Box 3
Container
Contains 13 Collections and/or Records:
Clipping, "Purdue Hosts Summer Flight Encampment," Civil Air Patrol News, Vol. 11, No. 7 (includes press release), July 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 12
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 19
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:
July 1979
Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 12
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology records document the historical background of the department, the Purdue University Airport, and key moments in the history of aviation in Tippecanoe County. Scrapbooks compiled by the department provide a rich collection of photographs and news clippings which highlight key historical moments, individuals, additions of labs and simulators, and aircraft at the Purdue University Airport. Publications among the...
Dates:
1928 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1970 - 1999
Two clippings, "Biplane pushed down State St. to display point," Exponent, September 26, 1977 (includes photo of Pitts Special biplane), "Tech school offers both degree, skill," Journal and Courier, August 27, 1977 (includes news photos, "George N. McNelly…'99 per cent job placement," and "In heavy demand," (Courses in aviation maintenance, aviation electronics, pilot training and other areas are in heavy demand at Purdue, a pioneer in aviation.), 1977
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 3
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:
1977
Five clippings, "Exec plane give Purdue," Journal and Courier, October 8, 1977; "Airplane Given Purdue," Lafayette Leader, October 13, 1977; "Exec plane given Purdue," Journal and Courier, October 1977; Fuller, J. (1977, October 12). "Memories good, benefits aren’t." Bradenton Herald (features Jill McCormick); "Aviator James Maris Honored," The Indianapolis Star , October 1977
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 5
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:
October 1977
Eight clippings, 1977
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1, Item: 7
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 7
Scope and Contents
Purdue News Service. (1977, April 1). Sky buffs get highs through campus club. Journal and Courier (p. unknown, includes photo, "Purdue Campus Is Familiar Panorama For Flying Students"; "Expanded aviation program: New course OK'd," Journal and Courier, p. A-5, April 18, 1977; "Aviation tech options to expand next fall," daily memo, April 18, 1977; "Mini course," Michigan City News Dispatch, April 18, 1977 (Purdue professor William Duncan will give a mini course on jet engines at Elston High...
Dates:
1977
News photo, "It'll Never Get Off The Ground," Lafayette Leader, (Boeing 707 simulator), November 15, 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 8
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:
November 15, 1979
Press release, Purdue University Office of Public Information, "…Robert M. "Mitch" Grundman, assistant professor of aviation technology in Purdue University's School of Technology, has been named flight instructor examiner in the Indianapolis area…", March 26, 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 9
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:
March 26, 1979
Four clippings, two, "Helicopter engine donated," January-February, 1979; "Simulators Find A Home," Lafayette Leader, June 21, 1979; Alkire, J. (1979, October 26). Carroll County man falls for 'off-beat' life of a daredevil. Journal and Courier, (includes two news photos of Scott Lesh); "Building needed," Purdue Exponent, (funds allotted for the planning of a new Technology Building at Purdue) , 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 11
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:
1979
Press release, Purdue University Office of Public Information, "…Winners of regional Science Fair Aerospace Education Awards attended a one-day seminar on careers in aviation and space science…," May 8, 1979; "Purdue University Flight Encampment," Aviation Education News Bulletin, May 29, 1979; Press release, Purdue University Office of Public Information, "…A summer flight encampment for high-school-age youth will be conducted by Purdue University's Department of Aviation Technology from August 19 to 24…," May 29, 1979; Purdue University Division of Conferences, Announcement of Purdue University Flight Encampment, August 19- 24, 1979; three clippings, "FAA names flight examiner," Journal and Courier, May 1979; "Flight school offered nine lucky youths," Laporte Herald Argus, June 1, 1979; "Summer camp for high school students ready," Mt. Vernon Democrat, June 7, 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 12
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:
June 7, 1979
Five clippings, 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 13
Scope and Contents
Krauch, S. (1979, November 2). Purdue Exponent, p. 8
(includes news photo of Messerschmitt plane donated by John Lawrence to Purdue's Aviation Technology Department); Krauch, S. (1979, November 6). Aviation program offers training. Purdue Exponent, p. 8 (includes photo of students in simulator); "Thomas Wild Honored," Vincennes Sun-Commercial, November 18, 1979 (features Vincennes native Thomas Wild, an assistant professor at Purdue, named by the Purdue Student Association as the best teacher...
Dates:
1979
Two clippings, "Vintage Aircraft Restored," Lafayette Leader, July 25, 1979; Kline, G. (1978, August 28). Purdue students restoring WWII airplane. Purdue Exponent, p. 8 (includes photos of Stinson L-1 and Messerschmitt Bf 108), 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 14
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:
1979
Three clippings and press release, February 6, 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 8
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 15
Scope and Contents
"Woman pilot wins 'copter scholarship'," Exponent, January 1979, (article about Vera Solovyow, winner of the Whirly-Girls Enstrom Helicopter Corp. scholarship); "Two College Students Win '79 Whirly-Girls Scholarships," January 1979 (publication information unknown); "Helicopter World," Cross Country News, January 25, 1979; Press release, Purdue University Office of Public Information, "…Vera Solovyow, a senior in general aviation flight technology at Purdue University, has won the second annual...
Dates:
February 6, 1979
Eight clippings, September 30, 1979
Item — Box: 3, Folder: 3, Item: 11
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 8, Item 18
Scope and Contents
"Copter Engine Given Purdue," Lafayette Leader, July 25, 1979; "Purdue Pilot's License Suspended," Logansport Pharos Tribune & Press, August 1, 1979; "Purdue pilot's license suspended," Terre Haute Tribune, August 1, 1979; "Greg Keating At Encampment," Chesterton Tribune, September 6, 1979; "Attends Purdue Flight Encampment," Fort Branch Times, September 6, 1979; Parvis, B. (1979, September 9). Women's Air Race originates at Purdue. Journal and Courier, p. B-2 (includes photo, "First...
Dates:
September 30, 1979