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Thomas Perry's collection of Jasper Wood Product Co. material
Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSP 29
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence written to and from Thomas Perry, Chief/Consulting Engineer for the Jasper Wood Products Company, along with quotes and estimates for components of the prefabricated houses. There are reports from testing of the same components, along with timecards from the business. The collection also contains newsclippings from the 1930's relating to the housing industry. There are a few unrelated newsclippings from 1978 and 1980 and a company catalog from MacBeath...
Dates:
1936 - 1980
Purdue Club of Chicago records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 46
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Club of Chicago records consist of three guest registers (1921-1955) that include handwritten names, addresses, graduation years, and phone numbers for members attending various events. Includes occasional notes about Purdue football games and lists of officers for some years (1945-1948) in addition to a few documents on general plans for meetings and committee members. Includes a letter from Purdue President Edward C. Elliott thanking the Club for an event he attended (April 1945)....
Dates:
1921 - 1955
Purdue Club of Chicago scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 216
Abstract
Letters, invitations, programs, rosters, printed ephemera, and clippings documenting the early years of the Purdue Club of Chicago.
Dates:
1885 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1919
John Purdue papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 3
Scope and Contents
The John Purdue papers [1814-1897; two cubic feet plus one oversized box] document the life and business career of John Purdue, as well as the business activities of his associates. There are very few items of a personal nature in the papers; mainly, they document the day-to-day business affairs of John Purdue, as well as several other men who were his business partners and who carried on the Purdue-related firms after Purdue’s death in 1876. Types of materials include: correspondence, printed...
Dates:
1814 - 1897
Purdue University Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 58
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes collection documents the operations of the Board of Trustees. Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees include approving the budget of the University, voting to appoint new University presidents, naming buildings, and establishing departments within the University. The collection includes meeting minutes, related documents, and calendars used by the President of the University at meetings of the Board of Trustees.
Dates:
1865 - 2020
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 (2004-200 ). 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
Fred W. and Mary Otten Rose collection on the Class of 1921 and 1922
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 11, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSA 203
Scope and Contents
Materials collected by Fred Rose and Mary Otten Rose. The collection includes a Class of 1921 directory, records, Class of 1921, 45th, 50th, and 55th anniversary papers, correspondence to classmates in regards to events, copies of clippings from Purdue Exponent, and related materials. One folder contains photographs, newsletters, programs from 25th 30th, 40th and 50th reunions, rosters and notes from the Class of 1922 for which Mary Otten Rose was class secretary.
Dates:
1966 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1972
Charles Savage papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 70
Abstract
The Charles Savage papers documents his professional and personal life focusing on his research concerning the therapeutic use of LSD and marijuana, his stay and research in West Africa, and his involvement with Spring Grove State Hospital, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, and Friends of Psychiatric Research. The collection contains personal manuscripts, articles, grant applications, patient notes, and correspondence.
Dates:
1936 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1970
Ralph H. Schneck Military collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 123
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, high school and military artifacts documenting the childhood, military training and United States Army Air Forces career of Ralph H. Schneck.
Dates:
1854 - 1973; Other: Date acquired: 01/07/2013
Roger H. Schnurlein Collection on the Class of 1926
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 12, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 208
Scope and Contents
Roster of Class of 1926 Mechanical Engineering graduates, 25th, 60th, 65th, Class of 1926 anniversary testimonial certificates, and other items from the Class of 1926, post-graduation.
Dates:
1951 - 1991
Purdue University School of Medicine collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 174
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University School of Medicine collection documents the early history of the Purdue and Indiana University Schools of Medicine. The collection provides a wealth of correspondence in regards to the union of the three Medical Colleges in forming a single School of Medicine at Indianapolis, as the Medical Department of Purdue University. Many of the letters are between Purdue President W.E. Stone, Indiana University President William L. Bryan, and the teaching staff of the Indiana...
Dates:
1895 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1907
William M. Snyder collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 218
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from William Snyder describing the U.S.S. Lafayette, photograph of the Lafayette's launch, a U.S.S. Enterprise CVN-65 baseball cap, and a Trident tie clip.
Dates:
1989 - 1991
Albert W. Stahl collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 37, Placement: 06
Identifier: MSF 357
Scope and Contents
Two letters Albert W. Stahl wrote to his sister in New York, while he was teaching at Purdue University. There is also a program for the Indiana College Association, where Albert Stahl gave the address "Courses in Engineering," dated December, 27-28, 1886. The program had been enclosed with one of the letters.
Dates:
1884 - 1886
Donna N. Stahl papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 372
Scope and Contents
The Donna N. Stahl papers includes photographs, dance cards, clothing, and other ephemera, along with newspaper clippings and correspondence, all of which is memorabilia of Donna N. Stahl, a 1949 Purdue graduate in Home Economics. Of interest may be her personal reflections and article on the 1947 Purdue Bleacher Collapse. This collection may be useful to researchers interested in women in higher education, changing roles of women in the twentieth century, material culture of the...
Dates:
1945 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1951
Martin Stob papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 507
Overview
This collection contains materials that document the career of Martin Stob, professor of Animal Sciences at the Purdue University School of Agriculture. It consists of his written publications and research findings as well as the awards/certificates received as a student and faculty of Purdue. Also included are educational records, photographs, articles and official documents from when he served in the U.S. Navy.
Dates:
1932 - 2014
Student Happy Birthday love letter dated September 28, 1938
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 66, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSP 289
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one letter and envelope from 1938.
Dates:
1938
The Purdue University Centennial collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 121
Abstract
Congratulatory letters and certificates, proclamations and resolutions, booklets, and other items documenting the Purdue University centennial.
Dates:
1968 - 1969
John "Jack" Tipton collection
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 13, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSA 229
Scope and Contents
Photograph of John "Jack" Tipton, with notations on the back. Letter from the donor which states, "The young man pictured is John Jack Tipton who faithfully corresponded all through the war (WWI) with my mother, and they shared a great love of learning and respect for an education as means of bettering themselves through life."
Dates:
circa 1921
John Y. D. Tse papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 33, Placement: 14
Identifier: MSF 300
Scope and Contents
The John Y. D. Tse papers include, On the Theory of Profit to My Country, 1987-1989, a compilation of ten poems and memoirs written by Tse as reflections upon forty years as a management professor, a founder of the Krannert Graduate School of Business, an entrepreneur and a benefactor to Purdue University. Within the volume there are also photographs, reprints of letters written to Dr. Tse by colleagues, an address written by Tse for the 25th anniversary of the Krannert School of Management,...
Dates:
1987 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1987 - 1989
Collection on James Whitcomb Riley
Collection — Box: 1
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
Helen Bass Williams papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310
Overview
This collection includes documents, correspondence, published materials, photographs, and audio recordings collected and created by Helen Bass Williams that document her personal life, education, and her work as a civil rights activist in the South, educator, and counselor and professor at Purdue University.
Dates:
1915 - 2004; Majority of material found within circa 1960s and 1970s
Maurice J. Zucrow papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 428
Scope and Contents
The Maurice J. Zucrow papers document aspects of Zucrow's career in the areas of gas turbines and rocket propulsion. Included among the papers are his authored or co-authored reports, papers, books, and Purdue University Engineering Experiment Station bulletins. Many of the books include his annotations or copies Zucrow designated as "master copy," with extensive marginalia. Also included are some of the textbooks Zucrow used as a student, and other reference books he used in his career. There...
Dates:
1925 - 1965; Other: Majority of material found within circa 1940s - 1969
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