Box Communal Collections 56
Container
Contains 82 Collections and/or Records:
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity membership ledger
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSP 212
Scope and Contents
One ledger dated circa 1915-1930 containing names of Purdue University pledges to the Psi Zeta chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Dates:
1915-1930; Other: Date acquired: 02/11/2010
Photograph of unidentified female in WBAA studio, ca. 1950s
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 263, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes six black and white photos of WBAA staff and surrounding studio in the 1950's. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue University and WBAA.
Dates:
Other: ca. 1950s
Photograph of John Glade, ca. 1950s
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 263, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes six black and white photos of WBAA staff and surrounding studio in the 1950's. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue University and WBAA.
Dates:
Other: ca. 1950s
Photograph of John De Camp and female employee in studio, ca. 1950s
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 263, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes six black and white photos of WBAA staff and surrounding studio in the 1950's. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue University and WBAA.
Dates:
Other: ca. 1950s
Three employees inside a WBAA office, ca. 1950s
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 263, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes six black and white photos of WBAA staff and surrounding studio in the 1950's. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue University and WBAA.
Dates:
Other: ca. 1950s
Unidentified male staff member of WBAA studio, ca. 1950s
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 263, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes six black and white photos of WBAA staff and surrounding studio in the 1950's. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue University and WBAA.
Dates:
Other: ca. 1950s
Office desk of Jim Miles, WBAA manager in the 1950s, ca. 1950s
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 263, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes six black and white photos of WBAA staff and surrounding studio in the 1950's. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue University and WBAA.
Dates:
Other: ca. 1950s
Charles Klinger Collection of Limp Rivet issues
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSP 267
Scope and Contents
The collection (1946-1948; 0.4 cubic feet) documents post-World War II campus life in satirical fashion. According to the donor, Charles (Chuck) Klinger, the LIMP RIVET was a collegiate humor magazine comparable to the Harvard LAMPOON, Michigan State SPARTAN, Michigan GARGOYLE and the Ohio State SUNDIAL. Of particular interest might be the few loose pages from the Purdue Debris and a letter from the donor providing additional historical background, as he held various positions for the magazine...
Dates:
Publication: 1946-1948
WBAA Photos of Staff and Studio
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 263
Scope and Contents
The collection includes six black and white photos of WBAA staff and surrounding studio in the 1950's. The collection may be useful for researchers interested in Purdue University and WBAA.
Dates:
1950 - 1957
Glennard Miller photo album
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 348
Scope and Contents
The Glennard Miller scrapbook contains 24 pages of photographs affixed to black paper documenting student life at Purdue in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Images include campus scenes, student activities, sporting events, military band, and steam engine lab, as well as photographs documenting the incident of Harry Weinshank being run off campus by his classmates for repeatedly impersonating a military officer.
Dates:
1914 - 1921
Royce Lambert papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 12, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 298
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one pamphlet, entitled "Pictorial Description of Engineering Activities at Purdue University." It is an official publication of the Engineering Department at Purdue. The bulletin contains photographs of engineering-related facilities and activities as well as campus sceneries.
Dates:
1923
Pictorial Description of Engineering Activities, Purdue University, 1923
File — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 12, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 298, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of one pamphlet, entitled "Pictorial Description of Engineering Activities at Purdue University." It is an official publication of the Engineering Department at Purdue. The bulletin contains photographs of engineering-related facilities and activities as well as campus sceneries.
Dates:
1923
Charles M. Romanowitz papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 345
Scope and Contents
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1907 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1911
Admission-related materials, 1907
File — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1907
Life at Purdue, 1907-1911
File — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1907-1911
Original Thesis "Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height)", 1911
File — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1911
Alumni-related materials, 1961-1971
File — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1961-1971
Item of Interest: Application for Admission to Purdue University, 1907
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1907
Item of Interest: Assigment cards, 1907-1911
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1907-1911
Item of Interest: Photo of Heavilon Hall, Purdue Mechnical Engineering Building, n.d.
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
n.d.
Item of Interest: Photograph of Mechanics Parade Float, 1910
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1910
Item of Interest: Photograph of Civil Engineering Class of 1911, 1911
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1911
Item of Interest: Photo-card of residents and students, addressed to step-brother, 1909
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1909
Item of Interest: Panoramic Postcard of campus, addressed to future wife, 1908
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1908
Item of Interest: Gala Week programs, 1911
Item — Box: Communal Collections 56, Placement: 07, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Charles M. Romanowitz papers (1907-1971; 0.2 cubic feet) document Charles Romanowitz’s Purdue career, from his application to Purdue in 1907 to a certificate for his sixtieth anniversary of his degree in 1971. The postcards in the collection, adressed to family members and his future wife Ruth Ritchie, are panoramic scenes of Purdue campus. Of particular interest might be his original senior thesis, “Comparative Costs Foundations in 11-story office bldg. (Variation story height).” The...
Dates:
1911