Box Communal Collections 52
Container
Contains 33 Collections and/or Records:
Douglass Shortridge collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 213
Scope and Contents
The Douglass Shortridge collection contains artifacts from Shortridge's student years at Purdue, historical newspapers from the end of World War II, a newspaper obituary of Abram C. Shortridge, and other documents accumulated during Shortridge's career.
Dates:
1919 - 2003
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
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
Makeshift Panoramic Photographs of Campus, Circa 1960
File — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 154, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 124
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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:
Circa 1960
Atlas of the Climate Charts of the Oceans, 1976
File — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 10, Folder: 2
Identifier: UA 154, Series 5, File 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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:
1976
Imagery
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The New Harmony collection contains materials from and information related to the New Harmony community in Southern Indiana and the family of Robert Owen, one of its leaders. The collection includes correspondence, newspapers, illustrations, maps, pamphlets, and historical research about New Harmony.
Dates:
1820-1980s
Newspapers, 1824 - 1937
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The New Harmony collection contains materials from and information related to the New Harmony community in Southern Indiana and the family of Robert Owen, one of its leaders. The collection includes correspondence, newspapers, illustrations, maps, pamphlets, and historical research about New Harmony.
Dates:
1824 - 1937
David Dale Owen house blueprints, 1934
File — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4, File 3
Scope and Contents
Eight pages of blueprints created after survey of the house in 1934
Dates:
1934
Bird's Eye View of New Harmony, undated
Item — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4, File 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents
"A bird's eye view of one of the new communities at Harmony in the state of Indiana North America" illustrated by Stedman Whitwell, Architect, with description of the community
Dates:
undated
Map of New Harmony in 1824
Item — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4, File 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents
undated reproduction
Dates:
1820-1980s
News clippings
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, File 1
Scope and Contents
Clippings of various length and dimensions related to New Harmony or the Owen family. Arranged by size.
Dates:
1824 - 1937
Images
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 154, Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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
Photographs
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 154, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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
Indianapolis News Abram C. Shortridge obituary, October 8, 1919
Item — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 11, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSA 213, Series 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Historical newspapers, newsletter, and class of 1953 reunion photograph from 1978.
Dates:
Other: October 8, 1919
Indianapolis News V-E Day issue, May 7, 1945
Item — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 11, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSA 213, Series 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Historical newspapers, newsletter, and class of 1953 reunion photograph from 1978.
Dates:
Other: May 7, 1945
Indianapolis News V-J Day issue, August 14, 1945
Item — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 11, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSA 213, Series 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Historical newspapers, newsletter, and class of 1953 reunion photograph from 1978.
Dates:
Other: August 14, 1945
Daily Pacifican newspaper, July 4, 1946
Item — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 11, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSA 213, Series 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Historical newspapers, newsletter, and class of 1953 reunion photograph from 1978.
Dates:
Other: July 4, 1946
Printed materials, 1919-2003
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 213, Series 1
Scope and Contents
Historical newspapers, newsletter, and class of 1953 reunion photograph from 1978.
Dates:
1919-2003
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
Topographical map of Ross Camp site, July 22, 1936
File — Box: Communal Collections 52, Placement: 09, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 80, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Notebook - Ross Camp, ten weeks of surveying, Summer 1936
Paper presented by Edmund S. Conklin, Professor of Psychology at Indiana University; "Department Management," presented at the State Meeting of the Indiana Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at Purdue University, December 11, 1937. Distributed to the faculty by Edward C. Elliott, January 5, 1937.
Paper presented by Edmund S. Conklin, Professor of Psychology at Indiana University; "Department Management," presented at the State Meeting of the Indiana Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at Purdue University, December 11, 1937. Distributed to the faculty by Edward C. Elliott, January 5, 1937.
Dates:
July 22, 1936
Kassandra Agee Chandler papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 363
Overview
The collection includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other materials related to Kassandra Agee Chandler's time as a student at Purdue, her career, and her reign as the first African American homecoming queen at Purdue.
Dates:
1971 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1982
John T. McCutcheon papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 278
Abstract
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, Artie, and Stories publications; Color sketches for the newspaper (several originals in...
Dates:
1897-1979
College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 44
Abstract
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
Charles W. Cox collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 80
Scope and Contents
Notebook - Ross Camp, ten weeks of surveying, Summer 1936
Paper presented by Edmund S. Conklin, Professor of Psychology at Indiana University; "Department Management," presented at the State Meeting of the Indiana Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at Purdue University, December 11, 1937. Distributed to the faculty by Edward C. Elliott, January 5, 1937.
Paper presented by Edmund S. Conklin, Professor of Psychology at Indiana University; "Department Management," presented at the State Meeting of the Indiana Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at Purdue University, December 11, 1937. Distributed to the faculty by Edward C. Elliott, January 5, 1937.
Dates:
1936 - 1937