Box Communal Collections 2
Container
Contains 37 Collections and/or Records:
Byron Langdon papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSP 28
Scope and Contents
The Byron Langdon papers are comprised of an original draft of a bill by state Senator Byron W. Langdon passed by the Indiana Legislature in 1879. It authorized the board of commissioners of bench courts in the state to appoint two students to attend the university without tuition and matriculation fee, thus making every county in the state participants in the superior advantages of Purdue. There is also a nameplate stating that the original draft was presented to Purdue University on its...
Dates:
1879
Betty J. Lynch Roberts papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSA 307
Abstract
The collection contains photographs, programs, and artifacts relating to Betty J. Lynch Roberts' time at Purdue University, particularly her involvement with the theatre.
Dates:
1943-1947; Other: Date acquired: 01/04/2009
Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 129
Abstract
Photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets documenting the Woodrow Wilson administration and his historical legacy.
Dates:
1913 - 1956
Charles C. Roberts photographs
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 39
Scope and Contents
The Charles C. Roberts photographs (1946-1949; 0.25 cubic feet) documents Roberts’ student and family life as a student at Purdue University from 1946-1949. Included in the collection are photographs of campus buildings such as Cary Quad, Purdue Memorial Union, Hovde Hall and Heavilon Hall. Also included in the collection are photographs of students wearing the Senior Cords. Among the photographs are images of Roberts' family and home life.
Dates:
1946 - 1949; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2009
Thomas Hendrix letters to Margaret Kennedy
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 287
Abstract
Letters from Thomas Hendrix to Margaret Kennedy while he was a student and member of the Navy V-12 program at Purdue University
Dates:
1945 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1946; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2009
A. M. Tucker Civil War diary
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSP 50
Scope and Contents
The A. M. Tucker Civil War diary is a seventy-two page manuscript diary of Lieutenant A. M. Tucker (100th Indiana Regiment) and contains entries in Mississippi during the Civil War, various receipts, dates of letters written to "Nellie," and supply needs of various companies.
Dates:
1862 - 1863
Woodrow Wilson World Statesman discussion guide pamphlet, circa 1956
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
circa 1956
Woodrow Wilson Educator discussion guide pamphlet, circa 1956
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
circa 1956
Announcing the Celebration of the Centennial of Woodrow Wilson booklet, 1955-1956
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1955-1956
Woodrow Wilson walking in parade with soldiers (10), 1913-1921
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1913-1921
Pamphlets and booklets, 1945-1956
File — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1945-1956
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Dinner in Commemoration of the Birthday of Woodrow Wilson program, 28 December 1938
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
28 December 1938
Woodrow Wilson Centennial Reading List pamphlet, circa 1956
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
circa 1956
Woodrow Wilson Man of Religion discussion guide pamphlet, circa 1956
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
circa 1956
A selection of Books relating to Woodrow Wilson booklet by Katharine E. Brand, 1948
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1948
Woodrow Wilson taking oath of office (9), 1913-1921
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Woodrow Wilson papers (1905-1956; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the Presidency and historical legacy of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes memorial material in the forms of pamphlets highlighting various facets of Wilson’s legacy, such as statesmanship and education. A speech by Franklin Roosevelt to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation is also featured. Types of materials include: black-and-white photographs, political cartoons, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1913-1921
Personal and Purdue campus photographs, 1946-1949
File — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 01
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles C. Roberts photographs (1946-1949; 0.25 cubic feet) documents Roberts’ student and family life as a student at Purdue University from 1946-1949. Included in the collection are photographs of campus buildings such as Cary Quad, Purdue Memorial Union, Hovde Hall and Heavilon Hall. Also included in the collection are photographs of students wearing the Senior Cords. Among the photographs are images of Roberts' family and home life.
Dates:
1946-1949
Programs, 1943-1947
File — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers document Betty J. Lynch Roberts's time at Purdue, particularly her involvement in the Purdue University Playshop and the University Players. Included in the collection are various programs from plays in which she acted, a commencement program from 1947, several photographs documenting Lynch-Roberts's participation in plays, and two key pendants representing her membership in the Purdue Players and Theta Alpha Phi drama honorary. The collection would be useful to researchers...
Dates:
1943-1947
Photographs, 1943-1947
File — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 05, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers document Betty J. Lynch Roberts's time at Purdue, particularly her involvement in the Purdue University Playshop and the University Players. Included in the collection are various programs from plays in which she acted, a commencement program from 1947, several photographs documenting Lynch-Roberts's participation in plays, and two key pendants representing her membership in the Purdue Players and Theta Alpha Phi drama honorary. The collection would be useful to researchers...
Dates:
1943-1947
Key Pendants, 1943-1947
File — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 05, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers document Betty J. Lynch Roberts's time at Purdue, particularly her involvement in the Purdue University Playshop and the University Players. Included in the collection are various programs from plays in which she acted, a commencement program from 1947, several photographs documenting Lynch-Roberts's participation in plays, and two key pendants representing her membership in the Purdue Players and Theta Alpha Phi drama honorary. The collection would be useful to researchers...
Dates:
1943-1947
Christmas card and envelope from Thomas Hendrix, December 1945
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Thomas Hendrix letters to Margaret Kennedy (1945-1947, 0.1 cubic feet) document the correspondence from Hendrix to Kennedy while Hendrix was a student and Navy V-12 member at Purdue University. The letters describe Hendrix’s extracurricular activities and studies at Purdue, as well as his involvement in the V-12 program. In the only letter from 1947, Hendrix alludes to an injury he sustained in an accident on campus, likely the bleacher collapse of February 1947. In addition to the...
Dates:
December 1945
Letters from Thomas Hendrix, May 14, 1945- January 24, 1946
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Thomas Hendrix letters to Margaret Kennedy (1945-1947, 0.1 cubic feet) document the correspondence from Hendrix to Kennedy while Hendrix was a student and Navy V-12 member at Purdue University. The letters describe Hendrix’s extracurricular activities and studies at Purdue, as well as his involvement in the V-12 program. In the only letter from 1947, Hendrix alludes to an injury he sustained in an accident on campus, likely the bleacher collapse of February 1947. In addition to the...
Dates:
May 14, 1945- January 24, 1946
Letter from Ray, March 14, 1945
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Thomas Hendrix letters to Margaret Kennedy (1945-1947, 0.1 cubic feet) document the correspondence from Hendrix to Kennedy while Hendrix was a student and Navy V-12 member at Purdue University. The letters describe Hendrix’s extracurricular activities and studies at Purdue, as well as his involvement in the V-12 program. In the only letter from 1947, Hendrix alludes to an injury he sustained in an accident on campus, likely the bleacher collapse of February 1947. In addition to the...
Dates:
March 14, 1945
Letters and envelope from Thomas Hendrix, February 7, 1946- April 16, 1947
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Thomas Hendrix letters to Margaret Kennedy (1945-1947, 0.1 cubic feet) document the correspondence from Hendrix to Kennedy while Hendrix was a student and Navy V-12 member at Purdue University. The letters describe Hendrix’s extracurricular activities and studies at Purdue, as well as his involvement in the V-12 program. In the only letter from 1947, Hendrix alludes to an injury he sustained in an accident on campus, likely the bleacher collapse of February 1947. In addition to the...
Dates:
February 7, 1946- April 16, 1947
Photograph of Byron Langdon, circa 1879
Item — Box: Communal Collections 2, Placement: 06, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 28, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Byron Langdon papers are comprised of an original draft of a bill by state Senator Byron W. Langdon passed by the Indiana Legislature in 1879. It authorized the board of commissioners of bench courts in the state to appoint two students to attend the university without tuition and matriculation fee, thus making every county in the state participants in the superior advantages of Purdue. There is also a nameplate stating that the original draft was presented to Purdue University on its...
Dates:
circa 1879