Collections | Archives and Special Collections

C. E. Augustine papers

Collection — Communal Collections Box: 3, Placement: 07

Identifier: MSA 46

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains a technical paper co-authored by C. E. Augustine.

Dates: 1914

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Llewellyn Boelter collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSF 48

Scope and Contents

The Llewellyn Boelter collection contains materials primarily concerning the Purdue Library dedication in his honor in 1971. Booklets listing Boelter's works and contributions to the field of engineering are contained within the collection as well.

Dates: 1971

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

George L. Colburn papers

Collection — Communal Collections Box: 5, Placement: 01

Identifier: MSA 72

Scope and Contents

Colburn, Gelorge L. (1948). The Modern Method of Producing Continuous Sheet Glass. South Baintree, Massachusetts: The Observer Press, Incorporated.

Dates: 1948

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University College of Engineering records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 89

Scope and Contents The Purdue University College of Engineering records document the historical background of the College; included are many historical documents, annual reports, pamphlets, publicity, department brochures, pamphlets, and programs, newsletters, publications, alumni information and various related material.Some items of note are key historical documents from the earliest Purdue Engineering Laboratories, such as the Locomotive and Automobile Test Laboratories. Also included is...

Dates: 1859 - 2023

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Charles M. Ehresman papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSF 490

Scope and Contents The Charles M. Ehresman papers document the work and professional activities of Charles M. Ehresman, designer of Purdue University's High Pressure Rocket Laboratory, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, and operations manager of Purdue's Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center (known today as Zucrow Laboratories). The collection also documents the design and construction of the High Pressure Rocket Laboratory and its early administration and operations, as well as materials...

Dates: 1897 - 2011; Other: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1972; Other: Majority of material found within 1997 - 2009

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Larry Gee papers and space memorabilia

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 276

Scope and Contents The Larry Gee papers and space memorabilia document Larry Gee's 22 year career as an engineer in the aerospace industry. Memorabilia and artifacts include commemorative space flight flags, Space Shuttle Mission patches, commemorative pins, Apollo 11 anniversary memorabilia, Columbia commemorative coin, DVDs, astronaut space shuttle crew photographs, data sheets, awards, certificates, newsletters and various documents from Gee's work with Space Shuttle main engines, Atlas engines, Delta...

Dates: 1962 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2005

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Frederick W. Greve papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSF 154

Scope and Contents

The Frederick W. Greve papers include articles published by Greve, primarily about hydraulics, as well as an membership certificates from the American Society of Civil Engineering and American Society of Mechanical Engineering, both from 1943.

Dates: 1918 - 1943

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Hepburn and Sears papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSF 503

Scope and Contents This collection contains information compiled by William Hepburn and Louis Martin Sears for an unpublished book on the history of Purdue's academic departments: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, the Engineering Experiment Station, Engineering Extension Service, Agriculture, Indiana Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension, Pharmacy, Home Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Education, English, History and Economics, Modern...

Dates: 1922 - 1928

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Alpha Pierce Jamison papers

Collection — Communal Collections Box: 25, Placement: 07

Identifier: MSF 194

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a textbook by Alpha Jamison.

Dates: 1903

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Claude S. Kegerreis papers

Collection — Communal Collections Box: 26, Placement: 04

Identifier: MSF 202

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of three folders which contain publications by Claude Kegerreis.

Dates: 1920 - 1927

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Joseph Modrey papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSF 110

Scope and Contents

The Joseph Modrey Papers document Professor Modrey's undergraduate and postgraduate mechanical engineering classes and research at Purdue University from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s and include Modrey's research and reports regarding the use of creativity in the field of mechanical engineering. Types of materials include class notes, diagrams, clippings, and reports.

Dates: 1960 - 1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2004

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections