Box Communal Collections 47
Container
Contains 10 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
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
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
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
Purdue University Honors College records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 196
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Honors College records consist of material created or collected by the Purdue University Honors College. It contains several marketing brochures about the honors college, an information sheet for the 2015 incoming class, event fliers and posters, a newspaper article on the HONR 299 Lecture Series, and information on the Fall 2015 "The Presidential Seminar".
Dates:
2013 - 2015