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Box 2

 Container

Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28
Scope and Contents The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.
Dates: 1946 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1950
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950

Artifacts, 1946 - 1950

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28, Series 2
Scope and Contents This series is comprised of artifacts. There are slide rules, a fare token for the Lafayette Transit Company, a 1950 Class sweater, pledge paddles from various clubs, pots (beanies/hats), a figurine, drafting tools, and one oversized trunk which was used to transport laundry.
Dates: 1946 - 1950
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSA 28, James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950