soldier in the Civil War. There are a few date discrepancies in the diary. In Diary 1 (1862-1863), Pages 1 through Page 80, Entry August 10 are thought to have been written in 1863. Although Diary 1 itself says 1861, on pages with entries for Saturday, January 17 through Thursday, January 22, Miller has marked out the date and written in "1863" instead. He has also had to...
Dates:
1853 - 1864; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1864; Event: Date acquired: 07/10/2008
John H. Ferguson Collection of Purdue photographs
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 42, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSP 327
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 30 photographs of Purdue's campus, taken when John visited Purdue along with other students and faculty from the University of Missouri in the Spring of 1973. Notations on the back of each photograph identify the building or location present.The subjects of the photographs consist primarily of campus buildings, including but not limited to University Hall, Stewart Center, and Agriculture buildings. Also included are aerial photographs of Purdue and West...
Dates:
circa February 1973 - April 1973
Purdue University Iron Key Society records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 11
Scope and Contents
Materials include one program from the October 12, 1980 Homecoming Breakfast of Iron Key, one pin, and one coin.
Dates:
1980 -
Rudolph Van Meter photographs of Amelia Earhart
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 42, Placement: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 6
Scope and Contents
The Rudolph Van Meter photographs of Amelia Earhart contains 12 photographs, most taken by Van Meter of Earhart in Hawaii, during her first world flight attempt. Also included are a photograph of Rudolph "Rudy" Van Meter and photographs taken by the US army.
Dates:
1937
Charles C. Albright papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 42, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSF 431
Scope and Contents
Various lecture notes of Charles C. Albright from his teaching career at Purdue. Also included is a chemistry notebook from Charles's time as an undergraduate student at Purdue.
Dates:
circa 1901-1903, 1918-1920; Majority of material found within circa 1918-1920