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Paul E. Stanley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 50
Scope and Contents The Paul E. Stanley papers document the earliest years of the School of Aeronautics and the planning that went into creating the school. Other material among the papers pertain to the early years of the Purdue Airport and Division of Engineering Sciences. Neil Armstrong was a student of Stanley's, and there are clippings, front pages of newspapers, reports, an invitation sent by Armstrong to Stanley for his homecoming celebrating in Wapakoneta, Ohio, along with other pre and post-Apollo 11...
Dates: 1909 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1969

Opal D. Stech scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSA 36
Scope and Contents The Opal D. Stech collection is contained in a scrapbook, which documents Opal Stech's time as a Purdue student. The scrapbook includes programs from various events, invitations, newspaper clippings, news photographs and mementos. Some of the organizations and subjects in the scrapbook include the Purdue Christian Foundation, the Little Theater, the Women's Athletic Association, numerous convocations and lectures, Kappa Beta, Mother's Day events, The Twelve (Christian group), R. O. T. C.,...
Dates: 1928 - 1934

Max D. Steer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 360
Scope and Contents The Max D. Steer papers (1931-2004; 17 cubic feet) document the academic and scientific career of Prof. Steer. The collection details the many different facets of his career at Purdue University including teaching, publishing, primary research, campus-wide, national, and international committee involvement, and awards. This collection would be very useful to anyone researching in the Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences at Purdue because Steer is the founder of that department. There...
Dates: 1931 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1983; Other: Date acquired: 03/03/1999

Martin Stob papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 507
Scope and Contents The Martin Stob Papers (1932-2014; 0.8 cubic ft.) documents the professional and personal life of Purdue alumnus and professor, Martin Stob. The papers cover his time as a faculty member of the Animal Sciences Department, as well his time as a student at Purdue. The collection also includes items that reflect his personal life and interests. Types of materials include written publications and research papers; awards and certificates; correspondence; career photographs; and some newspaper...
Dates: 1932 - 2014

Beverley Stone papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 466
Abstract

Collection includes biographical documents, correspondence, speech notes and other materials documenting the life of Purdue’s first Dean of Students, Beverley Stone.

Dates: 1934 - 2012

Winthrop E. Stone papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 49
Scope and Contents The Winthrop E. Stone papers (1880s-1990s; 20.75 cubic feet) documents the life of Winthrop E. Stone, his family, and his administration as the fifth president of Purdue University.  They feature Stone’s academic career as a chemist and agriculturalist as well as his various policies and endeavors while President at Purdue.  They also document his interest in mountaineering.  Extensive records of communication and reporting on Stone’s accidental death while mount climbing is also included....
Dates: 1870s-1920s; Other: Date acquired: 12/05/1985

Richard (Dick) G. Strippel Research and Writings on Amelia Earhart

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 204
Scope and Contents The Richard (Dick) G. Strippel Research and Writings on Amelia Earhart (1931-1999; 4.3 cubic feet) comprise the materials used to write the book, Amelia Earhart: the myth and the reality….  Strippel compiled the materials presented here in preparation for the book’s publication. The collection also contains the book proposal and drafts for Amelia Earhart: the myth and the reality…, correspondence related to the publication of...
Dates: 1931-1999; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/2016

Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 99
Scope and Contents The Collection of Student Newspapers at Purdue University documents newspapers produced by students at Purdue University and the Greater Lafayette area. It primarily features underground newspapers that reflect the counterculture of the 1960s-1970s. Other newspapers, primarily from the 1990s-2000s, feature varying political perspectives. The collection also includes independent student newspapers that focus on apolitical audiences, such as international students. Some newspaper runs were...
Dates: 1930 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1977

Steven and Clara Summers papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 94
Scope and Contents

The Steven and Clara Summers papers (1941-1945) documents the lives of Steven and Clara Summers and other family and friends during Steven’s service in the U.S. Army during World War II.  Types of materials include: correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, greeting cards, official military documents, portraits, and military artifacts.  The Papers are organized into six series.

Dates: 1941 - 1946; Other: Date acquired: 08/02/2010

The Purdue University Semi-Centennial collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 120
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Semi-Centennial collection (1922-1925; 2.05 cubic feet) predominantly consists of correspondence (mostly correspondence to and from President Elliott), programs and program drafts, and newspapers and newspaper articles, in addition to a modest assortment of meeting minutes, posters, announcements, invitations, financial records, photographs.  These materials offer the researcher a comprehensive glimpse into the planning of the 1924 semi-centennial and the commemoration...
Dates: 1922 - 1925

Collection on Mildred Tingley

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 13, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSA 228
Scope and Contents

"Purdue Sends Girl to China," (the girl being Mildred Tingley) 1922. [newspaper clipping, no publication information available]

Dates: undated

Toni Mayo papers and research files for "Defining Flight"

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 181
Abstract

Documentation and research notes from twenty personal narratives of Huntington County, Indiana pilots and aviatrixes who flew during the early to mid-twentieth century. The research notes from oral histories were used by Toni Mayo in the compilation of her master’s thesis and book, Defining Flight.

Dates: 1911-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1998-2001; Other: Date acquired: 05/11/2013

Robert W. Topping papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 33
Scope and Contents The Robert W. Topping papers (1930-1996; 2.75 cubic feet) collection consists of many newspaper clippings, news releases, ten interviews on cassette tapes and miscellaneous printed ephemera that Robert W. Topping collected, while on the staff of the Purdue University Office of Publications for twenty-eight years. Also included are the files used for his published book; “The Hovde Years,” 1980 and the original manuscript for “A Century and Beyond,” 1988, along with manuscripts for “Gentle...
Dates: 1930 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1988

College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy Extension, Turfgrass Program and Midwest Regional Turf Foundation records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 67
Scope and Contents Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy Extension, Turfgrass Program and Midwest Regional Turf Foundation records (1931-2000; 6 cubic feet) document the work of Purdue agronomist Dr. William H. Daniel. The records include financial records, newsletters and research summaries, membership information, and meeting minutes and miscellaneous papers of the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, Incorporated. It also includes Turf Conference Proceedings, numerous photographs...
Dates: 1931 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2010

Vater Family scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 236
Scope and Contents

The Vater Family scrapbooks compiled by Septimus Vater and Williamson Dunn Vater primarily contain newspaper clippings related to Indiana politics and elections as well as obituaries and sports analysis from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: 1869 - 1909

Richard J. Voorhees papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 401
Scope and Contents

The collection covers the writing career of Purdue University English professor Richard Voorhees. Materials include manuscripts, articles, book reviews, reprints, author proofs, and correspondence. Voorhees book, The Paradox of George Orwell, was the first publication by Purdue University Studies later known as Purdue University Press. An article regarding this publication can be found in Purdue Campus Copy March 1961.

Dates: 1949 - 1988

Cecil F. Warner papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 498
Scope and Contents The Cecil F. Warner papers document his teaching and research career dedicated to the areas of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, gas turbines, rocket propulsion and air pollution. The papers also reflect Warner's involvement within the community and countless volunteer hours committed to Boy Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, Kiwanis, First United Methodist Church and Home Hospital.Types of materials include: artifacts, audiovisual materials, booklets, books, CD-ROMs,...
Dates: 1921 - 2007; Other: Majority of material found within 1940 - 2010

Kate Wentz collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 13, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSA 237
Scope and Contents

Includes a clipping of Wentz's obituary.

Dates: 1938

William Whalen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 100
Scope and Contents

The William Whalen papers includes personal correspondence and materials created during Whalen’s service during and after World War II, as well as a small number of assorted documents related to his time as director of the Purdue University Press.

Dates: 1943 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1947

Collection on James Whitcomb Riley

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 52
Scope and Contents The Collection on James Whitcomb Riley consists of a group of four letters written by James Whitcomb Riley: one autographed, signed letter to fellow poet Henry Abbey; and a group of three autographed, signed letters, all to Mrs. Anna Smith Brown of Indianapolis, all in regards to "an old lisping jingle." There are six letters written by Marguerite Young to Miss Lesley Payne (Riley's niece) in Indianapolis. These long letters are about her writings, a novel, and a biography of James Whitcomb...
Dates: 1891 - 1951

Harvey W. Wiley papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 416
Scope and Contents

This collection covers the career of the 'Father of the FDA,' Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, including articles, publications, and correspondence by our about Wiley.

Dates: 1878 - 2003

William Richards collection on Helen Bonny

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSP 77
Scope and Contents

The William Richards collection of Helen Bonny materials (1976-2010; 0.25 cubic feet) continas a photocopy of Bonny's PhD thesis, a photograph (1998), and a photocopy of her obituary.

Dates: 1976-2010; Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2011

Donald E. Williams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 12
Scope and Contents

The Donald E. Williams papers document Williams' two shuttle missions; STS-51-D and STS-34, along with memorabilia from STS-1, the first mission. Also included are various mission patches and decals. The artifacts include his flight helmet, and items used in space; gloves, knife, fork, teaspoon, and can opener.

Types of materials include: artifacts, checklists (mission), clippings, decals, memorabilia, NASA press kit, papers, mission patches, and photographs.

Dates: 1978 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1989

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 63
Scope and Contents The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program records documents the creation, evolution, and activities of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program (known as Women’s Studies Program until 2013) through administrative records and other materials produced by the program. The recprds also include as well as reference material, such as clippings and publications, collected by members of the department. Of particular interests to researchers may be the meeting minutes and...
Dates: 1950 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1979 - 2013

Karl D. Wood papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSF 464
Scope and Contents

The Karl D. Wood papers document the teaching and aeronautical engineering career of Karl D. Wood. Types of materials include: correspondence, calendar notations, miscellaneous papers and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1935 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1946

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