Box 4
Container
Contains 10 Collections and/or Records:
Press releases, Purdue University, Office of Public Information, "…Seven aircraft engines, four of them turbojets, have been donated to Purdue University's School of Technology…," February 13, 1980 (includes a photograph, b&w, 5"x7"); "…An aircraft inspection course at Purdue University is being reinforced through the efforts of an owner and operator of a helicopter business near Carmel," (includes a photograph, b&w, 5"x7"), February 20, 1980
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 1, 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:
February 20, 1980
Six clippings, "'Business Planes' Beginning to Rival Automobile," Bluffton News Banner, January 17, 1981; "Business planes 'efficient,'" Laporte Herald Argus, January 17, 1981; Business private plane buying booms," Gary Post Tribune, January 19, 1991; "A Faster Way," Indianapolis News, January 19, 1981; "General Aviation Industry Rolling With Economic Punch," Lafayette Leader, February 6, 1981; News photo, "A New Technology Building…" publication unknown, March 31, 1981
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 2, Item 4
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 31, 1981
Newsletter article, "Purdue Upgrades Simulator Program," Aviation Education News, April 30, 1981; News photo, "Nosy," Journal and Courier (nose of DC-8 simulator), March 3, 1981
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 2, Item 7
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 3, 1981
Clipping, "To fly: Journalist takes to air," Purdue Exponent, p. 9, April 15, 1981
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2, Item: 8
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 2, 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:
April 15, 1981
Report of Survey of the Aviation Technology Graduates from Purdue University, 1960-1972, by Grove Webster and June Bricker Webster , February 1983
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 3, 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:
February 1983
"ATEC Speech", April 10, 1985
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 5, Item: 1
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 5, Item 1
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:
April 10, 1985
Information handouts, School of Technology, Faculty Convocation, #24, February 7, 1987
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 7, Item: 1
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 7, Item 1
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:
February 7, 1987
Clippings; Lorenz, C. (1987, May). Amelia Earhart legend took wing at Purdue. Sercle, p. 7. (includes news photo of "Amelia and her 'flying laboratory';" and Maple, T. (1987, July 24). PU obtains jet as 'next logical step' in aviation; student pilots only enter aircraft as observers. Purdue Exponent, p. 3 , 1987
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 7, Item: 2
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 7, Item 2
Scope and Contents
(Includes news photo of instructor, James McCallister and student, Michael Lein with the Diamond 1A jet.)
Dates:
1987
Memorial Resolution for Jill Sutton McCormick, 1916-, 1989
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 9, Item: 3
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, File 9, 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:
1989
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