Box Communal Collections 52
Container
Contains 41 Collections and/or Records:
Oversized Clippings, circa 1902-1923
Sub-Series — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The series documents the professional career of Charles Major and the personal life of Charles and Ann Shaw Major. Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and clipping scrapbooks compiled by the Majors. Topics include: Charles Major’s literary career, law career, tenure as a Indiana state representative, member of Purdue University’s Board of Trustees, theatrical and motion picture productions, Charles and Ann Major’s home, travels, Charles...
Dates:
circa 1902-1923
When Knighthood was in Flower, Theater Production, Julia Marlowe, undated
File — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The series documents the professional career of Charles Major and the personal life of Charles and Ann Shaw Major. Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and clipping scrapbooks compiled by the Majors. Topics include: Charles Major’s literary career, law career, tenure as a Indiana state representative, member of Purdue University’s Board of Trustees, theatrical and motion picture productions, Charles and Ann Major’s home, travels, Charles...
Dates:
undated
When Knighthood was in Flower, 1902
File — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
Newspaper serialization; Chicago Realization
Dates:
1902
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, Theater Production, Bertha Galland, 1904
File — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The series documents the professional career of Charles Major and the personal life of Charles and Ann Shaw Major. Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and clipping scrapbooks compiled by the Majors. Topics include: Charles Major’s literary career, law career, tenure as a Indiana state representative, member of Purdue University’s Board of Trustees, theatrical and motion picture productions, Charles and Ann Major’s home, travels, Charles...
Dates:
1904
Charles Major Obituary, 1913
File — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The series documents the professional career of Charles Major and the personal life of Charles and Ann Shaw Major. Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and clipping scrapbooks compiled by the Majors. Topics include: Charles Major’s literary career, law career, tenure as a Indiana state representative, member of Purdue University’s Board of Trustees, theatrical and motion picture productions, Charles and Ann Major’s home, travels, Charles...
Dates:
1913
Sweet Alyssum, 1915
File — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
A short story by Major
Dates:
1915
When Knighthood was in Flower, Motion Picture, Marion Davies, 1922
File — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
Contains ten clippings
Dates:
1922
Charles Major Memorial Grade School, 1923
File — Box: Communal Collections 52
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The series documents the professional career of Charles Major and the personal life of Charles and Ann Shaw Major. Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and clipping scrapbooks compiled by the Majors. Topics include: Charles Major’s literary career, law career, tenure as a Indiana state representative, member of Purdue University’s Board of Trustees, theatrical and motion picture productions, Charles and Ann Major’s home, travels, Charles...
Dates:
1923
Purdue University Architect records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 154
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Architect records contain images in varying media formats of Purdue University buildings and landscapes. Reports from the University Architect’s office regarding the different buildings on the West Lafayette as well as satellite campus located within the State of Indiana can also been found.
Dates:
1949 - 2012
John T. McCutcheon papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 278
Abstract
Sketches, Purdue-related documents, and information files about McCutcheon's cartoons. Box 11: McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Injun Summer and The Hunter's Moon (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); McCutcheon's handwritten account of the origins of Bird Center cartoons (original pencil notes in JTM's hand); Prints (reproductions) and newspaper clippings of some of McCutcheon's popular cartoons, circa 1930s; Sketches, original pen and ink drawings for Ade's Pink Marsh,...
Dates:
1897-1979
College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 44
Overview
Administrative books, correspondence, financial records, faculty minutes, reports, and other materials documenting the administration, history, and growth of the College of Agriculture.
Dates:
1869-2009; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Newby Collection on the Arkansas Calendar Stone
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 116
Scope and Contents
The Newby Collection on the Arkansas Calendar Stone (circa 1950s-1970s; 4 cubic feet) documents research conducted by members of the Newby family on the Arkansas Calendar Stone. It features sketches and photographs of the Arkansas Calendar Stone, including some photographic prints by Dr. Alexander Marshack, an archaeology scholar. It also includes star maps which compare the drawings on the Arkansas Calendar Stone with the constellations of various cultures, including Hindu, Aztec, Mayan,...
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 12/02/1981
Purdue University Libraries records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 30
Abstract
Annual reports, brochures, ephemera, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, publications, records, reports, surveys, training manuals, and miscellaneous materials documenting the history, administration and activities of the Purdue University Libraries.
Dates:
circa 1800s - 2000s; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004
Memorabilia, 1978
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 363, Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains materials related to Kassandra Agee Chandler's nomination as Homecoming Queen and her subsequent participation in the Rose Bowl Parade.
Dates:
1978
Clippings, 1978
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 363, Series 1, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains materials related to Kassandra Agee Chandler's nomination as Homecoming Queen and her subsequent participation in the Rose Bowl Parade.
Dates:
1978
Kassandra Agee Chandler papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 363
Scope and Contents
The Kassandra Agee Chandler papers document Chandlers' time as a student at Purdue, with particular focus on her nomination as the first and only African American Homecoming Queen at Purdue. The papers also document the many student activities with which she was involved and her career and alumni involvement. The collection includes personal records, newspaper clippngs, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts. This collection would be useful to researchers interested in student life in the...
Dates:
1971 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1982