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Henry Gerald Venemann papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 551
Content Description

Materials created, written, and collected by Henry Gerald Venemann when he was a Purdue student and faculty in Mechanical Engineering. Also includes materials collected and written about him after his death. Includes book, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs, letters, and a letter sweater awarded to him in 1947, many years after his athletic achievements.

Dates: 1906 - 2010

Ross W. Hippensteel papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 34
Scope and Contents The Ross W. Hippensteel papers (1912-1960; 13.5 cubic feet) document the college and military career of Ross W. Hippensteel. The collection contains many artifacts, papers, handbooks, manuals, certificates, class notes, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, a pencil sketch, clothing and other miscellaneous items. Some of the items belonged to his wife, Jean Rankin Hippensteel. The class notes are from many of his Purdue University, mechanical engineering and physics courses from 1929-1934,...
Dates: 1912 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1950

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management collection of Purdue photographs and memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 82
Scope and Contents The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management collection of Purdue photographs and memorabilia collection (1890-1991; 4.8 cubic feet) documents general Purdue history and various Hospitality and Tourism Department events and activities. Photographs portray various student activities and campus scenes from the decades surrounding the turn of the twentieth century, originally on display in the HTM Café. Photographs also depict culinary events during the 1980s. Types of materials include:...
Dates: 1890 - 1991

Warren E. Howland papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 24, Placement: 16
Identifier: MSF 182
Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of three folders which contain publications by Warren Howland.

Dates: 1930 - 1962

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

School of Industrial Engineering records on Lillian Gilbreth

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 177
Scope and Contents The School of Industrial Engineering records on Lillian Gilbreth documents the Gilbreth Library restoration project, and communication between Purdue and the Gilbreth family, especially communication with Gilbreth’s daughter, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey in the 1990s. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, documents and newspaper clippings regarding Frank and Lillian Gilbreth’s research. Series 1 includes a speech, “Talking ‘Motion Study’ in Japan”, that was presented by...
Dates: 1914 - 2013

Alpha Pierce Jamison papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 25, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 194
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a textbook by Alpha Jamison.

Dates: 1903

Chesterfield H. Janes papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 301
Scope and Contents The Chesterfield H. Janes papers document the life of Janes as a Purdue student and as an IBM employee. Included within this collection are items from Janes stay in the X-Hall (presently called Meredith Hall), some memorabilia of the NASA astronauts, a collection of space related stamps and first day covers, and photographs of the Apollo-Saturn 202 (AS-202) launch. Strengths in this collection are the X-Hall ephemeral materials.  Included are receipts from the housing contract...
Dates: 1953 - 2012; Other: Majority of material found within 1953 - 1975

James M. Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 13
Scope and Contents

The James M. Johnson papers document the career of pilot James Johnson (Jimmy Johnson) and his colleagues in early flight and aviation training. Most of the collection is made up of photographs. There are also newspaper clippings and three pilot's log books. The photographs show Johnson individually, Johnson standing with colleagues, Johnson in or near airplanes, and airplanes individually. Many of the photographs were taken at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Dates: 1905 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1915

Ralph S. Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 25
Scope and Contents The Ralph S. Johnson papers document the pioneering aviation career of Ralph S. Johnson. Included among the papers are aeronautical engineering drawings done by Johnson, along with articles and papers authored by him. The newspaper clippings, awards, and honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Purdue University focus on the latter part of his career, as he was being recognized as an aviation pioneer. The biographical information was often collected and written by the authors, as a...
Dates: 1924 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1947

College of Civil Engineering, Joint Transportation Research Program collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 47
Scope and Contents The College of Engineering/Civil/Joint Transportation Research Program collection documents the history of the Joint Highway Research Project, which was formed in 1937, and later became known as the Joint Transportation Research Program. The collection also contains items from the Purdue Civil Engineering Department, prior to 1937; numerous photographs, including 301 photographs and notations about the educational background of graduate students, circa 1920s-1960s, and photographs of early...
Dates: 1920 - 2007

E. A. Kingsley papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 8, Placement: 15
Identifier: MSA 154
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of one folder which contains an address by Kingsley, and publications by and about him.

Dates: 1912 - 1920

Maggie Konich Collection of Purdue Engineering publications

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 65, Placement: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 276
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of four engineering-related brochures and one pamphlet of Academic Officers. The brochures provide a historical overview of engineering education at Purdue University.

Dates: 1960-1987

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

William K. Lebold papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 2
Scope and Contents

Papers, reports, and related materials of Purdue professor William Lebold. Materials primarily relate to vocational interests and student success, freshman engineering students, and similar studies. Includes information on women's choice of engineering as a profession. Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory.

Dates: 1955 - 2002

M. Jeanne Lucke papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 125
Scope and Contents The M. Jeanne Lucke papers reflect Lucke's 20 years of employment with the TRW Systems Group in the 1960s-1980s. The types of material consists of an Apollo, Pathfinder and two Spacelab Mission adhesive patches, photographs with detailed descriptions of rocket launches and photographs of the planet Saturn taken from Voyager, along with a Titan IIIE/Centaur D-1T diagram and description. Also included among the items are a Voyager Encounters Jupiter booklet published by the National...
Dates: 1968 - 1985

Llewellyn V. Ludy papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 29, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSF 233
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of four folders which contain articles and publications by Llewellyn Ludy.

Dates: 1906 - 1916

Charles P. Matthews papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 30, Placement: 11
Identifier: MSF 249
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of articles and reports by Charles Matthews and an announcement and program from his memorial service.

Dates: 1896 - 1907

Ernest McCormick papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 508
Scope and Contents The Ernest J. McCormick papers document the life and career of Professor Emeritus and President of PAQ Services Ernest J. McCormick. The majority of the papers date from 1945 to the late 1980s. The McCormick papers document McCormick’s private life and professional career, particularly his professional activities during his tenure at Purdue University. Some personal papers are included, which document McCormick’s academic background, books from his personal library as a child, and materials...
Dates: 1870 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1988

Mechanical Engineering Building records

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 60, Placement: 12
Identifier: UA 124
Scope and Contents

The Mechanical Engineering Building records contain the program from the building's dedication and a booklet with information describing the new building, the history of the Mechanical Engineering program at Purdue University, and the speeches delivered during the dedication ceremonies.

Dates: 1933

Michael Golden Shops records

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 60, Placement: 07
Identifier: UA 119
Scope and Contents

The Michael Golden Shops records contain invitations and pamphlets from the building dedication as well as an information pamphlet describing the building and the classes offered by the Department of Practical Mechanics.

Dates: 1910 - 1921

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

Charles R. Moore papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 32, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSF 273
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by Charles R. Moore.

Dates: 1909 - 1912

Theodore Morris papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 342
Scope and Contents

The Theodore Morris papers document the education and professional work of 1906 Purdue graduate Theodore Morris. The papers include his mechanical engineering assignments, engineering and metallurgy notebooks, and documentation related to his 1934 patent for an "Aggregate Treating Apparatus" for use in "drying sand, stone, and other mineral aggregate for use with asphaltic cement and other bituminous materials for paving purposes."

Dates: 1904 - 1934

Herbert S. O'Brien papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 260
Scope and Contents

The Herbert S. O'Brien papers contain materials that were created by, received by, or that are about Herbert O'Brien. Contents include, but are not limited to, a Class of 1915 photo album, photographs of O'brien, letters, notes, newspaper clippings, and various publications.

Dates: circa 1912-1982

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