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James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 28
Scope and Contents
The James Blakesley Collection on the Class of 1950 contains memorabilia from the Class of 1950's days at Purdue. Types of material include dance cards, newspaper clippings, event programs and playbills, along with photographs, record albums, and artifacts.
Dates:
1946 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1950
The Charles Pankow Foundation Collection on Charles Pankow
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 135
Scope and Contents
The Charles Pankow Foundation collection on Charles Pankow reflects the life of Charles J. Pankow and his contribution to the construction industry. It is a compilation of news articles on Pankow himself, the people associated with Pankow Companies and Pankow Foundation, papers, projects undertaken by Pankow Group of Companies. Information regarding the biography of Charles Pankow, A Better Way to Build, is also included.
Dates:
1950 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2012
Collection of Agricultural publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 20
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of agricultural publications collected by the Purdue University College of Agriculture. Most publications are either published by the College of Agriculture, or contributed to by College of Agriculture staff. The subjects of the publications are primarily on agricultural studies, practices, and history at Purdue, as well as in Indiana more generally. Types of materials present in the collection include booklets, reports, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, and...
Dates:
1883 - 2017
College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 25
Scope and Contents
The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records contain material from agricultural organizations associated with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. A large portion of the collection consists of materials related to the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Other organizations whose material appear in the collection include but are not limited to the Purdue Agricultural Society, the State Poultry Association of Indiana, and the...
Dates:
circa 1880s - 2000
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
College of Health and Human Sciences records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15
Scope and Contents
The College of Health and Human Sciences records document the historical background of the college; included are many historical documents, including 75th and 100th anniversary documents and memorabilia. Also included are annual reports, pamphlets, audio visual material; with a focus on work simplification practices or interviews involving key individuals from the college’s history, newspaper clippings, publicity, department brochures and pamphlets, newsletters and miscellaneous material. ...
Dates:
1875 - 2019
Purdue University College of Science records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 61
Scope and Contents
The College of Science records (1886-2009) document the history of the College of Science. Much of the collection is made up of items published either by the college itself, by its departments, or by its faculty. These include brochures and catalogs of the college, research reports, and newsletters concerning college activities. There are also materials that originated from specific departments within the College of Science including department newsletters, event programs, directories, and...
Dates:
1873 - 2023
College of Technology records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 22
Abstract
Various materials (booklets, annual reports, DVDs) from departments within the College of Technology
Dates:
1928-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1980s-2000s
Dean of Students records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 29
Scope and Contents
The Dean of Students records documents the function and day-to-day duties of the Office of the Dean of Students through outgoing correspondence (Date Files), organizational and procedural documents, and other materials. Materials include both paper and electronic record, such as documents, slides, and audiocassettes.
Dates:
1974 - 2000
Dean of Women records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 41
Scope and Contents
The Dean of Women Office records (1958 – 1986; 6.35 cubic feet) document the official records of the Office of the Dean of Women, including correspondence, budgets, organization records, annual reports, and affiliated professional organizations. The Date File, which is a copy of outgoing mail from the Dean, offers researchers a glimpse into the day-to-day duties of the Dean of Women. However, any Date File that may have existed prior to 1960 is not included in these records, and there is a...
Dates:
1960-1974; Other: Date acquired: 11/04/2009
College of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science records
Collection
Identifier: UA 75
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two annual reports from the College of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science from June 1982 and June 1984.
Dates:
1982-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1982-1984
College of Education records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 16
Scope and Contents
The College of Education records document the first sixty years of Teacher Education at Purdue University (1908-1968). The majority of magazines, newsletters, pamphlets and catalogs are from the 1990s and 2000s. Also included are the opinion survey for the various Indiana higher education planning regions for 1974, along with the Purdue University accreditation report for the National Council for The Accreditation of Teacher Education for the years 1972-1974; a detailed listing, along with...
Dates:
1908 - 2010; Other: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2010
Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 152
Scope and Contents
The Eta Kappa Nu Beta Chapter records (1894-2014) document more than a century of student life and activities of the honor society of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. The collection consists of annual reports, meeting minutes, photographs, photo slides and negatives, as well as video cassettes. Of particular interest might be the sub-series of graduating class composites, which frequently identifies the graduating students. Printed photographs of the graduating...
Dates:
1894 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1999; Other: Records transferred: 3/29/2016
Fowler Courts Residence Hall records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 43
Scope and Contents
The Fowler Courts Residence Hall records document the history of Fowler Courts Residence Hall and Fowler House. The records include annual reports, orientation guidebooks and handbooks, faculty fellow directories, yearbooks and calendars. Also included are Purdue Residence Hall dress code standards and guest hours polices from the 1960s-1980s. Historical documents consist of background information on the closing of Harrison Street Courts and the transition to South Campus Courts,...
Dates:
circa 1920s - 1993; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1993
Alten F. Grandt, Jr. papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 528
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of research files on the history of aerospace engineering (AAE) at Purdue University, photographs, annual reports, annual research reports, curricula, student lists, AAE faculty and staff information, pamphlets, news clippings (some related to Purdue astronaut alumni), and copies of the book, One Small Step: the History of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue, by Grandt, Gustafson, and Carigino. There is also a copy of “Aeronautical Engineering at Purdue University from 1950 to...
Dates:
1902 - 2016
Indiana Athletic Trainers Association records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 184
Scope and Contents
The Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Association records (1980-2014; 15 cubic feet) documents the business and professional activities of the IATA from its inception in 1980 to 2014. Collection contains records including board of directors meeting agendas and minutes, membership directories, financial reports, and correspondence. The collection also includes public relations materials, photographs, memorabilia and historical material. The records are broken up into seventeen series.
Dates:
1980-2014; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/2015
Indiana Engineering Society records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 16
Scope and Contents
The Indiana Engineering Society Records (1913-1937, 0.5 cubic feet) document the correspondence, activities and conferences of the Indiana Engineering Society. Highlighting individual members and other regional engineering societies, the collection shows the Indiana Engineering Society's involvement with the community. Although the records span the years of 1913 to 1937, the majority of the records cover from 1927 to 1937. Types of materials include: correspondence, meeting minutes, by-laws,...
Dates:
1913 - 1937
Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 257
Scope and Contents
The Joseph P. Minton collection of Purdue Aeronautics Corporation and Purdue Airlines Inc. historical material documents Joseph P. Minton's tenure as president of Purdue University Airlines, Incorporated, 1969 - 1971. Included among the material are photographs, newspaper clippings, info on Hugh Hefner's plane, "The Big Bunny," housed and maintained at the Purdue Airport, brochures, annual reports, stationery, performance reports, articles concerning Purdue Airlines, working papers and...
Dates:
1960 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1971
Office of Admissions Records, Purdue University
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 188
Scope and Contents
Annual Reports, 1938-1981 Data Analyses (statistics on admissions), 1916-1959 Ledgers
Dates:
1916-1981; Other: Date acquired: 01/05/2008
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 90
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative documents from the College of Liberal Arts as well as records from individual departments and programs within the college.
Dates:
1925 - 2019
Purdue University Executive Vice President and Treasurer records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 37
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Executive Vice President for Business and Finance and Treasurer’s Office records (1921-2000; 10.5 cubic feet) documents the administrations of Executive Vice President and Treasurers, including Frederick Ford (1974-1998), Kenneth P. Burns (1998-2004), and Morgan Olsen (2004-2008). Other Vice Presidents documented include Howard S. Lyon, John Hicks, Lytle J. Freehafer, and John C. Smalley. The Records further document campus demonstrations of the late 1960’s to early...
Dates:
1921-2000; Other: Date acquired: 03/02/2010
Purdue University Libraries records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 30
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Libraries records document, the history, administration and activities of the Purdue University Libraries. Types of materials include: annual reports, brochures, ephemera, minutes, miscellaneous materials, newsletters, pamphlets, photographs, publications, records, surveys, and training manuals. The original order of the records was maintained in most cases. Some boxes may include cross-departmental documents, and confidential items have been removed and housed in a...
Dates:
circa 1800s - 2000s; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004
Purdue University Regional Campuses records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 97
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative documents, publications, and promotional information relating to the regional campuses of Purdue University and their libraries.
Dates:
1943 - 2008
Purdue University Retirees Association (PURA) records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 31
Scope and Contents
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
Span Plan Program records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 38
Scope and Contents
The Span plan records (1971-2001; 2.3 cubic feet) document the SPAN plan program at Purdue University, Dean of Women office. The collection includes brochures, pamphlets, news releases and other promotional materials which document the advertising that was done for the program. Correspondence, annual reports, and newsletters document the actions of the program and those heavily involved in the Span plan. Types of materials include: correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, news releases, annual...
Dates:
1971-2001; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1996; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2001