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Box 6

 Container

Contains 9 Collections and/or Records:

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

Newspaper Clipping of "Fifty Years of Progress", 1924 - 1926

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 5
Scope and Contents Materials include a newspaper clipping on "Fifty Years of Progress" (1925-1926) and "The History of the First Half Century of Purdue University; The Land Grant College of Indiana" manuscript (1924).
Dates: 1924 - 1926

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 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

Purdue Administration, 1865 - 1953

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents Materials include documents on Purdue Administration from 1905 to 1953, educational policies and purposes of Purdue from 1942, "A Memorial Convocation" transcript from 1944, Brevier Legislative reports from 1863 to 1864, copies of abstracts of Purdue Board of Trustees minutes from 1865 to 1911, and copies of summaries of Board of Trustees minutes from 1865 to 1869.
Dates: 1865 - 1953

Notes on Engineering at Purdue, 1939 - 1947

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 6
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: 1939 - 1947

Notes on early science at Purdue, undated

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 7
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: undated

"Purdue Host to Thousands", Purdue Alumnus, 1930

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSF 173, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 8
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: 1930