Box 8
Container
Contains 62 Collections and/or Records:
Two clippings, Former resident keeps Earhart search alive, and Kriebel, B. Earhart came to Purdue to inspire women students. Journal and Courier, date unknown; on same page - Faulty face mask caused quick visit, (in regards to Wiley Post's forced landing at Purdue University Airport), undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 50
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 52
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:
undated
Two clippings, "$700 Earhart Memorial Scholarship Is Presented to Purdue Woman Pilot," (Purdue instructor, Jill S. McCormick), publication information unavailable; and "Post-1961," "Aero Frat To Hear Glider Champ," publication information unavailable, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 51
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 53
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:
undated
Historical information; "Amelia Earhart - "Lady Lindy," (includes biographical information, "Flying Laboratory plane at Purdue," and "Theories about what happened to her;" "Early Aviation Highlights in Tippecanoe County - 1880s parachutist shot down,” “1911--the airplane comes to Lafayette,” “1918 - Lafayette's first airplane crash," "1918-first airplane to land in Lafayette," "UFOs various sightings;" "Cairo 'Skywatch' Tower;" "Astronauts, Purdue's NASA vets recall early days," author unknown , undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 52
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 54
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:
undated
Lafayette's Escadrille: A History of Purdue's Flying Clubs", undated
Item — Box: 8, Folder: 53
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 55
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:
undated
Purdue University Department of Aviation Technology history, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 54
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 56
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:
undated
Master, Historical Progression of Aviation at Purdue, and Clipping, "University Feature: Historic Purdue Airport one of the busiest in the…” by Charles J. Leslie, Office of Public Information (part of title cut-off), undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 55
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 57
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:
undated
Page of folder with aviation history notes penned on it, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 56
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 58
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:
undated
Copies of Bob Kriebel's aviation series column, Journal and Courier, circa 1990
File — Box: 8, Folder: 57
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 59
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:
circa 1990
Six photographs, color, 3½" x 5", students in labs, and two photographs, color, 4"x6", Purdue planes, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 58
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 60
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:
undated
Five photographs, color, 3½" x 5", unidentified planes, control panels and propeller, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 59
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 61
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:
undated
Three photographs, b&w, 3"x4", and 7½" x 9¼", "Joseph F. Vorbeck, Chief Flight Instructor," (one photo with student, undated); 7½" x 9½", fleet of N485P planes and instructors, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 60
Identifier: UA 12, Series 1, Sub-Series 7, File 62
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:
undated
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