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Box Communal Collections 47

 Container

Contains 18 Collections and/or Records:

Stewart Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 110
Scope and Contents The Stewart Center records contain floor plans and materials related to the building's construction and correspondence between Dr. John H. Moriarty and various distinguished groups and individuals invited to the dedication ceremony. A program from the first student play held in Loeb Playhouse is also contained within the collection as well as several library documents.
Dates: 1955 - 1980

Rawls Hall records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 130
Scope and Contents The Rawls Hall records contains architectural renderings, an informational pamphlet with building description and floorplan, and a promotional DVD about the building.
Dates: 2003

Marketing Material, Circa 1887-2011

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182, Series 3
Scope and Contents This series contains material created by the Purdue Alumni Association to market alumni events at Purdue, and to highlight changes to the campus that might be of interest to Purdue alumni. Materials include but are not limited to programs for Annual Banquets, Alumni Reunions, and Homecoming; postcard invitations for Commencement Week and Reunions; Annual Banquet and Founders Day Banquet menus; and pamphlets and brochures covering changes on Purdue’s campus.
Dates: Circa 1887-2011; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1925

Purdue Legends Posters, Circa 1993-2011

 File — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 21, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 182, Series 3, File 8
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material created by the Purdue Alumni Association to market alumni events at Purdue, and to highlight changes to the campus that might be of interest to Purdue alumni. Materials include but are not limited to programs for Annual Banquets, Alumni Reunions, and Homecoming; postcard invitations for Commencement Week and Reunions; Annual Banquet and Founders Day Banquet menus; and pamphlets and brochures covering changes on Purdue’s campus.
Dates: Circa 1993-2011

Personal Life, 1910 - 1992

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates: 1910 - 1992

Professional Life, 1945 - 1994

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508, Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates: 1945 - 1994

Ernest McCormick papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508
Scope and Contents The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates: 1870 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1988

Dan Grier collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 459
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous magazine and newspaper articles about Purdue University
Dates: 1966-1968

Miscellaneous Magazine and Newspaper Articles About Purdue

 File — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Miscellaneous magazine and newspaper articles about Purdue University
Dates: 1966-1968

Purdue Alumni Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182
Scope and Contents The Purdue Alumni Association (PAA) records consist of material documenting the history and activity of the PAA. Also included are records relating to the various local and regional Purdue alumni clubs affiliated with the PAA, as well as the records of the PAA’s affiliate organization, the Purdue Black Alumni Organization (PBAO).The collection includes correspondence between PAA members, alumni, and outside organizations; PAA election ballots, financial documents, committee reports,...
Dates: 1887 - 2020; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1948

Cornell A. Bell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18
Scope and Contents The Cornell A. Bell papers document the personal and professional life of Dr. Cornell Bell from his childhood through his retirement from Purdue and eventual passing in 2009. Materials include: Cornell’s personal papers, such as records from his elementary, high school, and college days, funeral programs for friends and colleagues, and contact information; material owned by members of Cornell’s family, including his wife Dr. Mildred Bell’s doctoral dissertation, his uncle Henry Sanders’s copy...
Dates: circa 1800s-2010; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s

Class of 1917 collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 399
Scope and Contents The Class of 1917 collection contains a cartoon cutout, card, flyer, and newspaper article.
Dates: circa 1913-1952

Purdue University Black Cultural Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the BCC...
Dates: 1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Chicago Daily News newspaper article, September 27, 1952

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 399, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Class of 1917 collection contains a cartoon cutout, card, flyer, and newspaper article.
Dates: September 27, 1952

Russell R. Waesche collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 47, Placement: 15
Identifier: MSA 338
Scope and Contents Four photographs of Admiral Russell Randolph Waesche and three photocopies of U.S. Coast Guard press releases related to three of the photographs: one announcing the "world's largest fireboat fleet" (undated); one announcing Waesche receiving a Distinguished Service Medal (January 15, 1946); and one announcing Waesche's death (October 17, 1946).
Dates: 1946

Newspaper Clippings, 1941 - 2008

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 6
Scope and Contents This series contains newspaper clipping collected by Dr. Cornell Bell. Subjects primarily deal with the passing of friends and family, the achievements of former students, and the achievements of Cornell and the Business Opportunity Program.
Dates: 1941 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s

Photographs, circa 1800s-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 5
Scope and Contents This series contains photographs and photographic negatives created by or sent to Dr. Cornell Bell. Subjects of the photographs include Cornell and Mildred Bell, members of the Bell family, Business Opportunity Program staff and students, and personal vacations, among others.

A small number of additional photographs can also be found within the correspondence series, where they have been stored with the letters they were initially sent with.
Dates: circa 1800s-2007; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s

Personal Photographs, circa 1800s-2007

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 5, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents This sub-series includes photographs related to Cornell Bell's personal life. Subjects include Cornell and Mildred Bell, Cornell's friends and family, the families and lives of former Business Opportunity Program students, and Cornell's travels.

Subjects of interest include Cornell receiving the Special Boilermaker Award, Cornell at various stages of his life, high school reunions with former students of Cornell's, and Cornell's 20 years of service Appreciation Banquet.
Dates: circa 1800s-2007; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s