Box Communal Collections 57
Container
Contains 9 Collections and/or Records:
Freehafer Hall records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 153
Scope and Contents
The Freehafer Hall records contain building and planning reports for the original building and later addition, awards won by the office staff, and varying correspondence in regards to the day to day operations of the staff.
Dates:
1967 - 2000
Career, Undated, 1967-2006
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials pertaining to Lauer's career in the developing field of Rhetoric and Composition, before and during her employment at Purdue University. Types of materials include photographs, published and unpublished writings, books by Lauer and her graduate students, materials related to a summer seminar Lauer organized before and during her employment at Purdue, interviews with Lauer, letters from editorial boards and letters of recommendation, documents related to...
Dates:
Undated, 1967-2006
Summer Seminar, 1976 - 1988
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
The Summer Seminar sub-series contains materials related to the planning and implementation of an international two-week summer rhetoric seminar Lauer organized at the University of Detroit and Purdue University for 13 summers. Materials include schedules, staff lists, opening lectures, handouts from key speakers, images, essays, welcome packets, pamphlets, correspondence, bibliographies, evaluations, graduate student participation, reservations, advertising, notes on each yearly seminar, and 4...
Dates:
1976 - 1988
Personal Life, 1910 - 1992
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates:
1910 - 1992
Ernest McCormick papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508
Scope and Contents
The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates:
1870 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1988
Janice M. Lauer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 554
Scope and Contents
The Janice M. Lauer papers were created and collected by Lauer and document her career prior to, and during, her time at Purdue University. Lauer assisted in developing the field of Rhetoric and Composition as an academic discipline and in 1979, Lauer founded the program at Purdue out of the English Department. Types of materials include scrapbooks, program documents, seminar and lecture notes, course and workshop evaluations, syllabi, and graduate student work; published and unpublished texts...
Dates:
1964 - 2015
Council on the Status of Women records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 49
Scope and Contents
The Council on the Status of Women records document the activities and impact of the Council on the Status of Women at Purdue University. The collection provides a comprehensive picture of the various activities and causes that Council was involved in during its tenure. Also included are some news clippings about notable members and relevant stories about women’s rights in the news. The collection would likely be useful for researchers interested in women’s rights, affirmative action,...
Dates:
1988 - 2012
Historical Documents, School of Consumer, Family Sciences Pamphlets, Anniversary Brochures, Miscellaneous Pamphlets, and Conference Material, 1875 - 2009
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, series 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains key information on the history of the College of Health and Human Sciences, formerly School of Consumer and Family Sciences. Materials in the series are arranged by item type.
Dates:
1875 - 2009
The History and development of the department of restaurant, hotel, and institutional management, 1986
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15, series 1, file 2
Scope and Contents
Includes the History and Development of the Department of Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, Purdue University, by Kathleen Pearl Brewer.
Dates:
1986