Box 1
Container
Contains 28 Collections and/or Records:
Image of the first Purdue seal designed by Bruce Rogers, along with a copy of the cover of the Annual Register of 1890-91 on which it appeared, 1890
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 1
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1890
Image of the second design, also drawn by Rogers, which first appeared on the cover of the Exponent’s October 1, 1894
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 2
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1894
Purdue Seal - Images, Negatives, Prints, Tests, 1890 - 1968
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1890 - 1968
Image of the third design by Abby Phelps Lytle, The image was in use from , 1895 - 1909
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 3
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 3
Scope and Contents
Lytle was asked by the University Administration to design it, while she was head of the art department. Also includes a copy of the cover of the School of Pharmacy, Purdue University, Twelfth Annual Catalogue, 1895-96 and a copy of the Bulletin of Purdue University, Annual Catalogue, 1903 - 1904.
Dates:
1895 - 1909
Image of the fourth design, speculated to have been designed by engineering students, which was a bronze casting not suitable for reproduction, 1905
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 4
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1905
Image of sixth variation; appeared in the Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of , 1924
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 6
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 6
Scope and Contents
This variation separates the griffin, the shield, and the banner from their positions on the Benjamin version. The design has appeared in Memorial Union publications from time to time. The designer is unknown.
Dates:
1924
Image and negative of seventh design by Bruce Rogers, 1947
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 7
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 7
Scope and Contents
Includes a copy of the cover of the Bulletin of Purdue University, Catalogue Number for the Sessions of 1946 - 1947 and Purdue University stationery on which the seventh design appears.
Dates:
1947
Image of the eighth variation appears on a supplemental sheet of seal designs, circa 1947
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 8
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 8
Scope and Contents
Commissioned by Robert W. Babcock, it was an attempt to simplify the Benjamin design. It appears in the March 1947 issue of Campus Copy, included among the papers in this folder. After seeking faculty opinion, the University continued to use the Benjamin seal instead.
Dates:
circa 1947
Image of fifth design; working from a sketch by Mrs. Marion Woodbury, his daughter, Charles H. Benjamin, Dean of Engineering designed this design. , 1909
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 5
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 5
Scope and Contents
The shield was reduced in size and the symbols reduced to three. The griffin now held a Roman lamp of learning. The design was used for the next sixty years.
Dates:
1909
Two transparencies of original, six feathered griffin, 3 inches, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 17
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
Two sheets that show the progressive changes of the Purdue seal from , 1890 - 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 18
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1890 - 1968
History of University seal revealed by W.M. Hepburn, by Baynes, Margaret, Purdue Exponent, pp. unknown, August 31, 1943
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 19
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 19
Scope and Contents
(photocopy of article)
Dates:
August 31, 1943
History of Unofficial University Seal Related, by John Reeder, no publication title, page numbers unavailable, November 5, 1948
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 20
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 20
Scope and Contents
(photocopy of article)
Dates:
November 5, 1948
The Story Of The Seal, Campus Copy, p. 3 , undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 21
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 21
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
undated
Paper, 8 inch, gold, original six feathered griffin, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 14
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
Paper, 10 inch, gold, original six feathered griffin, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 15
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
Image, 10 inch, black seal, original six feathered griffin, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 16
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
Two gold, 3.5 inch seals with original six feathered griffin, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 11
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
One black, 3.5 inch seal with original six feathered griffin, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 12
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
Negative of original six feathered griffin, 8", 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 13
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
Two images of ninth Purdue seal design by Al Gowan, then assistant professor of the new School of Creative Arts, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 9
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 9
Scope and Contents
Gowan remained faithful to the calligraphic style of the Lytle seal of 1895. Rather than defining the curriculum, which is subject to change, Gowan felt the seal should represent the three permanent aims of the University: education, research and service. The images show the griffin with six feathers, but that was later changed to five feathers.
Dates:
1968
Negative of seal, two inches with six feathered griffin, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 10
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
1968
Embossed "P", undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 25
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 25
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
undated
Images of the seals for the Big 10 Universities, State University of New York and Virginia, undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 26
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 26
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
undated
Three sheets of negatives of seals of Big 10 Universities, State University of New York and Virginia, undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 27
Identifier: MSF 474, File 11, Item 27
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Albert J. Gowan papers document Albert J. Gowan's involvement in the design of the Purdue University seal, Purdue centennial material, and Krannert logo, along with miscellaneous items, such as press clippings related to the projects. Information on the various designs of the Purdue seal proceeding Gowan's 1968 design is also included among the papers. The press material also provides key information on the Purdue seal, Purdue centennial graphic materials, and the design of the Krannert...
Dates:
undated