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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 21
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The collection is comprised of eleven original manuscripts on the History of Civil Engineering by John Rennie. Volume IV is missing from the collection. The manuscripts document the history of the civil engineering profession from its commencement in Great Britain up to the middle of the 19th century.
Dates:
1839 - 1850
Collection — Box: Box 40
Identifier: MSP 157
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The “Report of Committee of Indiana State Grange on Purdue University” (1886-1887, one folder) contains a single record, a leaflet containing a report made by an Indiana State Grange committee assigned to visit Purdue following the grange’s sixteenth session in 1886. The report details the committee’s impressions of Purdue’s facilities and programs as they relate to the overall objectives of the grange, and lists resolutions passed by the grange in support of Purdue at a recent annual...
Dates:
1886 - 1887
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 308
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The Albert H. Rerick and Donald J. Rerick papers (1915-1986; 1.25 cubic feet) documents student life of two generations of Purdue University alumni: Albert H. Rerick (1915-1917) and his grandson Donald J. Rerick (1968-1973). This collection includes a handful of Albert’s correspondence and personal artifacts, as well as a more expansive collection of Donald’s papers and artifacts that represent his experience at student events in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Types of materials include:...
Dates:
1915 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1917; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1973; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2015
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 31
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The Purdue University Retirees Association (PURA) records document the history, growth, and development of PURA, the Retirees Association for Purdue faculty and staff. Topics include employee retirement benefits, medical benefits, supplemental retirement income, employment options, volunteerism, and retiree activities. Correspondence between PURA and Purdue presidents Frederick Hovde, Arthur Hansen, Steven Beering, and interim president John Hicks is also included.Committees...
Dates:
1976 - 2019
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 11, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 198
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Photographs taken inside the Mechanical Engineering Building, includes a picture of the "Schenectady" locomotive, circa 1894-1898. Color photographs of the clock parts from the clock that was in the Mechanical Engineering Building tower in 1894 and are now on display in a case in the MSEE building. Also includes correspondence and background information from the donator of the collection, March 30, 2001.Collection also includes the article, "Mascot Is Off Rose Bowl Track:...
Dates:
1894 - 2001
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 560
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One black binder containing a CV for Dr. Richard Grace (Dick Grace) and various articles and papers written by him. Also includes four block printing plates of Purdue University buildings.
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 199
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A list of publications by Charles R. Richards, along with some of the articles written by him.
Dates:
1910 - 1922
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 67
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The William Richards papers is a collection of articles and article reprints written by William Richards and other colleagues including Stanislav Grof and Walter Pahnke. The articles discuss the use of LSD, DPT, psilocybin, and other psychedelics for treating terminal cancer patients and alcoholism, as well as for the study of religious and spiritual experiences. A collection of writings and clippings related to Timothy Leary and his research at Harvard University are also included. There is...
Dates:
1962 - 2014
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 11, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSA 200
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Photograph of Purdue University Mechanical Engineering Class of 1905, Gala Week Program, May 3-5, 1940, and certificate, Purdue University 1905-1940, the seventh quinquennial of the Class of 1905.
Dates:
1905 - 1940
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 470
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The Clarence B. Richey papers (1940s-1990s) document the professional and scholastic career of Clarence B. Richey. Types of materials include: photo-and-slide albums, blueprints, instructional materials for courses, notebooks and workbooks, photographs, negatives, films, books, microfilm, and slides. The papers are organized into five series, three of which have been further arranged into sub-series.
Dates:
1940s - 1990s
Collection — Box: 001
Identifier: MSP 199
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The Rick Doblin papers (1983-1987; 0.50 cubic feet) document the intellectual pursuits of Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Included are three term papers from Doblin's undergraduate career. Subjects include religion, psychopharmacology, experimental mysticism, and national drug policy.
Dates:
1983-1987; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2008
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 93
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The Rick Strassman papers (1989-1991; 1 folder) contains correspondence, a DMT Rating Scale questionnaire, and an article reprint.
Dates:
1989-1991; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2011
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 11, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSA 201
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"A History of Purdue University's Clark Telescope," by Patrick Ridgely, August 23, 1975.
Dates:
undated
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 11, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSA 202
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One folder containing articles by Charles Ripley.
Dates:
1914 - 1916
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 35, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 322
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The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by Justus Rising.
Dates:
1930
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 35, Placement: 08
Identifier: MSF 323
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The collection consists of one folder which contains two reports.
Dates:
1935 - 1939
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 556
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Paul Robbins papers, including letters, correspondence, and publications, some of which relate to types of pasture in Indiana and the pork industry. The book "The Pork Industry: Problems and Progress" and his thesis "An Economic Evaluation of Different Kinds of Pasture In Central Indiana" is also included.
Dates:
1949 - 1983
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 8, Placement: 17
Identifier: MSA 156
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Black and white photographs of prominent buildings and scenes on the Purdue West Lafayette campus, circa 1906.
Dates:
circa 1906
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 2, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSA 39
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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
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 35, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 324
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The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by George L. Roberts.
Dates:
1909 - 1918
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 35, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSF 325
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The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by James L. Roberts.
Dates:
1942 - 1943
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 299
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The Richard C. Roberts papers on Saturn V Component Testing document Roberts' work on the Saturn V vehicle. The collection includes two test reports on components of the Saturn V vehicle. The reports were written by Richard C. Roberts, while he worked for the Brown Engineering Company at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In an e-mail to the Archives' staff, Richard Roberts noted, "Flex Hose Cycle Test was a qualification test for 6" and 8" diameter flexible...
Dates:
1957 - 1981
Collection — Communal Collections Box: 35, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSF 326
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The collection consists of one folder which contains an article entitled "When Should Chicks Be Given First Feed?" by Roy E. Roberts.
Dates:
1928
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 71
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The Thomas B. Roberts papers documents his research in psychoactive substances through articles, clippings, correspondence, conference materials, and a course syllabus.
Dates:
1967-2006
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 327
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The Clarence H. Robertson collection is comprised of published articles, reports, newspapers, and biographies written by or about Clarence Hovey Robertson, a Purdue alum and faculty member. The majority of the materials derive from Robertson's thirty-year career working for the International Committee of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) from 1902 to 1931. Robertson toured Russia, Siberia, Japan, and the Philippines, but spent much of his career lecturing in China on Western...
Dates:
1901 - 1960
