Box 1
Container
Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:
Curriculum, School of Aeronautics , 1945 - 1946
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents
(Includes general information about each of the departments.)
Dates:
1945 - 1946
Clippings; "Oxford Captain Gets Flying Cross, Retires," The Journal and Courier, 1957 - 1967
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents
(Article about Captain Richard H. Hickman, graduate of the 1st AMT class, 1957); "New Technical Institutes Head Is Named," November 1957 (article about Harry C. Rountree, publication information unavailable); "Lafayette Men To Test New Timing Device During ‘500’," Fall 1957 (clipping indicates "Math teacher in Aviation Tech."”)
Dates:
1957 - 1967
Clipping, Diminutive Jill Trains Airline Pilots: Service in ferry command followed seaplane instruction, circa 1957
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents
(Article about Jill McCormick, trainer, Purdue Professional Pilot Program, publication information unavailable.)
Dates:
circa 1957
Clipping, Purdue Helps Provide Trained Personnel for the Air World, 1957-05
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 4
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 4, Item 4
Scope and Contents
(Article features Jill McCormick, publication information unavailable.)
Dates:
1957-05
Five clippings, publication information unknown, 1958
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 1
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 5, Item 1
Scope and Contents
"Young Burglars Admit Attempt To Steal Plane," March 1958; "2 Damaged C-47s Become Labs For Purdue Aviation Students," Indianapolis Star, June 1958; "New Posts Assigned In Technical Extension," (features Professor H. C. Rountree and Dr. Don A. Scott); partial clipping on death of Charles William Beese, June 1958.
Dates:
1958
Two clippings, Rebirth of a Wreck: Purdue University's Aeronautics Corporation took four "beyond repair" Air Force planes and is making them into three smaller craft," by Jerry T. Hill; clipping/photos with captions - visit of Noland Co., Inc. Turbo-Prop Jet, first time jet of this caliber had landed at the Purdue Airport, 1959
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, Item: 2
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 6, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The eight scrapbooks in this series document the history of Purdue's Aviation Technology Department, and one scrapbook provides a history of Purdue's Air Race Classic teams. Compiled by the department, the scrapbooks contain a rich collection of photographs and news clippings, along with staff information, brochures, memos and other key documents from the featured years. The 6th and 7th scrapbooks appear to have been compiled by Professor James R. Maris, Head of the Department of Aviation...
Dates:
1959